News tagged with premature mortality
Nearly 170 million years of healthy life lost due to cancer in 2008
The first detailed study to estimate the global impact of cancer on the number of healthy years of life lost by patients has revealed that nearly 170 million years of healthy life were lost because of cancer in 2008, according ...
Cancer
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Government can play important role in obesity epidemic
Addressing the obesity epidemic by preventing excess calorie consumption with government regulation of portion sizes is justifiable and could be an effective measure to help prevent obesity-related health problems and deaths, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Physical activity associated with lower risk of death in patients with diabetes
Higher levels of physical activity were related to lower risk of death in patients with diabetes, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine.
Diabetes
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B may exceed 2 million, higher in US than previously reported
The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the U.S. may be as high as 2.2 million cases according to a new study now available in Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Am ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 31, 2012 |
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Asthma cases continue to rise in U.S., affecting millions
(HealthDay) -- Asthma continues to take its toll on Americans, with almost 19 million adults (8.2 percent) suffering from the disorder in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for ...
Immunology
May 16, 2012 |
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Mortality of older people in Latin America, India and China: Causes and prevention
Stroke is the leading cause of death in people over 65 in low- and middle-income countries, according to new research published this week. Deaths of people over 65 represent more than a third of all deaths in developing countries ...
Health
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death
A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated unless a person's hip circumference is ...
Health
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Action needed to improve men's health in Europe
Policies aimed specifically at men are urgently needed to improve the health of Europe's men, say experts in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Failure of brain's clock could play role in causing neuropsychiatric disorders
(Medical Xpress) -- Neuropsychiatric disorders are the second largest cause of morbidity and premature mortality worldwide. The scientific community has widely accepted that people who battle neuropsychiatric disorders such ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Worrying rise in alcohol related deaths among patients with diabetes
Alcohol has become an important cause of death among patients with type 1 diabetes since the 1980s, concludes a study published on BMJ website today.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Stem cell research could prevent premature births
Researchers from the University of Reading have developed the first fully tissue-engineered fetal membrane from human stem cells that could significantly reduce the number of premature births.
Medical research
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Bacterial imbalances linked to deadly disease that strikes infants
New findings by the University of Florida may help lead to a cure for a deadly disease that primarily afflicts premature newborns.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 01, 2011 |
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How men's lifestyles double their risk of an early death
A University of Sussex psychologist is one of the key authors of a major new report that reveals that death rates of men aged 16-64 is twice that of women in the same age range in the European Union.
Health
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Prolonged TV viewing linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Watching television is the most common daily activity apart from work and sleep in many parts of the world, but it is time for people to change their viewing habits. According to a new study from Harvard School of Public ...
Health
Jun 14, 2011 |
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