This week in medicine

Welcome to my as-yet-unnamed weekly podcast on what's happening in the world of medicine. This is still in the development phase, so any and all comments appreciated. Links to the stories covered in this podcast are as follows:

PSA testing and prostate cancer incidence

//www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/e8/0c05a0e8.asp

//www.mja.com.au/public/issues/189_06_150908/smi11458_fm.html

Chlamydia vaccine and calls for screening

//www.6minutes.com.au/dirplus/images/6minutes/newspluspharma/16_09_2008.pdf

//www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/09/15/2364820.htm?site=science&topic=latest

Lifestyle factors affect mortality in middle-aged women

//www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/sep16_2/a1440

Acupuncture as good as conventional therapy in reducing side effects of breast cancer treatment

//www.newswise.com/articles/view/544330/?sc=sphr

Maternal flu vaccine good for newborns

//content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0708630?query=TOC