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The Old Guys Rule clothing line recently honored San Clemente, Calif.-based orthopedic surgeon Gus Gialamas, MD, with its first Badge of Honor "unsung hero" award, according to a report from The Orange County Register.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors has updated guidelines and recommendations on reducing blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, according to an AAOS news release.

Personal information on more than 14,000 patients from Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and North Memorial in Robbinsdale, Minn., was stored on a laptop that was stolen in July, according to an ABC Eyewitness News report.

In federal court in Maine, a Florida couple received four years and three months in prison for mailing oxycodone to a Maine couple, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

Psychological interventions can alleviate chronic pain, improve patients' quality of life and stop onset of disabilities, but only if they are motivated to be active, according to a Medical News Today report.

Here are the programs and legislation that have recently been enacted in five different states to curb illicit use of pain medication.

Kevin Forsythe, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, Calif., according to a Paso Robles Press report.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute in Los Angeles, recently performed elbow surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jonathan Broxton, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Xavier Durlande, MD, a team orthopedist for the Atlanta Braves, will perform arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Braves relief pitcher Peter Moylan, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, the Army's surgeon general, is a strong advocate of alternative therapies, especially acupuncture, rather than pain medications, according to a San Antonio Express report.