Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 2012 Annual Congress
New research was presented at the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress...
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Pulmonology/Critical Care
Reducing Exacerbations in COPD
COPD has vaulted to the third-leading cause of death in the United States and continues to tax...
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COPD Exacerbations by Season
Exacerbations of COPD appear to be more severe between November and February, contributing to...
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Statins Improve Brain Injury Survival Rates by 76%
Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statins when admitted to the hospital for a brain injury are...
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Top 10 Drug Markups in the Gray Market
On average, drugs in short supply are being marked up by 650% on the gray market, according to an...
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CDC Releases Statement on PCR Use for Pertussis
The CDC has issued a statement on best practices for use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to...
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Discolored Sputum Does Not Signal Antibiotics
Adults with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection who present with discolored sputum...
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Conference Highlights: The 2010 Veith Symposium
The 37th annual Veith Symposium was held from November 17 to 21 in New York City. The features...
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A Strategy to Prevent Postoperative Pneumonia
Postoperative pneumonia continues to create a burden on healthcare systems, often leading to...
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Battling CKD in Patients with Diabetes
This Physician’s Weekly feature on chronic kidney disease and diabetes was completed in...
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Smoking Rates at a Standstill
Smoking rates in the United States continue to stay at about 1 in 5 adults, according to health...
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New Clinical Guidelines for Treating Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system...
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A New Consensus on PAH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complex, multidisciplinary disorder resulting from...
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Getting a Grip on Asthma Control, Severity, & Exacerbations
A working group of experts from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the American Thoracic...
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Increasing Preventive Measures in Older Patients
Disease prevention continues to be the hallmark of good care for patients throughout their lives,...
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Conference Highlights: ISET 2010
The International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy, or ISET, held its 2010 annual meeting from...
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