News tagged with mortality statistics
Metabolic biomarkers can predict mortality in the ICU
A metabolic profile of intensive care unit (ICU) patients based on biomarkers of four metabolites can be used to accurately predict mortality, according to a new study.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 20, 2013 |
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Lung cancer mortality rates linked to primary care provider density
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths and is tied as the third leading cause of death overall in industrialized countries. Within the United States, several groups identified by race, sex, and socioeconomic ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Studying brain-cooling for birth asphyxia
In high income countries brain cooling is standard treatment for neonatal encephalopathy - unexpected, devastating brain injury due to low oxygen and blood in the baby's brain at birth. This therapy reduces mortality and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Health benefits of marriage may not extend to all, study says
Marriage may not always be as beneficial to health as experts have led us to believe, according to a new study.
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Pregnant mother's blood pressure may affect future health of children
Up to 10 percent of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchers from the Centre for Social Evolution at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen show that mild maternal ...
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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AMA reviews challenges of signing death certificates
(HealthDay)—Signing death certificates is not always straightforward and has long-term ramifications on mortality data and funding, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Health
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Young scientist helps identify cause of widespread eye disease
Branch retinal vein occlusion – blockage of the blood vessels that channel blood from the retina – is a common eye disease. A type of blood clot in the eye, the disease causes reduced vision, and people with the disease ...
Ophthalmology
Dec 21, 2012 |
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New method quantifies uncertainty in estimates of child mortality rates
Measures of uncertainty should be taken into account when estimating progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 (to reduce the mortality rate of children under 5 years by two thirds from the 1990 level by 2015) in order ...
Health
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Mammography screening shows limited effect on breast cancer mortality in Sweden
Breast cancer mortality statistics in Sweden are consistent with studies that have reported that screening has limited or no impact on breast cancer mortality among women aged 40-69, according to a study published July 17 ...
Cancer
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Lifespan gap shrinks between whites, blacks
(HealthDay) -- The gap in life expectancy between U.S. whites and blacks narrowed between 2003 and 2008, yet significant disparities remain, a new study finds.
Health
Jun 05, 2012 |
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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
May 08, 2012 |
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Study: No link betweem menopause and increased risk of fatal heart
Johns Hopkins researchers say data show aging alone, not hormonal impact of menopause, explains increasing number of deaths as women age
Cardiology
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Threshold hemoglobin and mortality in people with stable coronary disease
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Anoop Shah of University College London and colleagues report that, in people with stable coronary disease, there were threshold haemoglobin values below which mortality increased in a graded ...
Cardiology
Jun 01, 2011 |
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