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The bone located between the hip and the knee; the thighbone

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A California Dream

Published October 7, 2008, 7:43 am, CPJ Press Freedom Online

After Jehad Ali's leg was shattered by assailants in Iraq, colleagues raised money, and surgeons in California offered help. Now, Ali has cleared another big hurdle: He’s gained permission to enter the United States.

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Runners should strive to avoid stress fractures

Published October 7, 2008, 1:32 am, The Scranton Times-Tribune

First of four parts on running. The 13th Steamtown Marathon is three weeks away. After training each spring and summer for the first seven Steamtown Marathons, not a Columbus Day weekend goes by without my thoughts turning to this great event.

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UPDATE: Crews extricate woman after Caledonia crash

Published October 6, 2008, 12:23 am, The Journal Times

CALEDONIA — The family of Michaelle Patmore watched nervously as Caledonia rescue crews worked hard to pry the 28-year-old Caledonia woman from her Jeep Grand Cherokee on Saturday afternoon.

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NAU volleyball team bounces back with conference win

Published October 5, 2008, 7:33 am, Arizona Daily Sun

The NAU volleyball team bounced back from its first home loss with a stirring four-game win over visiting Eastern Washington -- 30- 28, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20 -- in front of a crowd of 1,074 at the Rolle Activity Center on Saturday evening.

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Road to recovery for Howell's hero

Published October 5, 2008, 3:53 am, Asbury Park Press

Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan doesn't consider himself a hero.The Howell community seems to disagree, of course, as there have been parades and events to honor the wounded Afghanistan war veteran since he came home two weeks ago.

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Jets' Westhoff happy to be back after leg surgery

Published October 3, 2008, 12:47 pm, WSTM Central New York

Mike Westhoff was in a hospital bed a few months ago, a titanium rod inserted into his left leg and unsure when he'd be able to walk - let alone coach again.

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Toshia"s story

Published October 3, 2008, 6:48 am, The Thomaston Times

The pain in her leg has been there for six years, since she was 13 years old, and had “limb salvage surgery.” Toshia Casteel Landers was only a young teen when she was just the fifth person in the country to have this progressive, innovative surgery to save her leg from a large cancerous growth.

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Brewers postgame roundtable: 3 big questions

Published October 1, 2008, 4:49 pm, The Capital Times

The Capital Times sports staff answers three big questions after the Brewers' 3-1 loss to the Phillies in Wednesday's Game 1 of the National League Division Series: 1. Which deserves more of the blame? The Brewers' defense or their offense? Dennis Punzel: Defense. If it hadn't been for the bobble by Hall, the drop by Weeks and the misplay by Cameron, the Brewers win 1-0. ...

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Knee Arthritis Did Not Benefit From Supplements

Published October 1, 2008, 3:09 am, Medical News Today

US scientists found that the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate were no more effective than placebo at slowing down the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of patients with osteoarthritis; however they also said the trial was probably too short and too small, and spoke more to scientists about how to conduct further research in this area than than to patients.

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