Support for Mediterranean diet and disturbing BPA and phthalate research top this week's news

Summary: New research favors Mediterranean diet for reducing strokes and heart attacks; The complicated issues of gut bacteria, immune reactions to gluten and the benefits of breast feeding; An interesting question about hygiene; DHEA and estrogen may help bone loss from osteoporosis, but monitor hormone levels; Advice for a complicated case of colon restoration after a ruptured diverticulum; Complaints about getting information from his surgeon concerning post knee replacement pain; Hyberbaric oxygen treatment is useful for things like killing difficult anaerobic bacterial infections; Olecranon bursitis that is draining fluid outside should be removed by surgery; Organic milk and spices were found to be heavily contaminated with phthalates, probably from containers; High BPA levels are found in urine of babies in intensive care because of all the plastic around them