News tagged with demographic characteristics
Increase in medical treatment caused greatest increase in US health care costs
The increasing proportion of the population that received treatment for a specific medical condition – called "treated disease prevalence"—along with higher spending per treated case accounted for most of the rise in ...
Health
May 06, 2013 |
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Decreased melatonin secretion associated with higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes
With previous evidence suggesting that melatonin may have a role in glucose metabolism, researchers have found an independent association between decreased secretion of melatonin and an increased risk for the development ...
Diabetes
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages
A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially ...
Cardiology
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Cognitive deficits seen for infants exposed to anesthesia
(HealthDay) -- Anesthesia exposure before the age of 3 years is associated with deficits in language and abstract reasoning in children at age 10, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Pediatrics.
Pediatrics
Aug 20, 2012 |
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Alternative med use common in pediatric specialty outpatients
(HealthDay)—Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used among pediatric specialty outpatients, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.
Pediatrics
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Epidemiology of rosacea described in United Kingdom
(HealthDay) -- The incidence of rosacea in the United Kingdom is 1.65 per 1,000 person-years, with alcohol consumption linked to a modest increase in risk and current smoking linked to an decreased risk, according to a study ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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Anergia prevalent in acute coronary syndrome patients
(HealthDay)—Anergia, or the lack of energy, is highly prevalent in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and correlates independently with several factors, including bodily pain and exercise participation, according ...
Cardiology
Oct 21, 2012 |
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Marketing is more effective when targeted to personality profiles
Advertisers spend enormous amounts of time and money attempting to tailor their advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of first-year college students are going to be different ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 21, 2012 |
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Sugar-sweetened drinks are not replacing milk in kid's diets
National data indicate that milk consumption has declined among children while consumption of sweetened beverages of low nutritional quality has more than doubled. Although this suggests that sugar-sweetened beverages may ...
Health
Jul 18, 2012 |
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U.S. fertility measures largely unchanged since 2002
(HealthDay) -- Fertility measures for 15- to 44-year olds for 2006 to 2010 are similar to findings from 2002, according to an April 12 data brief issued by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Autopsy-based study examines prevalence of atherosclerosis among US service members
Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher ...
Cardiology
Dec 25, 2012 |
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Erectile dysfunction prevalence higher in HIV-infected men
(HealthDay) -- HIV infection in men is a strong, independent predictor of erectile dysfunction (ED), regardless of age and body mass index (BMI), according to a study published in the July issue of The Jo ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Sexual anxiety, personality predictors of infidelity, study says
People with sexual performance anxiety are more likely to cheat on their partners. That's just one of the curious findings of a new study by a University of Guelph professor on the factors that predict infidelity.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Differences in obstetric outcomes and care related to race and ethnicity
In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing racial and ethnic disparities ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Replacing Medicare visual acuity screening with dilated eye exams appears cost effective
Replacing visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients entering the government insurance program for the elderly "would be highly cost-effective," suggests a ...
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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