Roberta Vinci&rsquo;s shocking victory over Serena Williams in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open this year set up an all-Italian finale. That contest saw Vinci lose to 33-year-old Flavia Pennetta, who, after her victory, promptly retired. And Serena, after

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You may think of soy as a food, but it&rsquo;s also used in manufacturing. In the 1930s, Henry Ford hired chemists to turn it into artificial silk, which he named Azlon. While Azlon never reached the market, Ford still used soy in his automobile paints, a

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Referrals are always a great way to find a qualified neurologist in your area. Learn more from our experts about finding a neurologist.

Neurology is a medical specialty that treats disorders of the neurological system. Typically your primary care doctor will recommend you seek a diagnosis or treatment from a neurologist when he or she believes a problem may have a neurological basis. Like other specialists, neurologists have different areas of special expertise. For example, some might focus on Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease or Multiple Sclerosis while others may focus on Alzheimer&rsquo;s or epilepsy. Make certain that the doctor is board certified, has a clean disciplinary history and has experience in the illness for which you are seeking care.&nbsp; 
 
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An orthopedic traumatologist specializes in broken bones. Learn more from our experts about orthopedic traumatologists.

An orthopedic traumatologist specializes in broken bones, or fracture care. Learn the top priority of an orthopedic traumatologist in this video with Rick Kline, MD, Trauma Medical Director at Regional Medical Center of San Jose.

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Orthopedic specialists include joint surgeons, trauma surgeons and sports medicine specialists. Learn more from our experts about orthopedic specialists.

Orthopedic specialists include joint surgeons, trauma surgeons and sports medicine specialists. In this video, Jeff Watson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Memorial Hospital of Tampa, describes the multidisciplinary approach to treating sports injuries.

What are the different types of orthopedic specialists?

While the injection of a steroid such as cortisone can have an anti-inflammatory effect on tennis elbow, doctors don't all agree on whether it's a good idea. Learn more from our experts about how steroid injections affect tennis elbow.

While the injection of a steroid such as cortisone can have an anti-inflammatory effect on tennis elbow, doctors don&#39;t all agree on whether it&#39;s a good idea. The problem is that even though a cortisone injection can give you dramatic and quick relief of symptoms, it may keep you from slowing down and stopping the aggravating activity. If the condition becomes more chronic, a patient might want to seek multiple injections, which could cause weakening and damage to the tendon and possibly the bone as well.&nbsp; 
 
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From a patient's perspective, hip replacements are much easier to recover from as there is less pain, dysfunction and work. Learn more from our experts about joint replacement.

Some surgeons prefer doing hip replacements, whereas some prefer the mechanics of a knee replacement. From a patient&#39;s persepective, hip replacements are much easier to recover from as there is less pain, dysfunction and work. 
 
Knee replacements are different. It takes a great deal of work on the part of the patient and, quite often, physical therapy to get range of motion back. 
 
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Platelet-rich plasma therapy is a treatment for aiding the regeneration of ligament and tendon injuries. Learn more from our experts about platelet-rich plasma therapy.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment is based on the theory that the bloodstream has healing chemicals in the platelet-rich section of the blood. So, if you think about it, if you cut your skin, you bleed, and that blood has chemicals which tell the skin to mend. If you break a bone, the bone bleeds, and the blood has chemicals which tells the bone to mend. 
 
In PRP, healthcare professionals take the blood from your arm (just like in a traditional blood test), but instead of spinning it 30 times a minute, they spin it much faster to concentrate those platelets in a concentration 500 times greater. They then inject that platelet-rich plasma into damaged tissue, which can help it to heal when your own body couldn&rsquo;t do it. 
 
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