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Significant Heritable Component to Risk and Size of Intracerebral Hematoma; Spontaneous Dissections of the Vertebral Arteries and the Carotid Arteries have Different Clinical Presentations and Outcomes
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There is no question that advances in surgical technique and anesthesia have contributed greatly to our modern medical system over the last half century. Patient outcomes have improved tremendously, along with reduction in physical and emotional stress associated with undergoing surgical procedures.
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Calcium and vitamin D supplementation do not confer any statistically significant benefit compared to placebo in preventing cognitive decline in women aged 65 years and older.
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There is mounting evidence for a risk for bacterial contamination of nasal saline irrigation devices (such as neti pots) that may have clinical relevance.
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Seventy-two postmenopausal women were randomized to either a specific form of Panax ginseng or placebo daily for 12 weeks. The treatment group showed improvements in menopausal symptoms, lipid profiles, and carotid intima-media thickness.
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Infectious Disease Alert Survey Now Online!
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In a 5% random Medicare sample to examine the uptake and efficacy of the herpes zoster vaccine in the general population, including immunocompromised individuals — the adjusted vaccine efficacy for protection against herpes zoster was 0.48 (95% CI, 0.39 to 0.56).
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In the last issue of Infectious Disease Alert, we summarized a recent report demonstrating the increasing risk of coccidioidomycosis, especially in California and Arizona. The comment ended by pointing out the large number of cases of this fungal infection that occurred during construction of Interstate 5...
