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Spice is Nice
The habitual consumption of spicy foods is associated with reduced mortality independent of other risk factors for death.
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N-acetylcysteine as Adjunctive Therapy for Therapy-resistant Tobacco Use Disorder
Tobacco cessation programs have variable success rates and often employ the use of multiple strategies, including behavioral counseling and pharmaceutical treatments. This study investigates the use of N-acetylcysteine in combination with group behavioral therapy as a treatment for tobacco use disorder resistant to first-line smoking cessation treatments.
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Omega-3s for the AREDS2 Cohort Are Not Beneficial for Preventing Cognitive Decline
A sub-analysis of the AREDS2 randomized, controlled trial that involved supplemental omega-3 fatty acids failed to find benefit on cognitive function over 5 years.
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Integrative Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Botanical Supplements
This review will focus exclusively on the role of botanicals for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus. Only recently have rigorous research methods been applied to the study of botanical remedies.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Coccidioidomycosis: Is the “Zone” Growing?
Cocci as a Cause of Marine Mammal Mortality
Initial and Much Too Subtle Ebola Virus Infection
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Arboviral Infections in the United States — Not Just West Nile
West Nile virus accounted for 95% of arbovirus infections in 2013 reported to CDC, with the majority causing neuroinvasive disease.
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Serum Chloride Level Predicts Mortality in Acute Heart Failure
The association between serum sodium level and outcomes in acute decompensated heart failure is well-established.
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Treatment of Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Brief Narrative Summary of the New IDSA Recommendations
A new IDSA guideline has recommendations providing best expert advice on management of native vertebral osteomyelitis.
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Community-acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in Adults
An active population-based surveillance of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in adults 18 years of age and older was conducted in five hospitals in Chicago and Nashville. -
Clostridium difficile Infection — Back to the Future
This study provides strong evidence that the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (as opposed to colonization) should be made on the basis of evidence of toxin production, not the mere presence of the organism as detected by glutamate dehydrogenase testing or the presence of toxin genes.