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More Evidence Links Red Meat to Stroke Risk A new study finds processed and unprocessed red meat consumption to be associated with increased stroke risk; poultry intake was linked to reduced risk.
Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2012
Rare and Unusual Sleep Disorders You've heard about sleepwalking and talking, but how about sleep driving, -eating, and -sex?
January 23, 2012
Rare and Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes Part 2: Culture-Bound Conditions Have you ever diagnosed zar, amok, or dhat syndrome? We review the recognition and management of rare, culture-bound mental health conditions.
January 19, 2012
Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis This study examined the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and natural history of cognitive impairment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, January 12, 2012

Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 2012
If Patients Bash You on Internet Rating Sites, Consider This Being trashed on the Internet is a distressing experience for physicians. How to decide whether it's worth fighting back?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse An "Obamacare" opponent asserts that the president avoided discussing healthcare reform because the topic is contentious, and says why we should repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 2012
4 Problems With Bundled Payments Doctors are concerned that bundled payments will provide lower payments to physicians for their roles in patient care. But lower payments are just one of the problems bundled payments bring.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012

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Stroke What's Hot at International Stroke Conference 2012? Anticipated data include findings from the SWIFT, SPS3, TREVO and WARCEF trials, and more from SAMMPRIS.
Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2012
Men at Higher Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment In a surprising twist, investigators have found that men experience more memory loss even though women generally have higher rates of dementia.
Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2012

International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2012
Medscape Neurology, January 27, 2012
Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 26, 2012