Screening the controversy continues
... ones that show a clear reduction of breast cancer mortality compared with other countries in Europe. Maybe the results are not solely attributable to screening intervention, but the whole chain of prevention, cure and care has been made very effective and transparent and this may have nourished these results....Proven heart therapy used in only 25 percent of cases
...up of patients there was a 12 percent reduction in mortality seen in patients receiving therapy versus those wh...ge size, it had the power to show this significant mortality benefit. This study's finding of under-use for these beneficial heart attack treatments should be a ...Myocarditis plus pulmonary hypertension means transplant sooner
...myocarditis, who had other forms of heart failure, mortality rates increased by 23 percent. This paper is unique in finding an association between pulmonary pressure and myocarditis. This suggests that not only are the hemodynamics (blood circulation factors) of the disease important, but the form of cardiomy...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March (second issue)
...out mechanical ventilation.) Men also had a higher mortality rate. The researcherssaid that as the elderly population grows over time, the burden of CAP will increase substantially, with 750,000 cases projected for 2010 and 1 million for 2020. The research appears in the second issue for March of the American...Implantable heart device reduces deaths by one-third
...fference translates into a 31-percent reduction in mortality for the group that received defibrillators. Indian...erapy for this population has been shown to reduce mortality by nearly one-third. The last breakthrough of this magnitude was the introduction of beta-blockers i...African-American heart patients
...d supply to ailing hearts and thatthey have higher mortality rates. Using a standardized test that measures how disease affects everyday living, the Dukeresearchers found a significant difference between the scores reported by African-Americans comparedto white heart patients, above and beyond what would b...First IBIS results show tamoxifen reduces breast cancer in healthy high-risk women
...in the placebo arm. However, the likely potential mortality benefit could be calculated if certain factors we...n trials combined there was no effect on all-cause mortality with 112 deaths in the tamoxifen arms and 122 in the placebo arms. However, there were variations, ...More Americans facing blindness than ever before
...or older, Dr. Sieving said. When you add declining mortality rates and population shifts, such as the baby boomers, the number of older people will grow dramatically in the years ahead. Blindness and vision impairment represent not only a significant burden to those affected by sight loss, but also to the nati...South African government urged to take action in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
...ingle most common perinatally transmitted cause of mortality in children is of concern. He concludes: As scientists and clinicians, we share a deep commitment to our patients and the public health of our nation. We have conducted and/or supported research aimed at decreasing vertical transmission. We remain ...Doubling of life expectancy over past two decades for people with Downs syndrome
...alculate the average age at death and standardised mortality odds ratios (SMORs) for common medical conditions in around 17,900 people with Downs syndrome. Life expectancy almost doubled from 1982 to 1997, the average age at death increasing from 25 to 49 years. People from non-white races were more likely to ...New study says people take mental stress to heart
...o the researchers analyzed associations with total mortality rather than cardiac death. He says research should focus on reproducing this finding and searching for an inexpensive technique for myocardial imaging, which would make mental stress testing more attractive for routine clinical use. It is important...High protein diet along with calcium and vitamin D increases bone mineral density
...tant, given that bone fracture is a major cause of mortality among the elderly....Low socioeconomic status may influence quality of breast cancer treatment
...versity, notes that the disparity in breast cancer mortality rates between black and white women has continued to increase every year for the past 20 years. Finding the true reasons for the disparity is important if we are to effectively reduce it, he says. Brawley points out that the new study helps focus th...More patients would refuse treatment if the outcome were impaired quality of life
... care planning." Studies examining the outcome of mortality demonstrate that its likelihood also affects preferences, but other outcomes have not been similarly examined. The objective of the current study was to examine the effect of treatment burden, a variety of treatment outcomes, and the likelihood of th...Survival benefit for rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate
...y for rheumatoid arthritis, although its effect on mortality for patients with the disease is not known. Hyon C...found to have a 60% survival benefit for all-cause mortality compared with those who did not use methotrexate, and a 70% survival benefit for cardiovascular deat...Antiretroviral therapy around childbirth reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
...tions no maternal-health endpoints and no maternal mortality data later than 6 weeks after birth. 10-15 years into the pandemic when these trials were conceived, treatment access and success had not been widely demonstrated or acknowledged anywhere in the world. Now, in the third decade of AIDS, HIV prevention...Beating heart bypass surgery reduces postoperative complications....
...ital stay (more than one week) by 13%. Mid-term mortality data (gathered from 1-3 years follow-up) were similar between the two groups. 2% of patients in the off-pump group died from any cause, compared with 3% in the on-pump group. 17% of patients in the off-pump group died or had a cardiac-related event c...Obese lung-transplant recipients at higher risk of death
...muscle mechanics caused by obesity led to the high mortality rates in obese lung-transplant recipients. Not only is it more difficult for obese patients to recover after a major chest operation, but their impaired respiratory muscles make it very difficult for them to recover after setbacks such as pneumonia o...Rush receives grant from IDPH to focus on prostate screening for African-American men
...rostate cancer in the world. Illinois has a higher mortality rate for prostate cancer than other states. About one in five males will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime," said Dr. John R. Lumpkin, state public health director. "Prostate cancer screenings can detect problems early, allowing these men ......clotting. The new analysis reveals that the lower mortality rate for the n-3 PUFA patients, compared with pati...ents treated with n-3 PUFA had significantly lower mortality than those not taking the supplements (1.1 percent vs. 1.6 percent). By the end of the trial at 42 ...