Healio Minute Friday, July 26, 2013 Edition: Healthy hearts need breakfast, adolescents face obesity-depression risk, lactate biosensor helps athletes

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Skipping breakfast not a healthy choice for men

Healio.com/Cardiology: Habit linked to 27% greater risk of coronary heart disease. Read more.

Risk of depression increases with weight gain among women transitioning to adulthood

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Clinicians urged to screen for mental well-being among female patients during major life-course transition. Read more.

Biosensor detects real-time lactate levels

Healio.com/Orthotics-Prosthetics: Tattoo-like skin sensor holds promise for predicting when athletes might “hit the wall.” Read more.

Optimal stroke treatment administered less often to women

Healio.com/Cardiology: Female patients less likely to seek treatment within 4-hour window, but exact reasons remain unclear. Read more.

Team physicians caught between competing agendas

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Key opinion leaders discuss how they navigate ethical pressures without neglecting their duty to athlete-patients. Read more.