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Week of: April 2, 2012 Boston.com/Health Blogs: Daily Dose | White Coat Notes

This Week's Highlights Parents changing autism research Science and medicine are catching up with parents’ understanding of the condition, and a more nuanced view is slowly emerging: Autism is not just a brain problem. BE WELL | VIDEO How to avoid bogus diets How do you know if a diet claim is too good to be true? We explain some key red flags you should know about. G FORCE Finding a better way to die Dr. Ira Byock, director of the Palliative Care Service at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centerl, has just written a new book called ‘‘The Best Care Possible.’’ IN PRACTICE Families need some attention, too When people are ill or injured, those closest to them suffer. Some of this collateral damage is emotional, but it can also be physical. From the blogs MD Mama Why Trayvon Martin's death is a call to action for parents HEALTH STEW SCOTUS-ACA Watch: Well, That Was Interesting IN PRACTICE Why Henrietta Lacks Matters CHILD IN MIND Possible Lessons From a Teenage Suicide NUTRITION & YOU Top Red Flags For Bogus Weight Loss Claims Short White Coat The Managers We'll Be In Health News Study: Pay-for-performance did not reduce deaths in Medicare pilot program Connections in the brain laid out like a grid of city streets, Mass. General scientists discover Harvard Medical School opens center for primary care, appoints director Boston-area teams assemble ‘encyclopedia’ of cancer cells’ vulnerability to drugs Vatican stem cell conference cancelled partly over keynote speaker George Daley from Boston

Health Answers Why do vaccines last different amounts of time? While vaccines all employ a similar concept, they vary widely in design, the type of immune response they provoke, and durability. Upcoming health events 4/2 6pm Health is beatuy: Defining ourselves 4/3 Noon 4th Annual Public Health & Technology Conference 4/11 1 p.m. World Health Day 2012: Population Aging and Urbanization

Week of: April 2, 2012 Boston.com/Health Blogs: Daily Dose | White Coat Notes