News tagged with disease burden
Cardiovascular disease causing increasing inequity between rich and poor
Dec 02, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
A new paper released today by The George Institute for International Health is warning a cardiovascular disease based epidemic is gaining pace among many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), exemplified at its worst in ...
NTDs burden in Latin America and the Caribbean may exceed that of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria
Sep 24, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
According to a new analysis published September 24th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, "The Neglected Tropical Diseases of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Disease Burden and Distri ...
Search results for disease burden
Physiologic factors linked to image quality of multidetector computed tomography scans
Dec 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A large multicenter international trial found that the image quality of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans, used for the noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease, can be significantly affected by patient ...
Poor face greater health burden than smokers or the obese
Dec 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...
New tool for early diabetes detection in adults
Dec 21, 2009 |
1.5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College can promote early detection of diabetes in adults so they can dramatically reduce their risk.
Arizona State and Mayo Clinic partner to combat metabolic syndrome
Dec 17, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic in Arizona are joining forces in a partnership to investigate metabolic syndrome - a cluster of high-risk medical factors that include increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, ...
Researchers publish review of the 'molecular basis of colorectal cancer'
Dec 16, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Every year in the United States, 160,000 cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed, and 57,000 patients die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults, after lung cancer.
Time for a new view of late-life dementia
Dec 15, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Two new studies published in the December 16, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association point to the need for a broader scientific perspective on late-life dementia, according to an editorial in the sa ...
Drug for Alzheimer's disease does not appear to slow cognitive decline
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Although there were promising results in a phase 2 trial, patients with mild Alzheimer disease who received the drug tarenflurbil as part of a phase 3 trial did not have better outcomes on measures of cognitive decline or ...
Hospital re-admission high for dialysis patients treated in long-term care hospitals
Dec 14, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new study by University of Cincinnati (UC) nephrologists shows that most dialysis patients admitted to long-term care hospitals face readmission to acute care facilities, and those with acute kidney failure don't often ...
High-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk
Dec 09, 2009 |
2.7 / 5 (3) |
13
New scientific research has shown that low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, made popular by the likes of the Atkins diet, do not achieve more weight loss than low-fat high-carbohydrate diets. Worryingly, the research, lead by ...
Severity of H1N1 flu in US during current flu season may be less than feared
Dec 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
A new study from researchers at the UK Medical Research Council and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) projects that the severity of the H1N1 flu during the autumn-winter flu season in the U.S. will likely be less ...
List of search results for disease burden
