Them Bones

Call to include geriatrics in MBBS syllabus

Edit The Hindu 02 Oct 2016

. The State government should address the problem of shortage of geriatric care centres. Kerala has the largest elderly population in the country (12 per cent), says Steve Paul of the Geriatric centre at Jubilee Mission Medical College Hospital in Thrissur. The national average of elderly persons is 9 per cent ... “Ailments gnaw at every organ, bone and nerve ... Socialisation will make them mentally and physically healthy ... “ ... ....

April 13: Mets 2, Marlins 1

Edit Newsday 02 Oct 2016

(Credit. Jim McIsaac). The Must Win Game. according to Terry Collins. The Mets were 2-5, had lost four straight and Collins was in crisis mode, saying, "This is a game we had to have." ... Up to then, Matz had been pitching with bone spurs and what the team called an impingement in his shoulder ... The Mets had been shut out for six innings by Jose Fernandez, who made his last start against them before perishing n a boating accident on Sept. 25....

Bethancourt may add relief to varied skillset

Edit MLB 02 Oct 2016

PHOENIX -- Baseball has utility men. It has super-utility men. And it has Christian Bethancourt. The Padres traded for Bethancourt last offseason so he could serve as their backup catcher, a role which he filled adequately this year ... Full Game Coverage ... "The pitching is new to him ... Cosart -- who has a bone spur in his right elbow -- will be evaluated Monday, while Ross - who has an inflamed right shoulder - will meet with doctors Tuesday ... ....

Bethancourt may add relief to varied skillset (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Oct 2016

(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball). When he returns to action, it could be in a very different role. During his recovery, Bethancourt has begun throwing bullpen sessions -- as a pitcher ... 'If he didn't embrace it, we wouldn't have pushed him down this path ... ... News and notes ... Cosart -- who has a bone spur in his right elbow -- will be evaluated Monday, while Ross - who has an inflamed right shoulder - will meet with doctors Tuesday....

Leo Teskey's path to dangerous offender status

Edit Toronto Sun 02 Oct 2016

When Leo Teskey beat Dougald Miller into a coma on Nov. 21, 2000, it was far from his first brush with violence ... Dangerous offenders may apply for parole after seven years. As of 2015, there were 622 dangerous offenders under Correctional Service Canada’s jurisdiction, 50 of them tied to Alberta ... The assault left Miller in a coma, suffering severe brain damage, fractures to his skull, ribs, orbital bone and a torn right ear.  ....

Demystifying Science: What is a ‘hyperelastic bone’?

Edit The Hindu 01 Oct 2016

Hyperelastic Bone or HB is a breakthrough in reconstructive surgery. It is a new synthetic material that can be implanted under the skin as a scaffold for new bone to grow on, or used to replace lost bone matter altogether ... strength to create bone....

Print-On-Demand Bone Could Quickly Mend Major Injuries

Edit Slashdot 01 Oct 2016

If you shatter a bone in the future, a 3D printer and some special ink could be your best medicine. Researchers have created what they call "hyperelastic bone" that can be manufactured on demand and works almost as well as the real thing, at least in monkeys and rats ... cues to stem cells to create bone....

Elefteriou recognized by American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (Baylor College of Medicine)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Oct 2016

'We discovered a drug two years ago that we could repurpose to improve the quality of these bones and prevent fracture and the morbidity associated with their non-union, but not all children with NF1 develop these tibial abnormalities, so we now need to find ways to predict which children are progressing toward tibial defects so that we can preventatively include them in a clinical trial and eventually treat them,' said Elefteriou....

76ers' Ben Simmons breaks bone in right foot

Edit The Associated Press 01 Oct 2016

1 overall pick Ben Simmons broke a bone in his right ... The team said Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal bone....

76ers' top pick Ben Simmons has fractured foot

Edit Penn Live 01 Oct 2016

The team said Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal bone....

NBA: 76ers' Ben Simmons breaks bone in right foot

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 01 Oct 2016

Ben Simmons has a broken bone in his right foot and its unknown how long the No. 1 overall pick will be sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons was injured Friday during the final training camp scrimmage at Stockton University in New Jersey. The Sixers said Simmons rolled an ankle, and X-rays and an MRI revealed a fractured fifth metatarsal bone. The Australian forward played at LSU last season ... ....

Ben Simmons breaks bone in right foot; former LSU star out indefinitely

Edit The Times Picayune 01 Oct 2016

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons broke a bone in his right foot Friday during the Philadelphia 76ers' final training camp scrimmage at Stockton University. The team said Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal bone. It was unclear how long he will be sidelined. The Australian forward played at LSU last season ... ....

No. 1 NBA draft pick Ben Simmons fractures bone in right foot, out indefinitely

Edit Orlando Sentinel 01 Oct 2016

No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons broke a bone in his right foot Friday during the Philadelphia 76ers' final training camp scrimmage at Stockton University. The team said Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal bone. It was unclear how long he will be sidelined. The Australian forward played at LSU ... ....