Bone Specialist News

  • Education Center Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 8:49PMAny cow calf producer that has spent several years in the cattle business has had the experience of assisting a cow or heifer deliver a calf that was coming backwards. Understanding the physiology and anatomy of the calf and mother will improve the likelihood of a successful outcome.
  • Fighting off cancer, again Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 10:03AMVictor Vega understands he’s a long shot to beat leukemia. He doesn’t really want to know any more
  • New Orleans Saints tailback Reggie Bush downplays significance of procedure Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 5:36AMSaints tailback Reggie Bush said he was surprised to see how much of a stir was created by the news of his recent knee surgery. Both he and Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis insisted the surgery was less serious than...
  • Trauma System Needed, Supporters Say Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 8:22AMBENTONVILLE -- Traumatic injury, or severe wounds combined with shock, is the leading cause of death for Arkansas children and all others younger than 34 years old, supporters of such a system said Wednesday.
  • MAE JEMISON AT UNCW AS MLK JR. KEYNOTE SPEAKER, WEEK OF JANUARY 8-14, 2009 Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 8:00AMThe University of North Carolina Wilmington Upperman African American Cultural Center announces Mae C. Jemison as the keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Week. She will speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22 in Kenan Auditorium.
  • American League Team Notes Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 2:40AMal notes
  • Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Her Post-Holiday Diet! Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 6:51PMLionel Cironneau/AP After giving us her personal holiday recipes, Gwyneth Paltrow shares her post-holiday diet secret in her latest GOOP newsletter. Gwyneth admits, “I need to lose a few pounds of holiday excess. Anyone else? I like to do fasts and detoxes a couple of times during the year, the most hardcore one [...]
  • Columbus teacher on the road to recovery Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 4:22PMThe road to recovery for Janine Allen has been marked by steps of progress and some set backs after the...
  • Chinese medicinal chicken soup Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:46PMCombine chicken with goji berries, longan and red dates for a welcome antidote after holiday excesses
  • Girl Scouts hosting munch off event Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:08PMMT. VERNON — The Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council will be kicking off the annual Girl Scout cookie sales season with a “celebrity” munch off this Saturday.
  • Nuggets: Melo may miss a month Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:50PMNuggets forward Carmelo Anthony will be out three to four weeks with a fractured metacarpal bone in his shooting hand, the team said.
  • Motocross: Rider working way back after injury Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:21PMIn a few terrifying seconds, Josh Morros went from being a world-class motocross rider to simply learning how to walk again.
  • Church rallies around family Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:52PMIn April 2008, Melanie Shope, 34, of Liverpool began having spinning sensations and episodes of flashing lights in her head and strobing effects in her eyes.
  • CWD to tighten taxidermy rules Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:16PMIf you hunt out-of-state and hope to bring back a trophy, the rules are likely to be stricter next year.
  • Carmelo Anthony Suffers Broken Bone In Right Hand Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:40PMThe Nuggets forward broke the bone in the win over Indiana Monday night.
  • Varsity 541 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:07AMAshland’s offense revolves around 6-foot-5 Garrett Tygerson, who was a second-team all-conference selection last year. He, like other Grizzlies, has battled recent injuries.
  • Australia v RSA - T3, D4 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:00AMAUSTRALIA declared with a lead of 376 before dismissing Morne Morkel in the final sesion on day four of the third Test against South Africa.
  • 12-year-old faces daily challenge Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 6:52AMThomas Clark of Danville is a well-adjusted 12-year-old boy who enjoys video games, talking with his friends, and trying out the new Wii games that he got for Christmas.
  • Revs pitcher inks deals with Tigers Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:21AMOne season after Travis Phelps taught himself how to pitch again, and a little more than a year after a tumor in his inner ear left him bedridden and near death -- the relief pitcher for the York Revolution signed a contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
  • Rendon keeps his Houston marathon streak alive Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:51AMNothing can stop Randy Rendon from keeping his Houston Marathon streak alive — not even total knee replacement.
  • Strube attains rank of Eagle Scout after two-year project Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:02PMEvery once in a while an ordinary individual will take on an extraordinary task. Some meet with failure while others are embraced by success. And Dustin Strube is one of those that was successful in what many, even close peers, thought was too much for this teenager to try to tackle.
  • Researchers say bioreactors could solve blood-platelet supply problems Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:11AMIt might be possible to grow human blood platelets in the laboratory for transfusion, according to a new study at The Ohio State University Medical Center. The findings, published in the January 1, 2009 issue of the journal Experimental Hematology, might one day enable blood banks to grow platelets continuously and in quantities that can ease the chronically tight supply of these critical ...
  • Blues dealt Blair blow Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:41PMCardiff Blues have been dealt a blow with the news that fullback Ben Blair will be out for a month with a fractured hand.
  • Is the climate ripe for the Association of Corporate Climate Change Officers? Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:29PMA pair of Washington lawyers is hoping to brand a new kind of corporate executive: the CCO, or chief climate officer. A small but growing number of companies have been jumping on the climate bandwagon in recent years, trying to figure out how to make their products and processes greener. The trend has caught on in various industries, from apparel to technology to foodstuffs, and many companies ...
  • Cold cows eat ranch profits Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:15AMThe fourth-coldest December on record is hitting Montana ranchers hard as feed costs nip at pocketbooks already chilled by shrinking beef payments.
