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&lt;br /&gt;</description><category>Technology</category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:19:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ThromboGenics and BioInvent Start Recruitment of Second 100 Patient ...  - Genetic Engineering News</title><link>http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=57552645&amp;FORM=ZZNR7</link><guid>http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=57552645&amp;FORM=ZZNR7412</guid><description>The Phase II trial is an active (enoxaparin)-controlled, dose-escalating, multicenter, prospective, randomised, open label trial evaluating TB-402 for the prophylaxis of DVT after knee surgery. The study is assessing three different doses of TB-402 ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boomeritis: Act young older, get old faster - WTVF</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10634568&amp;nav=menu374_1&amp;FORM=ZZNR7</link><guid>http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10634568&amp;nav=menu374_1&amp;FORM=ZZNR7413</guid><description>You've spent the past few decades running, dunking and pedaling. You planned to spend the next few decades swinging, smashing and pivoting. Retirement? You thought you'd do a little bit of all those things, plus maybe hip-hop lessons and that cross ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Diana Kolakowski, Sterling Heights - Detroit News</title><link>http://www.detnews.com/article/20090702/OBITUARIES/907020372/1263/local/Pioneering-fixture-in-Macomb-politics?FORM=ZZNR5</link><guid>http://www.detnews.com/article/20090702/OBITUARIES/907020372/1263/local/Pioneering-fixture-in-Macomb-politics?FORM=ZZNR5414</guid><description>Sterling Heights -- Former Macomb County Commissioner Diana Kolakowski was an honest, hard-working trailblazer who wasn't afraid to speak her mind but also tried to strike a pragmatic, middle ground on issues, said family and former colleagues. "She ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Do I Know If I Need Knee Replacement Surgery?</title><link>http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=156210</link><guid>http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=156210415</guid><description>Most knee replacement patients are between the ages of 60 and 80 years old. In some cases, younger patients with traumatic knee injuries may also require a total knee replacement.</description><category>Arthritis,Medicine,Health</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Do I Know If I Need Knee Replacement Surgery?</title><link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156210.php</link><guid>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156210.php416</guid><description>Most knee replacement patients are between the ages of 60 and 80 years old. In some cases, younger patients with traumatic knee injuries may also require a total knee replacement.</description><category>Arthritis,Medicine,Health</category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thanks to center's support, Dracut woman's stepping out again - Lowell Sun</title><link>http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_12739775?FORM=ZZNR10</link><guid>http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_12739775?FORM=ZZNR10417</guid><description>Eileen Ireton and her husband, Fred, are able to walk out of Radius Northwood Healthcare Center in Lowell she after strengthening her hip, he after surgery to his knee. SUN / DAVID H. BROW LOWELL -- Eileen Ireton was told she would never walk again ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thanks to center's support, Dracut woman's stepping out again - Lowell Sun</title><link>http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_12739775?FORM=ZZNR9</link><guid>http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_12739775?FORM=ZZNR9418</guid><description>Eileen Ireton and her husband, Fred, are able to walk out of Radius Northwood Healthcare Center in Lowell she after strengthening her hip, he after surgery to his knee. SUN / DAVID H. BROW LOWELL -- Eileen Ireton was told she would never walk again ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Do I Know If I Need Knee Replacement Surgery? - Medical News Today</title><link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156210.php?FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156210.php?FORM=ZZNR419</guid><description>Most knee replacement patients are between the ages of 60 and 80 years old. In some cases, younger patients with traumatic knee injuries may also require a total knee replacement. However the most common diagnosis is osteoarthritis. 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Both procedures were elective by the patient ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Government medicine will slow health care - Albert Lea Tribune</title><link>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/jul/01/government-medicine-will-slow-health-care/?FORM=ZZNR9</link><guid>http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/jul/01/government-medicine-will-slow-health-care/?FORM=ZZNR9423</guid><description>The other day, I was entering the hospital in Albert Lea for a routine colonoscopy, a precautionary exam, when I ran into a friend coming out of the hospital just having had knee-replacement surgery. Both procedures were elective by the patient ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knee and Hip Replacement Specialist To Increase Internet Awareness...