Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Once H1N1 flu patients are sick enough to be hospitalized, many decline very fast, requiring ICU and ventilators http://bit.ly/2bBkfyMedical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.
Vision problems in the elderly that can't be corrected tied to a shorter lifespan http://bit.ly/EGMyX
Aspirin May Have Had a Deadly Role in 1918 Flu Epidemic. In 1918, JAMA suggested aspirin 1 gram q 3 hr for the flu, the equivalent of 25 standard 325-mg tablets http://bit.ly/uSvTN
"10% of the U.S. population is responsible for 64% of our health care costs" http://bit.ly/yvFOG
AMA: Expansion of medical services from retail clinics is concerning and may have unintended consequences for patients http://bit.ly/1OZdTF
"Neighborhoods with sidewalks, parks, farm markets decrease diabetes risk by 38%" http://bit.ly/29HXMX
Online Medical Calculators http://bit.ly/jRO3i
Online Nephrology Resources http://bit.ly/7Iwpe
Nobel Prize Winners by Country http://bit.ly/tstZ0
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