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Ky. weighed politics, medicine in inmate's surgery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A condemned killer's fight to receive surgery for agonizing hip pain pushed Kentucky officials into an uncomfortable debate over security, politics and even the possibility of inviting scorn from Fox News pundits. Emails...
Tags: Health, News Media, Medical Research, Death Penalty, Medical Procedures and Tests
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The Perfect Breed of Dog
It’s been more than 15 years, but I can still see our beautiful yellow English Labrador retriever Jake running through the field behind our hospital, on a mission he knew all too well. Our daughter barely able to walk, had put Jake in a “...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Genes and Chromosomes, Genetic Condition
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Oregon dog to get stem cells to help heal hip
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former Oregon military dog that did two tours of duty sniffing out bombs in Iraq is going to receive stem cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis in his hips. The Mail Tribune reports the 80-pound German shepherd named Basco...Tags: Dog (animal), Science and Technology, Human Body, Oregon, Agricultural Research and Technology
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7 people to receive free hip and knee surgeries
L.A. NOWSeven local residents will receive free hip and knee replacements as part of a broader outreach to patients who cannot afford to pay for the operations. The outreach effort, Operation Walk USA, is helping coordinate the surgeries in nearly 30 states.... -
Getting the runaround on long-term care insurance
Rita Corwin, 90, conscientiously paid her premiums for long-term care insurance for 21 years to make sure that if she needed help as she grew older and more fragile, she'd get it. Yet now that she finds herself in a position to require such assistance,...
Tags: Insurance, Nursing Homes, Medical Procedures and Tests, MetLife Incorporated, Long Term Care
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Working toward stronger bones
If you're going to fall and break something, you should at least have a good story to tell. I have broken nine bones. No, I was not abused. Some stories are better than others. The last bone I broke, the ulna in my left arm, involved a ski jump. Good...
Tags: Weightlifting, Injuries and Wounds, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Broken Hip, Bones and Joints
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'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' recap, Adrienne, Brandi and character assassination!
This week starts with Kyle, who is increasingly becoming my least favorite Housewife. Did Kyle's family get egged? As a result of her meddling, I hope. Mauricio pretends to believe it's some high school prank targeting Alexia. But aww, it's a new car...
Tags: Assassinations, F-bomb Dropping, here! (tv network), Kelsey Grammer, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (tv program)
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Review: For Bo Jackson, playing was enough
We're lucky if we have the gift to do one thing well in this life. Even most superheroes just get a single superpower. ("Wait — you're faster than a speeding bullet and you're more powerful than a locomotive? How is that fair?") So there is...Tags: Sports, Michael Jordan, Reebok Ltd., College Baseball, Baseball
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Man, 83, faces life in prison in killing of 94-year-old roommate
L.A. NOWAn 83-year-old man faces up to 25 years to life behind bars after being convicted Friday of killing his 94-year-old roommate at a Laguna Woods rehabilitation center. He is scheduled to be sentenced in October. William Leo McDougall of Laguna...... -
Easton Hospital orthopedic unit earns certification
HealthThe Joint Commission this month issued Easton Hospital’s Center for Orthopedics, Joint and Spine certification for Orthopedic Joint Replacement. It is the first orthopedic program in the Lehigh Valley to receive the Joint Commission certifications... -
Surgery on joints can restore mobility, lifestyle
Wearing a black pencil skirt revealing a 10-inch scar that goes through her knee Lorri Winter walks across the room with swagger showing what she playfully calls her "America's Next Top Model" walk. Three months following knee replacement surgery swagger...
Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hip Replacement, Health and Medical Professionals, Knee Replacement
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Service dog receives first stem-cell treatment at new clinic
brossi@jessaminejournal.comBy all preliminary accounts, the first stem-cell therapy treatment done on a canine in Nicholasville is a complete success. The 8-year-old golden Labrador and service dog, Booster, had been showing signs of hip dysplasia and became the first to undergo...Tags: Symptoms, Hip Replacement, Pain, Pittsburgh
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