</title><link>http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/knee-hip-replacement-specialist-to-increase-internet-awareness-through-search-engine-optimization-firm-103175.php</link><guid>http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/knee-hip-replacement-specialist-to-increase-internet-awareness-through-search-engine-optimization-firm-103175.php782</guid><description>Los Angeles-based knee and hip replacement surgeon Dr. Erik N. 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Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802; fax to 251-0585; or e-mail Melanie Moore at melmoore@CITIZEN-TIMES.com.  ADDICTION RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP:  Introduction to Transcendental Meditation, led by addiction counselor Milton Burrill and ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health calendar</title><link>http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009906300306&amp;source=rss</link><guid>http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009906300306&amp;source=rss788</guid><description>Send items for the health calendar at least two weeks in advance to Health Calendar, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802; fax to 251-0585; or e-mail Melanie Moore at melmoore@CITIZEN-TIMES.com . Events ADDICTION RECOVERY MEDITATION GROUP: Introduction to Transcendental Meditation, led by addiction counselor Milton Burrill ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Replacing Worn Out Wrists - Denver Channel</title><link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/19908627/detail.html</link><guid>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/19908627/detail.html789</guid><description>The ends of those bones -- as all bones -- are covered with cartilage, which enables them to glide smoothly past one another. If that cartilage is worn away or damaged, bone will rub against bone and eventually wear down the ends of the bones. This ... </description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Marc W. Hungerford, a Leading Expert in Field...</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mercy_Medical_Center/Marc_W_Hungerford/prweb2589104.htm</link><guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mercy_Medical_Center/Marc_W_Hungerford/prweb2589104.htm790</guid><description>Dr. Hungerford is one of the few surgeons in the Maryland specially trained to perform the latest minimally invasive single as well as double hip replacement procedures.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:47:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Len Remia, South Florida Orthopedic Surgeon, Offers New Treatment for ...  - PR Inside</title><link>http://www.pr-inside.com/len-remia-south-florida-orthopedic-surgeon-r1351192.htm?FORM=ZZNR10</link><guid>http://www.pr-inside.com/len-remia-south-florida-orthopedic-surgeon-r1351192.htm?FORM=ZZNR10791</guid><description>2009-06-29 11:41:47 - Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection is a new treatment used by Dr. Leonard Remia, orthopedic surgeon in Pompano Beach in Broward County, Florida. 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Hungerford, M.D. has joined Mercy Medical Center as the 135-year-old downtown hospital's Medical Director of Joint Replacement and Reconstruction, Dr.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:01:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knee Replacements: Pinpointing The Cause Of Infection - Science Daily</title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm</link><guid>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm793</guid><description>"Infections following joint replacement surgery are very serious, very common and very difficult to distinguish from other problems such as loosening of the prosthetic," said Abass Alavi, professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knee Replacements: Pinpointing The Cause Of Infection - Science Daily</title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm?FORM=ZZNR4</link><guid>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm?FORM=ZZNR4794</guid><description>"Infections following joint replacement surgery are very serious, very common and very difficult to distinguish from other problems such as loosening of the prosthetic," said Abass Alavi, professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knee Replacements: Pinpointing The Cause Of Infection - Science Daily</title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm?FORM=ZZNR8</link><guid>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm?FORM=ZZNR8795</guid><description>"Infections following joint replacement surgery are very serious, very common and very difficult to distinguish from other problems such as loosening of the prosthetic," said Abass Alavi, professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knee Replacements: Pinpointing The Cause Of Infection - Science Daily</title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm?FORM=ZZNR6</link><guid>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093929.htm?FORM=ZZNR6796</guid><description>"Infections following joint replacement surgery are very serious, very common and very difficult to distinguish from other problems such as loosening of the prosthetic," said Abass Alavi, professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Replacing arthritic knees is cost-effective? - Daily Times</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\29\story_29-6-2009_pg18_1&amp;FORM=ZZNR5</link><guid>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\29\story_29-6-2009_pg18_1&amp;FORM=ZZNR5797</guid><description>Knee replacement surgery is expensive but worth the cost, especially if performed by experienced surgeons, United States (US) researchers said. 