Researchers at the Health in Aging Foundation concluded that a monthly high dose of vitamin D reduced the number of respiratory infections in older adults but increased the number of falls they experienced. The study was published in January 2017 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Because vitamin D plays an important role in… Continue reading For Older Adults, Vitamin D Reduces Respiratory Infections but May Increase Falls
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Dental Care Reduces Respiratory Infections in ICU
Research done in Brazil and published in the November 2014 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, found that vulnerable patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who received enhanced oral care from a dentist were at significantly less risk for developing a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) such as ventilator-associated pneumonia, during their stay.… Continue reading Dental Care Reduces Respiratory Infections in ICU