Medicine and Man

• Types of cognitive bias – insightful in understanding human behavior http://is.gd/yFs2 #
• Overly Salty Restaurant Meals Present Long-Term Health Risks for All, and Immediate Danger for Some http://is.gd/yVMt #
• Dietary supplements used as body building products containing unapproved additives forfeited by FDA http://is.gd/yZxo #
• Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine (APDIM) e-learning task force list of best medical websites http://is.gd/zk1x #
• APDIM Task Force Consumer Report: Best Openly Available Medical Websites for Self-Teaching (pdf link to presentation) http://is.gd/zk5E #
• NIH has launched an initiative called “Rethinking Drinking” to help patients reduce risk for alcohol-related problems http://is.gd/zAS7 #
• The Lancet’s Influenza H1N1 (swine flu) Resource Centre http://www.thelancet.com/H1N1-flu #
• DASH Diet Associated with Lower Risk for Heart Failure Among Women http://bit.ly/J22NT #
• DASH diet high in veggies, fruits, legumes, nuts, low-fat dairy, whole grains and low in red & processed meat, salt & sweetened beverages #
• National Institute of Health (NIH) DASH eating plan (pdf file) http://bit.ly/gBhlk #

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