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<title>Baby boomers competing for hip operations  (31 March 2008)</title>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;The Times reports that baby boomers are competing for hip operations with older people, and the pain and strain will be felt by the health service.&amp;nbsp; Jane Wheatly writes that surgical techniques have improved and surgeons are more confident, &lt;i&gt;“enabling them to meet more readily the demands of the baby-boomer generation who want to go on dancing, playing tennis and hiking up &lt;city w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;/city&gt;&lt;place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;/place&gt;Machu Picchu.”&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;The article reports several case studies and talks of the improvement in early screening methods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted By: &lt;b&gt;sollerenshaw&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viewed: &lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; times&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a &lt;a href=&quot;/?http://www.hipandkneenetwork.co.uk//?/?module=news&amp;amp;nid=7&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; Comment(s)&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:29:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Hip operation patients allowed to pick any hospital</title>
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<description>Nigel Hawkes, Health Editor reports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Patients&lt;br /&gt;
in England needing new hips will be able to choose to go anywhere in&lt;br /&gt;
the country for their operation from July, the Health Secretary&lt;br /&gt;
has announced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted By: &lt;b&gt;Keith&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Viewed: &lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt; times&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a &lt;a href=&quot;/?http://www.hipandkneenetwork.co.uk//?/?module=news&amp;amp;nid=6&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; Comment(s)&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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