IDSA Diabetic Foot Infection Guidelines Suggest Multidisciplinary Team Approach Is Best
Diabetic foot infections are an increasingly common problem, but proper care can save limbs and, ultimately, lives, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Poor treatment of infected foot wounds in people with diabetes can lead to lower extremity amputation, and about 50 percent of patients who have foot amputations die within five years - a worse mortality rate than for most cancers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Have a look at a href=http://www.thepsychologydaily.comThe Psychology Daily/a, the new psychology portal powered by MedWorm, with all the latest psychology news and research updated daily./p/div
Resting QRS Duration Predicts Sudden Death in MenResting QRS Duration Predicts Sudden Death in Men
The link between QRS duration and the risk of sudden cardiac death is not yet documented in a large population study, so researchers in Finland studied how QRS measured on a resting electrocardiogram may be able to predict risk of sudden cardiac death in men. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)