Phthalates: the next plastics health scare… [ZDNet Healthcare] When Doctors Opt Out… [WSJ] Germany’s electronic health card stalls… doctors are refusing to buy the necessary equipment to read them…[E-Health Europe] Going Against the Trend, Nevada Lawmakers Consider Easing the State’s Ban on Smoking… [NYT] Urine Test May Determine if a Smoker Is at Risk for Lung Cancer… [American Association for Cancer Research] Researchers Discover New Genetic Variants Associated with Increased Risk of Stroke… [NIH] Trying to Fill In the Blanks in FDA’s Rules on Web Ads… [WSJ] Smith & Nephew receives Exogen subpoena… [Reuters] Covidien Launches Alarm Management System for the Nellcor(TM) OxiMax(TM) N-600x(TM) Pulse Oximeter… [Covidien] Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging… [University of Washington] Marking metabolism of an individual… [RIKEN Institute] Smurf Genes Help Cells Find the Path Ahead… [HHMI] Meat for Sex in wild chimpanzees… [Max Planck Society] Beer goggles idea is a myth, claim scientists… [Telegraph]