This large, multicenter, quality improvement project showed a dramatic reduction in mortality among patients with severe sepsis or septic shock after implementation of a sepsis treatment bundle.
In 2011, 2 men died of amebic meningoencephalitis in Louisiana.
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive solid tumors, with a median overall survival of 12 to 14 months and a two-year survival of 15% to 26%.
Remember that scene in Doc Martin when he travels to London for a conference, and while his lady awaits his affection in a tiny negligee, he methodically strips the bed looking for bed bugs? How many of us make that a habit now when traveling?
Exercise, both aerobic as well as stretching and strengthening, improves motor function and gait in patients with Parkinsons disease.
A second ezetimbe/statin combination has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. Ezetimibe is now combined with atorvastatin and is marketed by Merck & Co. as Liptruzet.
