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Proposed new work limits for medical residents were announced last summer and approved in the fall by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. And that giant raspberry sound you hear is from the directors of residency programs who responded to a Mayo Clinic survey on the changes, which include limiting the workday of first-year residents to 16 hours.

Good news from the CDC: the number of central-line bloodstream infections in intensive-care patients dropped 58% to an estimated 18,000 in 2009 from 43,000 in 2001.

The WSJ’s In the Lab columnist Shirley Wang asks New Yorkers what kind of walkers make them lose their cool.

See original here:  Health Blog Video: ‘Sidewalk Rage’ and its Causes

Also: HHS announces fraud figures; Sanofi and Genzyme, still talking; an FDA panel weighs electroshock therapy.

The rest is here:  A.M. Vitals: Senate May Vote on Health-Care Law Repeal

Research conflicts on whether schizophrenics are any more likely to commit a violent act than those without mental illness.

Read more:  Is There Really a Link Between Violence and Mental Illness?

Also: Medicaid awards for enrolling kids in public insurance; end-of-life discussions under Medicare; California posts nursing-home ratings.

See the original post here: A.M. Vitals: Consequences of Mental-Health Parity Law

Males were more likely to report amnesia and confusion/disorientation than females, who were more likely to report drowsiness and noise sensitivity.

Original post: Concussion Symptoms May Differ By Gender, Study Finds

Maroon says the positive psychological benefits of exercise were so powerful that he really did become addicted to them. Watch the video for the rest of his story.

More here:  Health Blog Video: 70-Year-Old Neurosurgeon Talks Ironman Training

Considering the circumstances, the immediate medical needs of the 33 men just rescued from the Chilean mine are pretty limited.

Go here to see the original:  Now That Miners in Chile Are Rescued, Focus Turns to Health

Though soldiers who die by suicide receive full military honors, their families don’t get condolence letters from the president, according to the APA.

View original post here: Psychiatric Group to White House: Change Suicide Condolence Letter Policy