New insight into link between homocysteine and stroke
... LANCET. Stroke is the third most common cause of death in developed countries. There are 125,000 cases of stroke in the UK each year and 60,000 deaths. Because treatment is limited, prevention through modification of risk factors such as high blood pressure and smoking is important. Observational studie...Elevated glucose levels and diabetes are associated with increased risk for cancer
...L or greater [7.8 mmol/L or greater]) had a higher death rates from all cancers combined (29 percent higher for men; 23 percent higher for women) compared with the group with the lowest level (less than 90 mg/dL [less than 5.0 mmol/L]). By cancer site, the association was strongest for pancreatic cancer, c...New treatment guidelines for pregnant women with asthma
...in March 1989 to reduce asthma-related illness and death and to enhance the quality of life of people with asthma. Today, 40 organizations, including major medical associations, voluntary health organizations, and numerous federal agencies, comprise the NAEPP Coordinating Committee. The NAEPP also coordina...Unique presentation of delirium after stem cell transplantation
...irium is further associated with increased risk of death during hospitalization and within five years of follow-up. While treatable with medications and appropriate care, delirium is underdiagnosed and undertreated, which can result in poor outcomes, patient and caregiver distress, and over-utilization of ...Health report-card fears make doctors forgo potential life-saving heart treatment
...nt of Health's system of tracking doctor's cardiac death rates has an impact on how doctors make treatment ..., because of the possibility of adding a potential death to their files, says principal investigator Craig Narins, M.D., an interventional cardiologist. "Whi...Shakespeare's writings indicate he may have had syphilis
...However, it doesn't seem likely that Shakespeare's death at 52 years of age was due to an STD. In fact, the alternative Elizabethan practice of using very hot baths to treat syphilitic people "would have been at least somewhat effective and perhaps highly effective," according to Dr. Ross, of Caritas St. E...Potential cure for lymphoma in HIV patients
..., lymphoma is still a major cause of suffering and death in HIV-infected individuals. It's important to know that stem cell transplant is an available and highly successful treatment option for these Patients," said Amrita Krishnan, M.D., a staff physician at the City of Hope Cancer Center and lead author ...Antibiotics protect nerves in mice by turning on genes
...ludes penicillin may help prevent nerve damage and death in a wide variety of neurological diseases, includ...d drugs that protect against other causes of nerve death in ALS, the combination might offer a real therapy, much like using drug combinations to treat cance...Injury toll in US homes tops 12 million yearly: UNC, other experts call for action
...hest among middle-aged adults, while fire and burn death rates were highest among children and older adults," Runyan said. "Suffocation, inhalation and drowning deaths also are serious problems, especially for infants and toddlers. For nonfatal injuries, the risks are greatest for the youngest and oldest a...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
...appeared to reveal a disturbingly high preventable death rate among young patients. But when the researcher...ds, not the hospitals, were to blame, and that the death rates were inaccurate. In these two categories -- deaths due to complications and deaths among patie...Good parent-doctor relationships may improve the advice parents receive
...able to unintentional injury, the leading cause of death of children over one year of age in this country," says the study's lead author, Catherine Nelson, M.D., M.P.H, a general pediatrics fellow at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. In the study, published in the January issue of Pediatrics, researcher...Depression tied to higher risk of heart disease death
Depression can double the risk of death or repeat heart disease in heart attack patients, ...lationship between depression and a higher risk of death and disease stayed consistent despite a variety of ways to measure depression. The finding "may have...Homes need more protection against falls
...s falls. Falls are the second most common cause of death from unintentional injury, after motor vehicle crashes, according to Carol W. Runyan, M.P.H., Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center and colleagues. Their findings appear in the American Journal of Preventive Med...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for January 2005 (first issue)
...t early identification of patients at high risk of death or VAP recurrence could provide an opportunity to change the treatment strategy to improve outcome. The study appears in the first issue for January 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical C...NIH action plan charts future challenges for liver disease research
...ecrease of at least 20 percent in the age-adjusted death rates from liver disease in the United States. Liver disease is an important cause of sickness and death in the United States. According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...Repeated unexpected infant deaths most likely to be from natural causes
...y to date into recurring sudden unexplained infant death syndrome (SIDS) is published in this week's issue ...deaths of a second or even third unexpected infant death occurring in the same family. There have been suggestions that when two or three unexpected unexpl...Cervical cancer treatment depends on patient age
...th cervical cancer had about 1.6 times the risk of death as did comparable women under 70 having the same tumor stage, type of treatment and additional medical diseases. According to Wright, the effect of advanced age is an important consideration for physicians treating cervical cancer patients. "It may ...UCLA-VA study names India dietary staple as potential Alzheimer's weapon
... in thinking abilities. These losses relate to the death of brain cells and the breakdown of the connections between them. The disease is the most common form of dementing illness among middle and older adults, affecting more than 4 million Americans and many millions worldwide. The prevalence of Alzhei...Study investigates value of 'center of excellence' designation
...ter of excellence" is associated with less risk of death soon after surgery than if performed at a high-volume surgery center, but finds no difference in five-year survival rates. The full study will be published in the February 1, 2005 issue of CANCER ( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom ),......he additives do not increase the risk of premature death or illness beyond the levels already associated with smoking. Accordingly, they urge smokers to remember that regardless of the findings from testing, there remain significant risks from smoking even "additive-free" cigarettes. Next Steps LSRO will...