Multi-center study shows direct link between residential radon exposure and lung cancer
...es from this pooled analyses actually may slightly underestimate the true risk posed by prolonged residential radon exposure," Field said, noting potential exposure misclassification resulting from the pooling techniques. Investigators are currently pooling the results from the North American and European studies....Failure to count Iraqi casualties is irresponsible, say experts
...cceptable." These figures "are likely seriously to underestimate casualties," since they do not take into account deaths during the first 12 months since the invasion, only include violent deaths reported through the health system, and they do not allow for reliable attribution between different causes of death an...Steady rise in HIV among heterosexuals in the UK
...ntry of infection was not established. Figures may underestimate true numbers as voluntary surveillance systems are subject to under-reporting. The authors conclude that, as the number of heterosexuals living with HIV (diagnosed and undiagnosed) in the United Kingdom grows, the likelihood of heterosexual transmis...Cancer in patients with hepatitis C
...diagnosis of hepatitis C most probably has made us underestimate the risk, this study showed that the risk of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma were significantly increased."...Study finds happiness persists, despite illness
... Interestingly, the patients themselves seemed to underestimate their own adaptation. When asked to imagine the moods they would experience if they had never experienced kidney failure, the patients estimated that they would experience much better moods than those actually experienced by the healthy study partici...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...s underutilization may be due to their tendency to underestimate their risk for a heart attack. The results were drawn from a nationally representative survey of 1,299 U.S. adult consumers (647 men, 652 women) age 40 and over and 533 healthcare professionals. The on-line survey was designed to assess barriers, be...Aspirin underused to reduce heart disease risk in diabetic women and young adults
...men with diabetes to use aspirin if the physicians underestimate the women's risk for cardiovascular disease events. "However, even though women are at lower risk of new-onset cardiovascular disease than men, diabetes greatly reduces this female advantage," Persell said. Physicians may have concerns that aspiri...Research gets to heart of advertising gender bias
...e male. The authors note that physicians routinely underestimate the prevalence and severity of heart disease among women and express concern that their findings also mirror the medical literature. "While efforts to increase female representation in cardiovascular trials are ongoing, the vast majority of scient...4 million more health workers required to improve global health
...level. Dr. Chen comments: "It is impossible to underestimate the importance of a response to this call for action. At stake is nothing less than completing the unfinished agenda in health of the past century while addressing the historically unprecedented health challenges of this new century. Millions of peop...Short-term increase in ozone linked to rise in number of deaths in large US cities
...ortality data from 2000. This value is probably an underestimate of the total mortality burden from such an increase in ozone because it accounts for only the short-term effects." They conclude by saying, "Our findings indicate that this widespread pollutant adversely affects mortality, in addition to other heal...Pediatricians often underestimate substance abuse problems in adolescents
...). "We found that most pediatricians significantly underestimate the severity of adolescent substance use," said the study's primary author, Dr. Celeste R. Wilson, an investigator with the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) at Children's Hospital Boston. "Since many pediatricians do not use a ...Emory study finds mental health and heart disease tightly linked
...nd possibly underestimated, he says. "We seriously underestimate the connection between mental health and cardiovascular disease, especially for post-menopausal women. We are not doing as well in treating mental health on par with other risk factors," says Keyes, an associate professor of sociology who conducted t...E-patients are a valuable resource
...health information on the net, yet many clinicians underestimate the benefits and overestimate the risks of online health resources for patients, write Tom Ferguson and Gilles Frydman. Reports of patients coming to harm as the result of online advice are rare, whereas accounts of those who have obtained better car...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: May 2004
...ple are Eating More Than They Report? Most people underestimate what they eat on any given day and people who are overweight tend to underestimate this amount to a greater extent. For researchers studying why people are overweight this is problema...Canadian doctors don't know costs of prescribed treatments
...added. According to the study, doctors also underestimate the costs of expensive drugs while overestimating the cost of inexpensive drug, demonstrating they have little understanding of the often dramatic difference between the two. Without understanding the significant difference between the price of some ...Risperdal(R) Consta(R) significantly reduces the need for institutional psychiatric care
...wedish healthcare system. "It is important not to underestimate the negative impact that each hospital admission exerts on the lives of patients affected with schizophrenia. Hospitalisation means not only that patients are experiencing an exacerbation of their symptoms but also, that as a consequence, their indep...Population surveys - A new 'gold standard' for estimating true incidence of HIV/AIDS?
...oerma comments: "Population-based surveys probably underestimate true prevalence. However, they do provide better quality data for rural populations than do most surveillance systems. The value of antenatal clinic-based surveillance for HIV-1 estimates is mainly in the assessment of trends over time. Surveys, most...College students may be drinking more alcohol than even they realize
...said White, "which means that survey data probably underestimate actual drinking levels on college campuses. This ...a standard drink. For example, are the people who underestimate the amount of alcohol in a standard drink the ones who are more likely to be dependent, who drive af...Economic evaluation shows add-on therapy with Keppra(r) is a cost-effective alternative
...d by epilepsy 2 . However this is likely to be an underestimate due to the profound effect that epilepsy has upon the lives of individuals and their families. Epilepsy management incurs substantial direct and indirect costs on the healthcare system, the patient and their carers due to the chronic nature of the di...Occasional lack of health insurance results in less preventive care
... effects of current insurance status may seriously underestimate the pool of individuals who are potentially vulnerable to the effects of being uninsured. "Additional policy initiatives are needed to promote stability in insurance coverage," he says....