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  More than 1 million people undergo total joint replacements each year, and nearly 10,000 will develop infections. To reduce this infection risk, a Houston Methodist orthopedic surgeon created small antibiotic beads that are implanted with the new joint to slowly release medicine for several weeks.

As winter cold descends, people tend to hunker down for warmth, often in places where others are in close proximity. It’s a recipe for spreading colds.

Skin is the body’s largest organ, so it’s important to take good care of it. However, doing so doesn’t necessarily mean breaking the bank, say dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology. In fact, petroleum jelly, a common, inexpensive product found in most people’s medicine cabinets, can have multiple skin care uses for the entire family.

  Sleeping less than the recommended eight hours a night is associated with intrusive, repetitive thoughts like those seen in anxiety or depression, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

An international study from the O’Donnell Brain Institute shows one of Africa’s most lethal diseases, Sleeping sickness, is actually a circadian rhythm disorder caused by the acceleration of biological clocks controlling a range of vital functions besides sleep.