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Type 2 diabetes and risk reduction. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(Suppl 6):S1-S2.
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O'Mathuna DP. Coenzyme Q10 for diabetes. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(6):61-64.
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Marcolina ST, Petaccio C. Rhodiola rosea: A botanical adaptogen. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(6):68-72.
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Greenfield RH. Vegetarian diet and screening for Down syndrome. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(6):72.
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This two-part series discusses bacterial skin and soft-tissue infections. Part 1 will discuss bacterial skin infections that quite frequently are encountered in the general practice of medicine and that predominantly are benign in nature. With proper diagnosis and treatment of these entities, no major complication or long-term sequellae should be expected.
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In this article, a leading expert in the area of improving health care quality argues that restricting visiting hours in ICUs is neither caring, compassionate, nor necessary.
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Clinicians have been criticized for prescribing too much, as well as too little, sedation for critically ill patients, especially patients who require mechanical ventilation. Over-sedation may prolong weaning from ventilatory support, increase ICU and hospital lengths of stay, and predispose to development of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Inadequate sedation predisposes the patient to pain and discomfort and can evoke a stress response that compromises recovery.
