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Healio Minute Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 Edition: Binge eating linked to marijuana use, heart attack/stroke forecast, neck pain surgery rated low

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Binge eating, overeating now share risk menu with marijuana, drug use

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Mix of shame, guilt and adolescence – seasoned with depressive symptoms – creates risk pool for drugs. Read more.

Tired of worrying about fiscal cliff? Consider real health of nation

Healio.com/Cardiology: Heart attack and stroke health may improve only 6%, according to American Heart Association. Read more.

Bummer: As they age, ‘boomer’ women face HPV risk ... again

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Compromise of immunity could induce reactivation in women over 50. Read more.

Spine surgery for chronic neck pain? Probably not

Healio.com/Orthopedics: No significant difference found when surgery compared to conservative care. Read more.

High-dose statins may hit the target but miss the mark in some diabetes patients

Healio.com/Cardiology: Focus on hitting LDL target levels may promote overtreatment; clinical action performance measure recommended. Read more.