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Potential Fix For Damaged Knees Identified By Study
Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have shown that a biodegradable scaffold or plug can be used to treat patients with damaged knee cartilage. The study is unique in that it used serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and newer quantitative T2 mapping to examine how the plug incorporated itself into the knee. The research, abstract 8372, was presented during the annual meeting of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, June 9-12, in Keystone, Colo.

Dr. David B. Samadi Introduces New Prostate Cancer Care Center For Robotic Surgery Patients At Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center has a new re center for prostate cancer treatment. Led by David B. Samadi, M.D., Chief of the Division of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Urology, the new state-of-the-art facility at 625 Madison Avenue in New York City specializes in pre- and post-surgery care for patients who undergo a robotic prostatectomy at Mount Sinai"s main campus. It also provides expertise in the treatment of other urologic cancers, including bladder and kidney. A multilingual staff offers assistance with patient travel arrangements, accommodations, and translation services when required.
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FDA Warns Web Sites Against Marketing Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Virus Claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the laws that protect consumers from illegal products marketed through the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
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Active Commuters On Track For Healthy Hearts

A new study published yesterday looked at "active commuters" who biked or walked to work, and reported they had reduced cardiovascular risk factors. Commenting on the study (1), Ellen Mason, Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said: "It"s clear from this study that walking or cycling to work can be a great boost for your heart health, as well as potentially saving cash and being good for the environment. "If you can"t walk or bike to work, you still need to give your heart a workout. Whether you take a walk at lunch, or challenge your workmates to a game of footie after work, we all need to find a way to get our 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week. "Our hearts need more exercise than many of us give them. The risk of heart disease can be reduced by being active, which can also reduce other risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, obesity, and the development of diabetes." (1) Arch Intern Med. 009;169[13]:1216-1223 (2009) Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D et al, of the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues studied 2,364 adults in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study who worked outside the home. The British Heart Foundation


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