Percutaneous aortic valve replacement
...follow-up has been related to non valvular causes, mainly the evolution of life-threatening comorbidities. Challenges remain as the procedure is complex when performed via the antegrade/transseptal route, whereas the less demanding retrograde route has been frequently associated with failures in crossing t...Injury prevention could save Maryland at least $700 million per year
...iseases resulted from fatal and nonfatal injuries, mainly firearm and motor vehicle injuries. In 2003, the total estimated cost of treatment for injury victims in Maryland, over and above productivity losses, was $3 billion. "In Maryland, both fatal and nonfatal injuries presented the highest costs for soci...Immigrants, Aboriginals needed to help educate about TB
...t immigration to Canada in the 1950s and 1960s was mainly from countries whose TB rates were similar to those in Canada, but now immigration is from countries in Africa and Asia where the prevalence of TB can be 50 per cent or higher. "The study found that although patients with active disease learn about T...Psychologists find more sensitive tests for predicting Alzheimer's as well as changes in cognition
...the popular Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE), a test mainly sensitive to episodic memory, was not as good a predictor. Although clinicians use it for quick, easy-to-administer screening, the authors found it to be "less predictive [than the tests sensitive to semantic and implicit memory]. These [MMSE and ...Air pollution linked to heart attack
...cifically at airborne particulate matter resulting mainly from the combustion of fuel, including coal and also from forest fires. Evidence shows that both short- and long-term exposure to these particulates is associated with death from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, and more specifically from m...Special issue on cystic fibrosis in The Journal of Pediatrics
...duce abnormally thick, sticky mucus. This affects mainly the lungs, causing severe breathing problems, and the digestive system, causing inadequate digestion and absorption of nutrients. In the United States, approximately 30,000 people have cystic fibrosis and roughly one child of every 3,500 is born wit...Amoxicillin use during infancy may be linked to tooth enamel defects
... common antibiotics used among pediatric patients, mainly for treatment of otitis media--infection and inflammation of the middle ear. There has been some evidence that amoxicillin use could be associated with dental enamel defects, and, the authors suggest, even a small effect on dental enamel could have ...Sports utility vehicles should carry health warnings, say experts
...ain the authors. Pedestrian injuries from cars are mainly leg fractures and knee injuries from the primary impact with the bumper and head injuries from the secondary impact with the bonnet or windscreen. But because SUV bonnets are higher than those of cars, this results in more severe primary impact on th...GSK accused of misleading FDA on safety of asthma drug
...ted worse outcomes in salmeterol-treated patients, mainly African-AmericansAfter discussions with the DSMB, GSK was provided with unmasked results of the interim analysis and subsequently terminated the study due to difficulties in enrolment and findings in African-AmericansThe FDA requested that GSK furthe...Subtypes of ependymomas arise from rare stem cells in the nervous system
...ave an unsteady walk and neck pain; and they occur mainly in children and have a slightly worse prognosis th...surpratentorial tumors. A spinal ependymoma occurs mainly in adults, and more than 70 percent of patients who undergo surgery to remove this tumor survive. "...Cannabis smoke is less likely to cause cancer than tobacco smoke
...of tobacco and cannabis smoke differ in many ways, mainly because tobacco smoke contains nicotine while cannabis smoke contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The cancer-promoting effects of smoke are increased by nicotine, while they are reduced by THC. Tobacco and cannabis smoke contain the same carcinogenic...Near infrared laser device can measure brain oxygen levels
...gery, interest in cerebral oxygenation levels have mainly been the domain of cardiac surgeons and anesthesiologists, according to MacLeod, given the rising concerns about potential cognitive impairments suffered by some patients undergoing open heart surgery. Following this successful validation of the CAS ...Heart attack death rates found higher in hospitals treating larger share of African Americans
...can-American patients than in hospitals that serve mainly white patients, according to a major new study led by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School. The researchers suggest that quality of care, more than racial differences per se, determines AMI outcomes. Based on the study findings, the investigators...Preventing pneumonia in children helps prevent pneumonia in older adults
... overall decline in invasive disease incidence was mainly due to a decrease in disease caused by PCV-7 serotypes, suggesting a specific conjugate vaccine effect. In addition, the timing of the changes among older adults coincided with uptake of vaccine in children; incidence first declined in 2001, followin...Satellite survey of Elbe flood helps Swiss Re insure for disaster
...or the provision of geo-information services based mainly on Earth Observation data. To find out more about using Earth Observation for flood mapping or further opportunities with EOMD, please contact eomd@esa.int ....Deprived people less likely to get treatment to prevent heart disease
...ur results suggest that 4,196 people in the study, mainly from manual social classes, might have received preventative treatment, had the scoring method been properly calibrated for this high risk population. In fact, only 585 were eligible for treatment, leaving 3,611 people untreated." The study was...Global health histories: A symposium at NIH
...history of medicine and health has tended to focus mainly on the history of Europe and the Americas," says Elizabeth Fee, Ph.D., Chief of the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine. "The 'Global Health Histories' symposium is intended to broaden all our horizons, to enhance awarene...Measure of obesity should be redefined to accurately assess heart attack risk
...risk of heart disease. However, these studies have mainly been done in populations of European and North American origin. The evidence for other populations is therefore sparse. In the latest study, Salim Yusuf (McMaster University, Ontario, Canada) and colleagues aimed to assess whether other markers for o...Obesity measure should be redefined to accurately assess heart attack risk
...risk of heart disease. However, these studies have mainly been done in populations of European and North American origin. The evidence for other populations is therefore sparse. In the latest study, Dr. Salim Yusuf, director of the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University and Hamilton Hea...Aspirin might prevent development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma
...opment of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps mainly through inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase, an enzyme with tumour-promoting properties. Human and animal studies have suggested these drugs might have a role in preventing neoplastic progression in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Vaughan and colleagues there...