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Chilton Hospital opens $2.5 million Total Joint CenterFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:36AMPompton Plains Each year, nearly 800,000 people undergo hip and knee replacement surgery, the most common joint replacements performed in the United States. The damaged joint is removed and exchanged for an artificial one that restores range of motion while relieving pain. For those in need of joint replacement, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient orthopedic unit is available right in the community.

This Hour: Latest Iowa news, sports, business and entertainmentMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:13AMResidents of a Council Bluffs apartment are moving because of concerns about a sewer line.

San Francisco Worker Burned By Electrical Wire At Transbay Terminal SiteSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:38PMCal/OSHA has been brought in to investigate an accident that left a man with burns after he came in contact with live electrical wires at the site of the Transbay Terminal project.

Security company fined after female guard raped on jobFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:21PMA security company was fined $92,750 Friday after a female guard was raped by an intruder at an unsecured construction site.

Male smokers less likely to need joint replacement surgery of hip or kneeThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:30PM( Wiley-Blackwell ) Surprising results from a new study revealed that men who smoke had less risk of undergoing total joint replacement surgery than those who never smoked. Researchers also reported that men who were overweight, or who engaged in vigorous physical activity were more likely to need arthroplasty. Details of this study are now available in Arthritis & Rheumatism,a journal published ...

Worker falls, dies at Conoco Wood River refineryWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:41PMHOUSTON (Reuters) - A contract worker died after falling from the top of an asphalt storage tank on Tuesday at the ConocoPhillips refinery in Wood River, Illinois, the company said on Wednesday.

Central Maine Medical Center Designated as Blue Distinction Center of ExcellenceWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:00PMCiting clinical expertise and quality of care, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine has designated Central Maine Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Â

British University to launch Guangzhou centreSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:48PMThe University of Birmingham is to open a collaborative centre later this summer in Guangzhou, China, with the government of Guangzhou, the university announced on Friday.

MFR opens $1 million safety centerFriday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:15PMAbout five years ago, the Marine Corps noticed an alarming rate of motorcycle related deaths, said Jeffery J. Peters, MarForRes director of safety and center supervisor.