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Despite previous positive reports and much lay enthusiasm, omega-3 fatty acid treatment did not prevent Crohn's disease relapse. (Arguments continue as to whether the correct usage should be "Crohn disease" or "Crohn's disease." Most of the literature seems to use the latter designation, and this review will do likewise.)
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Cognitive impairment in the U.S. population without dementia is found in 22% of those over age 70. This is more than the number of those with Alzheimer's or other dementias alone, and needs to be recognized and addressed in our healthcare of this group.
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Current use of antipsychotic medications by the elderly places them at increased risk for hospitalization for pneumonia.
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12-lead ECG and lead II rhythm strip obtained from a 67-year-old man with new-onset shortness of breath.
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Mummies are fascinating. they represent a special snapshot of our human past when contemporaries respected our human forms enough to try to preserve them indefinitely.
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Threats to laboratory workers come in many varieties, ranging from earthquakes to fires. But one threat that has acquired enhanced visibility in this age of bioterrorism is the threat of a laboratory-acquired infection.
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Pneumococcal meningitis remains a deadly disease, with a case fatality rate among adults that is still above 20%, with also permanent neurological sequelae in a substantial minority of survivors.
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In the health care setting, transmission of varicella zoster virus (VZV) from dermatomal herpes zoster lesions is generally felt to be insignificant, as long as the lesions are kept covered.
