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Adena Bone and Joint Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, and Axon Sports have partnered to bring a computer-based concussion program to local schools that are served by Adena athletic trainers, according to a Chillicothe Gazette report.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has submitted to Congress a report (pdf) on data breaches that shows that more than 200 large-scale breaches of protected health information were reported in 2010.

Here are five studies about shoulder injuries and treatments. For points two through five, the information was gathered from studies published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.

DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., has partnered with Red Bull North America to provide medical services for Red Bull's athlete performance programs throughout the United States, according to a DISC news release.

Many patients who present shoulder pain are diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, which could have several causes, according to a release from American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Emory University Hospital surgeons recently performed a complete hand transplant during a 19-hour procedure on a 21-year-old patient, according to an ABC news report.

The medical industry reported 115 percent more data breach incidents in 2010 compared to 2009, according to a study (pdf) by the Digital Forensics Association.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform surgery on the left shoulder of Marlins short stop Hanley Ramirez, according to an MLB report.

Young athletes with hip pain may be able to prevent later arthritis by having their pain treated early on, according to a release from Hospital for Special Surgery.

Forty rural healthcare providers are receiving more than $11.9 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement health IT, according to an HHS news release.