"FDA Limits Magnesium to Prevent Preterm Labor"
Medpage May 30
http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/39486

"Overweight People Are More Apt To Ditch Doctors"
NPR May 27
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/27/186428233/overweight-people-are-more-apt-to-ditch-doctors

"More data show lower is not always better for BP in diabetes"
Heart May 27
http://www.theheart.org/article/1544013.do

"DSM-5 Officially Launched, but Controversy Persists' 
Medscape May 18
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804410 

"Belly Fat Risk in Men Muted by Diet, Workout"
Medpage May 25
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/39417

"Fifteen Years After A Vaccine Scare, A Measles Epidemic"
NPR May 22
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/21/185801259/fifteen-years-after-a-vaccine-scare-a-measles-epidemic 
"Great Britain is in the midst of a measles epidemic, one that public health officials say is the result of parents refusing to vaccinate their children after a safety scare that was later proved to be fraudulent."

"No point to "aggressive" sodium, fluid restriction seen in acute HF"
Heart May 21
http://www.theheart.org/article/1541691.do

"Study Raises Doubt About Thromboembolism Prophylaxis" 
Medscape May 21
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804530  

"Despite strides, most U.S. kids still breathe bad air"
Face the Facts April 2013
"Face The Facts USA – No Party Line. No Agenda. Just straight facts. A George Washington University initiative."
http://www.facethefactsusa.org/facts/despite-strides-most-us-kids-still-breathe-bad-air/

"200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant" 
Y! May 10
http://news.yahoo.com/200-sickened-dining-vegas-restaurant-181140910.html;_ylt=A2KJ2PbhM51Rkh0ApoTQtDMD

"Hospitalists Work Longer, Patients Stay Longer"
Medpage May 17
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HospitalBasedMedicine/Hospitalists/39235

"A Small Shock To The System May Help Brain With Math"   
NPR May 16
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/16/184544875/a-small-shock-to-the-system-may-help-brain-with-math 

"Dietary saturated fat has undeserved bad reputation, says review"
Heart May 17
http://www.theheart.org/article/1541231.do

"How Low Should You Go? Experts Debate Latest Salvo in the War on Sodium"
Medscape May 16 
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804286
" . . . AHA stating that Americans should aim for 1500 mg of sodium daily. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends a daily sodium intake of 2300 mg for the general population and 1500 mg for individuals 51 years of age and older, African Americans, or individuals with hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. . . "

"Kidney Disease: LDL - Heart Risk Link Weak in CKD"
Medpage May 16
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Dyslipidemia/39206

"Parents Get Crib Sheets For Talking With Kids About Drinking" 
NPR May 13
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/13/183618326/parents-get-crib-sheets-for-talking-with-kids-about-drinking

"Sodium levels through the restaurant roof—no reductions in past six years"
Heart May 13
http://www.theheart.org/article/1539379.do

"Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer" 
Y! May 15
http://news.yahoo.com/angelina-jolie-says-cancer-fears-led-her-double-055255364.html;_ylt=A2KJ2UiHypJRpFkAoDHQtDMD

"Covertly Reducing Breakfast Calories Cuts Daily Food Intake"
Medscape May 13
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804015

"Teen Drivers: TXTing Tops Risky Behaviors"
Medpage May 13
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/39076

"Abortion Doctor Convicted Of Murder in Baby Deaths" 
Read More: CourtzBlox News of the Day at www.zBlox.net

"For U.S. Workers, Lack of Exercise Most Linked to Obesity

Other behavioral predictors include not eating healthy, depression"

Gallup May 8
http://www.gallup.com/poll/162359/workers-lack-exercise-linked-obesity.aspx

"California Weighs Expanded Role For Nurse Practitioners" 
NPR May 9
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/09/182331300/california-weighs-expanded-role-for-nurse-practitioners

"No benefit of fish oil in high-risk patients"
Heart May 8
http://www.theheart.org/article/1536889.do 

"Doctor and nurse at trial in murder case over Hep C transmission at endoscopy clinics"  
ABAJ May 8
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/doctor_and_nurse_at_trial_in_major_criminal_case_over_hep_c_transmission_at/ 

"Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan" 
Wash Post May 5 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/motor-vehicle-crashes-a-little-known-risk-to-returning-veterans-of-iraq-and-afghanistan/2013/05/05/41da2f6c-a3b1-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?hpid=z2
"Medical pot: California Supreme Court allows cities to ban weed dispensaries"  
Inside Bay Area May 6
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_23181600/medical-pot-california-supreme-court-allows-cities-ban?source=rss

"Study: Suck Your Child's Pacifier to Cut Allergy Risk"
Medpage May 6
http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Allergy/38888

"Thyroid Screening Neglected in Hypercholesterolemia"
Medscape May 2
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803509

"Medical pot: California Supreme Court allows cities to ban weed dispensaries" 
Read More: CourtzBlox News of the Day at www.zBlox.net

"ESC issues "practical guide" to new oral anticoagulants in AF"   
Heart May 2  
http://www.theheart.org/article/1535165.do 

"Urologists Recommend Less PSA Testing For Prostate Cancer"  
NPR May 3
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/03/180871950/urologists-recommend-less-psa-testing-for-prostate-cancer 

"Scans Reveal No Empathy in Troubled Kids"
Medpage May 4
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/GeneralPsychiatry/38861
"Children with conduct problems such as aggression, theft, and cruelty have atypical neural responses to images of other people's pain, researchers reported.

In a cohort study using functional MRI (fMRI), teenagers with conduct problems, compared with controls, had reduced responses in three brain regions associated with empathy when they witnessed pain, according to Essi Viding, PhD, of University College London, and colleagues."

"FDA Limits Use of Samsca (Tolvaptan) Due to Liver Injury Risk" 
Medscape April 30 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803356
"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced it has placed restrictions on the use of tolvaptan (Samsca, Otsuka American Pharmaceutical, Inc) because of the risk for serious and potentially fatal liver injury."

"FDA Drug Safety Communication: Anti-seizure drug Potiga (ezogabine) linked to retinal abnormalities and blue skin discoloration" 
FDA April 26
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm349538.htm 

"Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies of liver failure after spider bite"  
CBC May 3
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/05/03/obit-jeff-hanneman-slayer-guitarist.html 

"Steep Rise in Suicides Among Middle-Aged Americans, CDC Says"  
USN May 2
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/05/02/steep-rise-in-suicides-among-middle-aged-americans-cdc-says 

"No raised azithromycin CV-death risk seen in young or middle-aged adults"   
Heart May 1
http://www.theheart.org/article/1534895.do 

"Caffeine-Laced Gum Has Energized The FDA" 
NPR April 30
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/30/180063432/caffeine-laced-gum-has-energized-the-fda 

"FDA approves 'morning-after pill' for women 15 and up"  Hill April 30 
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/abortion/297049-fda-approves-morning-after-pill-for-women-15-and-up#ixzz2S05Y1jk1

"Antibiotic Protects Men from Being Too Trusting of Attractive Women"
Discover April 30
http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/health/302611945?count=20&client_source=feedzilla_widget&order=relevance&format=json&sb=1