Ins and Outs

For your consideration, here are the latest hand-picked links that didn’t make to our posts:

Michael Milken: Health-Care Investment–The Hidden Crisis… [WSJ]

NYTimes: “WebMD is synonymous with Big Pharma Shilling” … [NYT]

Surgery on fetus reduces complications of spina bifida … [NIH]

Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida: Vindicating Some ‘Simple-Minded Thinking’ … [WSJ]

Breast Pumps Now Deductible, IRS Says … [WSJ]

FDA launches Medical Device Innovation Initiative … [FDA]

FDA Advises Women with Breast Implants … [FDA]

Defending doctors’ web-based clinical tools from hackers … [MassDevice]

Boston Scientific Begins Clinical Trial Enrollment in China for PROMUS Element™ Everolimus-Eluting Stent … [Boston Scientific]

Brainstorm Cell to conduct a Phase I/II clinical trial for the treatment of Lou Gehrig’s Disease … [Globes]

Covidien Receives FDA Approval for Fentanyl Transdermal System Patch … [Covidien ]

New Published Study Finds Noninvasive Masimo PVI Accurately Predicts Fluid Responsiveness in Intensive Care Patients … [Masimo]

Welch Allyn Establishes Strategic Partnership to Incorporate Masimo rainbow® SET Noninvasive Measurement Capabilities in Next-Generation Patient Monitors … [Masimo]

Linked electronic medical records for genomic research … [ScienceRoll]

Nanostructured scaffolds offer a promising route to repairing spinal cord injuries … [Nanowerk]

Scientists Discover a Tangle of Neurons that Control Aggression … [HHMI]

Biologists Ignoring Low-Hanging Fruit, Says Drug Discovery Study … [arXiv]

End of an era? Advanced imaging volume drops for first time in 11 years … [MedCity News]

Motorcycle Helmets Reduce Spine Injuries After Collisions; Helmet Weight as Risk to Neck Called a ‘Myth’… [Johns Hopkins]

Wearing helmet ‘beneficial’ for skiers and snowboarders … [BBC]

Chopin ‘probably had epilepsy’ … [BBC]

Eureka! Severely obese women may need to gain less weight during pregnancy … [University of Rochester Medical Center ]

Birds use right nostril to navigate … [Max Planck Institute]