Health News of the Day

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.

• Flaxseed significantly reduced circulating total and LDL-cholesterol http://bit.ly/zQDS2
  
  
• USDA: The intake of added sugars is excessive, the average American gets 17% of their calories a day from sugar. http://bit.ly/15PmOh
  
  
• Groups with low income and education are particularly vulnerable to diets with high added sugars. http://bit.ly/4Ai9SN
  
  
• From Twitter to Second Life to Facebook: How The Internet Is Changing Health Care http://bit.ly/11RLph -- In Pictures: How The Internet Is Changing Health Care http://bit.ly/2VyUr3
  
  
• "Propofol: A Dangerous Kind of Rest" http://bit.ly/wLXLj - Propofol is not a medication for "rest" by any account.
  
  
• What is the best approach to treat an upper extremity DVT? Heparin and warfarin. http://bit.ly/4CVRWf
  
  

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source/links, etc. The inclusion of a Twitter update (tweet) does not represent endorsement or agreement of any kind. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support.

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