Healio Minute Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Edition: Football’s effect on brain undetected, botox injection controls asthma, newest hip replacements succeeding

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

No link between adolescent football play and neurocognitive function

Healio.com/Orthopedics Correlation between the number of years of football participation and the performance on neuropsychological test does not support the hypothesis that participation in collision sport negatively affects neurocognitive function. Read more.

Botox injection improved asthma control, narrowing airways

Healio.com/Allergy Although a placebo effect cannot be ruled out, researchers say, local injection of botulinum toxin may be an effective treatment for intractable asthma associated with abnormal vocal cord movement. Read more.

Good results found for second-generation metal-on-metal total hip bearings

Healio.com/Orthopedics Results were superior to those of certain bearings like polyethylene-on-ceramic and even comparable with those of other hard-on-hard bearings. Read more.

Marital status, ischemic heart disease mortality linked in women

Healio.com/Cardiology Researchers could not conclusively explain the lower risk among partnered women, but it may be linked to having someone at home to facilitate help. Read more.

Findings show optimism warranted in treatment of pediatric low-grade gliomas

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology Molecularly targeted therapies will likely change the way patients with recurrent disease — and, in time, those with newly diagnosed disease — will be treated. Commentary by Roger J. Packer, MD. Read more.