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In a large, population-based study, patients with obstructive sleep apnea had a 1.2-fold increased risk of incident pneumonia over a 4-year period compared with matched controls, and the risk was highest for those who used CPAP.
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Recent evidence suggests that the ingestion of high glycemic carbohydrates is the main problem with overweight and obesity and intake of these products increased after the introduction of low-fat foods.
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Chronic use of sleeping medications, particularly benzodiazepines, is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, and should be avoided if at all possible.
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For only the second time since 2005, the Director General of the WHO, under the authority of the International Health Regulations Act, has issued a directive for those traveling to or from countries endemic for polio, in order to stem the recent and somewhat alarming spread of disease.
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Measles was declared to have been eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. However, the infection is endemic in 5 of the 6 World Health Organization regions of the world and causes an estimated 20 million cases in the world each year.
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The USPHS has provided an extensive document describing their recommendations for chemoprophylaxis of HIV infection in individuals with high levels of ongoing risk.
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A large, multicenter clinical trial that compared protocol-based care to usual care for patients presenting to emergency departments with early sepsis and septic shock found no differences in clinical outcomes. However, early recognition and therapy was beneficial and should be the standard of care.
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Compared to manual surveillance methods, an electronic surveillance tool for catheter-associated urinary tract infections had a high negative predictive value but a low positive predictive value.
