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<p>From DNA backpedaling to irrational nonsense to Typhoid Mamey, here’s what we’re reading about this morning:</p>
<p>From Medicare scamsters to "biblical flu" to a simple walk to school, here's what we're reading today:</p>
<p>From extreme superbugs to NSFW cancer screening campaigns: welcome to Wednesday’s Daily Briefing!</p> <p>Here’s what we’re reading and watching today:</p>
<p>Here's what we're reading today:</p> <p><strong>Oil Spill:</strong> The Institute of Medicine releases a hefty <a href="http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12949">report on the effects of the Gulf oil spill on human health</a>. </p>
<p>Here's what we're reading about today, from genetically modified mosquitos to an epic Facebook fail:</p><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> This is pretty awful: A Long Beach, Calif. hospital has fired several nurses for <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-facebook-20100809,0,6713445,ful… pictures of a nearly-decapitated emergency room patient on Facebook</a>.</p>
<p><strong>PRAYER:</strong> Is a new study on the apparent power of hands-on prayer to improve hearing and sight of disabled Africans really getting <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/04/news/la-heb-prayer-20100804">th… much media attention</a>? Say it ain’t so! So far, the Los Angeles Times Booster Shots blogs <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/04/news/la-heb-prayer-20100804">of… the best context and caveats</a>.</p>
<p>Here’s what we’re reading and watching today:</p> <p><strong>Air Quality</strong>: Here’s one instance where wealth isn’t linked to health: ScienceDaily <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100804122717.htm">reports on a study</a> finding that homes in both poor and affluent California communities had similarly high levels of endocrine disruptors. These <a href="http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm">disr…; can affect the endocrine system and lead to fertility and infant development problems among other health risks.</p>
<p>Patients are often misinformed about the details of their conditions or insurance status. Here are tips on how to get their narratives right.</p>
<p>Here’s what we’re reading and watching today:</p> <p><strong>Medical Errors:</strong> The Columbia Journalism Review <a href="http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/hurray_for_the_st_louis_postdispatch.p… the <em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em></a> for publishing Jeremy Kohler’s and Blythe Bernhard’s <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_c3917859-41e8-520a-84e… of how difficult it was to investigate</a> a Missouri surgeon who removed the wrong kidney from a patient in 2007. </p>
<p>What we’re reading and listening to today:</p> <p><strong>Snail spit:</strong> This could be the best trade headline of the year: <a href="http://www.hcplive.com/pain-management/articles/snail_spit_painkiller">… Painkiller Made From Snail Spit Now Comes in a Pill</a>.</p>