Top medicine articles for October 2014

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:

Once-weekly insulin shot - Novo Nordisk's next idea http://buff.ly/1tiUC6v

How Lufthansa Cares for Passengers' Medical Needs http://buff.ly/1pK4ILC

How scammers trick your mind - they repeatedly use one or more of the same 7 persuasion principles. Scammers have used these principles for centuries. For instance, the Nigerian email scam might seem the product of the digital age, but a version of it existed in 16th Century Europe. http://buff.ly/1rIf4jo -- Understanding scam victims: 7 principles for systems security (University of Cambridge report) - PDF http://buff.ly/1uH14df

The prevalence of celiac disease in screening studies is 0.5 to 1%. The serologic test of choice for celiac is IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase - specific (94%), and sensitive (97%) http://buff.ly/1CIEr9x

Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness? - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/1EVWdZ5

History of rheumatology http://bit.ly/1EVWgnC

Why exercise boosts IQ http://buff.ly/1sJqqXp

Cleveland Clinic offers patients virtual visits in walk-in kiosks in the grocery store http://buff.ly/1xQVhjW

3 new antibiotics for skin infections: dalbavancin (Dalvance), tedizolid (Sivextro), oritavancin (Orbactiv) http://buff.ly/1vzabfm

Shift workers and people who get jet lag may gain weight because they disturb their "inside garden" (gut microbes) http://buff.ly/1vzaJSs

Exercise May Help Fight Depression – But low mood can be a barrier to physical activity http://buff.ly/1ps8Elj

When we are able to diagnose rare diseases with smartphones - BBC http://buff.ly/1vzb4Va -- Ebola only has 5 genes

The enduring enigma of Alan Turing : The Lancet http://buff.ly/1vzbevI

A renaissance in surgery - A new and welcome vigour is evident in surgery, writes The Lancet http://buff.ly/1vzbj2r

Robotic surgery: where are we now? : The Lancet http://buff.ly/1ps8Ukv

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