Healio Minute Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 Edition: Rotavirus vaccine brings side benefits, statins may curb prostate cancer, young women at greater risk for stress-related myocardial ischemia

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Rotavirus vaccination may provide seizure protection in children

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Rotavirus vaccination could save more than $7 million in US health care costs each year by preventing about 1,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 ED visits for seizures among children, say researchers. Read more.

Statin use reduced prostate cancer, all-cause mortality

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Results show all patients who used statins after diagnosis had a 24% reduced risk for prostate cancer mortality. Read more.

Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia more common among young women

Healio.com/Cardiology: Although the pathophysiology of the findings is unexplained, researchers hypothesize that emotional stress disproportionally affects ischemic heart disease in young women. Read more.

Older men with mid-range testosterone levels less likely to die of any cause

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Sex hormones are an important predictor of mortality, say researchers, but it's not clear whether treatments to change levels can alter outcomes. Read more.

Insomnia may increase risk of acute coronary syndrome

Healio.com/Cardiology: Although usually viewed as a side symptom, insomnia could be crucial for cardiovasculor disease prediction, say researchers. Read more.