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Healio Minute Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 Edition: Vitamin D benefits downplayed, car seat use varied by parents' race, bacteria thrive at hospital water faucets
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Benefits from Vitamin D downplayed
Healio.com/Cardiology: Analyses show supplementation failed to prevent osteoporosis, cancer or cardiovascular events, including stroke and heart attack. Read more.
Race plays role in parents’ use of car seats
Healio.com/Pediatrics: White parents reported utilizing car seats and booster seats more than nonwhite parents for children aged 1 to 7 years. Read more.
Bacteria abound at hospital water faucets
Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Researchers in Italy found more contamination from bacteria at aerator taps than from deeper in plumbing systems. Read more.
Spouses share increased likelihood for diabetes
Healio.com/Endocrinology: Risk for developing type 2 diabetes is 26% greater if spouse also has disease. Read more.
Stem cells ease knee pain, regenerate meniscus
Healio.com/Orthopedics: After patients were treated with mesenchymal stem cells, they reported reduced joint pain, and improved meniscal volume also was observed. Read more.