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Almost one-fifth of Medicare patients who were discharged from a hospital were rehospitalized within 30 days, and about a third were rehospitalized within 90 days. Most of these readmissions were not planned.
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To review the evidence supporting indications for inductions of labor.
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Timsit et al conducted a 2x2 randomized, controlled trial comparing chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges in the dressing of vascular catheters with control dressings.
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Acyclovir (9-[2-Hydroxymethyl] Guanine) is a nucleoside analog known for its activity (in descending order of susceptibility) against Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2, Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
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The role of amylase-resistant starches, which are not digested in the human small intestine, as dietary therapy of various bowel diseases, such as infectious diarrhea, is not well understood.
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The emergence of a new H1N1 influenza virus has triggered worldwide preparations for a pandemic.
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On November 11, 2008, the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announced the results of a one-day prevalence survey conducted between May and August of last year.
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In this issue: NSAIDs in the elderly; managing GI and CVD risk with NSAIDs; low-dose naltrexone and fibromyalgia; treating glucocorticoid-induced bone loss; FDA Actions.
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After acute coronary syndromes (ACS), re-currence of ischemia is a harbinger of worse prognosis.
