Health News of the Day

I subscribe to 400-500 RSS feeds in Google Reader which produce about 3,000 items per day. Micro-blogging (Twitter) and blogging (CasesBlog) are related in terms of sharing ideas and information. This is the work flow that leads to Health News of the Day series: 1. read health news, 2. share on Twitter, 3. summarize the selection on a blog.

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I posted on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources.

• Efficacy of Pneumococcal Vaccine Questionable According to a New Meta-Analysis http://tinyurl.com/7deld4
  

• We have finally found something statins cannot treat: Adding a Statin to Inhaled Corticosteroids Does Not Improve Asthma Control http://tinyurl.com/8ac4sa
  

• From 1985 to 2001 the prevalence of asthma worldwide has risen 100%. About 300 million people have asthma http://tinyurl.com/9ntld9
  

• More than 250,000 people die each year from asthma; and deaths could increase by 20% in the next 10 years http://tinyurl.com/9ntld9
  

• Birth 4 mo prior to winter virus peak (fall inNorthern hemisphere) increases odds of developing asthma by 30% http://tinyurl.com/9ntld9
  

• PCV7 pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar) cut the rate of pneumococcal meningitis by 30 percent in children and adults http://tinyurl.com/8n686l
  

• What is "Man-o-gram"? "Ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging or other method to find dangerous prostate tumors" http://tinyurl.com/8v8gfq
  

• Priorities: British women are more worried about their weight and ageing than about developing cancer http://tinyurl.com/86mam4
  

• Live-Birth Rates after 6 cycles of IVF: 50-70%. IVF may largely overcome infertility in younger women http://tinyurl.com/9xpqvd

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