Mizzou Scientist Creates A Chicken Substitute, Providing A Low-Cost, Tasty Way To Add Soy To The Diet

Friday 5 February 2010 @ 11:02 am

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Sure, some delicacies might taste just like chicken, but they usually feel and look much different. Soy meat alternatives, such as the soy burger, have become more popular recently, with increased sales of eight percent from 2007 to 2008. Now, scientists at the University of Missouri have created a soy substitute for chicken that is much like the real thing…

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New Clinical Practice Guidelines For Treating Distal Radius Fractures Issued By AAOS

Friday 5 February 2010 @ 8:02 am

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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures. A distal radius fracture - one of the most common fractures in the body - usually occurs as a result of a fall…

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Safer Hip, Knee And Dental Implants With Smart Coating

Friday 5 February 2010 @ 3:02 am

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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a “smart coating” that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection. When patients have hip, knee or dental replacement surgery, they run the risk of having their bodies reject the implant. But the smart coating developed at NC State mitigates that risk by fostering bone growth into the implant…

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HSS Supports Arthritis Foundation Focus On Raising National Awareness Of Osteoarthritis

Friday 5 February 2010 @ 3:02 am

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Hospital for Special Surgery, (HSS), a world leader in orthopedics and rheumatology, announced its support of the Arthritis Foundation and Ad Council newly launched campaign, “Moving is the Best Medicine,” to raise awareness of osteoarthritis, increase public health education and support breakthrough research…

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Exercise Program Associated With Denser Bones, Lower Fall Risk In Older Women

Thursday 4 February 2010 @ 5:02 am

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Women age 65 or older assigned to an exercise program for 18 months appeared to have denser bones and a reduced risk of falls, but not a reduced cardiovascular disease risk, compared with women in a control group. Wolfgang Kemmler, Ph.D., and colleagues at Freidrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, studied a total of 246 older women…

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Auxilium Announces U.S. Food And Drug Administration Approval For XIAFLEXTM For The Treatment Of Dupuytren’s Contracture

Thursday 4 February 2010 @ 2:02 am

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Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XIAFLEX™ (collagenase clostridium histolyticum), a novel, first-in-class, orphan-designated, biologic, for the treatment of adult Dupuytren’s contracture patients with a palpable cord…

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Ponseti Method Of Clubfoot Correction

Wednesday 3 February 2010 @ 5:02 am

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Clubfoot affects one in a thousand babies born in the United States, but with proper corrective treatment and follow-up, infants born with clubfoot can have feet compatible with an active, normal lifestyle. A new study in the February 2010 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) compared two common treatment options for clubfoot - Ponseti method and surgical treatment…

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New Technology Aims To Repair The After-Effects Of Gum Disease

Wednesday 3 February 2010 @ 2:02 am

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Advances in tissue engineering are offering the promise of being able to restore lost bone and gum tissue following periodontal disease. About a third of the population are affected by chronic inflammatory gum disease which can result in loss of the bone and other tissues that support our teeth…

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NICE’s Original Guidance On Preventing Fractures Due To Osteoporosis Still Stands Following Challenge

Monday 1 February 2010 @ 11:02 am

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Following a legal challenge to the process used to produce NICE’s existing guidance on prevention of osteoporotic fractures, the original recommendations remain unchanged in the updated guidance documents published last friday…

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Grandsons Can Inherit Grandpa’s Bone Weakness

Monday 1 February 2010 @ 3:02 am

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The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons. “This is the first time this risk factor for low bone mass has been demonstrated across two generations,” says associate professor Mattias Lorentzon, who led the research team at the Sahlgrenska Academy…

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