Demographic, clinical factors appear associated with survival in patients with Parkinson's disease
Demographics and clinical factors appear to be associated with survival in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and the presence of dementia is associated with a significant increase in mortality, according to a report in ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Scientists perform large asian genome-wide association study on kidney disease
Singapore and China scientists, headed by Dr Liu Jianjun, Senior Group Leader and Associate Director of Human Genetics at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Dr Yu Xueqing, a nephrologist at the 1st Affiliated Hospital ...
Genetics
Dec 29, 2011 |
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To keep nurses, improve their work environments
Nurses working in hospitals around the world are reporting they are burned out and dissatisfied with their jobs, reported researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy ...
Other
Dec 08, 2011 |
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New study identifies the cause of diabetes misdiagnosis among Asian Americans
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have determined key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the Asian American population. This study, published today in PLoS ONE, identified ways to differ ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 05, 2011 |
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South Asian patients require three times as much repeat angioplasty as white Europeans
South Asian patients with coronary artery disease were almost three times as likely to be readmitted to hospital for further interventional treatment to arterial plaque than their White European counterparts, according to ...
Cardiology
Nov 21, 2011 |
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New research calls for lower limit to be set for South Asian obesity level
A major study calling for levels of obesity among South Asians to be recalculated has been published by researchers from the University of Leicester.
Health
Nov 08, 2011 |
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White and Hispanic teens more likely to abuse drugs than African-Americans
A new analysis of teenage drug abuse finds widespread problems among whites, Native Americans, Hispanics and youngsters of multiple races, with less severe abuse among Asian and African-American teens.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Age and BMI can predict likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, new research suggests
Age and body mass index (BMI)are important risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) particularly amongst South Asian and Black African women finds new research published today (02 November) in BJOG: An International Jo ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Ethnic differences in appointment keeping affect health of diabetes patients
Ethnic differences in appointment keeping may be an important factor in poor health outcomes among some minority patients with diabetes, according to a new study.
Health
Oct 27, 2011 |
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South Asians and Europeans react differently to common drugs
(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Sydney PhD student has discovered the different diets and lifestyles of South Asians compared to Europeans could lead to the two groups requiring very different doses of medicines commonly ...
Medications
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Study finds liver cancer increasing in low risk countries, decreasing in high risk countries
A new study finds liver cancer incidence rates continue to increase in some low-risk parts of the world such as North America, and are decreasing in some of the highest risk countries of Asia. Despite this, the incidence ...
Cancer
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Ultrasounds worsen Asia women shortage: UN
Increased access to technology that allows parents to know the sex of their foetus has left Asia short of 117 million women, mostly in China and India, the UN said Thursday.
Health
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Five new genes affecting the risk of coronary artery disease identified
An international consortium of scientists reports the discovery of five new genes that affect the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attacks in a study to be published in the open-access journal PLoS Ge ...
Genetics
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Six new genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes discovered in South Asians
An international team of researchers led by Imperial College London has identified six new genetic variants associated with type-2 diabetes in South Asians. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, give scientists new le ...
Genetics
Aug 28, 2011 |
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Packing on pounds riskier for South Asians
It's not fair, but it's true. A new study by researchers at McMaster University has found that some ethnic groups are more likely to be adding dangerous fat onto their internal organs like their liver when they gain weight, ...
Health
Jul 28, 2011 |
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