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Cerasorb(R) M Used Successfully During Acetabular Cup Replacement
curasan AG presented its innovative medical products for regenerative orthopaedics (orthobiologics) under the umbrella brand Cerasorb® at the trade show held in conjunction with the 57th annual congress of the Association of South-German Orthopaedic Surgeons in Baden-Baden. Interest was primarily focused on the bone substitute material Cerasorb® M with its successful use in acetabular cup revisions being highlighted in one of the lectures: Dr. S. Berger, a member of the working group headed by Prof. C. H. Siebert at the Orthopaedic Clinic, Annastift, Hanover, reported about the positive experiences relating to the use of the bone substitute material for the filling of defects during hip endoprostheses replacement procedures. Orthopaedic surgeons achieved good bone consolidation with Cerasorb® M in over 30 patients between the ages of 60 and 90 years.
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Solomon Islands Could See Increase In HIV Cases, World Health Organization Says
A recent estimate from the World Health Organization says that the number of HIV cases in the Solomon Islands could reach at least 350 by 2010, the Solomon Star News reports. The Star News reports that 12 new HIV cases were confirmed in 2008, although the actual number of new cases could be higher because of unreported cases. Of the 12 cases reported in 2008, eight were among women and four were among men, according to a health report.In addition, sexually transmitted infections, particularly syphilis and chlamydia, are prevalent among pregnant women in the country and overall condom use is low, indicating that people could be at a high risk for HIV, according to the report. The most at-risk populations include mobile workers, commercial sex workers, students and men who have sex with men. Twelve facilities in the country currently offer HIV tests, and a relatively low number of tests are conducted, according to the Star News. The Ministry of Health has partnered with various groups and agencies to address HIV/AIDS in the country, the Star News reports (Carter, Solomon Star News, 5/26).
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Medimix International To Exhibit At American Society of Clinical Oncology AGM
Medimix International, a leader in global healthcare marketing research for life sciences industry, announced that it will be exhibiting at the 45th AGM of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which will take place in Orlando, Florida from May 29-June 2, 2009. The annual ASCO meeting is considered to be the premier educational and scientific event in the oncology community, a forum for cutting-edge scientific and educational developments in oncology with a focus on personalizing cancer care.
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Greater Manchester Roofing Companies Urged To Put Safety First After Worker Falls Through Roof

Roofing companies in Greater Manchester are being urged to make safety one of their top priorities after a man fell through the roof of a Swinton factory. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Tower Roofing Ltd following the incident at Magnesium Elektron Ltd"s premises on Rake Lane in Swinton. It was fined ÷£3,500 and ordered to pay full costs of ÷£5,976 at Trafford Magistrates Court on Thursday 23 July. Lee Bridge was cleaning guttering at the factory on 6 March 2008 when the fragile roof gave way. He landed on a stack of pallets more than two metres below him, before bouncing off them and falling a further two metres to the concrete floor. Tower Roofing, which is based on Brandlesholme Road in Bury, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 for failing to take suitable precautions to prevent the incident from occurring. HSE Inspector Angelica Rutherford-Hacon said: "Mr Bridge is lucky to be alive and would have been seriously injured if the pallets hadn"t broken his fall. "The roof he was working on was clearly fragile and should have been boarded out before any attempt was made to clean the guttering. Tower Roofing didn"t think enough about safety in advance of the work starting and put its employees at risk as a result. "Working on roofs can be extremely dangerous so it"s vital that work is planned properly. Companies should involve the workers who will be doing the job and consult them about the right equipment to use. Those in charge of the work need to ensure that safe methods of working are properly implemented and checked. "Tower Roofing allowed two of its employees to carry out work on a fragile roof - with one of them working more than six metres above the ground - without having proper safety measures in place. "It is only by luck that the incident did not result in a fatality and I hope that it will act as a reminder to roofing companies to treat safety as one of their top priorities." The HSE is advising roof workers to assume that all roofs are fragile unless they can confirm otherwise, as there may be non-visible damage caused by weathering or general deterioration. More information about working safely on roofs is available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/roof.htm. Notes Section 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 states: "Where work is carried out at height, every employer shall take suitable and sufficient measures to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, any person falling a distance liable to cause personal injury." HSE


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