Top medicine articles for December 2012-January 2013

Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for December 2012-January 2013: Among former Olympic athletes, engagement in disciplines with high intensity exercise did not bring a survival benefit http://buff.ly/UmY9Ur Non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (Z drugs - eszopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem) are effective for treatment of adult insomnia http://buff.ly/UZC1g9 Bringing surgical history to life | BMJ http://buff.ly/UZCeQC -- Things change fast in surgery. Within a single generation, ways of operating that had been stable for decades have been overturned. New drugs have revolutionized what were once “surgical” conditions, and minimally invasive procedures have driven many “open” operations to the verge of extinction. Dabigatran Shouldn't Be Used in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves http://buff.ly/UmXToo Confront medical errors - The University of Michigan Health System pioneered the three principle approach of “disclose, apologize, offer” more than a decade ago. http://buff.ly/UZDeV0 One Question That Changed the Cleveland Clinic Organization: "How do you teach empathy?" CEO explains: http://buff.ly/V1ntgi Too Young to Have a Heart Attack, at 48 - NYTimes http://buff.ly/UvpYKd The Perils of Yoga for Men - torn muscles, damaged ligaments, dislocated joints, broken bones http://buff.ly/UwxhBp Doctor Sued for Following a 'Do Not Resuscitate Order (found not liable by the jury) http://buff.ly/UZzYZH Consequence of prescription-pa...
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