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Healio Minute Friday, April 19, 2013 Edition: DePuy avoids hip system damages, beetroot juice lowers BP, intense workouts slow Alzheimer’s

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

DePuy avoids damages in ASR Hip System lawsuit

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Illinois jury spares company in second round of multi-district litigation over recalled hip prosthesis. Read more.

Small study shows blood pressure declines with daily beetroot juice

Healio.com/Cardiology: Dietary nitrate from juice credited with lower systolic and diastolic BP. Read more.

Intensity of workout pays off for patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Functional independence maintained longer, and with fewer falls. Read more.

Scientists raise alarm about empty antibiotic approval pipeline

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Excessive focus on drugs for chronic conditions could mean “end of modern medicine as we know it.” Read more.

Presenter credits one-two punch for less fat, sculptured look

Healio.com/Dermatology: Promising results claimed for combination of liposuction and laser lipolysis. Read more.