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David R. Schmidt, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been selected as the chairman of the 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.

Quality Orthopaedic Care in Concord, N.H., recently merged with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord, according to a hospital news release.

In an editorial published in the Sun-Sentinel, Paul Sloan, president of the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers, wrote the majority of Florida's pain physicians and centers are legitimate, and law enforcement campaigns pose a threat to the existence of…

The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning a Vermont law that prohibits data mining companies from using physicians' prescription records for marketing purposes, according to a New York Times news report.

In a comparison of subacute and chronic back pain, researchers found three key differences in the clinical features of these two pain conditions, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.

William Taylor, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon, has begun connecting Medicaid patients with spine and joint problems with surgeons who are able to treat them, according to an American-Statesman news report.

The recent rise in oblique injuries among professional baseball players may be associated with creatine, a legal dietary supplement that enhances muscle mass and strength, said Lewis Maharam, MD, former president of the New York chapter of the American College…

Craig Shank, MD, has joined Dayton (Ohio) Children's Orthopedic Center, according to a Dayton Daily News report.

An analysis of medical literature showed a lack of screening tools in the management of opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain, according to research published in the journal Pain Physician.

Boston Scientific has reported a 14 percent increase of worldwide neuromodulation sales as part of its first quarter FY 2011 financial results, according to a company news release.