Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When it looks like dementia but isn't—epilepsy not just a "children's disease"
Last September, Guy Bradley began having episodes of severe and sudden confusion with night sweats and nausea.
Jun 5, 2019
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News tagged with incidence rates
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
May 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Obesity linked to adverse events in children with leukemia
(HealthDay)—For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), obesity is associated with an increased risk for adverse events during premaintenance chemotherapy, according to a study published in the February issue ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer statistics, 2017
Despite dramatic reductions in overall colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, striking disparities by age, race, and tumor subsite remain. That's according to the latest edition of Colorectal Cancer Statistics and its ...
Mar 1, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cirrhosis cases rising among women in North America
(HealthDay)—Cirrhosis disease burden in women has increased substantially since 2000, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, ...
Nov 23, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
CDC: HIV racial disparity measure decreased from 2010 to 2016
(HealthDay)—If the incidence rates were the same for black women as for white women, an estimated 93 percent of incident HIV infections among black women would not have occurred in 2016, according to research published ...
May 10, 2019
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Cardiology
Could having an irregular heart rhythm affect a person's risk of developing dementia?
In a large study of diverse adults in California, individuals with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heart rhythm, had a modestly elevated risk of developing dementia. The Journal of the American Heart ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study sheds light on cancer burden in Australia
Over the past quarter century in Australia, cancer incidence rates have increased while deaths from cancer have steadily decreased. Those are some of the findings of a recent study published early online in the Asia-Pacific ...
Dec 8, 2011
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Cardiology
Moderate alcohol consumption may increase risk of atrial fibrillation in people with heart disease
Moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in older people with heart disease or advanced diabetes, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Oct 1, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Antidepressants do not prevent suicides and may even increase the risk of attempts
A new analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses important findings as to the role of antidepressant drugs in preventing suicide.
May 10, 2016
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