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...one to three times per week), were four times more likely to have a reoccurrence than those r who took their... HIV-infected patients were significantly more likely to develop drug resistance (4.2 percent in HIV-infected versus 0.5 percent in HIV-uninfected) to rif...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
... against barriers to access every day and are less likely to receive quality cancer care and are more likely to die from this disease. We believe this situation is entirely unacceptable, which is why we are wo...Decision aid tool could cut the number of Caesarean sections by 4000 a year
...amme which gave them descriptions and the risks of likely clinical outcomes of a normal delivery, an elective caesarean section and an emergency caesarean section. The third group had access to a more complex computer based decision analysis programme. They were given descriptions of the outcomes assoc...More rib fractures, but better survival rates
...es said. "As a result of this recommendation, it's likely that the resuscitation rate will increase, but it's equally likely that the fracture rate will increase." ...Veterinarians at increased risk of avian influenza virus infection
...infections with these viruses. The infections were likely due to the mild forms of avian influenza virus tha...n influenza virus infections in veterinarians were likely mild or subclinical, the story might be very different should aggressive avian influenza strains ent...Doctors have key role in preventing and detecting child neglect and abuse
... forehead due to falls, well padded areas are less likely to be bruised accidentally. Thus bruises of the bu...spital stays, worse medical outcomes, and are more likely to die in hospital than children admitted for reasons not connected to abuse. Many countries have...Survey shows asthma not controlled in majority of patients
...ontribute to the severity of their asthma. Also likely contributing to poorly controlled asthma was the fact that only a minority of patients reported having received a personalized asthma action plan from their physician (26 percent of controlled asthmatics and 35 percent of uncontrolled asthmatics). W...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
...d patients with depression and pain were much more likely to be dissatisfied with their healthcare. These fi...either PTSD or chronic severe pain alone were more likely to have a chronic medical condition, higher ratings of psychiatric distress, and more stressful life...Mercury's link to heart disease begins in blood vessel walls
...that means a few different types of activation are likely to occur, depending on the toxin." This research is not just about mercury, noted Parinandi, also an assistant professor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. Mercury in this case acts as a model for other toxins that...Risk of Parkinson's disease increases with pesticide exposure and head trauma
...evels of pesticides were found to be 1.13 times as likely to have Parkinson's disease compared with those wh...ed to high levels of pesticides were 1.41 times as likely to be affected. Parkinson's disease occurred 1.35 times more frequently in people who had been kno...Access to alcohol among middle school children
...crucial time when their middle school children are likely to have their first serious encounters with alcohol. Between 2002 and 2005, Principal Investigator Kelli Komro, lead author Mary O Hearst and colleagues studied a cohort of 3,709 students, mainly of Hispanic and African-American backgrounds, who we...Researchers find deadly prescription drug effects 6 years before FDA
...ver, drug companies doctor notifications were less likely than RADARs to include information on the incidence of the drug reaction, outcomes and treatment or prevention. Our hypothesis is that the quality, not the quantity counts, Bennett said. A small number of very good case reports is better than a larg...Blood inflammation plays role in Alzheimer's disease
...e whose blood shows signs of inflammation are more likely to later develop Alzheimer's disease than people w...f cytokines in their blood were more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as those with the lowest amount of cytokines. A total of 28 percent o...Inactive kids storing up illness for the future
... to school although south Asian children were less likely to walk to school compared to white children. Furt... history of diabetes or heart disease were just as likely to have sedentary behaviours as those without a family history. Professor Khunti said: People of ...Personality changes may help detect form of dementia
...with dementia with Lewy bodies were two times more likely to have passive personality traits at the time of the first evaluation than people with Alzheimer's disease. By the time of death, up to 75 percent of those with dementia with Lewy bodies had passive personality changes compared to 45 percent of thos...Most pediatric chemotherapy mistakes reach patients
...tabolite class of chemotherapeutic agents are most likely associated with errors, and that errors in drug ad...inpatient facilities, outpatient clinics were more likely to involve prescribing and dose calculation errors. Over 40 percent of errors were attributed to a "...Experimental gene therapy 'abolishes' arthritis pain and lessens joint damage
...e same genetic predisposition that makes some more likely to develop the disease, the authors said. If all goes well with a follow-up study currently underway, researchers will apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to begin human trials next year. Nearly everyone aged 65 or older s...Choice is a key element in success for smokers who want to quit
Smokers who have a say in how they quit are more likely to try kicking the habit and are more successful, ...and if not why they were trying to quit, were more likely to maintain their abstinence for two years than those who received usual care. Participants ...Both alcohol and neighborhood characteristics can affect intimate partner violence
... such as drug use and other criminal activity, are likely to occur, the general acceptance for violence including IPV may simply be higher than other neighborhoods." Furthermore, added Fals-Stewart, the vast majority of research thus far on IPV and alcohol use has focused on men and male-to-female viole...Clinical review -- A psychological approach to the management of irritable bowel syndrome
...yed or misunderstood. Patients with IBS are more likely to suffer from depression and have abnormal behaviour patterns including anxiety and somatisation (conversion of an emotional, mental, or psychosocial problem to a physical complaint). This has led to the idea that IBS has a psychological as well as ...