Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine
Physicians who use social networks to share clinical experiences risk violating patient privacy. A niche industry of private social network providers has cropped up to address the desire to communicate. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)

Health News of the Day
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.Dr. Matthew Mintz: Lantus Causes Cancer! Why Doesn't Anyone Seem Care? - Insulin like growth factor (IGF-1) stimulates tumor growth. Lantus has a greater affinity for IGF-1 than human insulin. Levemir that has very little affinity for IGF-1 receptor (less than even human insulin) and is as effective as Lantus http://bit.ly/wv8d5Evidence does not support using probiotics to treat Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, CCJM: http://bit.ly/kscTyStatins Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes in Patients With Normal Cholesterol http://bit.ly/gAAd4Better USMLE 2 score associated with students cari...