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All articles tagged: Unspecified coma (R40.20)

HealthDay 25 January at 03.14 PM

FDA Issues Another Warning on Tianeptine Products, Which Can Cause Seizures and Death

Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the street as "gas station heroin."The supplements, sold under the brand name Neptune's Fix online and at gas stations and convenience stores, can cause seizures, unconsciousnes

HealthDay 11 December at 11.45 PM

CDC: Three People Have Died From Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in New Outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an outbreak of an often-fatal tickborne disease among people who have recently been to Baja California in Mexico.Three out of five patients have died from infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the CDC said in a health advisory issued Friday. All five patients had tra

HealthDay 08 December at 04.59 PM

Withholding Intubation Helpful for Comatose Patients With Acute Poisoning

A conservative strategy of withholding intubation is associated with clinical benefit in comatose patients with acute poisoning, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual Critical Care Canada Forum, held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 in Toronto.Yonathan Freund, M