Top medicine articles for May 2014

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:

Hand-Held Treatment for Overdoses Is Approved: hand-held device, called Evzio, delivers a single dose of naloxone http://bit.ly/1j7QaW0

Global prevalence of obesity has doubled in past 30 years, from 4·8% to 9·8% in men, 7·9% to 13·8% in women http://bit.ly/1j7V3yo

Robespierre: the oldest case of sarcoidosis? The Lancet http://bit.ly/1j7VFEc

Stem cell scientist guilty of falsifying data http://buff.ly/1iY9Hbk - Feel good news stories/photos were misleading http://buff.ly/1iYa3P9

World's population is ageing rapidly at unprecedented rate: % of people over 60 years will double to 22% by 2050 http://bit.ly/1j7W09U

10 things electronic medical records won’t say - WSJ MarketWatch http://bit.ly/1hfIAKt

A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It - Lancet book review http://bit.ly/1ehabVY

Uric Acid is a Risk Predictor for Erectile Dysfunction: 1 mg/dL increase associated with 2-fold increase in ED risk http://bit.ly/1hfKuLb

Life With a Dog: You Meet People - NYTimes on health benefits of having a dog as a pet http://bit.ly/1e62kQq

Don't close blog comments on your site. See how one comment changed influenza treatment: http://buff.ly/1hDJ2MN and http://buff.ly/1i5b3le

Average person misplaces up to 9 items a day, 30% spend 15 minutes each day searching for items http://buff.ly/1ip7lTz

Is your car making you sick? 700 different kinds of bacteria within car interiors vs. 60 in the average public toilet http://buff.ly/1ip7JRU

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