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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 created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Liver stiffness predicts liver failure, cancer and mortality in cirrhotic patients

Researchers from Spain established that liver stiffness, measured by transient elastography (TE), is an independent predictor of liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and mortality in cirrhotic patients coinfected ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors ID'd for SCA in heart defect repair survivors

(HealthDay) -- In adult survivors of surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD), severe subaortic ventricular systolic dysfunction is a significant and independent predictor of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), ...

Cardiology created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tumor-Infiltrating lymphocyte grade IDs melanoma survival

(HealthDay) -- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) grade is an independent predictor of melanoma-specific survival and sentinel lymph node (SLN) status in patients with localized primary cutaneous melanoma, ...

Cancer created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tuberculosis increases the risk of lung cancer mortality in the elderly

Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines retinal vessel diameter and CVD risk in African Americans with type 1 diabetes

Among African Americans with type 1 diabetes mellitus, narrower central retinal arteriolar equivalent (average diameter of the small arteries in the retina) is associated with an increased risk of six-year incidence of any ...

Ophthalmology created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung adenocarcinoma architecture predicts survival

(HealthDay) -- A new method of classifying invasive pulmonary adenocarcinomas, based on the predominant architecture developed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)/American ...

Cancer created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find race disparity in post-hospital arrival homicide deaths at trauma centers

New research based on post-hospital arrival data from U.S. trauma centers finds that even after adjusting for differences in injury severity, gun use, and other likely causes of race difference in death from assault, African-Americans ...

Health created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even mild cognitive impairment appears to substantially increase risk for death

Cognitive impairment, even when detected at an early, mild stage, is a significant predictor of decreased life expectancy.

Health created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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