Healio Minute Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 Edition: Sleep position impacts glaucoma, cold virus linked to respiratory infections, knee OA responds to nonpuncturing acupuncture

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Sleeping position may worsen glaucoma

Healio.com/Optometry: Results suggest that the sleep position habitually preferred by glaucoma patients may be associated with greater visual field loss. Read more.

Human rhinovirus common cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Findings highlight the importance of the association of this virus with coinfection with respiratory syncytial virus, prematurity, congenital heart disease, or noninfectious respiratory disease in symptom severity. Read more.

Different acupuncture needles found equal in knee osteoarthritis treatment

Healio.com/Rheumatology: Equal improvement is observed with puncturing and nonpuncturing acupuncture therapy in conjunction with exercise-based physical therapy, say researchers. Read more.

Socioeconomics may contribute to prevalence of adolescent obesity

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Although children are consuming fewer calories, and calories from carbohydrates, compared with 10 years ago, the trend differs among varying subgroups of adolescents. Read more.

CMS proposal would limit availability of Medicare D antidepressants, immunosuppressants

Healio.com: Range of available treatment options would narrow for patients with depression and for transplant recipients, and bargaining power between plans and manufacturers would shift. Read more.