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As more patients are surviving critical illness, there is documentation of serious cognitive, physical, and psychiatric consequences arising from lengthy ICU stays in these patients.
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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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Doernberg and colleagues sought to determine whether receipt of doxycycline was associated with protection from development of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in hospitalized patients being treated with ceftriaxone, a known high-risk antibiotic for CDI.
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Encouraging individuals to be active through recreational and competitive athletics has led to increased participation in organized sports.
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Acute aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening illness in which prompt diagnosis and treatment are critical for the chance of survival.
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In a matched cohort study involving immunocompetent individuals ¡Ý 60 years of age, the incidence of herpes zoster recurrence following a recent initial episode was low in both herpes zoster vaccine recipients and the unvaccinated. This low-risk questions the need for vaccinating immunocompetent adults with recent herpes zoster infections.
