Hospital acquired infections present major problem for infants in developing countries
...born nurseries in developing countries has reached alarming levels. They estimate that 70% of pathogens isolated from bloodstream infections in babies in hospital nurseries may not be treatable by the antibiotics ampicillin and gentamicin, which are currently recommended by the World Health Organisation for t...Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
...n your social orbit die." Martin cites a number of alarming statistics to show the size of the drug problem. The number of IDUs is estimated to be between 1 million and 1.4 million. By mid-2000, 36 percent (270,721) of AIDS cases in the United States had occurred among IDUs, their sexual partners and their ch...SAM on the favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...eported cases in more than 40 years. Due to these alarming statistics, it is critical for adolescents to receive extended protection against pertussis. Adding a pertussis component to the current tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine for teens could help prevent this disease in adolescents and may help reduce ...Effects of education level on rates of obesity differ by race
...or educated African-American women is particularly alarming given their disproportionately high rates of obesity and obesity-related illnesses," the authors conclude. "Because race-education patterns appear to be well established by midlife, prevention efforts aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity in Af...PENN study emphasizes need for national guidelines for assisted reproductive technology programs
...of the journal Fertility and Sterility, reveals an alarming inconsistency in the candidate-screening practices of different ART programs in the United States. Indeed, "the majority of programs in the U.S. do not have a formal policy for screening, leaving individual clinics and programs to set their own boun...Is it ethical to use enhancement technologies to make us better than well?
...ry of the diet drug Fen-Phen, Elliot says that "an alarming number of supposedly risk-free enhancements have later been associated with unanticipated side effects."...Obesity in middle age may drastically raise future medicare expenditures
...expenditures, particularly given the continued and alarming increase in prevalence of obesity in the United States during recent decades, according to a study published in the Dec. 8 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, conducted by Martha L. Daviglus, M.D., professor of pre...Obesity hinders imaging quality, diagnosis
...s still relatively small today, it has grown at an alarming rate over the past 15 years," he said. He said future studies should also measure medical and psychological costs from increased hospital stays, further diagnostic testing and misdiagnosis in individuals who could not be imaged at all beca...Parents failing to recognise obesity in their children
...dren up by 70% in a generation, these findings are alarming say the researchers. The apparent lack of parental concern about their overweight children is probably due to a lack of awareness, they conclude, but must be addressed if we are to halt an "impending health crisis"....LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs December 2004
.... According to Dr. Edwards: We are faced now by an alarming but predictable rate of resistance of microorganisms to present-day antibiotics, the emergence of new infectious diseases like AIDS, the West Nile virus and SARS, the reemergence of older infections like tuberculosis, the imminent threat of bioterroi...Researchers develop new ways to predict number of drug users
...sues." Dr Hickman adds: "These figures point to an alarming rise in the numbers of deaths from drug overdoses, something the government urgently needs to take action on. Rather than just spending money on treating existing drug addicts, there is a need for better health education to stop people becoming addic...Molecular clock genes influence metabolism of sugar and dietary fats
...demic called metabolic syndrome, which is reaching alarming proportions in both developed and developing countries, says FitzGerald. This work adds to the understanding of physiological control of metabolism and therefore possibilities of working with the body's natural rhythms to fight disease. Ove......ildren in California are becoming overweight at an alarming rate -- and will soon catch up to low-income white, black and Latino children in the proportion who are overweight or obese, according to research reported today at the 5th Asian American Cancer Control Academy. The percentage of low-income Asian and...OHSU researchers study sixth-graders to prevent type 2 diabetes
...nce unheard of among children, is increasing at an alarming rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 3 Americans born in 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. In response to this disturbing trend, the NIDDK developed STAND UP! Through STAND UP!, researchers aim...4 out of 5 eligible patients missing opportunity to benefit from latest HIV breakthrough
...h far outweigh the burden of the injection. It is alarming that many of these patients offered FUZEON are not... therapy remains an urgent issue in the west where alarming levels of resistance to HIV therapies is a ticking time bomb. While people continue to die from AIDS...UCSD partners with Peru in NIH grant to battle malaria, world's number 2 killer
...seas soldiers. In recent years, there's been an alarming increase in malaria cases in both the developed and developing world, partly due to an increasing resistance to chloroquine, the most common anti-malaria drug. The world areas most impacted by the disease are South America, Asia and Africa. These ar...Heart disease kills more women annually than all cancers combined
...younger women (under 45) as well as older women at alarming rates. "We thought hormones have a protective effect on women's hearts, but it turns out they do not," Dr. Keller said. "The hormone replacement therapy data has been really disappointing." Increasing obesity rates in both U.S. men and women are addi...NHS trusts putting safety of pregnant doctors at risk
... pregnancy. This situation has resulted in several alarming incidents concerning pregnant junior doctors. One was attacked while attending a patient on a locked ward, while another was left with no back up when interviewing a disturbed patient. With more women entering the medical profession, pregnant doctor...Medical societies report critical care crisis in United States
... public policy makers to take action against these alarming trends in critical care before the consequences become insurmountable." In 2000, the Committee on Manpower for Pulmonary and Critical Care Services (COMPACCS), including members of the ACCP, ATS, and SCCM, published a study predicting that critical c...... tried-and-true formula may work best to fight the alarming epidemic of adolescent obesity, which increases risk of future heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. In a small study, a low-fat, high-fiber diet coupled with moderate intensity physical activity brought "significant" reductions in weight and bl...