Healio Minute Friday, March 15, 2013 Edition: Lasers reveal latest, coffee gets more kudos, Alzheimer's drug research recalibrated

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Speaker’s laser-like focus: What’s new and what’s true?

Healio.com/Dermatology: Presenter rates latest laser devices for tattoo and hair removal, vascular lesions, body contouring and skin resurfacing. Read more.

Even where legal, barriers loom for STI patient-partner therapy

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Illinois analysis reveals formidable array of hurdles stifles expedited partner therapy. Read more.

Coffee drinkers can toast another possible fringe benefit

Healio.com/Hepatology: Meta-analysis reveals reduced risk of liver cancer, but even researchers add a shot of caution. Read more.

FDA recalibrates target for new Alzheimer’s drugs

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Cognition now trumps function, but measurement challenges remain. Read more.

Too many C. difficile preventive efforts yield too little prevention

Healio.com/Gastroenterology: Decontamination, isolation and antimicrobial stewardship aren’t rewarded with substantial improvements. Read more.