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Some $11 billion is spent on 500,000 total knee replacements each year in the United States, and the ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Replacing arthritic knees is cost-effective? - Daily Times</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\29\story_29-6-2009_pg18_1&amp;FORM=ZZNR9</link><guid>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\29\story_29-6-2009_pg18_1&amp;FORM=ZZNR9799</guid><description>Knee replacement surgery is expensive but worth the cost, especially if performed by experienced surgeons, United States (US) researchers said. Some $11 billion is spent on 500,000 total knee replacements each year in the United States, and the ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Replacing arthritic knees is cost-effective? - Daily Times</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\29\story_29-6-2009_pg18_1</link><guid>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\06\29\story_29-6-2009_pg18_1800</guid><description>Knee replacement surgery is expensive but worth the cost, especially if performed by experienced surgeons, United States (US) researchers said. Some $11 billion is spent on 500,000 total knee replacements each year in the United States, and the ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Total Knee Replacement Surgery Can Boost Mobility In Elderly - Med India</title><link>http://medindia.net/news/Total-Knee-Replacement-Surgery-Can-Boost-Mobility-In-Elderly-53722-1.htm?FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://medindia.net/news/Total-Knee-Replacement-Surgery-Can-Boost-Mobility-In-Elderly-53722-1.htm?FORM=ZZNR3801</guid><description>Total knee replacement surgery can significantly improve physical functioning and motor skills of older patients with osteoarthritis, according to Duke researchers. The study showed that recipients of total knee replacements experienced 17.5pct ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Knee Replacement Surgery in RAK - Khaleej Times</title><link>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June637.xml&amp;section=theuae&amp;FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June637.xml&amp;section=theuae&amp;FORM=ZZNR3802</guid><description>RAS AL KHAIMAH - RAK Hospital performed its first knee replacement surgery when a team led by Dr Friedmann Herwig from Austria operated on a 52-year-old South African woman using advanced knee prosthesis, a media release said. ?The UAE is soon ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Knee Replacement Surgery in RAK - Khaleej Times</title><link>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June637.xml&amp;section=theuae&amp;FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June637.xml&amp;section=theuae&amp;FORM=ZZNR2803</guid><description>RAS AL KHAIMAH - RAK Hospital performed its first knee replacement surgery when a team led by Dr Friedmann Herwig from Austria operated on a 52-year-old South African woman using advanced knee prosthesis, a media release said. ?The UAE is soon ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Knee Replacement Surgery in RAK - Khaleej Times</title><link>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June637.xml&amp;section=theuae</link><guid>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2009/June/theuae_June637.xml&amp;section=theuae804</guid><description>RAS AL KHAIMAH - RAK Hospital performed its first knee replacement surgery when a team led by Dr Friedmann Herwig from Austria operated on a 52-year-old South African woman using advanced knee prosthesis, a media release said. ?The UAE is soon ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Total Knee Replacement Is Cost-Effective</title><link>http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/24/31907/total-knee-replacement-cost-effective.html</link><guid>http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/24/31907/total-knee-replacement-cost-effective.html805</guid><description>Each year nearly 500,000 total knee replacements are performed in the US at a cost exceeding $11 billion.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:54:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Knee Replacement Surgery</title><link>http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/c/13782/</link><guid>http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/c/13782/806</guid><description>Surgery to repair an injured or diseased knee joint is known as total knee replacement or total knee arthroplasty.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:58:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jane Fonda Has Knee Replacement Surgery</title><link>http://www.wesh.com/atthemovies/19783192/detail.html</link><guid>http://www.wesh.com/atthemovies/19783192/detail.html807</guid><description>Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to replace her left knee. The Oscar-winning actress had the operation Tuesday, and blogged about it beforehand.