"ADA: Heavy in Kindergarten, Obese by Grade 8" 
Medpage Jun 27
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ADA/40124 

"In U.S., 43% of Uninsured Unaware They Must Get Coverage" 
"Awareness higher, at 81%, among all Americans" 
Gallup Jun 28 
http://www.gallup.com/poll/163280/uninsured-unaware-coverage.aspx  
"The vast majority of Americans, 81%, say they are aware of the 2010 Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) requirement that most Americans must carry health insurance or pay a fine. Americans who are currently uninsured -- those most directly affected by this requirement -- are much less likely to be aware of the provision, with 56% saying they know about it and 43% saying they are unaware." 

"Laughing Gas Gets A Safety Check"
"One of the oldest anesthetics faces fresh questions about heart risks"
NPR Jun 26
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/19/193545780/laughing-gas-gets-a-safety-check

"Look AHEAD: No CVD benefit with lifestyle intervention in diabetics"
Heart Jun 24
http://www.theheart.org/article/1555145.do
"In speculating as to why the study failed to show a difference in cardiovascular outcomes, the Look AHEAD investigators note that the differential weight loss between the intervention and control arms averaged 4.0% over the course of the study but just 2.5% at the end. Such a small difference might not have been sufficient to have an effect on cardiovascular events."

"New Rheumatoid Arthritis Guidelines Released" 
Medscape jun 24
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806789

"Virus sickens 200 at Yellowstone, Grand Teton parks" 
News Daily Jun 20 
http://www.newsdaily.com/health/5033138d8fa7948e3bd6a6bc4b90b01f/virus-sickens-200-at-yellowstone-grand-teton-parks 
"The warning advises visitors to the parks in northwestern Wyoming to wash their hands to stem the spread of the virus, which causes a flu-like ailment whose symptoms include stomach pain and vomiting, park officials said."

"ADA: Weak Support for Carb Counting in TD1"
Medpage Jun 23
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ADA/40051

"Outbreak In Saudi Arabia Echoes SARS Epidemic 10 Years Ago" 
NPR Jun 20
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/20/193821501/outbreak-in-saudi-arabia-echoes-sars-epidemic-10-years-ago  

"NIH says ATP 4, JNC 8 guidance out "in a matter of months" (with a twist)" 
Heart Jun 19
http://www.theheart.org/article/1553901.do 

"Red Meat and Cancer: What's the Beef?"
Medscape Jun 20
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806573

"Supreme Court Split on Pharma ‘Pay for Delay’ Deals"
Medpage Jun 17
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/39891

"AMA House Votes Against Council, Calls Obesity a Disease"
Medpage Jun 18
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AMA/39952

"Prevention Pill Cuts HIV Risk For Injecting Drug Users" 
NPR Jun 13
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/13/191314158/prevention-pill-cuts-hiv-risk-for-injecting-drug-users

"Vegetarian diet linked to longer life, less CVD mortality"
Heart Jun 11
http://www.theheart.org/article/1550771.do

"Natural History of Illicit Drug Use 'Surprising'"
Medscape June 14
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/806304

"Vegetable Fat Tied to Lower Prostate Cancer Death Risk"
Medpage Jun 10
http://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/prostatecancer/39746

"AAA: Hands-free texting and calling are not risk-free"
USAT Jun 12
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/12/aaa-hands-free-texting-calling-driving-safety/2411309/

"Triple Threat: Middle East Respiratory Virus And 2 Bird Flus" 
NPR Jun 10
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/10/189501266/triple-threat-middle-east-respiratory-virus-and-2-bird-flus

"Justices rule human genes cannot be patented"
USAT Jun 13 
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/13/supreme-court-gene-breast-ovarian-cancer-patent/2382053/

"Supreme Court OKs patenting of human DNA if synthetic"
Reuters Jun 13
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/13/us-usa-court-genes-idUSBRE95C0PW20130613

"Aspirin unneeded with anticoagulation/clopidogrel after MI, PCI in AF" 
Heart Jun 6
http://www.theheart.org/article/1548811.do

"Feds tell NY judge they’ll comply with order letting girls of any age buy morning-after pill" 
Wash Post Jun 10 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/feds-tell-ny-judge-theyll-comply-with-order-letting-girls-of-any-age-buy-morning-after-pill/2013/06/10/79a9ad7c-d229-11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNP

"Physician-Assisted Suicide Voted Down in Maine"
Medscape Jun 5
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805394

"Low Vitamin D Linked to Hepatitis B"
Medpage Jun 8
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/GeneralEndocrinology/39711

"Even A Small Change In Habits Helps Fend Off Stroke"
NPR Jun 6
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/06/189248286/even-a-small-change-in-habits-helps-fend-off-stroke

"NSAID CV-event risk high overall, but predictable in individuals, says analysis"
Heart May 30 
http://www.theheart.org/article/1545183.do

"Is Reality TV Making Narcissism the New Normal?"
Medscape May 31
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805064

"ASCO: Avastin Extends Cervical Cancer Survival"
Medpage June 3
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASCO/39574

"More Children Poisoned By Parents' Prescription Drugs"
NPR June 3
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/03/188296734/more-children-poisoned-by-parents-prescription-drugs
"Diabetes drugs and beta blockers caused the highest rate of emergency room visits, higher even than for opioids."

"Coenzyme Q10 supplementation reduces HF admissions and improves survival: Q-SYMBIO"
Heart May 31
http://www.theheart.org/article/1545585.do
"Some, however, considered the recommendations to alter clinical practice on the basis of this 420-patient clinical trial premature. Dr Sanjay Kaul (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles), for example, said he wants to reserve judgment on the data until they have stood up against the scrutiny of the peer-review process. He noted that the mortality data were first presented at the meeting of the International Coenzyme Q10 Association last November, but these are yet to be published."

"Dietary Fat: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
USN Mar 18
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/03/18/dietary-fat-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly

"Another Compounding Pharmacy Recalls All Sterile Product" 
Medscape May 30
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/805056