Sepsis contributes to as many as half of all hospital deaths in US, study says
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 18-May-2014 Sepsis contributes to as many as half of all hospital deaths in US, study says // ATS 2014, SAN DIEGO ─ Although it's present in only…
1 in 5 seniors on risky meds; more in US South
Contact: David Orenstein david_orenstein@brown.edu 401-863-1862 Brown University More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful "high risk medication" in 2009, according…
Statins Lower Testosterone, Libido
This is a requsted Repost from 2010 link to abstract below: By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed byLaura J. Martin, MD April 16, 2010 -- Statin therapy prescribed to lower cholesterol…
Johns Hopkins team finds ICU misdiagnoses may account for as many annual deaths as breast cancer
Armstrong Institute researchers discover missed medical conditions in more than 1 in 4 critically ill adults Each year as many as 40,500 critically ill U.S. hospital patients die with an…
Yeast-based probiotic ( Saccharomyces boulardii ) shown to help significantly reduce recurrence by about half
Public release date: 30-Apr-2008 Report raises C. diff concerns; yeast-based probiotic shown to help significantly reduce recurrence Active ingredient in Florastor probiotic clinically proven to boost efficacy of treatment…
Free drug samples may burden patients’ pockets
Public release date: 24-Mar-2008 Contact: Maja Fiket fi.maja@googlemail.com 773-702-6241 University of Chicago Medical Center Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket prescription costs…
You must be logged in to post a comment.