All about the doxycycline shortage

Anyone who takes or is expecting to take doxycycline will want this info:

http://news.yahoo.com/lyme-disease-drug-shortage-prompts-nationwide-worries-171800552.html

Researchers discover new osteoarthritis treatment

New lubricant outperforms current options:

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-develop-more-effective-osteoarthritis-lubricant-221900119.html

What happens when GERD meds stop working?

Researchers have come up with a device that might help:

http://news.yahoo.com/device-helps-gerd-medications-stop-working-161400943.html

Will joint replacement for osteoarthritis become obsolete?

Findings from this study suggest that it might:

http://news.yahoo.com/osteoarthritis-study-could-joint-replacement-obsolete-214700372.html

New implanted telescope helps macular degeneration patients

It's new and designed for patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration:

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-implant-telescope-treat-macular-degeneration-161000406.html

Study says PT just as effective as knee surgery for some

For certain individuals, it appears that physical therapy is just as effective and less invasive than knee surgery:

http://news.yahoo.com/physical-therapy-effective-knee-surgery-153100385.html

The danger of a single concussion

Experts now believe it can cause long-term brain damage:

http://news.yahoo.com/study-says-single-concussion-cause-lasting-brain-damage-145800148.html

Rare diseases: Leptomeningeal circinomatosis

This rare disease is now associated with actress Valerie Harper:

http://voices.yahoo.com/rare-diseases-series-1-leptomeningeal-carcinomatosis-12046779.html?cat=70

The latest on C. diff

It seems we're not making a tremendous amount of progress in wiping out this super-bug:

http://news.yahoo.com/survey-says-facilities-not-gaining-controlling-c-diff-160600751.html

New info on the evils of sleep deprivation

A few nights of interrupted sleep can do a lot more than make you out of sorts:

http://news.yahoo.com/study-says-sleep-deprivation-could-hamper-gene-activity-165100916.html

News for those who suffer from cat allergies

Once a new vaccine is available commercially, you might be able to relieve cat allergy symptoms for up to two years after just four doses:

http://news.yahoo.com/treatment-zaps-cat-allergy-symptoms-two-years-191900413.html

The Vitamin D-obesity link

Scientists were surprised to find a link between a deficiency in Vitamin D and obesity:

http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-obesity-vitamin-d-deficiency-233500527.html

Should you really get a yearly mammogram?

Maybe not, if you're an older woman:

http://news.yahoo.com/study-says-older-women-only-mammograms-every-two-181500272.html

When you eat is important to weight loss

Scientists studying weight loss successes have found that when you eat might well be just as important as what you eat when you want to lose weight:

http://news.yahoo.com/lose-weight-eat-time-232200900.html

Pope Benedict resigns

How can a Pope resign?  Read this:

http://voices.yahoo.com/can-pope-resign-506503.html?cat=7