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With better immunosuppressive therapy and ICU care, invasive aspergillosis is being encountered more often. Making the diagnosis is challenging, especially in lower-risk patients such as those with COPD and cirrhosis.
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Stopping statins, even briefly, after stroke or cardiovascular surgery increases vascular complications according to 3 new studies.
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Although it is understood that good nutrition is essential for normal immune function, wound healing and maintenance of muscle mass and function, and is likely beneficial for overall recovery from the highly catabolic state of acute critical illness, it is less clear when and how best to deliver adequate nutritional support in practice.
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When used in conjunction with clinical and radiographic data, brain natriuretic peptide levels may provide a non-invasive alternative for distinguishing between ARDS and cardiogenic pulmonary edema in patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure.
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The general impression is one of certainty that both soy and soy isoflavones deliver many health benefits, including prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis, as well as treatment of menopausal symptoms. The science is less absolute, however, and still evolving.
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Kiefer D. Valerian for Insomnia: The "Natural" Valium. 2007;10(10):109109-113.
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Petty RG. The Role of Diet and Nutrition in ADHD: Supplements. 2007;10(10):113-116.