Healio Minute Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Edition: New flu vaccine, PCPs and cardiovascular risks, aerobic benefits

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

FDA approves GlaxoSmithKline seasonal flu vaccine

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Four-strain vaccine Fluarix Quadrivalent is intended for use in adults and children aged over 3 years. Read more.

Frequently, we see the PCP for BP

Healio.com/Rheumatology: Primary care physicians managed cardiovascular risk factors more frequently than rheumatologists in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Read more.

‘OK, but maybe it can wait until after the holidays.’

Healio.com/Orthotics-Prosthetics: Aerobic training the best way to reduce fat, body mass in the overweight and obese. Read more.

The cost of looking good

Healio.com/Dermatology: Nearly 40 percent of surveyed African-American women avoid exercise at times out of concern for their hairstyles. Read more.

Early adversity linked to slower cognitive decline in black children

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Children who went hungry in early life performed better on cognitive function evaluations over time than those who had enough to eat. Read more.