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January 2012
We present the top stories of the year as reported on our blogs, in HEALTHbeat, and on Twitter. To read any of these top stories, just click on the headline.
From all of us at Harvard Medical School, best wishes for a healthy 2012.
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
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