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Flibanserin Tablets (Addyi)
The FDA has approved the first drug for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women.
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The Impact of Hypoglycemia on Renal Impairment
A retrospective cohort study evaluated renal function data of 101 patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of severe hypoglycemia compared with a matched group of individuals with type 2 diabetes with no history of hypoglycemia.
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Efficacy and Safety of Very Early Mobilization After Onset of Acute Stroke
The higher dose, very early (within 24 hours) mobilization protocol was associated with a reduction in the odds of a favorable outcome at 3 months after stroke occurrence.
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SPRINT: The Systolic Blood Pressure Trial or ‘How Low Do You Go?’
Designed to see if lower blood pressures reduced the risk of blood pressure-related health outcomes, the NIH ended the SPRINT trial early and issued a news release that a lower blood pressure target significantly reduces cardiovascular complications in adults age 50 and older with high blood pressure.
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Hospital Wards with Higher Antibiotic Prescribing Rates May Have Associated Increased CDI Risk
SYNOPSIS: A retrospective observational study found that among hospitalized patients, ward-level antibiotic prescribing was associated with a significantly increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection beyond what would be expected with patient-level antibiotic use.
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A tragedy of errors: Expert panel cites problems, lessons learned in death of U.S. Ebola patient
As with many individual tragedies and even major disasters, hindsight reveals key moments and near misses where a single action may have changed the outcome.
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Do your duty: Report all infections
Two leading federal agencies are warning hospitals and other facilities that they can be fined and denied Medicare funds if they are caught intentionally underreporting healthcare-associated infections.
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IDWeek 2015: Drug stewardship program sharply reduces Clostridium difficile infections, cuts costs
Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in a pediatric hospital slashed Clostridium difficile infection rates by almost three-fold, relieving both patient symptoms and parental worries, researchers reported recently in San Diego at IDWeek 2015.
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IDWeek 2015: 9 million children now susceptible to measles
Infection preventionists should be vigilant for incoming measles cases, as some 9 million U.S. children — 1 in 8 of those age 17 and younger — are susceptible to a virus that can cause chaotic outbreaks in healthcare facilities, researchers recently reported in San Diego at IDWeek 2015.
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ECG Review: A 43-Year-Old Man with Atypical Chest Pain