James Glazer, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine physician practicing at Coastal Orthopedics in Brunswick, Maine, cautioned that overhydration poses serious risks to runners.

The Supreme Court struck down a Vermont law that prohibited drug manufacturers and data mining companies from selling and using physicians' prescription information.

Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently discussed common baseball injuries and safety precautions that Major League Baseball players take to avoid them on Comcast SportsNet, according to a practice news release.

Damon Noto, MD, a physician with Spine & Joint Center in Hackensack, N.J., is now using adult stem cells harvested from the patient to help stimulate tissue growth during spinal procedures, according to a practice news release.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's board of directors approved a new position statement on serious adverse effects, expressing concern for adverse events that occur outside of the physician's control, according to an organization news release.

Spine surgeons from the South Texas Spinal Clinic are now using NuVasive's eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion technology for spinal procedures, according to a practice news release.

Steve Paragioudakis, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon and founder of Orthopedic Spine Specialists of NJ, has been named to the board of medical advisors for United Health Products, according to a company news release.

According to a report by the Food and Drug Administration, it is difficult to ensure that all players along the supply chain meet their safety and quality responsibilities with half of all medical devices in the United States imported.

Sacroiliac joint injections can be challenging to insert in the right place each time, however the double-needle method can improve accuracy, according to an article published in Pain Physicians.

John Bookmyer, CEO of the Pain Management Group, based in Findlay, Ohio, says true pain management clinics are sometimes confused with the "pill mills" involved in the current epidemic of prescription pain medication abuse, but the differences are substantial, which develops and operates outpatient pain clinics in partnership with hospitals. "Pill mills market themselves as 'pain clinics' but operate in a manner far different from the balanced approach to pain," says Mr. Bookmyer. He identifies six ways pain management clinics differ from pill mills.