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Sep 01, 2010
Discovery Of New Protein That Gets To The Roots Of Obesity And Osteoporosis

Here's good news for anyone trying to lose weight or has osteoporosis: Scientists from Maine are on the trail of a weight loss drug that may revolutionize how we treat these ...

Sep 01, 2010
Bone Hormone Levels Linked To Risk Of Death For Patients With Heart Failure

Patients suffering with heart failure are more likely to die if they have high levels of a bone hormone called osteoprotegerin (OPG). That is the finding of a research team ...

Aug 31, 2010
Hip Replacement Recall By Depuy Orthopaedics Is Big News

Due to a fairly high percentage (12-13%) of five year revision or secondary hip surgeries DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. reported based on this year's data from the National Joint ...

Aug 31, 2010
New Insights Into Detecting Osteoarthritis Via Sodium MRI, NYU Researchers Find

Researchers at New York University have developed an innovative way to look at the development of osteoarthritis in the knee joint - one that relies on the examination of ...

Aug 30, 2010
1st Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting In Singapore To Focus On Clinical Management Of Osteoporosis

Plenary lectures enhanced by meet-the-expert sessions, orthopaedic and diagnostic roundtables Clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals with an interest in ...

Aug 30, 2010
Rare Gene For Mabry Syndrome Found With Faster Simulateneous Genome Analysis

Scientists in Germany have found a gene mutation implicated in Mabry Symdrome, a rare genetic disease that causes mental retardation; they used a new process that analyzes ...

Aug 28, 2010
CareFusion Announces National Launch Of Spinal Fracture Device

CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, announced the national commercial launch of the AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device ...

Aug 26, 2010
Medyssey Spine Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For Zenius(TM) Thoracolumbar Spinal System In Titanium Alloy (Ti6AL-4V ELI)

South Korea-based Medyssey Co., Ltd. announced that the Company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Zenius(TM) Thoracolumbar ...

Aug 26, 2010
Embryonic Stem Cell Research In The Toilet, According To Arthritis Treatment Center

The recent ruling by federal judge Royce C. Lamberth halting embryonic stem cell research may present a hurdle for some disease research but not necessarily for arthriti...

Aug 26, 2010
New IInternational Osteoporosis Foundation Asia Pacific Regional Office In Singapore

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) celebrated the opening of its new regional office for the Asia Pacific region, in Singapore. The well attended media event ...

Aug 31, 2010
Exercises for Healthy, Injured, and Post-Surgery Knees:
Exercise has been shown to reduce knee pain, strengthen bones, and delay the onset of arthritis. Exercise can improve your health regardless of the current condition of your knees. Different exercises are better for healthy knees, injured knees, and knees that have recently undergone surgery.

Runners Jul 26, 2010
Athletes Undergoing Tissue Transplant Surgery for Knee Damage Have Bright Future:
A recent study reports that osteochondral allograft transplantation will not prevent athletes from returning to their sport.

Jul 06, 2010
Surgical Repair Of Knee Injuries Does Not Decrease Risk Of Osteoarthritis:
Arthroscopic surgical repair of torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) or meniscal cartilage injuries in the knee does not decrease the chances of developing osteoarthritis, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

Women jogging Jun 16, 2010
Hip exercises found effective at reducing, eliminating common knee pain in runners:
A twice weekly hip strengthening regimen proves surprisingly effective at reducing or even eliminating knee pain in female runners.

excercisewhenyoung May 14, 2010
Those Who Exercise When Young Have Stronger Bones When They Grow Old:
New findings suggest that physical activity when young increases bone density and size, which may mean a reduced risk of osteoporosis later in life.

3-7hosknee Apr 30, 2010
New Topical Cream Brings Relief to Osteoarthritis Patients:
Covidien releases the first FDA-approved topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to treat osteoarthritis of the knee(s).

preventativeblodclotcare Apr 13, 2010
Device to revolutionize preventive blood clot care after joint replacement surgery:
A mobile compression device is as effective as medication at preventing the formation of blood clots after hip and knee replacement surgery but provides greater patient safety.

KneeReplacementInElderly1 Mar 30, 2010
Knee Replacement in Elderly Patients Shown to Improve Balance:
Study shows that total knee replacement successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis. The surgery also significantly improves dynamic balance among elderly patients.

walkdog1 Mar 08, 2010
Electromagnetic Treatment Promising for Knee Osteoarthritis:
New treatment offers pulses to reduce pain and proves promising among study participants.

Pain Management Feb 17, 2010
New Protocol for Pain Management During and After Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery:
Several options are now available for coping with pain associated with knee and hip replacement.

cleats Jan 25, 2010
Natural Grass Produces Least Strain on ACL:
Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have determined that athletes wearing cleats experience the least strain on their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on a natural grass surface, as compared to three other shoe-surface interactions.

Univ. of Pitt. Doctor Hoping to Halt Arthritis Jan 05, 2010
University of Pittsburgh Doctor Hoping to Halt Arthritis:
Dr. Constance Chu, director of the Cartilage Restoration Center at the University of Pittsburgh, is testing a new procedure on retired race and rodeo horses. Doctors have succeeded in generating tissue in labs, but have not yet developed a technique to grow the tissue on a human joint. Tissue grown on a human would likely function as natural cartilage does. The hope of the experiment is to develop a technique more effective than microfracture surgery – the most common cartilage regeneration method currently used in the United States.

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