</description><category>Jane Fonda</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:29:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jane Fonda Recovering From Knee-Replacement Surgery</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285717,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285717,00.html808</guid><description>Jane Fonda bid farewell to her left knee as she headed into surgery Tuesday morning, where according to Fonda, it would be replaced with a "titanium rod and ceramic joint." Right before her operation she Tweeted, "Lying on a guerney [sic]. Drugs are starting to hit.</description><category>People,Jane Fonda</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:46:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>N.J. Surgery Center RNs Care for Joint Replacement Patients</title><link>http://news.nurse.com/article/20090615/NJ02/106150049</link><guid>http://news.nurse.com/article/20090615/NJ02/106150049809</guid><description>Greater numbers of younger patients are turning to joint replacements, or arthroplasty, to ease their pain.</description><category>Knee Replacement,Carlstadt, NJ,Health,Nursing</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:17:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Does Partial Knee Replacement Surgery Differ From Total Knee Replacement?</title><link>http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=151275</link><guid>http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=151275810</guid><description>Arthritic knee joints may be repaired either partially or totally - known as partial knee replacement and total knee replacement .</description><category>Arthritis,Knee Replacement,Medicine,Health</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:53:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Does Partial Knee Replacement Surgery Differ From Total Knee Replacement?</title><link>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151275.php</link><guid>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151275.php811</guid><description>Arthritic knee joints may be repaired either partially or totally - known as partial knee replacement and total knee replacement .</description><category>Arthritis,Knee Replacement,Medicine,Health</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joint Replacement Consumer Awareness Campaign Endorsed by Prominent Orthopaedic Scientist</title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/knee/replacement/prweb2333584.htm</link><guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/knee/replacement/prweb2333584.htm812</guid><description>Leading joint replacement scientist says the BoneSmart.org consumer awareness campaign extends the mission statement of surgeons and adds great valuable to prospective joint patients.</description><category>Surgery,Medicine</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 09:24:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>June 30, 2009: Two Techniques for Total Knee Replacement Surgery</title><link>http://www.or-live.com/christianacare/2350/index.cfm?source=rss</link><guid>http://www.or-live.com/christianacare/2350/index.cfm?source=rss813</guid><description>On June 30 at 5 p.m. EDT, Christiana Care Health System will webcast two OR Live total knee replacement surgeries, back to back, demonstrating different techniques.Total knee replacement is a highly successful treatment for people who suffer from severe knee damage or degeneration, especially from arthritis.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 20:37:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>George Hamilton Getting Knee Replacement Surgery</title><link>http://www.woofactor.com/130316/</link><guid>http://www.woofactor.com/130316/814</guid><description>George Hamilton is having his right knee replaced. His publicist, Jeffrey Lane, said the elective surgery was being performed Thursday in Chicago.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:17:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joint Replacement Treatments, Wellness are Focus of South Nassau's Newest Program</title><link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/151722</link><guid>http://www.pr.com/press-release/151722815</guid><description>The Long Island Joint Replacement InstituteTM offers patient-centered treatment options and a continuum of care that is vital to achieve the maximum benefits of joint replacement surgery.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:59:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>community calendar</title><link>http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2009/05/10579.html</link><guid>http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2009/05/10579.html176</guid><description>Each site will provide special activities to commemorate events leading to Tennessee's statehood including: historical reenactments, Native American living history, live music, colonial cooking and frontier arts and crafts demonstrations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 17:38:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>In the neighborhood</title><link>http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20090511/NEWS01/905110312/1002/NEWS01/In+the+neighborhood</link><guid>http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20090511/NEWS01/905110312/1002/NEWS01/In+the+neighborhood177</guid><description>Dr. Patrick Sweeney, a urologist with Urology Associates, on May 21 will discuss urinary incontinence and effective bladder control.</description><category>Battle Creek, MI,Medicine,Urology,Delton, MI</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:26:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>