Healio Minute Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 Edition: STIs strain US economy, physicians skew obesity advice, atomic survivors face new risks

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Sexually transmitted infections are a drag … on the economy, too

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Lifetime medical costs for new cases estimated at $15.6 billion. Read more.

When giving obesity advice, many physicians do no harm … to their beliefs

Healio.com: Personal beliefs among primary care physicians can influence clinical advice on overeating, sweetened beverages and dining out. Read more.

Atomic bomb survivors face effects of time, low-level radiation

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Higher, long-term risk for soft-tissue sarcoma prompts call for raised awareness. Read more.

Open-ended opioid use revealed among homeless adults with HIV

Healio.com/Psychiatry: San Francisco study points to need for better opiod monitoring to manage chronic pain among high-risk patients. Read more.

Routine genetic tests for complex eye disorders? Vote is ‘not yet’

Healio.com/Ophthalmology: Successful treatments must come first for disorders like age-related macular degeneration. Read more.