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Healio Minute Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 Edition: Fibromyalgia costs spike, combination punch slows C. difficile, patients unmoved by surgeon financial ties

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Price tag for fibromyalgia nears $1 billion in US

Healio.com/Rheumatology: Many patients seek hospitalization despite having non life-threatening symptoms. Read more.

Research ‘double-teams’ C. difficile infection

Healio.com/Gastroenterology: Donor feces infusion plus antibiotics improved outcomes. Read more.

Black children face greater risks after adenotonsillectomy

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Clinicians urged to consider ethnicity an independent risk factor. Read more.

Patients untroubled by surgeon ties to device makers

Healio.com/Orthopedics: But majority believe industry gifts to surgeons are inappropriate. Read more.

High-cost imaging vs. transparent pricing

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Physicians order same number of expensive scans even when they know true cost. Read more.