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Dramatic progress in reducing several major health care associated infections (HAIs) in recent years has been offset by the unrelenting rise of Clostridium difficile, the spore-forming pathogen that can cling steadfast to hands even after washing with soap and water.
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The emergence of maternal DNA testing for fetal an-euploidies has necessitated a rethinking of our standard screening protocols. With reasonable accuracy, a single blood test can now rule out fetal trisomy 21, 18, and 13, in addition to sex chromosome abnormalities such as Turner syndrome.
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Between September 1, 1987, and January 31, 2001, a total of 4047 obese persons were enrolled in the Swedish Obesity Study (SOS) intervention trial.
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Mediators of the autonomic response to stress, such as the catecholamines norepinephrine and epinephrine, promote cancer growth, metastasis, and progression in preclinical models.
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Although the incidence of hysterectomy has declined in recent years, it remains the most common major gynecologic procedure, and many women are offered or consider elective bilateral oophorectomy (BSO) at the time of hysterectomy to reduce ovarian cancer risk.
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In this issue: Dementia and benzodiazepines; effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acid and Ginkgo biloba supplements; and FDA actions.
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In this issue: Side effects of statins; effects of cannabis use; antihypertensives and lip cancer; and FDA actions.
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Goldberger and colleagues at the University of Michigan sought to determine the variation in duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts following in-hospital cardiac arrest among different institutions across the United States.