Healio Minute Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 Edition: Rules urged for e-cigarettes, alternative drug risks detailed, supplements linked to liver failures

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Health organization issues urgent call to regulate e-cigarette products

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Large numbers of people “just don’t know what they are ingesting,” says leader of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Health. With Perspective. Read more.

Speaker: Alternative medicines can list anything on a label

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Physicians urged to remind patients not to believe supplement claims, or even the ingredient labels. With Video. Read more.

OxyElite Pro supplements recalled after being linked to liver failure, hepatitis, death

Healio.com/Hepatology: Through August, 56 cases of acute liver failure or acute hepatitis were linked to the products, with several patients requiring liver transplants. Read more.

In-room access to media use shows a flip side in boys with ASD

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Higher risk of sleep problems among boys with ASD linked to screen-based media habits. Read more.

Higher-than-expected perinatal HIV transmission rates observed

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Three-times more cases than current standard of care found in high-risk population. Read more.