"Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study" 
US News Jan 30
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/01/30/vegetarianism-may-cut-heart-disease-risk-by-third-study

"Waist Measure and BMI Best Predict Heart Disease Death Risk"  Medscape Jan 29
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/778382

"To Maximize Weight Loss, Eat Early in The Day, Not Late"
NPR Jan 30
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/30/170591028/to-maximize-weight-loss-eat-early-in-the-day-not-late

"High-back boosters are the safest type"
Cons Rep Jan 28
http://news.consumerreports.org/baby/2013/01/high-back-boosters-are-the-safest-type.html

"Timing of meals may be key to weight loss"
WCVB Jan 29
http://www.wcvb.com/health/Timing-of-meals-may-be-key-to-weight-loss/-/9848730/18304512/-/format/rsss_2.0/-/sec6r6/-/index.html

"Iraq War Vet Brendan Marrocco Gets Double Arm Transplant"
ABC Jan 29
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-iraq-war-vet-brendan-marrocco-receives-double/story?id=18343642

"New Vaccine Schedule Released"

Medpage Jan 28
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Vaccines/37055

"Metabolic syndrome in 40s linked to TV, lack of exercise, at age 16"
Heart Jan 25
http://www.theheart.org/article/1499587.do

"CDC: 1,527 Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in 2009 to 2010"
Phys Brief Jan 25
http://www.physiciansbriefing.com/Article.asp?AID=672849

"FDA panel wants limits on hydrocodone painkillers"
USAT Jan 25
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/25/fda-panel-hydrocodone-painkillers/1865345/

"Tolvaptan Poses Risk for Serious Liver Damage, FDA Warns"

Medscape Jan 25 

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/778200

"Female Smokers Face Greater Risk Than Previously Thought"
NPR Jan 24
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/24/170102604/female-smokers-face-greater-risk-than-previously-thought

"Immigration reform could add millions under Obama health law"
Hill Jan 26
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/279231-immigration-reform-could-add-millions-under-obama-health-law

"Targeted Program Curbs Teen Drinking"
Medpage Jan 25
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/37015
"In a randomized controlled trial, the targeted program reduced the risk of binge drinking by 43% . . . "

"Genes and Environment Combine to Bring on Mental Illness"
NewsHour Jan 23
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/01/genes-and-environment-combine-to-influence-mental-illness.html

' CPR longer than 20 minutes in kids "is not futile" '
Heart Jan 23
http://www.theheart.org/article/1498589.do
"More children than expected survive cardiac arrests in the hospital following prolonged resuscitation, new research shows [1]. The study—the largest to date in this field—"should help dispel common perceptions that cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] is futile beyond 20 minutes," say Dr Renée Matos (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA) and colleagues in their report, published online January 22, 2013 in Circulation. . . "

" 'Sticker Shock' Is Non-Issue When Ordering Tests"
Medpage Jan 24
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Radiology/DiagnosticRadiology/36997
"Providing clinicians with information about the cost of the imaging tests they order failed to cut down on test utilization, a randomized study found. . . "

"New norovirus bug sweeps nation"
USAT Jan 24
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2013/01/24/new-norovirus-bug-from-australia/1861969/

"Drunk-er Driving in Rural Ireland Passes Council Vote"
Newsy Jan 23
http://www.newsy.com/videos/drunk-er-driving-in-rural-ireland-passes-council-vote/
' ABC explains what the changes specifically allow.

“The council voted 5-3 – with 12 absent and seven abstaining – to issue special permits to individuals who live in rural areas and wish to drive home on remote countryside roads after consuming two to three alcoholic beverages.” . . . '

"Early Fluid Resuscitation Reduces Sepsis Mortality"
Medscape Jan 21
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/777935

"Painkiller Paradox: Feds Struggle To Control Drugs That Help And Harm"
NPR Jan 23
AUDIO
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/01/23/169963431/painkiller-paradox-feds-struggle-to-control-drugs-that-help-and-harm

"Weight Surgery Reverses Heart Damage in Some Teens"
Medpage Jan 22
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Obesity/36950

"Coronary Artery Calcium Predicts Cardiovascular Death in T2DM"
Phys Brief Jan 18
http://www.physiciansbriefing.com/Article.asp?AID=671751