Top stories in health and medicine, July 30, 2014

From MedPage Today: Do Decision Aids Help Patients Make Difficult Choices? Decision aids designed to help patients make general healthcare choices, such as selecting a treatment location, provide some help, but condition-specific aids may provide the most useful information for patients and families. Asbestos Revisited: A New Autoimmune Disease? In the small town of Libby in northwestern Montana, prospectors in 1916 discovered an unusual mineral known as vermiculite that appeared to be resistant to fire after initial exposure to high heat. Nutritionists Pan ASN Processed Foods Statement. A new scientific statement from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) maintains that processed foods make up an essential part of the American diet — a position that some nutrition experts have expressed concerns over, given questions over the statement’s definition of “processed.” Soylent: ‘Future of Food’ or Nutritionist’s Nightmare? It’s a product that seems unassuming enough: a thick, beige, bland liquid reminiscent of pancake batter. But, in fact, the aspirations of Soylent — a product billed as a complete meal replacement — befit its birthplace, the Bay Area of San Francisco, home to countless tech startups founded to conquer the world. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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