Clinical Interventions in Aging, 10/13/2016 Hemila H – For this study, researchers analyze how the impact of vitamin E on pneumonia risk depends on age. In spite of the fact that the proof of benefit from vitamin E against pneumonia in elderly males is strong in this investigation, the overall findings of vitamin E have […]
Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies Full Text PLoS Medicine, 07/14/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Kitahara CM, et al. – The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]>=40 kg/m2) has increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of […]
Yao, S., Hassani, J., Gagne, M., George, G., Gilliar, W. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as a Useful Adjunctive Tool for Pneumonia. J. Vis. Exp. (87), e50687, doi:10.3791/50687 (2014). Story Source, Full Text Article and Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9XOPLYuyb0 Summary Pneumonia is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the U.S. Osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT) may […]
Sheldon Yao J Vis Exp. 2014; (87): 50687. Published online May 6, 2014. doi: 10.3791/50687 Abstract Pneumonia, the inflammatory state of lung tissue primarily due to microbial infection, claimed 52,306 lives in the United States in 20071 and resulted in the hospitalization of 1.1 million patients2. With an average length of in-patient hospital stay of […]