Heart disease and stroke hit younger in developing countries, new report shows
... South Africa's non-communicable diseases, the CVD burden comes to rest most heavily on poor women. In South Africa, CVD causes the highest portion of years of life lost due to non-communicable diseases for poor women, 46% Dr Henry Greenberg,* another of the report's co-authors, has a longstanding interest...Editorial: Blindness and visual impairment
... prevalence data are the most basic measure of the burden of illness on a population, and that "Such population-based data are critical for program management and for identifying areas where basic and clinical research efforts must be increased in order to avoid a demographically induced tidal wave of chron...Vision loss from eye diseases will increase as Americans age
...t robust and up-to-date estimates available of the burden of visual impairment. It was sponsored by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH)."Blindness and low vision can lead to loss of independence and reduced quality of life," said Elias A. Ze...Operative time increases when training surgical residents in the operating room
...crease in time does not translate into a financial burden for the hospital. In addition, although not part of this study, other research has shown no deleterious effects of increased operative time. Timothy J. Babineau, M.D., M.B.A., from Boston University School of Medicine, and colleagues compared the op...Study identifies predictors of Alzheimer's disease longevity
...h as $100 billion. This suggests that the economic burden will grow as the population ages and the number of AD patients increases....Caregivers, remember this: Patients' medications ease your distress too
...he majority of patients, ultimately lightening the burden on caregivers, researchers have found. They report their results in the March issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The current first wave of medications that doctors turn to in treating Alzheimer's disease medicines known as cholinesterase ...New study finds even a 'small' amount of psoriasis can negatively impact daily life
...tle psoriasis still consider their disease to be a burden in their lives, and almost as many are dissatisfie...called "Psoriasis is common, carries a substantial burden even when not extensive, and is associated with widespread treatment dissatisfaction."...Medical societies report critical care crisis in United States
...itical care workforce, explore ways to relieve the burden on the current workforce, and simplify medical reimbursement for critical care services. To increase the number of critical care providers, policy makers are asked to support graduate medical education initiatives, permitting more medical students t...Long-lasting medication shows promise for treatment of heroin addiction
... increase patient adherence to treatment, ease the burden of visits to treatment providers, make treatment more accessible, and reduce the risk of buprenorphine being misused....Doctor attacks South African government for failing women while spending billions on arms deals
...reasing cost associated with treatment adds to the burden of dealing with breast cancer in Brazil. Currently, treating breast cancer with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy represents approximately a quarter of the government's cancer costs." Abstract no: 236 (14.15 hrs Thursday 18 March, Hall 8)...Should nurses conduct breast cancer follow-up visits?
...h improved treatment, increases the socio-economic burden of the disease. It is possible that if specially trained breast cancer nurses conducted the follow-ups, this could result in increased satisfaction among the breast cancer patients and a decreased cost of care. "Although Sweden and other countries a...Childhood obesity leads to adult diabetes, researcher says
...h-leading cause of death in America with a greater burden among the minority populations. For African-Americans and Latinos/Hispanics, the incidence of the disease is 1.5 and 1.6 times higher than non-Hispanic whites respectively. How has this happened in our society and how do parents deal with it? ...Poor diet and physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as leading cause of death in U.S.
... increase substantially in the next few years. The burden of chronic diseases is compounded by the aging effects of the baby boomer generation and the concomitant increased cost of illness at a time when health care spending continues to outstrip growth in the gross domestic product of the United States," t...New research shows rural South Africa faces stroke crisis similar to affluent western countries
Debilitating strokes are an increasing threat and burden to rural South Africa and the health care services...arwick. Until now, little has been known about the burden of stroke in sub-Saharan Africa. The Southern African Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI) is a mult...Alcohol-related emergency department visits higher than previously thought
...l-related diseases and injuries pose a significant burden on hospital emergency departments (EDs). Because ... EDs throughout the United States face an enormous burden from alcohol-related diseases and injuries, this study shows that the current literature significant...St. Jude Medical announces PAVE and DINAMIT clinical trial results
... in the study. "This is most likely because their burden of myocardial ischemia puts them at risk of cardiac-related mortality from causes other than sudden cardiac death." Previous large-scale clinical trials of patients with ischemic heart disease, low ejection fractions and a history of AMI demons...2005 global tuberculosis targets may be out of reach
... targets and, subsequently, to decrease the global burden of tuberculosis"....New index measures risk of death from blood clot
...and survival. They found that patients with a clot burden of 60 percent (scoring 24 points out of 40) or gre... be stratified by risk based on how large the clot burden is," Dr. Pezzullo said. "Patients who have very high clot burdens may be treated more aggressively t...High societal cost of brain and nervous system disorders attributed to genetic influences
CHICAGO More than 40 percent of the societal burden of brain disorders is estimated to be due to compl... suggest that more than 40 percent of the societal burden of brain disorders is likely to be genetically mediated." The authors also suggest that most of the......following year. "A child's sense of well-being and burden of symptoms predict health care use in the future. Children's perceived well-being, as assessed by the CHIP-CE, is a better predictor of children's service use than parent reports or physician-diagnosed disorders," said co-author and pediatrician, Ch...