New estimates for the causes of child deaths worldwide
...ublic Health, Baltimore, USA) and colleagues in an independent group on child health epidemiology, along with those from the World Health Organisation (WHO), analysed available data from publications and ongoing studies in 2000 to 2003 to obtain new estimates for mortality by cause in children younger than age 5...NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
An independent panel convened this week by the National Institute...nt of menopause-related symptoms. The panel is an independent body whose report is not a policy statement of the NIH or the Federal Government. The NIH Consensus ...Understanding how vulnerabilities may keep women in abusive relationships
... to which the women see themselves as having value independent of others 2) socialization to violence 3) socialization to the abuse of power 4) a caretaker identity that led to problematic, needy partners, and 5) cultural factors. The first four categories were found in both Black and White women. Culturally, ...Study finds factors linked to substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals
...ed in the Washington Physicians Health Program, an independent post-treatment monitoring program. The participants were followed up between January 1, 1991, and December 31, 2001. Twenty-five percent (74 of 292 individuals) had at least 1 relapse. The researchers found that a family history of a substance use d...UW research shows risk factors for relapse among health care professionals who abuse drugs
...ed in the Washington Physicians Health Program, an independent post-treatment monitoring program. Data on the subjects were originally gathered between January, 1991, and December, 2001. Domino became interested in the problem of drug use among health care professionals after surveying the cause of death among p...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
...ronary angiography and revascularised accordingly independent of 'maximal' medical therapy. Optimal time for PCI Guidelines "The field of PCI is constantly and rapidly evolving," explains Professor Silber, "We are always waiting for the next study and development. Following each new study, we need to re-eva...Success of liver transplantation may be most influenced by three risk factors
... 12 hours or more and urgent recipient status were independent risk factors for shortened graft survival and for shortened patient survival. "Five year graft survival was 72 percent for recipients of donors younger than 60 years and 35 percent for recipients of donors 60 year or older," the authors write. "A CIT...Rural America vulnerable to bioterrorism and natural disaster threats
... schools of public health, has released its latest independent report highlighting rural preparedness challenges and concerns. Preparing for Public Health Emergencies: Meeting the Challenges in Rural America presents information and recommendations resulting from a conference that was held in St. Paul, MN, Sep...Donor age has no affect on long-term liver transplant survival
...en if later discontinued; acute hepatitis C was an independent factor associated with worse fibrosis. "Donor age ...tate. They found maintenance azathioprine to be an independent factor associated with survival advantage, overall and from 3 months. In addition, while several stu...Public policy should address the social factors behind ill health
...s a response to this challenge WHO is launching an independent Commission on Social Determinants of Health, which will review evidence, raise debate and recommend policies to improve health on a national and global level. The Commission will be chaired by Professor Marmot and includes global experts on health, e...Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy
...recognised scale and all women were assessed by an independent examiner at the end of the treatment period. After...Reduction of pelvic girdle pain as assessed by the independent examiner was greatest in the acupuncture group. Acupuncture or stabilising exercises as an adjunct t...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...rities in access to care and quality of care exist independent of insurance," Lurie said. Interestingly, Lurie said, more than 60 percent of the providers surveyed rated the evidence documenting racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular care as "strong" or "very strong." But researchers couldn't explain w...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
...re lung hyperinflation that offers a better single independent gauge for mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Investigators in Spain and the United States measured inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity in 689 COPD patients from 2 U.S. clinics and 2 Spanish clinics....Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...in brown paper bags for immediate consumption, and independent web sites devoted to malt liquor as well as rap lyrics and movie scripts encourage 'chugging' the bottles before they get warm. The combined effects of higher alcohol content, larger serving size, and faster consumption can result in higher blood al...Simple blood test may help to predict cardiovascular risk in older women
...to assess white blood cell (leukocyte) count as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events [for example, h...sting for C-reactive protein, the WBC count was an independent predictor of coronary heart disease risk, comparable in magnitude to C-reactive protein (CRP)." "In ...Obesity among African-American stroke survivors increases risk factors for recurrent stroke
...ASPS," the authors write. 'Although BMI was not an independent predictor of stroke occurrence, obesity nearly doubled the odds of having a metabolic syndrome compared with the odds of those with a normal BMI having DM, HTN and DL. Furthermore, increasing BMI had a negative association with blood pressure and gly...HIV-1 spread through six transmission lines in the UK
...ew study suggests that HIV spread via at least six independent virus introductions and subsequent transmission ch...ns that the HIV-1 epidemic is composed of smaller, independent epidemics defined by risk group, where we have found evidence for at least six larger sub-epidemics,...Treating depression helps slow physical decline in older adults, study shows
...mproves their ability to perform tasks critical to independent living such as keeping track of medications or managing money. Prior clinical trials of successful treatment of depression in this age group reported improvement in emotional functioning, but had not demonstrated that improved emotional health also t...Medical molecules designed to respond to visible light that can penetrate tissue
...oactive MMCT states: Visible light induced, oxygen independent DNA photocleavage (INOR 329)," will be presented by Mongelli during the general poster session, 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday, March 13, in Convention Center Hall D. The poster has also been selected for the Sci_Mix session 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the...Gene for age-related macular degeneration discovered by Yale researchers
...e association has been confirmed by at least three independent studies with results pending publication." "This work is not only important for the gene we have found, but also highlights the value in new paradigms for whole genome analysis for chronic diseases," Hoh added. "I believe that in order to find genes...