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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a new website to alert infection preventionists, clinicians and the public about a deadly but poorly understood syndrome: sepsis.
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Two critically important infection control issues injection safety and antibiotic resistance are vying to be the top priority in the next phase of the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), said Don Wright, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Quality at the HHS.
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In this two-part insulin primer, the authors will explore all aspects of insulin therapy. The first article will review the currently available forms of insulin, their formulation, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and appropriate use in diabetes therapy. The authors will address the practical aspects of insulin therapy including when and how to start insulin, review titration regimens, and provide insight into selecting insulins to best match patient needs.
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The authors concluded that these findings can be used to identify which patients would benefit from further testing after an initial exercise ECG test to diagnose coronary artery disease.
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The combination of CPAP and weight loss improves blood pressure better than either treatment alone.
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A Cochrane review questions the value of osletamivir and zanamivir in the treatment of influenza virus infections but the CDC and IDSA disagree.
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Another Win for Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes; Weighing the Risk:Benefit Equation of Azithromycin for Pneumonia; Hemospermia: Whats the Outcome?
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Doran B, et al. Prognostic value of fasting versus nonfasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels on long-term mortality: Insight from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III