News tagged with mortality risk
Lack of Social Interaction Affects Health Outcomes of Breast Cancer
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Social environment can play an important role in the biology of disease, including breast cancer, and lead to significant differences in health outcome, according to results of a study published in Cancer Pr ...
Researchers develop tool to rank death rates
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Have you ever wondered what the chances are that you may die in the next year? Would it be from illness or an accident? Is it something you can control? Or is it completely out of your hands?
Elder self-neglect and abuse associated with increased risk of death
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Elderly individuals who have a report of self-neglect or abuse submitted to a social service agency have an associated increased risk of death, according to a study in the August 5 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and hu ...
Study reveals worrying survival gap between rich and poor after heart surgery
Apr 03, 2009 |
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People from the most deprived areas of England have a far higher risk of death after cardiac surgery than people from the least deprived areas, finds a large study published on bmj.com today.
Bone fractures can double or triple mortality for up to 10 years
Feb 04, 2009 |
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A new study shows that osteoporotic fractures increase a person's risk of dying, even after relatively minor fractures if that person is elderly. With hip fractures, there is double the risk of death for women, three times ...
Older adults who experience osteoporotic fracture have increased risk of death for 5-10 years
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Women and men age 60 years or older who have a low-trauma osteoporotic fracture have an increased risk of death for the following 5 to 10 years, compared to the general population, and those who experience another fracture ...
