Healio Minute Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 Edition: Bariatric surgery boosts female sexual health, ‘new’ knee ligament confirmed, intense exercise pays for heart failure patients

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Women report improved sexual health after bariatric surgery

Healio.com/Endocrinology: One year after surgery, women experience improved function and satisfaction plus gains in reproductive hormones and psychosocial status. Read more.

Researchers provide first detailed description of anterolateral ligament in the knee

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Analysis suggests enigmatic structure plays a role in common knee instability patterns like the pivot shift. Read more.

Cardiorespiratory fitness improved for HF patients as exercise intensified

Healio.com/Cardiology: Meta-analysis challenges view that high-intensity intermittent exercise programs are unsafe and poorly tolerated among patients with heart failure. Read more.

Provider’s initial ‘pitch’ plays key role in parental vaccine acceptance

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Parents less likely to resist presumptive approach by providers, while participatory method appears to leave door open to parental resistance. Read more.

Fibromyalgia care guidelines stress nonpharmacologic intervention

Healio.com/Rheumatology: Approaches from 3 nations agree on validity of condition, baseline for diagnosis and patient-tailored treatment. With video. Read more.