"Five More Physicians Indicted in Massive Fraud Case" 
Medscape Mar 27
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/781537 

"HIV, hepatitis tests urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients"
Reuters Mar 30
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/30/us-usa-health-oklahoma-idUSBRE92S0DN20130330

"Vaccine-Autism Link Knocked Down Again"
Medpage Mar 29
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Autism/38165

"Niacin adverse events disputed in AIM-HIGH and HPS2-THRIVE"
Heart Mar 26
http://www.theheart.org/article/1522371.do 
"Boden is referring to the adverse events in the Heart Protection Study 2-Treatment of HDL to Reduce the Incidence of Vascular Events (HPS2-THRIVE). Right now both camps appear to have taken different sides in interpreting the adverse events in the AIM-HIGH study. Whereas Boden is cautious in making too much of the small number of adverse events in AIM-HIGH, the HPS2-THRIVE investigators, including principal investigator Dr Jane Armitage (Oxford University, UK) and co-director Dr Rory Collins (Oxford University), believe the findings from AIM-HIGH support their study results. They issued a press release stating that the AIM-HIGH results are consistent with what they observed in HPS2-THRIVE and that in light of these findings, "the use of all niacin products used to treat lipids should now be reconsidered." . . . "

"Resident Duty Hour Regulations May Have Unintended Harms"   
Medscape Mar 25
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/781387  

"Maryland House approves bill to legalize medical marijuana"
Jurist Mar 26
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/03/maryland-house-approves-bill-to-legalize-medical-marijuana.php

"Meters that Miss High Blood Sugar Recalled"
Medpage Mar 26
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/38086

"Key Medicare Factors: Aging Population, More Beneficiaries"
Conc Coal Mar 5 
http://concordcoalition.org/washington-budget-report/517604/10-2013

"Among budget wonks, there is something of a consensus that the projected upward trajectory of our debt is caused primarily by projected growth in federal health care programs. The short-hand version: The nation’s fiscal challenge is really “just a health care problem.”

Yet Concord Coalition Policy Director Joshua Gordon says in a recent blog post that this shorthand is misleading because over the next 20 years, inflation from an inefficient and poorly incentivised health care system is not a big problem for Medicare. Instead, recent reports from the CBO, HHS and the GAO show that nearly three-quarters of Medicare’s spending increases can be attributed to the aging of the population and the growing number of beneficiaries. . . "

"Rivaroxaban gets ACS indication recommendation from European regulators"
Heart Mar 22
http://www.theheart.org/article/1521155.do  

"ACOG Advises Against Planned Cesareans" 
Medpage Mar 22
http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/38031 

"Study Criticizes Policy Penalizing Nonemergency ED Visits"  
Medscape Mar 19
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/781081 
"Some lawmakers want to deny or limit Medicaid payment for emergency department visits if the discharge diagnosis later indicates a nonemergency. But such hindsight is unreliable, says a JAMA study."

"High-Dose Statins May Harm Kidneys"
Medpage Mar 20
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Dyslipidemia/37971

"Federal judge blocks Missouri birth control law"   
Jurist Mar 18
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/03/federal-judge-blocks-missouri-birth-control-law.php 
"A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Missouri health insurance law [SB 749 materials] that required insurers to issue policies without contraception coverage if individuals or employers objected for religious or moral reasons. . . "

"AHRQ Identifies Top 10 Patient Safety Strategies"
Medscape Mar 4
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780237?src=soc_stm_edit

"FDA Warns Antibiotic Zithromax Can Cause Irregular Heart Activity"
MNT Mar 13
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/257624.php

"Be cautious of mind-altering drugs for kids: doctors"
Reuters Mar 13
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/us-medications-kids-idUSBRE92C17H20130313
"Doctors warn about the ethical and medical implications of prescribing attention-boosting and mood-altering medications to healthy kids and teens, in a new statement from the American Academy of Neurology. . . "

"Americans Favor Limiting Sale of Unhealthy Food in Schools"  
Gallup Mar 12  
http://www.gallup.com/poll/161318/americans-favor-limiting-sale-unhealthy-food-schools.aspx

"Maryland rabies case came from kidney transplant, sources say"  Wash Post Mar 14  
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/maryland-rabies-case-came-from-kidney-transplant-sources-say/2013/03/14/4f47361e-8cf9-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?hpid=z2

"Tipster tells police missing man was hospitalized; staff refused to say due to privacy law"
ABAJ Mar 11
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tipster_tells_police_missing_man_was_hospitalized_staff_refused_to_say_due_/ 

"Small Increase in Guillain-Barré with H1N1 2009 Vaccine"
Medscape Mar 13
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780735

"PREVAIL yanked from ACC program; Watchman device meets safety end point"
Heart Mar 10
http://www.theheart.org/article/1515107.do

"Breastfeeding Won't Ward Off Obesity in Child"
Medpage Mar 13
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Obesity/37855

"High Intake of Processed Meat Linked to Cancer Deaths"  
Medscape Mar 10 
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780553

"Redesigned Edwards heart valve shows improvement in study" 
Reuters Mar 10
http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/top-news/290399914?count=20&client_source=feedzilla_widget&order=relevance&format=json&sb=1 

"ACC: Diet with Dollars Inspires Weight Loss"
Medpage Mar 10
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACC/37782

"Cangrelor cuts complications at PCI vs clopidogrel in CHAMPION-PHOENIX; bleeding a caution"
Heart Mar 10
http://www.theheart.org/article/1515831.do

"Soldiers And PTSD: Why Some Develop It While Others Don't" 
MNT Feb 2013
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/256763.php

"Diabetics Need Not Restrict Fruit Intake, RCT Suggests" 
Medscape Mar 8
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780468

"NSF Audit of Successful Proposals Finds Numerous Cases of Alleged Plagiarism"  
Science Mar 8
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/03/nsf-audit-of-successful-proposal.html 

"Secondhand Smoke Riskier than Cholesterol"
Medpage Mar 8
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Atherosclerosis/37750

"Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea tuna cans recalled over contamination worries"  
CBS Mar 7
http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/health/289831076?count=20&client_source=feedzilla_widget&order=relevance&format=json&sb=1

"Arkansas legislature overrides governor's veto of 12-week abortion ban"
Jurist Mar 7
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/03/arkansas-legislature-overrides-governors-veto-of-12-week-abortion-ban.php

"FDA again seeks more info on rivaroxaban in ACS"
Heart Mar 1
http://www.theheart.org/article/1513837.do
"Xarelto, Bayer Healthcare/Janssen Pharmaceuticals) will not be getting the much-hoped-for approval in patients with ACS this week [1]. The FDA has issued a complete response letter (CRL) to Janssen regarding the company's supplemental new drug application for rivaroxaban in patients with ACS."

"Top 10 Strategies for Patient Safety Outlined"
Medpage Mar 5
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HospitalBasedMedicine/RiskManagement/37674

"Stop Sitting, Move More to Avoid Diabetes"
Medscape Mar 1
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780124