Archive: 20/01/2015
Sounding the alarm about caffeine powder
In a world craving stimulation to stay awake, function at peak levels or just feel a bit brighter, caffeine is the ready ingredient in an expanding array of foods, beverages and medications.
Jan 20, 2015
Study of rare ovarian cancer featured in ASCO 'Cancer Advances' annual report
A groundbreaking TGen-led discovery of the likely genetic cause of an ovarian cancer that strikes young women and girls is featured today in the annual report of the American Society of Cancer Oncology (ASCO).
Jan 20, 2015
Use of sedation protocol does not reduce time on ventilator for children
Among children undergoing mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure, the use of a nurse-implemented, goaldirected sedation protocol compared with usual care did not reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation, ...
Jan 20, 2015
Findings do not support chlorhexidine bathing in ICUs
Once daily bathing with disposable cloths with the topical antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine of critically ill patients did not reduce the incidence of health care-associated infections, according to a study appearing in ...
Jan 20, 2015