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Despite intense research on respiratory muscle physiology and patient-ventilator interfacing, this knowledge has not been integrated into a comprehensive approach toward managing the respiratory muscles in critical illness. This special feature describes the complex array of issues complicating such an endeavor.
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A broad array of new federal regulations on health care associated infections (HAIs) continue to come on line in 2014 and beyond, tying infection prevention more directly to the hospital bottom line than at any time in the field's history.
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Targeting HCWs for all ACIP recommended shots
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Everyday people tell their story about loved ones lost to infections.
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Bevacizumab added to chemotherapy, particularly paclitaxel and cisplatin, was efficacious in all response outcomes (objective response, progression-free survival, and overall survival) without diminution in quality of life or unacceptable toxicity.
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Although annual screening mammography did increase the detection rate of non-palpable tumors, it did not reduce mortality from breast cancer over 25 years of follow-up.
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Compared to cyclic use, a drospirenone-containing oral contraceptive pill used in a continuous fashion after the removal of an endometrioma is associated with a reduction in dysmenorrhea, non-menstrual pelvic pain, and reoccurrence of endometrioma formation.
