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Black seed (Nigella sativa) for Asthma: Minimal Effects
SYNOPSIS: Black seed, crushed, in capsule form, administered to 76 people with asthma in a single-blind, randomized study, showed some minimal improvements in some, but not all, components of spirometry and one serum cytokine after 12 weeks.
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Use of Essential Oils as an Alternative Treatment for Depression
The antidepressant effects of essential oils are promising, but more studies in humans beyond preliminary stages are needed.
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Tai Chi and Fall Risk
Tai chi practice in the older and at-risk population reduces the risk of falls (with the most robust results in the short-term) and may reduce the risk of injury from falls; no effect is seen when measuring time to the first fall.
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Rapid Test for Emerging C. auris Under Development
If the test is validated in this larger trial, it will enable hospitals to rapidly identify C. auris in patients or the hospital environment.
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CDC: Clinicians Should Be Vigilant in Watching for Post-hurricane Infections
The period of increased risk could run through March 2018 if the current pace of restoration efforts continues.
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APIC to CDC: Need for Legionella Guidance
In light of numerous Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in the last few years, the CDC has asked clinicians in the field what should be emphasized in revised guidance to reduce the growth and transmission of Legionella spp. in healthcare water systems.
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Heater-cooler Infections Linked to Tap Water
Heater-cooler devices used in cardiac surgery continue to be implicated in patient infections, and the take-home lesson from one recently reported outbreak is use only sterile water in the units.
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Vaccine Rash Confounds Investigation of Measles Outbreak
A disease once declared eradicated in the U.S. exploded after Somali families in Minnesota chose to not vaccinate their children.
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Do Long-sleeved Physician Coats Spread C. diff?
The “bare below the elbows” approach to infection control, wherein physicians wear short sleeves rather than their traditional white coats, has been met with some derision as a misguided approach by “fashion police.”
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Driving C. diff to Zero? It’s Possible
An infection preventionist in Ohio drove C. diff to zero for a stunning 341 days with a multifaceted program that had buy-in from healthcare colleagues and hospital administration.