Archive: 21/03/2017
Screening for both malnutrition and frailty needed to enhance health of aging populations
By 2035 one in four Canadians will be 65 years old or older, an age group prone to malnutrition and frailty. A new literature review published today in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism describes the similarities ...
Mar 21, 2017
Shortage of drug to treat low blood pressure from septic shock associated with increased deaths
Patients with septic shock admitted to hospitals affected by the 2011 shortage of the drug norepinephrine had a higher risk of in-hospital death, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released ...
Mar 21, 2017
Suicide risk is higher in first year after deliberate self-harm
New findings suggest that American adults who survive deliberate self-harm are at increased risk of suicide in the first year after such an event, indicating a need to direct clinical interventions in the critical 12 months ...
Mar 21, 2017