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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.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
No drugs are available to relieve parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is caused by a parathyroid tumor, and it needs to be removed by surgery.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.