News tagged with attack rates
UF report: 2011 shark attacks remain steady, deaths highest since 1993
Shark attacks in the U.S. declined in 2011, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report released today.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Deaths from heart attacks halved in last decade
The death rate from heart attack in England has halved in the last decade, claims a research paper published today in the British Medical Journal.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Short hospitalizations for heart attacks may increase readmissions in US
Patients treated for acute heart attacks in the United States are readmitted within 30 days more often than in other countries, a finding explained in part by significantly shorter initial hospitalizations, according to an ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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No increased risk of serious cardiovascular events among adults who use ADHD medications: study
Although there have been cardiovascular safety concerns about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications because of their ability to increase heart rate and blood pressure levels, an analysis that included ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Depression can lead to heart disease
Depression may have more far-reaching consequences than previously believed. Recent data suggests that individuals who suffer from a mood disorder could be twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to individuals who ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Effects of 'mini stroke' can shorten life expectancy
Having a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini stroke," can reduce your life expectancy by 20 percent, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Study shows stroke prevention clinics reduce one-year mortality rates by over 25 percent
Research led by Dr. Vladimir Hachinski of The University of Western Ontario reveals just how important it is for patients to be referred to a stroke prevention clinic following either a mild stroke or a transient ischemic ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Disco beat good for CPR, but time to throw in the towel on musical aids
Disco Science is better than no music at all at helping to deliver the required number of chest compressions (CPR) to save a heart attack victim's life before s/he gets to hospital, reveals research published online in Emergency Me ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Hospital heart attack death rates improving but very elderly still missing out
Despite substantial reductions in the hospital death rates for heart attack patients across all age groups, there are still worrying inequalities in heart attack management for the elderly, a new study has shown.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Oct 19, 2011 |
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UK government claims that patient choice improves health care is based on flawed research, experts say
Research which claims to show that the introduction of patient choice in the NHS reduced deaths from heart attacks is flawed and misleading, according to a report published in The Lancet today.
Oct 09, 2011 |
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Researchers question key quality measure for asthma
Researchers studying the first national quality measure for hospitalized children have found that no matter how strictly a health care institution followed the criteria, it had no actual impact on patient outcomes.
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Psoriasis patients face higher than average death risk after a heart attack
Heart attack patients with psoriasis are 26 per cent more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, or suffer from recurrent heart attacks or strokes, and are 18 per cent more likely to die from all causes than those without ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Deaths plague even top hospitals
More than 120 hospitals given top marks by patients for providing excellent care also have a darker distinction: high death rates for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, a USA Today analysis of new Medicare data ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Out-of-the-blue panic attacks aren't without warning - body sends signals for hour before
Panic attacks that seem to strike sufferers out-of-the-blue are not without warning after all, according to new research.
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Anonymous gives Colombian president a hack attack
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday tweeted that his Facebook page had been hit by the hacker group Anonymous, which took a swipe at the country's independence celebrations.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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