COPD patients treated with N-acetylcysteine had significantly fewer exacerbations than patients treated with placebo, but more data is needed before the compound can be made an integral component of treatment guidelines.

Up to half of antibiotics prescribed in the United States may be unnecessary, leading to avoidable adverse events and development of antibiotic resistance and attendant costs.

The results of a new study contradict the long-standing belief that syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone is the most common cause of hyponatremia in elderly patients with fragility fractures.