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- Sculpting, battlefield medicine will be key topics at Hospital for Special Surgery Symposium
November 12, 2008 - From the war in Iraq to the parallels of sculpting and orthopedic surgery to winter sports foot injuries, Hospital for Special Surgery's 90th Annual Alumni Association Symposium offers a broad range of discussions that go beyond the operating room....
- New Therapeutic Target Identified for Rheumatoid Arthritis
November 5, 2008 - Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a potential new therapeutic target that could be used to treat inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
The study, published online ahead of print, will appear Nov. 14 in the journal Immunity. Specifically, the study reveals that two molecular pathways, the Notch and Toll-like receptor pathways, are linked and that manipulating a protein called RBP-J involved in both pathways, could serve as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis....
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- Opinion: Cancer's not the only smoking risk
November 20, 2008 - Called over to two human bodies being studied, we were told that one lung we were looking at was from a smoker, the other from a non-smoker. The sight reminds vivid years later — the smoker's lung was the color of the tailpipe exhaust from a car burning oil. The non-smoker evangelists got a convert that day....
- An off-the-ball look at your favorite sports celebrities
November 16, 2008 - Six weeks ago, Lofgren underwent bilateral hip surgery in New York at Hospital for Special Surgery. The surgery was performed by Dr.Paul Pellicci. "Dr. Pellicci is known as the Bruce Springsteen of hip surgery," Lofgren explains. While in the hospital one of the first calls came from Springsteen. He jokingly told Lofgren that he would have to pick up his rehab in order to be ready for the Super Bowl....
- Lowell is making progress
November 15, 2008 - Mike Lowell's recovery from right hip surgery is on schedule and "seems to be going very well," said Bryan Kelly, the surgeon who operated on the Red Sox third baseman's torn labrum....
