BREAKING NEWS / Medtronic to acquire Covidien

BREAKING NEWS     Medtronic announces acquisition of Covidien Medtronic Inc. and Covidien plc have entered into a definitive agreement under which Medtronic has agreed to acquire Covidien. The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at approximately $42.9 billion. Read more           Jason Rhodes Number of skiing injuries decrease as equipment advances BOULDER, Colo. — Skiing has seen its rate of injury decrease with the advancement of athletic equipment, said a speaker at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Annual Congress, here.Read more           Omer Mei-Dan Most BASE jumping injuries found to be severe BOULDER, Colo. — Although the rate of injury for BASE jumpers is fairly low, the injuries are substantial, according to data presented at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Annual Congress. Read more           Speaker: Lacerations most common surfing injury BOULDER, Colo. — Surfers sustain lacerations more than any other injury, according to a presenter at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Annual Congress. Read more

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	Narrowing of joint space and cystic lesions in femoral head Orthopedics — May 2014 Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoral Nerve Paresthesia Caused by an Acetabular Paralabral Cyst — by Taira Kanauchi, MD; et al. This report describes a rare case of femoral nerve paresthesia caused by an acetabular paralabral cyst of the hip joint. Read more