July is here, and there is one thing you should not want to do on your summer vacation–have surgery. Other than the fact that it can interfere with time spent at the beach, getting surgery in July is more dangerous than in other months. The mortality rate in teaching hospitals is a full 10% higher
An observational study published in Medical Science Monitor (2012 Apr 1; 18(4):CR215-224) looked at the effect administering IV vitamin C had on 67 subjects with herpes zoster. For a period of 20 months the patients would receive IV vitamin C in conjunction with standard treatment for a period of two weeks during active infection. Follow-up