Safety and efficacy of N-acetyl-cysteine for prophylaxis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
The recovery rate was defined as follows: 1) Complete recovery: termination of fever after 48 hours, termination of initial physical-pulmonary examination results after 1 week, leukocytosis improvement after 4 days, and improved CXR results within 4–12 weeks. 2) Modest recovery: termination of fever after 4–7 days and improved examination results after over 10 days. 3) Lack of recovery: continuation of symptoms or the development of complications. 4) Mortality: death during hospitalization in ICU. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5937299/
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Cancer cell growth halted with cold and flu drug
For 3 weeks between their breast cancer diagnosis and surgery, each woman received NAC. The medication was administered intravenously at a dose of 150 milligrams per kilogram once weekly. On days when the subjects did not receive NAC intravenously, they received a twice-daily oral dose of 600 milligrams.
Biopsies of each woman’s breast cancer tumor were taken both prior to and during surgery, and the researchers analyzed them for levels of three biomarkers of cancer aggressiveness: MCT4, CAV1, and Ki67.