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Happy New Year from Australia

December 31, 2013

2014 will be a better year! It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone – now 6 …

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How coral can help you grow a new knee | Mail Online

April 7, 2013

How coral can help you grow a new knee | Mail Online. How coral can help you grow a new …

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Meet Britain’s real-life Mr Bump: The man who’s had 34 operations, broken 15 bones and survived a heart attack and kidney failure | Mail Online

January 20, 2013

Meet Britain’s real-life Mr Bump: The man who’s had 34 operations, broken 15 bones and survived a heart attack and …

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Stephanie’s Metal on Metal Systemic Problems

November 16, 2012

I am female aged 62yrs and live in the UK. I had a revision hip replacement due to high level …

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Jenny’s DePuy MoM horror story – some surgeon’s need to be a little smarter…

November 16, 2012

Hello Everyone, I too have suffered with a MoM DePuy hip installed May of 2006. The surgeon told me this …

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DePuy ASR at 32 – Belinda writes … Husband had 4 hip operations in 4 years …

October 31, 2012

Hi Letting you know my husband was 32 when had asr. He had severe pain and they didn’t know what …

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Half of all medical reporting ‘is subject to spin’ – Health News – NHS Choices

October 4, 2012

Half of all medical reporting ‘is subject to spin’ – Health News – NHS Choices. Half of medical reporting ‘is …

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Hip Replacement – Effect of high-dose preoperative methylprednisolone on recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

September 23, 2012

Effect of high-dose preoperative methylprednisolone on recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Effect of high-dose preoperative …

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South Africa – Sixty sue for dud hip joints – Crime & Courts | IOL News | IOL.co.za

September 14, 2012

Sixty sue for dud hip joints – Crime & Courts | IOL News | IOL.co.za. Sixty sue for dud hip …

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Code Pink – Fighting Against Breast Cancer

August 30, 2012

New info-graphic on Breast Cancer Source: http://www.onlinenursingprograms.com/code-pink/   Code Pink INFOGRAPHICS   Cancer is the epidemic of modern times. Unlike other diseases that …

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Aggressive Early Débridement for Treatment of Acutely Infected Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty : CORR – Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

July 29, 2012

Aggressive Early Débridement for Treatment of Acutely Infected Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty : CORR – Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. …

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NIH adds more information on hip replacement in its NIHSeniorHealth.gov website

July 15, 2012

NIH adds more information on hip replacement in its NIHSeniorHealth.gov website. NIH adds more information on hip replacement in its …

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S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease

July 6, 2012

archive.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/samesum.pdf. S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease Overview The objective of this report was to conduct a search …

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Evidence to Support the National Action Plan for Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis:

July 6, 2012

Evidence to Support the National Action Plan for Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis: Opportunities to Improve Health-Related Quality of Life …

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Millions of arthritis sufferers ‘are battling depression’ | Mail Online

July 1, 2012

Millions of arthritis sufferers ‘are battling depression’ | Mail Online. Millions of arthritis sufferers ‘are battling depression’ By JENNY HOPE …

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Osteoarthritis sufferers get new drug hope – Mirror Online

May 13, 2012

Osteoarthritis sufferers get new drug hope – Mirror Online. It may change lives and is cost effective too.  Eight million …

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Vickie’s story of pain and anguish

April 9, 2012

Hi , I had my DePuy hip in 2006 and had trouble from day 1. I had full blown trouble …

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Femoral Neck Fracture Following Hardware Removal

January 10, 2012

Femoral Neck Fracture Following Hardware Removal. Femoral Neck Fracture Following Hardware Removal Abstract It is uncommon for femoral neck fractures …

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Jill shares her thoughts on coping with 7 years of Nerve Damage

January 4, 2012

My Experiences with medication-Nerve damage. Over the seven year period-when my chronic pain is often 10/10, I have spent approx …

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Deep Vein Thrombosis, or DVT, can happen to anyone in an instant.

September 30, 2011

The Other “Silent Killer” You May Not Know We think of high blood pressure as “the silent killer,” but Deep …

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Femoral Osteotomy – commonly used for adults in the treatment of hip fracture nonunions and malunions

August 28, 2011

Femoral Osteotomy Author: Austin T Fragomen, MD; Chief Editor: William L Jaffe, MD   more…Source: Medscape Reference Background Proximal femoral …

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Bursitis – What is it?

August 27, 2011

What is bursitis? Source: Medicinenet Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa. A bursa (the plural form is bursae) is a …

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Joint Stiffness and Rheumatoid Arthritis

August 27, 2011

Joint Stiffness and Rheumatoid Arthritis  Originally published in WebMD Joint stiffness is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic …

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Managing the Pain of Osteoarthritis Day by Day

August 20, 2011

Managing the Pain of Osteoarthritis Day by Day WebMD Medical Reference  View Article Source Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD on …

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Complications

August 20, 2011

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Complications  Source: WebMD Think of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and you probably think of the stiff, painful, and …

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UK – It was a simple implant to cure an embarrassing problem… The incontinence operation that’s ruining women’s lives

August 18, 2011

It was a simple implant to cure an embarrassing problem… The incontinence operation that’s ruining women’s lives By Lois Rogers …

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A Zimmer NexGen UK Patient – Metal Sensitivity

July 23, 2011

Location: United Kingdom  Sorry but its about Zimmer I have been a member of this informative site for nearly three …

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Blood Tests to Diagnose Arthritis

July 9, 2011

Blood Tests to Diagnose Arthritis Source, WebMD: click here If your doctor suspects you have arthritis, he or she may …

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What is the treatment for osteoarthritis?

July 9, 2011

What is the treatment for osteoarthritis? Source: click here Aside from weight reduction and avoiding activities that exert excessive stress …

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Osteoarthritis – OA or Degenerative Arthritis

July 9, 2011

Osteoarthritis – OA or Degenerative Arthritis Source – click here What is osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that …

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