Study prompts call for wider ban on metal hips

LONDON (Reuters) – New research confirmed that all-metal artificial hips fail more often than other types, fuelling concerns about the devices and prompting a call from researchers on Tuesday for a ban. The analysis in The Lancet medical journal came two weeks after Britain’s medical regulator said nearly 50,000 Britons with metal-on-metal hips needed annual check-ups to monitor for problems, including exposure to toxic metals. …