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  1. updated geocoded Google map of H1N1 swine flu pandemic: http://flutracker.rhizalabs... #swineflu
  2. Contribute to new swine flu articles on MEDPEDIA and be recognized for contributing to breaking news on the epidemic: www.medpedia.com
  3. volunteer at SER conference in June for free student registration: http://www.epiresearch.org/...
  4. geocoded Google map of swine flu outbreak: http://tinyurl.com/c7geaw
  5. Swine influenza - WHO update http://tinyurl.com/c7n4k9
  6. new version of WINPEPI epi software released: http://tinyurl.com/cawd46 (originally published in EP&I http://tinyurl.com/cnhbwe)
  7. new epidemiology jobs (http://tinyurl.com/dxgjhk) and fellowships (http://tinyurl.com/dyltab) updates posted!
  8. prostate cancer screening trials - no benefit for overall mortality: Europe trial http://tinyurl.com/cbnnh4, U.S. http://tinyurl.com/dztkxa
  9. Heart-Healthy, Reduced-Calorie Diets Promote Long-term Weight Loss: Heart-healthy diets that reduce calorie intake http://tinyurl.com/aml9xu
  10. new largest single alcohol-cancer study in Million Women Study cohort: increased risk, but not among non-smokers http://tinyurl.com/dzm3me
  11. IRB review of 2006 Johns Hopkins Iraqi mortality study: results valid, but protocols violated, investigator banned http://tinyurl.com/apye46
  12. randomized trial of B vitamins (folate, B6, B12) effective in preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) http://tinyurl.com/awsul3
  13. RT Follow the FDA's Twitter feed @FDArecalls for the latest on recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts.
  14. Gates Foundation loses 20% of total assets http://bit.ly/15Hx9P ... very bad news for public health in Africa
  15. Causality. There's no escape from it, we're forever slaves to it. Our only hope, our only peace is to understand it, to understand the 'why'
  16. an advancement in Mendelian Randomization instrumental variable analysis - validation of MR for binary outcomes: http://tinyurl.com/bj35dp
  17. fascinating - "Years-needed-to-treat to add 1 year of life: a new metric to estimate treatment effects": http://tinyurl.com/brpv2c
  18. willing to accept epidemiology questions from readers... attempts to try and challenge/stump the epi gods are encouraged
  19. just as for diabetes and weight, sugar sweetened beverages/sodas increase coronary heart disease (CHD) risk: http://tinyurl.com/bl38o9
  20. Stimulus funds $1Bil for systematic reviews of trt effectiveness- a gold mine for meta-analysis and epidemiology!! http://tinyurl.com/bdehh4