Book sale, Events, News You Can Use, & more

"The shin bone's connected to the thigh bone ..."
A pair of crutches

     Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears typically occur among athletes who make quick stops and rapid changes in direction. They are disproportionately common among adolescent females. Researchers have determined several factors that make tears more likely, a way to evaluate individual tear risk, and training practices that greatly lower risk. This article, its links, and the "Phys Ed" link below it are very informative, and include a freely available exercise program for coaches.

"The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone ..."
     Lifestyle choices can lower the odds of ever needing to replace hip or knee joints, or at least delay the need. However, prior joint traumas (such as ACL tears) and disease require many older adults to eventually get artificial joints. These surgeries are usually safe and successful, but about 7% of hip replacements fail within 7.5 years. Learn about decisions and preparations you can make to improve the short- and long-term success of your surgery.

"These bones gonna move around!"

Do-at-home exercises to help people with arthritis manage their pain and enjoy life more have been selected by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. The exercises are demonstrated in brief online videos.

Epilepsy

If you have epilepsy and need to keep a log, Seizure Tracker's online tools could make it easier to keep track of seizures, compare medication and dosage effectiveness, and share data with your doctor.
Epilepsy is a not life-threatening condition for most people who have it. However, for a few sub-groups, the risk of Image of person getting an MEG

SUDEP - sudden unexplained death in epilepsy - can be as high as one in 100 per year. Some doctors do not discuss SUDEP with high-risk patients and their family members. Learn about risk factors and ways to reduce any risk with these FAQs from the Epilepsy Foundation.
Learn more about this disorder and its effect on patients and family members in the New York Times.

Can you guess...
... which cancer is most lethal for men? For women? The answer to each question is the same: killing more people than cancers of the breast, prostate and colon combined, lung cancer is the second-most frequently diagnosed cancer in the U.S., and easily the most deadly.
Photo of woman with a terry turban

Here's another question for you: What proportion of lung cancer patients have never smoked? About one in ten among men, and one in five among women. In fact, nonsmokers are more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer than melanoma, kidney, or ovarian cancer.
Lung cancer diagnoses are often belated, especially in nonsmokers and most especially among younger nonsmokers, in whom they're least expected. For smokers and nonsmokers alike, the warning signs listed in "Just a Cough, or Lung Cancer?" are worth learning. (The links in this article to "Patient Voices" and a Jane Brody article are interesting too.)