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Academy Award-Winning Actor Forest Whitaker to Keynote Symposium on Maternal and Infant Mortality in Africa
2009 NOV 27 ... Forest Whitaker, will provide the keynote address at a symposium on maternal and infant mortality tomorrow at the California Institute of Technology from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The symposium, ... has a 1 in 16 chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth, compared to a 1 in 4,000 risk in a developing country - the largest difference between poor and rich countries of any ...
Subject: GEANCO Foundation
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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents associated with higher risk of venous thromboembolism
2009 NOV 29 ... (the disease that includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) and mortality exist.Dawn L. Hershman, M.D., of Columbia University Medical Center in New ... Use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, according to study published online November 10 in the ...
Subject: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Learning the risks for stroke -- and taking action
2009 NOV 29 ... and modifying risk factors there are opportunities to reduce the incidence and mortality rate of this devastating condition. For example, there is much more to be done in ...
Subject: European Society of Cardiology
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New biosocial science findings from M. Luy and co-researchers published
2009 NOV 28 ... are supposed to drive sex differences in behaviours increasing the male external cause mortality risk," scientists writing in the Journal of Biosocial Science report."This ...
Subject: Biosocial Science
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New findings in surgery described from University Hospital
2009 NOV 25 ... World Journal of Surgery report. "Information on patency of the bypass and mortality was retrieved from patient records. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed to ... primary and secondary patency. patients had several comorbidities and a high operative risk. In this group, a 30-day mortality rate of 20% was found: 17% for the AIOD group, and ...
Subject: Surgery
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New forestry study results from M. Fortin et al described
2009 NOV 26 ... tree grade classification was compared with two preharvest tree classifications based on mortality risk assessment. A cross-validation was also carried out to evaluate the two parts of the ...
Subject: Forestry
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New surgery data have been reported by A.J. Vardanian and co-authors
2009 NOV 25 ... grafts is associated with a significant risk of recurrent infection, limb loss, and mortality. Treatment options include graft excision with extra-anatomic bypass and in-line repair ...
Subject: Surgery
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New virology study findings reported from University of Georgia
2009 NOV 24 ... clams or that was inoculated with or fed tissue from these clams exhibited morbidity or mortality. All wood ducks exposed to either HPAI-infected water without clams or the original ... Flu, Virology, University of Georgia. This article was prepared by Health Risk Factor Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Health Risk Factor ...
Subject: Virology
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Phoenix and Swiss Re Enter Reinsurance Agreement
2009 NOV 25 ... downgrades in our debt or financial strength ratings; (viii) the possibility that mortality rates, persistency rates, funding levels or other factors may differ significantly from ... executive officer. Phoenix has said previously that it is targeting a year-end RBC (risk-based capital ratio) of 300 percent and that it is focused on reinsurance options, ...
Subject: The Phoenix Companies
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Popular anti-platelet therapy reduces risk of cardiovascular events in men and women
2009 NOV 29 ... than 55 years of age since 1980 despite progress in reducing associated morbidity and mortality.Keywords: Antiplatelet, Aspirin, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Clopidogrel, ... was not statistically significant. Although there was a clear reduction in the risk of CV events in both sexes, women derived the most benefit from a decrease in their risk ...
Subject: American College of Cardiology
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Research data from University of North Carolina update understanding of inhalation toxicology
2009 NOV 27 ... to recent research from the United States, "Time-series studies that use daily mortality and ambient ozone concentrations exhibit estimates of ozone effects that are variable ... the nature and magnitude of possible ozone-mortality relationships or are applied to risk assessment."Smith and colleagues published their study in Inhalation ...
Subject: Inhalation Toxicology
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Research from A.S.B. Bohnert and co-authors yields new data on emergency medicine
2009 NOV 24 ... buildings for brief interventions on responding when witnessing an overdose to reduce mortality. [Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:618-624.]." Bohnert and colleagues published ... an opportunity to provide overdose fatality prevention interventions to individuals at risk for experiencing or witnessing an overdose to reduce fatality. The present study uses ...
Subject: Emergency Medicine
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Research results from K. Zaman and colleagues update understanding of infectious disease
2009 NOV 24 ... Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Rotavirus is the leading cause of diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality in developing countries, including Bangladesh. The licensed vaccine Rotashield was ... The licensed vaccine Rotashield was withdrawn from the market because of an increased risk of intussusception." "This study was undertaken to estimate the ...
Subject: Infectious Disease
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Scientists at University of Colorado discuss research in heart failure
2009 NOV 24 ... to determine the association of nonadherence with length of stay (LOS) and in-hospital mortality. Clinicians documented dietary and/or medication nonadherence as the reason for ... University of Colorado. The researchers concluded: "Despite a higher risk profile, nonadherent patients had lower in-hospital mortality and LOS, suggesting that ...
Subject: Heart Failure
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Scientists successfully reprogram blood cells
2009 NOV 28 ... includes bone marrow transplant from a healthy matched donor. These treatments have a mortality rate of 20 to 30 percent if patients can find a matched donor. Dr. Pan said ... She also said this particular approach to gene therapy carries considerably less risk of stimulating cancer genes, which has been a concern with some forms of gene therapy. ...
Subject: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Studies conducted at N. Haselimashhadi et al on metabolic disease recently published
2009 NOV 24 ... to be an accurate reflection of a person's health and a valid predictor of incident mortality and chronic morbidity. We aimed to evaluate the distribution and factors associated with ... and elderly Chinese: distribution, determinants and associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors. BMC Public Health, 2009;9():368). For more information, contact ...
Subject: Metabolic Disease
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Studies from A. Yaghoubian and co-researchers yield new data on surgery
2009 NOV 25 ... The researchers concluded: "A positive BAL was associated with a decreased mortality risk in trauma patients, which persisted after adjusting for multiple confounding ...
Subject: Surgery
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Studies from Children's Hospital yield new information about clinical infectious diseases
2009 NOV 24 ... age was 8.2 years. IVIG was administered to 84 (44%) of 192 patients. The overall mortality rate was 4.2% (95% confidence interval, 1.8%-8.0%). Differences in mortality between ... Diseases, Children's Hospital. This article was prepared by Health Risk Factor Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Health Risk Factor ...
Subject: Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Study data from Y. Tominaga et al provide new insights into surgery
2009 NOV 25 ... a common complication in hemodialysis patients associated with morbidity and sometimes mortality. The majority of patients with 2HPT can be managed by medical treatment," investigators ... is most appropriate for 2HPT, with respect to clinical effectiveness, mortality or risk for recurrence," wrote Y. Tominaga and colleagues. The researchers ...
Subject: Surgery
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Study results from University of London broaden understanding of infarction
2009 NOV 24 ... "While the effects of weather and, in particular, ambient temperature on overall mortality are well documented, the strength of the evidence base for the effects on acute ... were selected. Data extraction: The reported effects of ambient temperature on the risk of MI, including effect sizes and confidence intervals, where possible, were recorded. ...
Subject: Infarction
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