News tagged with excess mortality

Burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe

Hospital associated infections (HAI) are often in the headlines, but what is the burden of mortality, morbidity and costs due to HAIs? In this week's PLoS Medicine, Marlieke de Kraker, Peter Davey and Hajo Grundmann, on beh ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Even mild cognitive impairment appears to substantially increase risk for death

Cognitive impairment, even when detected at an early, mild stage, is a significant predictor of decreased life expectancy.

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created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adjuvant therapy perhaps not necessary for older breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients over the age of 60 with early-stage, hormone-responsive small tumors who forego adjuvant endocrine, also called hormonal therapy, are not at an increased risk of mortality compared to women of the same ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Increased mortality rates seen in chronic hepatitis C patients with pre-cirrhotic advanced fibrosis

A three-year follow-up study of patients in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial revealed that increased mortality among patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C who received long-term ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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The effect of occasional binge drinking on heart disease and mortality among moderate drinkers

Most studies have found that binge drinking is associated with a loss of alcohol's protective effect against ischemic heart disease (IHD) and most studies have found an increase of coronary risk among binge drinkers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preoperative aspirin therapy can benefit cardiac surgery patients

Aspirin taken within five days of cardiac surgery is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of major postoperative complications, including renal failure, a lengthy intensive care unit stay and even early death ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

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Prior hospitalization for mental illness increases death risk in patients with chest pains

New research from Scotland has shown that the rate of death in men and women hospitalised for chest pain unrelated to heart disease is higher in those with a history of psychiatric illness than without.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virtual childbirth simulator improves safety of high-risk deliveries

Newly developed computer software combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a fetus may help physicians better assess a woman's potential for a difficult childbirth. Results of a study using the new software were ...

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created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers surprised to find fatty liver disease poses no excess risk for death

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition associated with obesity and heart disease long thought to undermine health and longevity. But a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests the condition ...

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created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dendritic cells protect against acute pancreatitis

NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered the novel protective role dendritic cells play in the pancreas. The new study, published in the November issue of journal Gastroenterology, shows dendritic cells can sa ...

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created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shadow over Kyoto Protocol threatens UN climate talks

A new round of UN climate talks opens in South Africa next Monday, testing global resolve to tackle what scientists warn is a time bomb with an ever-shorter fuse.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Childhood obesity -- what are the health risks?

It is widely suspected that the current wave of obesity among children will result in greater rates of cardiovascular disease and diabetes over the next few decades. But a second systematic review of research into childhood ...

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Loss of weight associated with chronic illness may soon have first treatment

Patients with cancer, heart disease and other chronic illness struggle not only with complications inherent to their disease, they also experience an involuntary loss of weight and muscle mass triggered by ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Elderly hospital patients with delirium more likely to die within a year

Hospital patients over 65 who are referred for a psychiatric consultation and found to have delirium are more likely than those without delirium to die within one year following diagnosis, according to a new ...

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