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<p>Today's <em>Daily Briefing</em> looks at the effects of America's wars here at home, a doctor fired after speaking up, a skeptical look at open access journals and data on U.S. health care costs that you can play with.</p>

<p>Apress editor Jeff Olson says that he relies on people he has already worked with and writers' blogs to find authors for books on current events, including one in the works on health care options for businesses.</p>

<p>The links between place and health, an unused Medicare benefit, and a lawsuit over ozone pollution, plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A new company aims to clean up the FDA's messy data for reporting drug adverse events and market it to pharma and other businesses. Health reporters can benefit from the company's work, too.</p>

<p>The St. Louis Beacon recently created an engaging animated video to accompany an in-depth report on health disparities by California Endowment Health Journalism Fellow Robert Joiner.</p>

<p>How an online-only local news site learned as much about itself as it did about its topic of drug abuse</p>

<p>The five cancers most likely to lead to bankruptcy, unhealthy vitamins, a health reform comic book and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Here we are discussing the prostate cancer screening guidelines, but what bothers me is that the patient is brought in as a footnote at the end of the analysis.</p>

<p>It’s worth checking in on some important health legislation recently signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown. These bills are expected to help Californians get better access to health care and to prepare the state for health reform.</p>

<p>Why is the FDA'S adverse events drug database in such a shambles? Scientist Keith Hoffman explains — and talks about how his company has found a business opportunity in that messy data.</p>