News tagged with excess mortality
Since introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV death rate has decreased
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 01, 2008 |
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In industrialized countries, persons infected sexually with HIV now appear to experience mortality rates similar to those of the general population in the first 5 years following infection, though a higher risk of death remains ...
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New compounds may control deadly fungal infections
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An estimated 25,000 Americans develop severe fungal infections each year, leading to 10,000 deaths despite the use of anti-fungal drugs. The associated cost to the U.S. health care system has been estimated at $1 billion ...
Is nicotinamide overload a trigger for type 2 diabetes?
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Facing the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes worldwide in the past few decades, one may ask what is wrong with humans. Geneticists tell us that the human genome has not changed markedly in such a short time. Therefore, ...
Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Scientists in China are reporting an advance that may improve the natural wonders of wool — already regarded as the "wonder fabric" for its lightness, softness, warmth even when wet, and other qualities. They ...
Method makes refineries more efficient
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Refineries could trim millions of dollars in energy costs annually by using a new method developed at Purdue University to rearrange the distillation sequence needed to separate crude petroleum into products.
Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of ...
Older adults may have a higher risk of complications and death after abdominal surgery
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery.
Argonne advanced battery research driving to displace gasoline (w/ Video)
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In excess of seven million barrels of gasoline are consumed by vehicles in the United States every day. As scientists race to find environmentally sound solutions to fuel the world’s ever-growing ...
Rate of autism disorders climbs to 1 percent among 8-year-olds
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Autism and related development disorders are becoming more common, with a prevalence rate approaching 1 percent among American 8-year-olds, according to new data from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
Bourbon versus vodka: Bourbon hurts more the next day, performance is the same
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of the materials used in the fermenting process. These byproducts are called "congeners," complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, fusel oil, ...
Scientists discover fog on Titan
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, looks to be the only place in the solar system—aside from our home planet, Earth—with copious quantities of liquid (largely, liquid methane and ethane) sitting on its surface. ...
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