Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Health News of the Day

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:

Map of Medicine Healthguides (mind maps) show evidence-based management for common conditions http://bit.ly/5JZ3VU

Many Doctors Unaware of Deadly 'Choking Game' - Dozens of teens have died trying to achieve euphoric state. Deadly "choking game" played by many teens, also known as "blackout", "pass-out", "scarf game" and "space monkey" http://bit.ly/71VqZt

Phthalates - a controversial plastics chemical - may be linked to boys' breast enlargement http://bit.ly/4YgcaB

Study: If you look young for your age, chances are you'll live longer than if you appear worn out http://bit.ly/5AXJCL

"Don't want to hire smokers? Check the law first" http://bit.ly/6okFni

Rare dementias rob personality, then life - CNN http://bit.ly/79vgTR

Medical 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.

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