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Major mechanisms causing brain damage in stroke are described in the following article of Neurology. This article was written by Sid Shah, MD from the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies.

It covers materials such as Focal Ischemic Injury, Cerebral Blood Flow, Mechanisms of Neuronal Injury, Ischemic Penumbra, Neuronal Death, Ischemic Stroke, Thrombosis, Embolism, Global-Ischemic or Hypotensive Stroke, and Question and Answers in association with Pathophysiology of Stroke.

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One of the most common nosocomial infections happening in hospitalized patients is pneumonia. And here is an article contains information regarding hospital-acquired pneumonia, the pathophysiology, diagnosis and the treatment. Best understanding of the risk factors and pathophysiology of the disease will impact in the terms of morbidity, cost and patient mortality.

The article will describe you with detailed sections such as epidemiology (incidence, risk factors), pathophysiology in association with gram-positive and negative bacteria, Pulmonary Risk Index, Endotracheal Tube and Ventilator Management, Sedation and Ventilator Weaning, Pulmonary Hygiene, Establish the diagnosis of pneumonia, Bacteriologic diagnosis of pneumonia, and Empiric Therapy Considerations.

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The consideration and differences whether pregnant woman should receive adjuvant or non-adjuvant H1N1 vaccine are clarified in the following article. Accordingly, one fact is stated that both types of vaccine are safe which has been declared by all countries.

This article was issued by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Cananda (SOGC) on October 2009. They outlined that a pregnant woman should take decision to get vaccinated without see the vaccine type selected since serious complications caused by H1N1 virus could be happened in initial trimester of pregnancy and increases as the pregnancy advances.

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Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain and also a heightened and painful response to pressure. Question and  Answers regarding fibromyalgia for common people are covered in the following article.

There are questions such as What is fibromyalgia, What are the symptoms of fibromyalgia, Why do you feel depressed when having it, Does fibromyalgia cause permanent damage, Is there any medicine you can take to help your symptoms, What else can you do to relieve the symptoms, and a little summary of current fibromyalgia treatment.

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