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Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality
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Jul 07, 2008 |
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A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
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Cross-border health programs could reduce maternal and child deaths
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A policy promoting "cross-border" health programs could contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, says an international team of health experts in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Mortality risk greater for elderly women who nap daily
Mar 04, 2009 |
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A new study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that older women who reported taking daily naps had a significantly greater risk of dying. The results of the study are in contrast to a number ...
Effective treatment for infective endocarditis using a rigorous hospital management-based approach
Aug 07, 2009 |
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A clinical study carried out at Hospital de la Timone in Marseille, France, has demonstrated that a standardized management protocol for patients with infective endocarditis can dramatically reduce mortality rates.
Complications are not best predictor of hospital mortality
Sep 30, 2009 |
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A compelling University of Michigan Health System study debunks assumptions about the role of complications in distinguishing good and bad hospitals.
Economic cost of cancer mortality is high in US, regardless of how cost is measured
Dec 09, 2008 |
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The economic cost of death due to cancer is high in the United States, regardless of whether researchers estimate the economic impact in lost work productivity or in a more global measure using the value of one year of life, ...
Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in men is associated with increased mortality
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated ...
Teaching breast health early to reduce breast cancer mortality in D.C.
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Early breast health education may be the key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates in Washington, D.C., which has the highest rates in the country, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Distribution of antibiotic for eye disease linked to low death risk among Ethiopian children
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Children in Ethiopia who received the antibiotic azithromycin as a method for controlling the contagious eye disease trachoma had a lower odds of death compared to children who did not receive the antibiotic, according to ...
Death from childhood stroke
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke is an important cause of childhood morbidity and is in the top ten causes of childhood death. For the first time, new research has looked at trends in death from childhood stroke in ...
Inappropriate sepsis therapy leads to fivefold reduction in survival
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Patients experiencing septic shock who receive inappropriate therapy may have a fivefold reduction in survival, shows a new study. Researchers from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, retrospectively reviewed ...
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