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VAP Prevention by Education and Two Combined Bedside Strategies
How much can preventive tools cut VAP rates in ICU?
Invasive Features in Granular Cell Tumors of the Skin
This study assessed histopathological invasive features, particularly vascular invasion, in a large series of granular cell tumors of the skin. Do invasive features relate to prognosis?
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Obesity in Adults
Is there an association between serum vitamin D level and obesity? This population-based study attempts to clarify the relationship.
Effectiveness of Once-Daily ART vs a Triple-Tablet Regimen
Switching from a once-daily, single tablet ART regimen to a triple-tablet regimen may result in drug cost savings, but are there other risks involved?
Oxygen Therapy in Anaesthesia
This article highlights new data in the relationship between oxygen therapy and clinical outcomes.
Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma Mimicking Ovarian Carcinoma
A patient with a history of colon cancer was found to have bilateral ovarian tumors. Did they constitute a new cancer, or were they colonic metastases?
Acceptance of a Malaria Vaccine by Caregivers in Kenya
Several malaria vaccines are currently in clinical trials and are expected to improve malaria control world-wide. Will the countries that need it most accept this practice?
Family History of Premature Cardiovascular Disease
Does inclusion of family history of CVD improve prognostics?
Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy
Are there any associations of maternal smoking, alcohol consumption, and caffeine consumption with persistent Cryptorchidism?
Cushing Syndrome: Maybe Not So Uncommon of a Disease
Cushing's syndrome is challenging to diagnose, but it may be on the increase, and more common than previously thought, especially in specific populations.
Role of Residential Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Low Birth Weight
Is there a dose-response relationship between residential environmental tobacco smoke exposure and risk of having a low birth weight infant?
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Does heart failure with preserved ejection fraction simply represent a collection of co-morbidities rather than a pathophysiologically distinct entity?
Closure of a Nonhealing Gastrocutaneous Fistula Using an Endoscopic Clip
A 58-year-old woman presented with a gastrocutaneous fistula had persisted for 5 months following the removal of an endoscopically-placed gastrostomy tube.
Elbow Extension
Can a simple clinical screening test reduce the need for radiographs for patients with acute elbow injuries?
A Primary Care-Public Health Partnership
This article describes the development and evaluation of a solution to address the dual problems of chronic homelessness and poor health outcomes experienced by people with serious mental illness.
Renal Denervation, LV Mass and Resistant Hypertension
What's the effect of renal denervation on myocardial parameters in patients with resistant hypertension.
Vitamin D and Death From Vascular and Non-vascular Causes
What's the association of vitamin D deficiency with major cardiac and cardiovascular events?
Complete Absence of KSHV/HHV-8 in Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders: An Immunohistochemic
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders are a heterogeneous group of monoclonal or polyclonal lesions, occurring in immunosuppressed patients after transplantation. Aggregated cases are examined.
Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Incidence
This review summarizes and compares the most current evidence for effectiveness of screening sigmoidoscopy and screening colonoscopy in the prevention of colorectal cancer occurrence and deaths.
Effect of Beta Blockers in Treatment of COPD
Many physicians are reluctant to prescribe beta-blockers for patients with concurrent COPD and hypertension or other cardiovascular disease. Is it safe?