> The Center for Science in the Public Interest calculates that a one cent per can soda tax would raise $1.5 billion a year to fight obesity and other diseases. Article [1]

> The national organ transplantation system is under fire after recent revelations. Could Web sites like MatchingDonor.com be the answer? Article [2]

> MedMined announced a new product that may find a market. The company's Antimicrobal Management Service is designed to work with its data mining surveillance system for hospital-acquired infections. Article [3]

> Critics say retail outlets like Minute Clinics cater to the rich and suburban. Blog [4]

> Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland Medical System announced an unusual agreement that sees them jointly operating Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore City. Article [5]

> Implementation costs remain the big hurdle for electronic records adoption, according to several speakers at National Health IT Day. Article [6]

And Finally... In a sign that the healthy foods in schools campaign may be getting a bit out of hand, officials at a school in the U.K. are celebrating the arrival of high tech fingerprint scanning in the cafeteria. Article [7]