Tue, Feb 21 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

1 – Preterm birth associated with maternal fine particulate matter exposure: A global, regional and national assessment – Environment International

2 – Millions of premature births could be linked to air pollution, study finds – The Guardian (RT @icddr_b)

3 – Japanese guidelines for adult asthma 2017 – Japanese Society of Allergology

4 – Japanese guidelines for allergic rhinitis 2017 – Japanese Society of Allergology

5 – Japanese guidelines for occupational allergic diseases 2017 – Japanese Society of Allergology

6 – Japanese guidelines for atopic dermatitis 2017 – Japanese Society of Allergology

7 – Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases 2017 – Japanese Society of Allergology

8 – Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals – The BMJ Blogs

9 – Brain scans show potential to diagnose autism in infancy – STAT News

Original article abstract ($ required for full text): Early brain development in infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder – Nature

10 – An Unexpected Takeaway From The Early Autism Diagnosis Study – Forbes (RT @greg_folkers)