Healio Minute Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 Edition: Flu shots get fancy, multifocal lenses touted, breast feeding gains favor

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Days of one flu shot fits all could be history

Healio.com/Pediatrics: CDC panel approves variety of new approaches while confirming that current vaccine did not protect 50% of elderly. Read more.

We have seen the future and it is … multifocal

Healio.com/Ophthalmology: Intraocular lens advances converge with individual expectations of spectacle independence, according to speaker. Read more.

Breast vs. bottle? Statistics show a ‘natural’ tendency

Healio.com/Pediatrics: More women breast-feeding according to 8-year study, but racial and cultural disparities persist. Read more.

Odds of victimization? Several times higher with mental, physical disabilities

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Violence named leading cause of death among adults with disabilities outside institutions. Read more.

Prostate screening revisions hold promise for reduced mortality

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Strategy includes higher PSA threshold for referral in older patients. Read more.