Healio Minute Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 Edition: Baby likes bathwater, odds favor quitters, heart attack odds link siblings

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

It’s a wash: Baby skin cleaning product matches water

Healio.com/Dermatology: Skin hydration loss among newborns shows little difference, challenging British guideline for water only. Read more.

Cancer diagnosis offers teachable moment, tough choices, tangible rewards

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Cancer patients who quit smoking after initial diagnosis are more likely to kick the habit after surgery. With perspective. Read more.

Heart attack risk higher among sibling survivors

Healio.com/Cardiology: Risk elevates even more if first sibling died from myocardial infarction. Read more.

New tool for allergic rhinitis? Acupuncture vs. antihistamines

Healio.com/Allergy-Immunology: Patients report relief and less need for antihistamines. With perspective. Read more.

Food allergies more likely in children delivered via cesarean section

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Findings support hygiene hypothesis that birth canal bacteria influences newborn immune systems. Read more.