http://www.backbuddies.com Get help and advice about your aching back here! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little ... http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/natural-and-artificial-sheaths-used-to-mend-traumatic-bone-loss Women with metal-on-metal hip implants, where both the ball of the joint and the surface of the socket are made of metal, pass metal ions to their offspring during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The ions are the result of wear and corrosion ... http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/elevated-levels-of-cobalt-and-chromium-found-in-offspring-of-moms-with-metal-on-metal-hip-implants Biomineralization and osteoporosis investigator Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., the Starr Chair in Mineralized Tissue Research at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, has been selected the 2010 recipient of the Orthopaedic Research Society/American Orthopaedic Association Alfred R. Shands, Jr. Award. The award was presented to Dr... More: continued here ... http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/adele-boskey-2010-recipient-of-orsaoa-award-for-lifetime-contributions-to-orthopedics RepRegen™, the 'smart biomaterials' company previously known as BioCeramic Therapeutics, announced today that data from an in vitro study has demonstrated that its patented Strontium-based bioactive glass platform promotes osteoblast cell activity and proliferation... More: continued here http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/repregen%e2%84%a2-reports-potential-advance-in-the-repair-and-regeneration-of-hard-tissue-such-as-bone Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)... More: continued here http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/study-finds-elevated-levels-of-cobalt-and-chromium-in-offspring-of-patients-with-metal-on-metal-hip-implants Acologix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced the results of its latest preclinical study demonstrating that AC-100, its therapeutic product candidate derived from an endogenous human protein, promotes cartilage regeneration in a large animal model. The data will be presented by Dr. David M... More: continued here http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/acologix-presents-data-on-cartilage-regeneration-by-ac-100-at-the-56th-annual-meeting-of-the-orthopaedic-research-society Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that XIAFLEX™ (collagenase clostridium histolyticum), a novel, first-in-class, orphan-designated, biologic, is now available by prescription in the United States for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord... More: continued here http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/auxilium-announces-availability-of-xiaflextm-for-the-treatment-of-dupuytrens-contracture Dr. Marc McKee, of McGill's Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is collaborating closely with Enobia Pharma Inc, a Quebec biotech company, to develop innovative treatments for serious genetic bone diseases. McKee's research looks into the reasons why calcium-phosphate mineral fails to crystallize properly to ... http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/enobia-pharma-taps-mcgill-expertise-in-developing-first-effective-treatment-for-rare-genetic-disorder Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient's opposite shoulder, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers... More: continued here http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/shoulder-function-not-fully-restored-after-surgery-henry-ford-hospital-study Heel pain is a very common foot problem. The sufferer usually feels pain either under the heel (planter fasciitis) or just behind it (Achilles tendinitis), where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone. Even though heel pain can be severe and sometimes disabling, it is rarely a health threat... More: ... http://www.backbuddies.com/back-health-news/what-is-heel-pain-what-causes-heel-pain