Healio Minute Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Edition: More lower limbs spared, biologics miss mark with RA, infant solid foods find ‘safe window’

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Amputation rate for lower limbs decreases nearly 29% over decade

Healio.com/Orthotics-Prosthetics: Mobility is the winner; amputations at the partial toe level increase by 24% during same period. Read more.

Biologics fail to reduce lost work time among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Healio.com/Rheumatology: Despite superior radiological outcomes, biological tumor necrosis factor therapy does not reduce time away from work. Read more.

‘Safe window’ may exist for solid food introduction to infants

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Between 4 and 5 months of age shown optimal – with continued breast feeding – for minimizing type 1 diabetes risk. Read more.

Most parents know of cancer risk from CT, but underestimate it

Healio.com/Pediatrics: After disclosure of lifetime risks, many are less willing to proceed with scans of their children. Read more.

CMS rejects reimbursement for Alzheimer’s imaging agent

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Draft decision says more research needed before Medicare reimbursement approved for Eli Lilly's Amyvid. Read more.