News tagged with risk analysis
Computer algorithm used to identify bladder cancer marker
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an innovative mathematical technique to find markers that effectively predict how deadly a cancer will be. The discovery, which in this case concerned bladder ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Australia: No higher risk from French implants
(AP) -- Australian health officials said they have found no evidence that potentially faulty French-made breast implants are at an increased risk of rupture in Australian women.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Researcher develops new way to assess risk for chemicals
Approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals are in use and about 700 new chemicals are introduced to commerce each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. To assess human health risks ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Study shows medical marijuana laws reduce traffic deaths
A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Study evaluates risk factors for chronic TMJD
Thousands of Americans this year will be diagnosed with a common disorder of the jaw area called temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD, formerly called TMJ). Because of the inherent biological complexity of TMJD, ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Reduction in risk of coronary heart disease from alcohol consumption
In a prospective, observational study of approximately 150,000 Norwegians, the investigators found that alcohol consumption was associated with a large decrease in the risk of death from coronary artery disease.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Stress triggers disease flares in patients with vasculitis
In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a greater likelihood of the disease flaring, according to a new study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery ...
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Mom, dad and kids undergo novel genome analyses for medical risks in new study
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have predicted the inherited health risks of a four-person family by analyzing their whole genome sequences. With the DNA sequences of both parents and children, the team ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Optimism associated with lower risk of having stroke
A positive outlook on life might lower your risk of having a stroke, according to new research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Fukushima raises questions about new Finnish reactor
More than 5,000 hard-hat workers swarm over a sprawling nuclear facility in western Finland to build OL3 -- touted as the safest nuclear reactor in the world -- a claim which has come under scrutiny following ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 21, 2011 |
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The energy debate: Coal vs. nuclear
As America struggles down the road toward a coherent energy policy that focuses on a higher degree of self-reliance, policymakers face numerous issues and realities. These include: the finite supply and environmental impact ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Elevated protein levels in cardiac muscles could predict mortality following angioplasty
New research shows that elevated levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) or I (cTnI) in patients who had angioplasty indicate a higher risk of all-cause mortality and long-term adverse events such as heart attack. Routine monitoring ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
May 13, 2011 |
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Risk review suggests that carbon nanotubes be treated, for now, 'as if' hazardous
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new paper published by the Society for Risk Analysis, a UC Berkeley researcher argues for caution when dealing with carbon nanotubes. Because environmental and health information on carbon nanotubes ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Might not be a tomorrow: Youth anticipate early death
As Atlanta officials aim to tackle the city's safety problems this year, some of their toughest criminals to stop maybe young offenders whose desires to commit crimes are being fueled by an anticipation of dying early.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease
Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), researchers led by Daniel Chasman at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
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