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Healio Minute Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 Edition: Facial wrinkles no worse on sleep side, antimicrobial reforms vary, bystander CPR boosts cardiac arrest survival

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Face wrinkles no worse on side favored during sleep

Healio.com/Dermatology: Findings appear to confirm effects of sun damage from left-side facial exposure while driving. Read more.

Success of antimicrobial reforms varies among hospitals

 

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Researchers conclude that guidelines alone may not be enough to induce rapid reform of practice. Read more.

CPR improves cardiac arrest survival outside hospital

Healio.com/Cardiology: Increase in 30-day survival also shows that other factors are behind the trend. Read more.

Blogger Jeffrey Anshel urges more federal research dollars should flow to ocular nutrients

Healio.com/Optometry: New report claims billions could be saved in treatment of chronic disease. Read more.

Kirk Ogrosky of Arnold & Porter LLP argues for Medicare False Claims Act reforms

Healio.com: “It is time to tell Congress to attack Medicare fraud the right way and send the crooks to jail.” Read more.