PROTOCOLS/GUIDELINES
Spirometry Screening for COPD? Maybe Not
Screening all smokers via spirometry made sense, particularly because many smokers with COPD go undiagnosed. New guidelines could change that practice.
Give Them Comfort: Controlling COPD Symptoms at the End of Life
Patients' last days of COPD can be characterized by depression, anxiety, pain, and dyspnea. Clinicians must be alert to patient discomfort and offer appropriate palliative care and reassurance.
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The Meter Is Running
Waterborne Pathogens Pose Preventable Risks to Ventilated and Critically Ill Patients
In normal hosts, microbial exposures from aqueous sources are cleared by innate defenses, but immunocompromised patients are at great risk. Point-of-use water filtration has been shown to decrease infections from 2.5 per month to 0.8.
Kids and Asthma: Making (and Teaching) the Right Choices
A growing body of research and new guidelines assist clinicians as they diagnose and treat their youngest patients.
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New Discovery Fights Even Drug-Resistant H5N1
A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains.
3/4/2010
Court Says No to Cheap COPD Drugs
A federal judge ruled that Congress, not CMS officials, should set Medicare payment rates.
11/6/2008
Idaho Launches Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Web site
The states department of health launched the site to educate residents on past pandemics and how to prepare for those in the future.
10/13/2008
Recommendations for Vitamin-D Deficiency in Patients with CF Not Enough
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation guidelines left most study participants at high risk for bone loss.
10/10/2008
Congress Passes TB Legislation with Unanimous Vote
The bill will increase funding, expand research, and provide support for TB in the US.
9/29/2008
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