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Last week’s #healthnewsgems

(Photo AFP/Getty in WSJ): W61.11XA: A code for injuries related to macaws.

In case you missed last week’s #healthnewsgems, here they are in one place. Let me know if you see health stories worthy of recognition.

How the FDA Is Sleeping Through the Xanax Epidemic by @jim_edwards http://bit.ly/rbOJ3P

Lack of training can be deadly in cosmetic surgery by @JayneODonnell @usatoday http://ow.ly/6xS4I

The worst abuse of an embargo this medical journalist has ever seen by @cardiobrief http://ow.ly/6xSai

Walked Into a Lamppost? Hurt While Crocheting? Help Is on the Way by @annawmathews @wsj http://on.wsj.com/pZcQlq

The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills by @alexismadrigal http://ow.ly/6xRRl (via @brianreid)

California could pose problem for Obama’s healthcare reform by @latimes http://lat.ms/qe1KYg

Synthetic drug sales booming on Web by @startribune http://ow.ly/6xROk

An Immune System Trained to Kill Cancer by Denise Grady @nytimes http://nyti.ms/ps9o4b

Health insurance denial rates routinely 20%, data show by @philgalewitz http://ow.ly/6xRIx

And my personal favorite: Animated Short: The Amazing Health Care Arms Race by @radiogrego http://ow.ly/6xRYP