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Healio Minute Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 Edition: Beauty goes global, MRSA retreats, concussions get personal

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Will global beauty follow global trade?

Healio.com/Dermatology: Cosmetic procedure questionnaire found valid across 13 countries and 16 languages. Read more.

MRSA retreats; costly controls questioned

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Decrease over 8-year study period raises credited to “multitude of factors.” Read more.

Organizations for children? 5 / Congressional strategies? 5

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Loudest voices agree on goals but not the game plan. Read more.

Nearly one-third of published cardiology studies are unfunded

Healio.com/Cardiology: Researcher age and institution brand name often bolster the odds of full funding. Read more.

Treat the concussion by knowing the athlete

Healio.com/Orthopedics: New guidelines stress human factor, encourage self-reporting by athletes. Read more.