Barbara Feder Ostrov

<p>Should pizza be restricted to "save us from ourselves?" Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A surprising sodium culprit, good news for teens and antidepressants, a Catholic birth control controversy and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>The recent <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/3686144-417/degrees-monday-service-expected-sno…; around the country reminded me that if you haven’t taken a look at what the current flu season is like in your community, it’s a good time to do so. I like how the Miami Herald’s Fred Tasker set the scene for the 2010-2011 in <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/28/v-fullstory/1845522/flu-season-st… Q&amp;A piece</a>.</p>

<p>Why is Disney invading hospital maternity wards? Plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Which consumer health website was dubbed a "hypochondria time suck?" Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Who are the federal government's most-wanted fugitives in health fraud? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Are hospitals in your community affected by nationwide shortages of certain drugs? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing!</p>

<p>From the Jonas Brothers to Antonio Banderas, celebrities are cutting deals with Big Pharma. Plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>As 2011 unfolds, I’d like to share some of my favorite health journalism – some but not all of it policy-related – from 2010. This is definitely not a best-of list, but rather journalism that can inspire and teach us. &nbsp;Here are <a href="../../../../../../../../blogs/favorite-health-journalism-2010-part-1">my first five picks</a>, and below are my second five, in no particular order of importance. Do you have other recommendations for must-read health journalism from last year? Share it in the comments below.</p>

<p>A new form of academic peer review surfaces on Twitter, and it can get ugly. Plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>