A new study looks at the outcomes at VA hospitals

CBS NEWS – A new study from Yale finds patients who go to Veterans Affairs hospitals for a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia have lower death rates compared to patients who go to non-VA hospitals. But the researchers found the readmission rates were higher at the VA hospitals. SOURCE – JAMA/MedDay/CBS

There’s new evidence that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy increases the risk of the baby developing asthma as a child. Researchers in Norway and England found a consistent link between children having asthma at age three and having been exposed to the painkiller during pregnancy. SOURCE – International Journal of Epidemiology/MedDay/CBS

New research shows task oriented rehab is no better than traditional rehab for stroke patients. Researchers in California found no difference in motor function after twelve months. SOURCE – JAMA/MedDay/CBS