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Desmopressin Acetate Nasal Spray (Noctiva)

Desmopressin nasal spray is indicated for the treatment of nocturia due to nocturnal polyuria in adults who awaken at least twice per night to void.

Polyneuropathy in the Metabolic Syndrome

The metabolic syndrome, independent of the diagnosis of diabetes, is associated with the development of polyneuropathy.

Pioglitazone Improves Fibrosis Scores in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Patients With and Without Diabetes

In a meta-analysis of eight studies (five pioglitazone, three rosiglitazone) involving 516 patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, pioglitazone was found to improve fibrosis between six and 24 months.

Can Magnesium Cure Nocturnal Leg Cramps?

A small randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial demonstrated that oral magnesium oxide was not superior to placebo for older adults suffering from nocturnal leg cramps.

Antibiotic Stewardship: A Little Goes A Long Way

With antibiotic stewardship programs now critical to preserve fading drug efficacy, it’s good to know that even small efforts can yield considerable bang for the buck.

Ebola Outbreak Sustained by Superspreaders

Prior to the epic Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015, the prevailing dogma was that the virus was not a pandemic threat because it killed its victims too quickly to sustain itself in a prolonged outbreak. That myth was certainly exploded, and now we have one clue as to why: “superspreaders.”

The Joint Commission Will Cite for Powdered Gloves

As previously reported in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention, the FDA has banned¹ the use of all powdered gloves in healthcare due to latex allergies and other issues.

IDSA Issues New Guidelines on Brain Infections

In new guidelines¹ on healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis following surgery, the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) calls for a collaborative approach to prevent and detect complex infections with a high percentage of adverse outcomes for patients.

Will Vaccine Critics Be Emboldened?

Beneath all the bombast of the current political climate, there is one issue that has gained relatively little national attention but is of great concern to public health advocates – a reenergized attack on vaccine safety. Longtime vaccine safety critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and actor Robert DeNiro recently offered a $100,000 prize to anyone that can prove vaccines are safe.

ANA Prepares for Return of Ebola – or Anything Else

It seems like only yesterday — and we can certainly be thankful it wasn’t — that many U.S. hospitals and healthcare workers felt unprepared to deal with a potential incoming case of Ebola linked to the outbreak in Western Africa.