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Exactly 1397 antiretroviral (ARV) naïve patients initiating ARVs, as part of a CPCRA-sponsored clinical trial (FIRST trial), were followed for a median of five years.
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The utility of surveillance screening for MRSA on hospital admission remains controversial. Three recently published clinical trials attempt to assess the role of MRSA surveillance.
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All patients admitted to the ICU at the Air Force Theater Hospital (Balad, Iraq) were followed prospectively for the development of VAP. There were 475 patients admitted to the ICU from May 2006 through August 2006.
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In this Issue: Pioglitazone and heart disease; ARBs manufacturers spend millions to show the non-inferiority of their products compared to less expensive, generic ACE inhibitors; some athletes turn to growth hormone because it is difficult to detect; FDA Actions
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More than 88% of home care telehealth providers report that the service has produced an increase in quality outcomes for their agencies by reducing hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
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The 117-page report on the Philips National Study on the Future of Technology and Telehealth in Home Care includes a wide range of information on different technologies used by the almost 1,000 home health agencies that participated in the survey, but the greatest amount of information focuses upon telehealth.
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Wash hands, wear gloves, and clean equipment. All home health nurses know that these are the basic steps to take to protect patients from infection. What about the nurses' bag? How clean is it and does it pose an infection threat?
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Legislation introduced by Oklahoma lawmakers U.S. Sen. James Inhofe and U.S. Rep. John Sullivan calls for a three-year moratorium on efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to collect overpayments for hospice patient care.
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More than 210,000 patients treated by 541 home health agencies nationwide provided the data included in the 2008 Home Care Pulse Report: Patient Perspectives on American Health Care.
