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Antimicrobial Use Frequent in End-Stage Dementia
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A new study shows frequent use of antimicrobials in patients with advanced dementia, particularly in the last 2 weeks of life. These findings, the authors say, raise questions about the use of antibiotics in elderly patients with end-stage dementia. Medscape Medical News
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Study Probes Why U.S. Blacks Wary of Medical Trials
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Distrust of doctors and concern over being abused as human guinea pigs may explain why U.S. blacks have been less willing than whites to volunteer to take part in medical studies, researchers said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
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Body Position Does Not Significantly Change Lung Sounds in Healthy Men
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Alterations in lung mechanics with postural changes tend to be small in healthy individuals, results of a study published in the March issue of Chest suggest. Body position is therefore not a major variable in the measurement of lung sound intensity in this population. Reuters Health Information
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