Where you live may help predict risk of early death from heart disease
...ared to Caucasians," Sekikawa says. "But we found considerable variation from state to state. For example, in 1994, African Americans in Mississippi, ages 35 to 44, had a death rate of 89 per 100,000. In New Jersey, the death rate for that group was 28 per 100,000, a rate very similar to that of Caucasians in ......the monk Rasputin, who treated the Czarevitch, had considerable political influence on Czar Nicholas, and this influence may have been responsible for precipitating the Russian Revolution."The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, supported this research....Drug combination shows potent punch against HIV in children
...w years, combinations of anti-HIV drugs have shown considerable progress in suppressing the AIDS virus in adults, consistent results were more difficult to achieve in children. Furthermore, compared to adult medications, fewer anti-HIV drugs have been available for children. "Our favorable results indicate that a...Drug trends among American teens
...l, is another so-called 'date rape drug' receiving considerable attention at present," says Johnston. "A number of the deaths associated with GHB have resulted from a person putting the drug into another person's drink without their knowledge," he adds, "so I don't know how accurately people can report whether t...What does the man-machine system demand? Cognitive task analysis in medical decision making
The study of expertise has led to considerable insight into the nature of skilled performance in professional domains. However, much of this research remains to be exploited in developing computer systems to improve decision making in professional practice. This presentation will discuss applicat...Health phone lines hampered by public's poor understanding of the term 'unconscious'
...lic's poor understanding of medical terms may be a considerable drawback when using health phone lines, such as NHS Direct, out of hours call centres,and ambulance services. A study in the Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine shows that one in two people did not always understand the meaning of the term "u...First large-scale clinical study establishes the efficacy of the new oral anticoagulant H 376/95
...m the METHRO II study indicate that H 376/95 shows considerable promise as a replacement for low molecular weight heparin and warfarin in the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in orthopaedic surgery." The METHRO II study was a double-blind, dose-finding study and a comparator agent was used. The primary purp......y abnormally wire the brain." There has been considerable debate over the existence of pain in newborns and its management. As late as the mid-1980's, surgery was performed on infants without benefit of anesthesia, the belief being that even if babies did experience pain, they would forget about it. Since ...BOSTON There is considerable delay among parents in recognizing when children with advanced cancer have no realistic chance of cure, according to a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Childrens Hospital-Boston study published in the November 15 issue of The Journal of the American ...Post-traumatic stress disorder found in mothers whose children receive a bone marrow transplant
...n after the transplant, but mothers may experience considerable emotional distress before the procedure," says Manne. "This could be attributed to the demanding pre-transplant regimen which involves a lengthy hospital stay." Manne says that identifying predictors of PTSD is an important goal of the study. ......ng potential conflicts but that there is currently considerable variation in the way medical schools and teaching hospitals manage conflicts. Many rely on a case-by-case method with few clearly delineated guidelines....Beyond Viagra: other phosphodiesterase inhibitors are candidates for potential therapies
...ood clotting disorders. In all of these examples, considerable work and testing will be needed before there are clinical benefits, Beavo said....Science for global health - World Health Day 2001
...ill be from chronic, non-communicable causes. Our considerable investment in research and capacity building in emerging infectious diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria is not matched by a similar effort to build research infrastructure, expertise, and new knowledge that will enable people in the deve...Effective surgery fails to attract patients unless costs are low
...gible to a person living in a developed nation, is considerable in a country where the average wage is 11 cents per hour. The average costs associated with transportation and waiting time totaled $1.74 for individuals who had to travel to a regional health center, but only $0.22 for individuals who could obtain t...New antimalaria drug succeeds in first animal tests
...ly fatal strain of the malaria parasite is showing considerable resistance to current treatments, making development of new drugs a priority. Posner worked with Theresa Shapiro, professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and co-workers Michael Parker, Heung Bae Jeon, Mikhail Krasa...Practical guidance for treatment of heart failure is launched
...en 1 and 2% of the total healthcare budget, with a considerable proportion being attributable to hospitalisation costs. 4 Although, with optimal treatment it is possible to reduce these costs and mortality. 4 Professor John McMurray, Professor of Medical Cardiology in the Clinical Research Initiative in Hea...Widespread knowledge of CPR, defibrillation vital for saving lives
...R without the aid of the dispatcher. Given the considerable health burden of cardiac arrest, these results have public health implications suggesting that dispatcher-assisted CPR could save hundreds or even thousands of lives each year in the United States, says Rea....Scientists succeed in blocking transmission of cell-associated AIDS virus
...s Bloomberg School of Public Health, notes, "While considerable effort has been directed toward the identification of intervention strategies such as vaccines directed against cell-free viruses, there has been little effort to identify strategies for interrupting the migration of cells that are infected with HIV....Study shows no benefit to home uterine monitoring
...0s and has been the subject of considerable debate. When introduced to the market, home monitors were heralded as an early warning system to help get women believed to be in early labor to hospitals where they could be given medicati......ork Times in December 2001. Although there remains considerable public confusion over mammography screening, last week the US-based PDQ Screening and Prevention Editorial Board concluded that there was insufficient evidence to show that mammograms prevented breast-cancer deaths, and said it would rewrite its prev...