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Post-transplant, eGFR impacts cardio risk independently

(HealthDay) -- In stable kidney transplant recipients, kidney function, as determined by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), is independently associated with cardiovascular (CVD) events and death, ...

Cardiology created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mortality rates decrease, chronic disease rates increase among HIV+ ICU patients

The expanded use of antiretrovirals, potent drugs used to treat retroviral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has been linked to significant decreases in hospital mortality rates among severely ill HIV-positive(HIV+) ...

HIV & AIDS created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals sarcoidosis-related mortality rates among black women

A new study conducted by researchers from Boston University has found that sarcoidosis accounts for 25 percent of all deaths among women in the Black Women's Health Study who have the disease. The study is the largest epidemiologic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inflammation a possible cause of higher mortality rates in older asthma patients

Higher mortality rates among older adult asthma patients compared to their younger counterparts may be due, at least in part, to an increase in airway inflammation, according to a study conducted by researchers in Canada, ...

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

Combination antibiotic treatment does not result in less organ failure in adults with severe sepsis

Frank M. Brunkhorst, M.D., of Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, and colleagues conducted a study to compare the effect of the antibiotics moxifloxacin and meropenem with the effect of meropenem monotherapy on ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reported increase in older adult fall deaths due to improved coding

The recent dramatic increase in the fall death rate in older Americans is likely the effect of improved reporting quality, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. The report ...

Health created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound monitors aortic aneurysm treatment

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is an effective, noninvasive method for monitoring patients who undergo endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

Other created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inducing labor can reduce birth complications without increasing Cesareans

Induction of labour beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy can reduce perinatal mortality (death before, during or shortly after birth) without increasing caesarean section rates, finds a study published on BMJ today.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Income inequality leads to more US deaths, study finds

A new study provides the best evidence to date that higher levels of income inequality in the United States actually lead to more deaths in the country over a period of years.

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Millennium Villages project shows coordinated efforts can accelerate progress towards MDGs and beyond

The Millennium Villages Project aims to co-ordinate improvements across multiple sectors in health, agriculture, the environment, business, education, and infrastructure in villages in sub-Saharan Africa. New research published ...

Health created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study says screening accounts for much of black/white disparity in colorectal cancer

A new study finds differences in screening account for more than 40 percent of the disparity in colorectal cancer incidence and nearly 20 percent of colorectal cancer mortality between blacks and whites. Differences in stage-specific ...

Cancer created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

African-American breast cancer survivors report inadequate information, options, support services

African-American breast cancer survivors were satisfied with their cancer treatment, but most were never offered clinical trials opportunities or support services during or after their treatment, according to a study by a ...

Cancer created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Key factors linked to lower death rates among patients with heart attacks

(Medical Xpress) -- Reviewing heart attack cases during monthly meetings with emergency medical services and maintaining a positive working environment are two of the relatively inexpensive strategies that can reduce mortality ...

Cardiology created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poorer quality of life for gay men and minorities after prostate cancer treatment: What are we missing?

To improve the quality of life in gay men and minorities treated for prostate cancer, a greater awareness of ethnic and sexual preference-related factors is needed to help men choose a more-suitable treatment plan, researchers ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Early menopause linked to higher risk of osteoporosis, fracture and mortality

Women who go through the menopause early are nearly twice as likely to suffer from osteoporosis in later life, suggests new research published today (25 April) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0