  • First Female African-American Astronaut to Speak at MLK Breakfast Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:47PMJACKSONVILLE, FL -- She flew around the world 126 times in 8 days, and now Dr. Mae Jemison is flying into town to speak.
  • Watson out, surgery for Lee, Symonds Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:30PMAUSTRALIAN pair Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds will both have surgery within days and all-rounder Shane Watson is out of international calculations for six months after suffering a recurring stress fracture in his lower back.
  • Walking wounded seek help Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:00PMBRETT Lee and Andrew Symonds will have surgery within days and all-rounder Shane Watson is out of international calculations for six months after suffering a recurring sress fracture in his lower back.
  • The High and Low Tech of Health Care Innovation Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:42PMWhether you prefer cutting-edge medicine or time-tested practices, these books cover the gamut of health care advances past, present and future.
  • Symonds, Lee under the knife Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:00PMAUSTRALIAN pair Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds will both have surgery within days and all-rounder Shane Watson is out of international calculations for six months after suffering a recurring stress fracture in his lower back.
  • Symonds, Lee under the knife Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:00PMAUSTRALIAN pair Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds will both have surgery within days and all-rounder Shane Watson is out of international calculations for six months.
  • The high and low tech of health care innovation Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 11:34AMPublished: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 5:16 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 5:20 a.m. Sick or well, people belong to two different species when it comes to health care.
  • Big Ten Conference Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:11PMBig Ten Conference-Around the Big Ten
  • Williams, Stewart unveil new Web site, nickname Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:41AMNEW ORLEANS -- Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams walked into the locker room without his shoes, but with a handful of records. He also -- hopefully -- put an end to the nickname controversy by unveiling a new Web site to steer fans to the newest moniker for himself and Jonathan Stewart : "Double Trouble."
  • Bioreactors Might Solve Blood-platelet Supply Problems Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 3:28AMIt might be possible to grow human blood platelets in the laboratory for transfusion, according to a new study. The findings might help end the tight supply of these critical blood components. Platelets are needed by certain cancer patients, bone marrow transplant patients, those needing massive blood transfusions and people with aplastic anemia. But concentrates from donors are expensive and up ...
  • Clark falls to tennis elbow Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 12:30PMAUSTRALIAN paceman Stuart Clark faces an uncertain future and will miss the remainder of the summer if, as expected, he has surgery to remove bone spurs from his bowling elbow.
  • Of serious health concerns Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 12:14AMJust how good are our state-funded hospitals? If you ask the Health Ministry officials, chances are they will trumpet that everything is fine. But the reality is something else, as is revealed by a reader who shared with me her experience at such an institution.
  • Max Mosley raises the stakes over invasion of privacy Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 10:11PMIt is already shaping up to be one of the most sensitive court cases of 2009, opening up a close-to-the-bone debate about the use in Germany of Nazi or wartime symbols.
  • Turning grapefruits into oranges Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 10:03PMThe grapefruit is probably my favorite fruit.
  • ROCHELLE RILEY: A Christmas adventure with turducken Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 5:56PMMy daughter and I were spending the holiday alone. So I was in full wish-granting mother mode when she announced that we should have turducken for Christmas dinner.
  • Blood platelets may one day be made in lab for transfusion Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 5:12PMWashington, December 26 : Blood banks may soon be able to grow human blood platelets for transfusion in their labs, say researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
  • Debridement and the removal of devitalised tissue Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 1:21PMNormal wound repair happens through the physiological formation of a ‘scab’ and dry healing but this is not optimal for ageing individuals suffering from underlying disease processes.
  • Family: Baldwin County, Ala., victim of domestic abuse has will to live Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 12:23PMAfter facing a night of abuse from her husband and a gunshot to the chest, a battered and bruised Pamela Teresa Cowan was determined to survive, her father said Wednesday. "(Doctors) said willpower, that she had a lot of...
  • Randeep cheerful even in pain Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 10:24AMAs a pale-looking, wheelchair-bound Randeep Hooda was discharged from the Breach Candy Hospital today, he was adamant to win over his recent setback.
  • Happy Newton Day! Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 9:56AMO come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel . . . Advent, we learned at school, was a time of anticipation: of looking forward to the coming of the Messiah. But we boys knew better. Advent was looking forward to something a lot more interesting - Christmas.
  • Toddler spends second Christmas in hospital Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:28PM Joel Ramos, 2, is spending his second holiday season in a row at a hospital.
  • Dreamland, Unitarian Church among CPC grant endorsements Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 2:58PMMassachusetts farmers are increasingly sowing seeds and reaping harvests in a rather unexpected place – the ocean.
  • all FORE one Clark’s success a testament to the power of family Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 10:08AMThe Cal State Monterey Bay-bound senior was about as dominant as she could be during her final year with the Lancers, pairing with Krysta Clark to make up perhaps the most imposing golf tandem in area history.
  • Bioreactors Might Solve Blood-Platelet Supply Problems Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:39AMIt might be possible to grow human blood platelets in the laboratory for transfusion, according to a new study at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
  • Wish List Quad-Cities: Sergio endures cancer treatment Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 8:32AMOne week, 11-year-old Sergio Acuahuitl was an active child in the after-school club at Roosevelt Community Center in Davenport. He ran, played, laughed and joked with the other kids.