Community efforts can reduce alcohol fatalities
...ohol Problems Among Young People, analyzed traffic fatality statistics in communities that had received "Fighting Back" grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Beginning in January, 1992 twelve such grants were awarded to communities throughout the United States to support the implementation of 10-yea...Drug-releasing stents showing higher complication rate than clinical trials indicated
...clitaxel). Among these 29 patients, 13 died (case fatality rate, 45 percent) and the majority of others experienced nonfatal heart attack). Independent predictors of stent thrombosis included premature antiplatelet therapy discontinuation (thrombosis occurred in 29 percent of these patients), kidney failure,...Experimental therapies and vaccines for Ebola and Marburg viruses focus of Academy meeting
...ually sustained and have maintained extremely high fatality rates. These two features have underscored the need to expand our current understanding of these fatal hemorrhagic diseases and to accelerate progress towards protective vaccines and novel therapeutic strategies. To present news on the latest deve...Airbags associated with increased automobile accident deaths, according to new UGA study
... the dataset to include only collisions in which a fatality occurred, we get a significantly reduced risk of death due to airbags." By way of analogy, the Meyer explained it this way: "If you look at people who have some types of cancer, you will see that those who get radiation treatment have a better chance...Pfizer's antifungal VFEND provides significant cost advantages when used as initial therapy
...mean treatment costs of $62,426. The overall case fatality rate for invasive aspergillosis is estimated to be 58 percent, but approaches 90-100 percent in patients where the infection has spread beyond the initial site. "The savings observed in this analysis are directly related to the efficacy, tolerabilit...10-year survival after minor stroke established
...his week's issue of THE LANCET. Although worldwide fatality rates from cerebrovascular disease have fallen, stroke remains one of the most serious neurological problems, and leaves many patients with a chronic disability. Secondary stroke prevention is standard practice in patients with a transient ischaemic ...Predicting the outcome of drug-induced liver disease
...nd jaundice induced by a drug is associated with a fatality rate of 10-50 percent. This rule has been advocated by the FDA for assessing the liver toxicity of newly developed drugs, but it has never been scientifically validated. A study by Einar Bjrnsson, M.D., Ph.D. and Rolf Olsson, M.D., Ph.D. of the depar...Scientists show that tick-borne flaviviruses use a novel mechanism to evade host defenses
...000 patient visits to hospitals annually and has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent in some regions. Viruses that cause encephalitis lead to inflammation of the brain. Hemorrhagic fevers are viral infections that cause capillaries to burst, leading to unusual bleeding on or under the skin or in various organ...Sports utility vehicles should carry health warnings, say experts
...me collision speed, the likelihood of a pedestrian fatality is nearly doubled in the event of a collision with a large SUV compared with a passenger car. Other studies report higher rates (up to four times) of severe injury and death. The increased risk from SUVs arises primarily from the geometry of the fron...Guidelines needed to help doctors treat different types of insecticide self-poisoning
...rent treatment is only partly effective, with case fatality often greater than 10% in even the best intensive care units. Part of the problem is that there is little evidence on which to base management. But another problem is that all organophosphorus insecticides have been grouped together, with no attempt ...New analysis supports starting with VFEND for life-threatening fungal infections
...ccur in patients with weakened immune systems. The fatality rate for invasive aspergillosis is estimated to be 58 percent, but approaches 90 to 100 percent in patients whose infection has spread beyond the primary site. "These high mortality rates for invasive aspergillosis underscore the importance of initia...Volunteers sought for avian flu vaccine study
...rn throughout the world. Human cases, with a high fatality rate, have been reported in Vietnam,Thailand and Cambodia. Public health experts fear that avian flu couldlead to a worldwide pandemic if the virus becomes easily transmittable,leading to a public health crisis. Currently, most people are highly vul...Darkness more than triples EMS helicopter crash fatality risk
...g hazardous conditions can decrease EMS helicopter fatality rates. The study was recently published online by Annals of Emergency Medicine. "Crashes of EMS helicopters have increased in recent years, raising concern for patients, as well as pilots, paramedics and flight nurses," said Susan P. Baker, MPH, a pr...Intimate kissing quadruples risk of meningitis in teenagers
...y childhood and in adolescence. The incidence and fatality rate among teenagers in England and the United States rose dramatically during the 1990s, but little is known about the risk factors for this disease in adolescents. The research team examined potential risk and protective factors in 15-19 year olds...Study indicates speed cameras could curb US road deaths
...ction of speed cameras in the UK, the fall in case fatality the percentage of injured who are killed -- accounted entirely for the fall in road deaths. The authors ruled out an array of other suspect causes for the UK-US difference, including SUV's, trends in seat belt use, emergency care, and in vehicle-mil...Helmet use associated with reduced risk of head injury for skiers and snowboarders
...th among skiers and snowboarders with an 8 percent fatality rate among those admitted to hospital with head injuries. Helmet use is typically not mandatory and usage is generally low among recreational skiers and snowboarders. Although using a helmet is assumed to reduce the risk of head injuries in alpine sp...Anti-inflammatory drug's potentially deadly side effect found to be rare
...izumab as a multiple sclerosis treatment; a second fatality happened in a trial that used the drug to treat patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder. "Our analysis suggests about one in every1,000 people who took natalizumab contracted this disease; however, there weren't enough patients ...Obesity and risk for death due to motor vehicle crashes
...for the gender difference in BMI and motor vehicle fatality might be, in part, the difference in body habitus or body shape between men and women, and should be studied further. Their findings may also lend credence to the theory of a "cushioning effect" for slightly overweight men that might protect them fro...Outcomes of patients in trials; Better blood pressure treatment; Snake bites, and more
...era C, Sulasmi Y, Van Alphen D, et al. (2006) Mass fatality management following the South Asian tsunami disaster: Case studies in Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. PLoS Med 3(6): e195. PLEASE ADD THE LINK TO THE PUBLISHED ARTICLE IN ONLINEVERSIONS OF YOUR REPORT: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0...A car's middle back seat may be least desirable, but it's the safest
...o researchers studied all auto crashes involving a fatality in the U.S. between 2000 and 2003 where someone oc...ch there were rear-seat occupants and at least one fatality in the vehicle. CenTIR is headquartered in the Erie County Medical Center and is affiliated with the...