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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.