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Healio Minute Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Edition: Smoking and death, aspirin improves cancer survival, norovirus in restaurants

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Smoking linked to cardiac death in women

Healio.com/Cardiology: Every 5 years of light-to-moderate smoking increases the risk for sudden cardiac death by 8%. Read more.

Aspirin can help colon cancer patients live longer

Healio.com/Gastroenterology: Elderly patients with colon cancer on a low-dose aspirin regimen had improved survival compared with nonusers. Read more.

‘Who ordered the norovirus?’

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Sanitation methods used in food service may not effectively remove norovirus from dishes, utensils. Read more.

HIV: Virology FastTrack program keeps doctors informed

Healio.com/Infectious-Disease: CD4 count, clinical follow-up improved among patients with HIV whose doctors received interactive, emailed alerts on their disease status. Read more.

Early intervention reduces severity of PTSD symptoms

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Patients presenting with trauma benefited from early implementation of modified exposure therapy. Read more.