From Harvard Medical School–their top health stories for 2011:
Top 5 Blog Posts
1. Mindfulness meditation improves connections in the brain
2. Radiation risk in Japan: understanding radiation measurements and putting them in perspective
3. Taking the pain out of runner’s knee
4. Harvard to USDA: Check out the Healthy Eating Plate
5. Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis
Top 5 HEALTHbeat Articles
1. The real-world benefits of strengthening your core
2. Exercise for stronger knees and hips
3. The happiness-health connection
4. Simple strength training tips
5. Going low-carb? Pick the right proteins
Top 5 Tweets
1. Bridge the intention-behavior gap to lose weight and keep it off
2. A new view of the teenage brain: adaptation is job 1
3. More to the story than alcohol = heart protection
4. Belly fat is the shape of cardiovascular risk
5. Surprising findings on omega-3 fats, trans fats, and prostate cancer risk