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Hospital wards with higher rates of antibiotic prescribing associated with increased risk for C. diff infection
A retrospective observational study found that among hospitalized patients, ward-level antibiotic prescribing was associated with a significantly increased risk for C. difficile infection beyond what would be expected with patient-level antibiotic use.
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Vasospastic angina with myocardial infarction – more dangerous than once thought?
Patients with vasospastic angina and a type II myocardial infarction have a worse prognosis than previous believed.
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Do I need atypical coverage for all non-ICU hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia?
Is the accepted treatment for CAP enough, or could we do more?
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Clinical Briefs
Updates on treatment of depression, the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, and subclinical thyroid dysfunction as it relates to fracture risk.
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Pharmacology Update: Memantine HCl and Donepezil HCl Capsules (Namzaric™)
The addition of memantine to a stable dose of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor may improve cognitive performance.
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PCSK9: A Major New Advance in Cholesterol-lowering Therapy
When added to statin therapy at the maximum tolerated dose, the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels by 62% and also reduced the rate of occurrence of cardiovascular events.
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Obesity Paradox and Diabetes
In a prospective cohort study of overweight or obese type 2 diabetics, being overweight was associated with a lower mortality risk, but being obese was not.
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Can CPAP Treatment Prevent Dementia?
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Older people with sleep apnea had onset of cognitive decline at an earlier age than those without sleep apnea.
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Liletta: A New LNG-IUS Option
Initial clinical results with a new 52 mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system recently introduced to the market and approved for three years of use are similar to those seen with the existing system.
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Non-medically Indicated Inductions of Labor
A recent study in patients having non-medically indicated inductions of labor has shown that this option is associated with higher cesarean section rate at 38 and 40 weeks, but not, interestingly, at 39 weeks, at which time there was a lower rate of peripartum infections, fewer newborn special care unit admissions, but longer labors. However, these data do not speak for empiric induction of labor at 39 weeks without medical indication.