THE England manager Martin Johnson was given a double helping of good news by his old club Leicester yesterday. No sooner had Wasps announced the return from injury of Danny Cipriani, than the Tigers were able to name the scrum-half Harry Ellis in their line-up to take on Northampton Saints...
First Peer-Reviewed Study to Report on Intra-Operative Use of Custom Fit Guides to Restore Patient's Pre-Arthritic Knee Alignment ALAMEDA, Calif. -- According to a study published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Orthopedics, a new custom-fit approach to total knee arthroplasty TKA showed positive results at three-months post-surgery...
People have been traveling abroad for medical treatment for at least a decade, but there's a new twist. Employers have started encouraging workers to travel within the United States for medical treatment, taking advantage of geographical variations in the quality and cost of domestic health care. Others...
The Huddle Quick change up north Readers of USA TODAY's The Huddle blog certainly can't be accused of lacking an aggressive mentality. Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress, citing the team's 0-2 record and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson's missing "aggressive mentality," replaced his quarterback Wednesday with...
Byline: By LAURA CAROE HE should be reaching for his slippers, but not this super-fit pensioner. Instead, he is donning his trainers to become the oldest person to do the Great North Run. Jim Purcell, 87, has taken part in 21 Great North Runs,...
PATIENTS undergoing newer types of hip resurfacing and knee replacement may be more likely to need repeat surgery, research suggests. A study into revision rates in England found that people having newer procedures were more likely to need further corrective surgery in the future. Researchers from...
Starting Oct. 1, Medicare won't pay for a total of 11 preventable conditions acquired during a hospital stay, up from the current 8 such conditions. Added to the list of noncovered preventable conditions are surgical site infections following certain elective procedures, such as orthopedic surgeries and bariatric surgery for obesity;...
Kneeling is an important functional activity affecting the ability to carry out basic tasks of everyday life such as housework, playing with children, and gardening. It has major clinical significance to the patient population undergoing knee surgery, and many patients with proposed knee surgery ask about the possibility of kneeling...
Byline: By PETER TAYLOR SHE'S back on her wheels and enjoying a lifeline to the outside world again. Joyce Johnston, 83, of Blyth, can finally get out and about again, thanks to the Chronicle. The pensioner, who has undergone two knee replacement operations and...
WARRINGTON captain Adrian Morley is in danger of missing his side's crucial final game of the regular Super League season against Hudders field Giants through suspension. The England prop has played in all 26 of his side's League matches this year. But he was placed on...
*RUGBY LEAGUE HUDDERSFIELD 22 ST HELENS 40 PAUL Sculthorpe staked his claim for a Wembley place by playing the full 80 minutes at the Galpharm Stadium. The former Great Britain captain put in his longest stint of an injury-ravaged season to show that he is over...
*RUGBY LEAGUE HUDDERSFIELD 22 ST HELENS 40 PAUL Sculthorpe staked his claim for a Wembley place by playing the full 80 minutes at the Galpharm Stadium. The former Great Britain captain put in his longest stint of an injury-ravaged season to show that...
CHICAGO & SINGAPORE -- As medical travel options expand worldwide, Singapore continues to generate exemplary patient satisfaction among Americans, with ParkwayHealth pointing to its Singapore hospitals as a bell weather for outstanding patient care. ParkwayHealth, www.parkwayhealth.com, Asia's leading healthcare provider with the largest network of private hospitals and healthcare services...
THE Chron's army of bighearted readers queued up to help out after reading our story about a pensioner left stranded after her mobility scooter was stolen. Moves are now being made to see that 83-year-old Joyce Johnston will have a lifeline to the outside world again, with no...
Byline: By PETER TAYLOR A WOMAN has lost her lifeline to the outside world when thieves stole her pounds 2,000 mobility scooter. Joyce Johnston, 83, had just paid the last instalment on the scooter when it was taken from outside her home in Blyth. ...
The 76ers are expected to officially announce the re-signing of Andre Iguodala today. Last week, the 6-foot-6 swingman agreed in principle to a deal worth $80 million over six years, according to an NBA source. The deal includes incentives worth up to $5 million and a player option for the...
VILLANUEVA DE LA CONCEPCION, Spain -- A 65-year-old retired bullfighter who had knee replacement and quadruple bypass surgery strutted back into the ring Sunday and won two trophies -- the ears of the beast he had just slain. The setting was anything but grand for Frank Evans:...
EL INGLES is back. Today Frank Evans dons his suit of lights in southern Spain and returns to the bullring for the first time in three years. As Salford's only matador is 65 and recently underwent a quad-ruple heart bypass and replacement knee surgery, the bull's chance's appear better than...
MADRID, Spain -- At age 65, after enduring a knee replacement and quadruple bypass surgery, Spain's only British bullfighter is stepping out of retirement and back into the ring. Frank Evans, whose showbiz name is "El Ingles" -- the Englishman - - says his return is like...
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