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Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement leaves void in soccer world
If Sir Alex Ferguson had stuck with his original plan, today we might be praising his pasta and Chinese noodles rather than his decision to start Robin van Persie over Wayne Rooney. Or if he had chosen to pursue his interest in U.S. history,...
Tags: Sports, Elizabeth II, England, Manchester United F.C., ESPN (tv network)
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Health Treatments, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Pacific Alliance Corporation, Pharmaceuticals, Heart Disease
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Peninsula surgeon teaches 'jiffy hip' technique
Orthopedic surgeons on the Peninsula have carved out a specialty in the "jiffy hip." Their teaching is now helping to spread the anterior muscle-sparing procedure for hip replacement around the country — and the world. On Monday, thanks to the...
Tags: Bon Secours, Hampton Roads, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Orthopedic Surgery
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It's A Gray Area: Government is meddling in health care
Since my last column about health care appeared in this space, the system has continued to gallop toward disaster. Today, under the federal government's "leadership," we often pay several times more in the United States for the same prescription drugs...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Plastic Surgeons, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Lady Gaga Happy To Help With Fan's Hip Surgery
It appears one good hip, like one good deed, deserves another. Lady Gaga, who is still recovering from recent hip surgery, has offered to pay for a disabled fan to undergo hip replacement surgery. A Gaga fan named Emma who suffers from scoliosis and...
Tags: Lady Gaga
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Bo still knows
Bo knows. When it comes to playing two sports at the professional level, the degree of difficulty has increased since Bo Jackson starred as a running back for the Raiders and outfielder/designated hitter for the Royals, White Sox and Angels in the...Tags: American League, Football, Heisman Trophy, National Football League, NFL Scouting Combine
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Mounting trouble with artificial hips
Two months after hip replacement surgery, Scott Ebert's leg started giving way. His joint began slipping. Razor blades of pain pierced his foot. An inexplicably large bruise grew along his calf. An excruciating burning feeling filled his hip. His ears...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Australia, Knee Replacement, Food and Drug Administration, Arthritis
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New approach to knee surgery spares tissue
Location, location, location: Its importance can't be underestimated for orthopedic surgeon Anthony Carter, former chief of surgery and director of adult reconstruction at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News. The first in Hampton Roads to...
Tags: Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Knee Replacement, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics
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What will a new hip cost? Few hospitals quote a price, study finds
Only 16% of U.S. hospitals surveyed in a recent study gave a complete price quote for a common hip surgery, highlighting the obstacles many patients face in comparison shopping. Pricing information remains difficult to obtain from medical providers...Tags: Consumers, Washington, DC, Prices, Medical Research, American Medical Association
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Gait study aims to shed light on hip arthritis
WGN NewsFixing joint problems before they start, or at least before you feel the pain. By watching the way you walk, researchers can get a better look at what's going on inside the body. First they strap on tiny electronic markers -- very precisely placed on the...Tags: Health Treatments, Rush University Medical Center, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Physical Therapy
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Enjoying life
Esther Weyand-Landis has a lot of opinions and she is entitled to them all. She says (Letter in Monday's edition) that she loves and would do anything for her animals; anything, that is, but give them a chance to overcome adversity to live a full, happy,...Tags: Arthritis
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Problem Solver: Fire hydrant, handicapped parking at odds
A car accident stole Philomena Russum's mobility. The oncoming driver turned left and smacked into her car, breaking her hip. After hip replacement surgery, Russum found it difficult to walk on her own. She applied for, and received, a handicapped...
Tags: Aneurysm, Arthritis, Jon Yates
May 12, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Apr 13, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 13, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 18, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Feb 11, 2013
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Dec 19, 2012
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Jan 22, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Oct 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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