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Overweight employees who are paid to lose weight will do so in proportion to how much and how soon they are paid.
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Coronary events occurred more commonly in patients who had experienced negative aspects of close relationships.
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Diastolic blood pressures as low as 55mm Hg in the elderly were not found to be harmful when treating systolic hypertension; however, for those with known coronary heart disease, a minimum value of 70mm Hg is advised.
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It has been demonstrated that women with metabolic syndrome (MBS) have a higher prevalence of sexual dysfunction.
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Infection control professionals at the Cleveland VA Medical Center took several additional prevention measures because they suspected asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriers were fueling an outbreak in their long-term care facility.
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Investigators have found that asymptomatic carriers of Clostridium difficile "have the potential to contribute significantly to disease transmission," including causing infections with the highly toxigenic strain that has plagued hospitals with severe outbreaks.
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Investigators are trying to verify or refute the lingering suspicion that an undefined level of Clostridium difficile is being transmitted to humans through meat in the food supply.
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Clinicians have been traditionally skittish about the long arm of the law reaching into the realm of medicine, but no one is curbing their enthusiasm about the potential benefits of a proposed federal law targeting the serious problem of antibiotic resistance.
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A norovirus outbreak can be notoriously difficult to control in a long-term care setting before it exacts a huge toll on residents and staff.
