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O'Brien makes changes to football team's medical staff
Nittany LinesBill O'Brien continued his re-organization of the football program with changes to the medical staff this month. Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, the team's physician and orthopedic surgeon since 1992, no longer will serve in that role, according to Penn State.... -
On thin ice
Before they began practice one recent morning in Salt Lake City, Olympic bronze medalist Lana Gehring of Glenview and four other elite speedskaters had to assemble protective pads around the walls of a municipal rink. Working in tandem, the skaters...
Tags: Justice System, Track and Field, Companies and Corporations, Legal Service, Bobsleigh
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Oak Park teen designing successful future
Noelani Ho initially chose to research using bacteria to consume toxic materials for a class at Oak Park and River Forest High School, but her heart wasn't in it. Instead, the 17-year-old from Oak Park decided to design a ballet pointe shoe that lasts...
Tags: Research, Teaching and Learning, Medical Research, Dance, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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Double-jointed teens may be prone to joint pain
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Double-jointed teens are more likely than their less flexible peers to develop shoulder, knee or ankle pain, suggests a large, new study from the UK. Apart from the findings for those particular joints, researchers found no...Tags: Research, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Arthritis
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Verdugo Hills Hospital doctors expect mixed bag
With USC's acquisition of Verdugo Hills Hospital finalized last week, doctors on staff at Verdugo Hills are saying the merger's impact likely will be a mixed bag. Dr. Ben Pradhan, an orthopedic surgeon, said USC’s acquisition of the hospital will...Tags: Internists, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing
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Dr. Jacquelin Perry dies at 94; polio specialist
The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility. When some of the same patients...
Tags: Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Diseases and Illnesses, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, World War II (1939-1945), Medical Research
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University of Chicago Medicine's top official faces a challenging 2013
Nearly every morning, before 7 a.m., Dr. Kenneth Polonsky is dropped off near the Lakefront Trail on Chicago's South Side, a few steps from Lake Michigan. He carries no briefcase, wears no suit and has no cup of coffee, the standard trappings of his...
Tags: Internists, Medical Research, Health Insurance, Colleges and Universities, Looper (movie)
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Vonn's bad spill raises doubts about Olympics
In recent weeks, the big unanswered question about skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn as she headed toward the 2014 Winter Olympics was whether the rumors about her dating Tiger Woods were true. Vonn and her publicists had succeeded in doing a nifty verbal...
Tags: Tiger Woods, Broken Bones, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Osteoporosis, Lindsey Vonn
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Joyner to remain as athletic director through university president's term
Nittany LinesDavid Joyner will remain Penn State's acting athletic director through the end of President Rodney Erickson's term, the university announced Monday. The university will conduct a national search following Erickson's term, which ends in June 2014. The... -
Tips for ski season injury prevention
Nothing ruins a skiing or snowboarding weekend like having to hitchhike down the hill in a ski patroller's sled — or in an ambulance. Fortunately, the overall rate of skiing injuries has declined by 50% since the 1970s, according to the National Ski...
Tags: New York City, Dartmouth College, Injury Prevention, Snowboarding, Injuries and Wounds
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ACL surgery may not shorten WNBA career
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A common knee surgery that can sideline athletes for months does not ultimately affect the career length of women invited to the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), according to a new study. "With appropriate...Tags: New York City, Women's National Basketball Association, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Cleveland Clinic
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Mayor starts cancer treatment
Mayor Kelly Boyd began chemotherapy treatment Wednesday, less than a week after doctors confirmed his cancer diagnosis and one day before his 69th birthday. "It took 25 minutes, and it went well," Boyd said Thursday. "I am feeling fine." Boyd publicly...
Tags: Leukemia, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Bursitis, Multiple Myeloma, Chemotherapy
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