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Healio Minute Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 Edition: Breast milk sold online often contaminated, childhood obesity linked to genetic mutation, substance abuse legal parity increased treatment

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Most breast milk sold online contains harmful bacteria

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Nearly three-fourths of tested samples were colonized with gram-negative bacteria; a few contained salmonella. Read more.

Genetic mutations may explain why some children gain weight more easily

 

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Several rare variants in KSR2 gene may help determine why early-onset obesity develops in some patients. Read more.

Substance abuse treatment increased along with parity in state laws

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Rate of treatment increased by 13% in states that implemented full substance use disorder parity legislation. Read more.

Higher costs resulted when spinal fusion devices came from physician-owned distributorships

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Findings raise questions about distributorship claims that their devices cost less. Read more.

FDA advisory panel recommends approval for simeprevir as hepatitis C treatment

Healio.com/Hepatology: After a positive background report, Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee voices few reservations. Read more.