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CNN interviews an orthopedic surgeon at Emory: Mild injury as a child leads to chronic changes as we get older:

Medical scientists have made major advances in treating different types of cancer in the past decade, but perhaps none more so than the blood cancer known as myeloma. WSJ's Ron Winslow explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero:

"Here we are with all the time in the world" is my favorite song from the last Deep Purple album. The band apparently applies the same principle to recording their new album. More info here: Deep Purple Plan January Sessions for New Album http://buff.ly/1mBYXpm Deep Purple – All The Time In The World Lyrics There's still a long way to go And the nights are closing in But if I'd travelled any faster babe Lord knows where I might have been Right from those early days I put my faith in the axle not the wheels Like old Zeno's toytus with Achilles snapping at my heels Don't worry There's no hurry Here we are With all the time in the world I could have been a high-flying dealer But I have no desire for speed I could have been a wild receiver But I've got everything I need And so I watch the world Go racing by tearing up the street I lay back in the long grass Take it easy and rest my feet Don't worry You know, there's no hurry Here we are With all th

Resolution Solutions: Dr Roizen suggests 4 simple resolutions that can leave you feeling younger, healthier, and more energetic in the new year:

Featuring Dr Lang: Cleveland Clinic Executive Health Program provides patients with a wide array of personalized options to enhance their health and well-being. The program is tailored to meet the needs of busy professionals and supports companies by optimizing the health of their executive teams.

The hepatitis C virus (HCV), a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae with six major genotypes, infects up to 150 million people worldwide. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection causes progressive liver fibrosis, which can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There is now an e ffective oral regimen . New research findings are summarized in this short video from NEJM: This is a ribavirin-free single-tablet regimen. There 2 medications in the single tablet: - Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide analogue inhibitor of the HCV NS5B polymerase approved for the treatment of HCV in combination with a variety of other agents, including NS5A inhibitors, ribavirin, and peginterferon–ribavirin. - Velpatasvir is a new pangenotypic HCV NS5A inhibitor with antiviral activity against HCV replicons in genotypes 1 through 6. The rate of sustained virologic response among patients receiving sofosbuvir–velpatasvir was 99%. See the NEJM article, "Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir for HCV Geno