From MedPage Today:
- Painful Hands, Hurting Hearts? Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands was associated with an elevated risk for coronary heart disease events, analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study showed.
- Can Social Media Aid Public Health? Here’s an angle Mark Zuckerberg has probably not yet mined: restaurant reviews and bookings as surveillance tools for public health departments.
- Lyme Disease, Fibromylagia Link Evaporates. Lyme disease is not a trigger for fibromyalgia, according to a long-term assessment of patients with culture-confirmed Lyme disease.
- Senate Passes Budget Deal; No SGR Fix Included. The Senate has passed the $1.1. trillion budget deal, clearing the way for President Obama to sign a measure that has disappointed many physician groups.
