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Vitamin E can help your new hip last longer - Daily Mail 3rd October 2009
"A vitamin found in avocados could transform hip replacement surgery, enabling one replacement to last a lifetime.
Vitamin E works by preserving the protective lining of the joint which tends to wear out, often requiring patients to have revision surgery. "
Women not getting bone treatment - BBC Health News 1st November 2009
"Women who have had a fracture are not getting treatment to prevent them having future bone breaks, a Cambridge University study suggests.
An audit covering 1,600 women presenting to a specialist clinic with a fracture showed that 31% had suffered a previous break. "
Patient dies after doctors failed to diagnose broken pelvis in 'chaotic' hospital - Daily Telegraph 29th October 2009
"A woman who had been run over by a minibus that left a tyre mark across her trousers died after staff at a "chaotic" hospital failed to diagnose her broken pelvis. "
Solicitor 'spent a year paralysed after injuring her back while sneezing' - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"A solicitor spent almost a year paralysed after she injured her back while sneezing. "
Woman in freak back injury after sneeze on sofa which left her bed-ridden for two years - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"When Victoria Kenny sat down in front of the television, the only drama she was expecting was courtesy of EastEnders.
But then she sneezed - and gave herself an injury that left her virtually bedridden for most of the next two years. "
ME AND MY OPERATION: Surgeons shaved away the gristle in my kneecap - now I'm pain-free - Daily Mail 26th October 2009
"LONG-TERM knee pain is often caused by a build-up of gritty tissue after a fall. Treatment traditionally involved painkillers and physiotherapy, but Glenn Bailey, 46, an insurance company project manager from Bristol, had a new 30-minute operation that reduces the risk of further problems such as arthritis. "
Mother-of-two dies after surgeon punctures heart during back operation - Daily Telegraph 20th October 2009
"A 51-year-old finance assistant, Christie Burgess, bled to death after a surgeon punctured her heart three times during a routine back operation. "
Mother died after heart vessels severed during routine back operation - Daily Mail 20th October 2009
"A mother died after her heart vessels were cut during surgery to repair a slipped disc, it emerged tonight.\n\nChristine Burgess, 51, underwent the routine discectomy operation after suffering back pain and numbness in her legs which was diagnosed as a disc hernia."
Replacement body parts offer active old age for future pensioners - The Guardian 20th October 2009
"Generation set to live to 100 will benefit from from £50m bio-technology research project"
Coming soon, the hips and knees that will never wear out - Daily Mail 20th October 2009
"Replacement body parts that never wear out could become a reality within a few years, scientists say.
Dodgy knees and hips will be repaired using tissue engineering, while donor heart valves from animals are being specially treated to last indefinitely. "
VICTORIA HOLLINGSWORTH: I'll never take walking for granted again after crash broke my back - Daily Mail 17th October 2009
"When it's cold and dark in the mornings and I'm wishing I could spend just five more minutes under the duvet, I think back to my time in intensive care and remember that feeling of being unable to move.
I remember telling myself then that if I could just walk again then I would never moan about getting up in the morning, never worry when a spot appeared on my chin or get angry when a train was late. "
Under the microscope: Terry Wogan, 71, answers our health quiz - Daily Mail 13th October 2009
"In our health quiz this week, legendary Radio 2 DJ Terry talks about dieting, living forever, and why now may be the right time to have his knees replaced"
Paralysed dog cured by stem cell treatment - Daily Telegraph 8th October 2009
"A miniature dachshund, Henry, is walking again after pioneering treatment that took stem cells from his nose and implanted them in his back to fix his damaged spine. "
Plumber with shattered arm left horrifically bent out of shape has operation 'cancelled four times' - Daily Mail 8th October 2009
"A plumber whose arm was left twisted grotesquely out of shape in an accident ten months ago has had an operation to correct it 'cancelled four times'.
Torron Eeles, 50, has been left unable to work since falling down the stairs and now fears he may lose his home after being denied incapacity benefit."
Medical marvel regrows skull after crash - The Independent 7th October 2009
"A 75-year-old former postmaster spoke of his shock today when he was told his skull had grown back half a century after a terrible car crash.
Gordon Moore had a metal plate above his eyes and on the top of his skull, and when they removed it to treat an infection, surgeons were shocked to find the bone had completely regenerated underneath. "
Paralysed dog walks again after pioneering treatment that could help humans with spinal injuries - Daily Mail 8th October 2009
"A paralysed dog has been put back on his feet again, raising hopes of a treatment for humans with severe spinal injuries.
Henry the miniature dachshund was unable to walk after discs ruptured in his spine last November. "
Pensioner who wore metal plate for 50 years after part of skull was removed in car accident astounds doctors... by growing a new one - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"A pensioner who had part of his skull removed after an accident in the 1950s has astounded doctors - when they discovered fresh bone had grown back.
Gordon Moore, 72, wore the metal plate to protect his brain for more than 50 years after his car overturned near Berwick, Northumberland."
Man grows new skull after decades - BBC Health News 6th October 2009
"The severely damaged skull of a Northumberland man involved in a car crash 50 years ago has regenerated itself, a process thought to be rare.
Doctors operated to treat an infection in Gordon Moore's head and found the bone had grown back beneath the metal plate inserted after the accident. "
Under the microscope: Comedian Graeme Garden - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"Comedian Graeme Garden, who made his name as one of the Goodies and more recently as a permanent member of BBC radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue panel, reveals his vices, ailments and the day he would like to re-live."
Son's injury led to intelligent crutch - BBC Health News 3rd October 2009
"When Professor Neil White's son, Simon, injured his leg playing football, doctors told him he needed an operation and crutches.
But during Simon's treatment for cruciate knee ligament damage, Prof White learned that many people given crutches are unable to use them properly and could even be doing themselves more damage. "
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