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What We’re Reading: Nov. 15-19

By: Cathy Dunkin | 11/19/2010

This week's "What We're Reading" is devoted to the best stories we found in health care.

1. In an effort to make food nutrition labels easier to read, some will move to the front of the package beginning in 2011.
2. Unsurprisingly, stressful jobs come with increased heart attack risk for women.
3. Medical jargon can lead to misunderstanding between patients and doctors.  That's just one more reason why health literacy is so important.
4. Doctors lead especially busy lives, but this method can help them delve into social media in just 30 minutes a day.
5. But once health care professionals are in the social media space, it's important that they avoid these seven common mistakes.

Did we miss anything?  Please share your favorite links in the comments section.

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