Saturday, December 19, 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:

People 70 and older who drank 4 or more cups of green tea daily were 44% less likely to have depression http://bit.ly/5TYELd
Radiation Risk Calculator for Different Imaging Studies at XRayRisk.com http://bit.ly/5CEstt

Sharp Rise in Autism; Causes Unclear - one in every 110 U.S. children reportedly has autism http://bit.ly/8jdHBo

A patient shares the reality of recovery from prostate cancer surgery http://bit.ly/56Iorc

The concepts of "food as health and food as indulgence have battled for the soul of Whole Foods" http://bit.ly/5V6i8t

2 Kidney Recipients Contract Brain Disease (amoeba, Balamuthia mandrillaris) From Donor http://bit.ly/4LO9Ws

"The Chocolate Wars." Sorry, locavores. All cocoa is grown within 15 degrees of the equator. http://bit.ly/64OQMm

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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