Southeast England most at risk of rising deaths due to climate change
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Mar 23 14

Warmer summers brought on by climate change will cause more deaths in London and southeast England than the rest of the country, scientists predict.

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New Study Supports Body Shape Index as Predictor of Mortality
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Feb 25 14

In 2012, Dr. Nir Krakauer, an assistant professor of civil engineering in CCNY’s Grove School of Engineering, and his father, Dr. Jesse Krakauer, MD,…    

 

Climate change won’t reduce deaths in winter
• Mortality and Morbidity • Feb 23 14

New research published today (Sunday 23rd February) has found that climate change is unlikely to reduce the UK’s excess winter death rate as previously…    

 

Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in heterosexuals
• AIDS/HIV • • Mortality and Morbidity • Feb 22 14

The study examined longitudinal data from across the US, incorporating epidemic history, HIV prevalence rate, history of prevention programming, and socioeconomic contexts

Although community…    

 

LGB individuals living in anti-gay communities die early
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Feb 15 14

In the first study to look at the consequences of anti-gay prejudice for mortality, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found…    

 

Deaths higher for heart attack patients at night and weekends
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jan 21 14

Mortality is higher, and emergency treatment takes longer, for heart attack patients who arrive at hospital during the night or at weekends compared with…    

 

Don’t just sit there! Prolonged sitting linked to early mortality in women
• Gender: Female • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jan 15 14

A woman’s body at rest will remain at rest – and that means health woes for older women.

Led by Cornell University nutritional scientist…    

 

Majority of Americans avoid addressing end-of-life issues, according to new study
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Dec 09 13

During the past two decades, high-profile legal cases surrounding end-of-life decisions have received widespread attention in the United States, prompting increased media focus and…    

 

Large study links nut consumption to reduced death rate
• Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Nov 20 13

In the largest study of its kind, people who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any…    

 

Excessive testosterone raises mortality risk in older men
• Gender: Male • • Mortality and Morbidity • Nov 20 13

Older men whose testosterone levels were neither low nor high tended to live longer, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine…    

 

New study analyzes sharp rise in US drug poisoning deaths by county
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Nov 11 13

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine gives new insight into the geographic variation in drug poisoning mortality, with both…    

 

Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants
• Aging and Gerontology • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Pain • • Physical activity -exercise • Nov 05 13

Experts say it’s never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and a program offered in New York City senior centers is improving…    

 

Climate change increased the number of deaths
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Oct 22 13

The increased temperatures caused by ongoing climate change in Stockholm, Sweden between 1980 and 2009 caused 300 more premature deaths than if the temperature…    

 

Antibiotic use to treat catheter-associated bacteriuria futile in decreasing risk of mortality
• Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Oct 16 13

With 30 million indwelling bladder catheters placed annually nationwide, patients face an increased risk of developing catheter-associated bacteriuria (bacteria in the urine). Many patients…    

 

New study shows link between car crashes and adverse pregnancy outcomes
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Pregnancy • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 08 13

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicates that motor vehicle crashes can be hazardous for pregnant women, especially if…    

 

Study finds socio-economic status impact mortality rates for certain stroke in US
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Sep 27 13

Americans in the highest socio-economic groups have a 13 per cent greater chance of surviving a kind of stroke known as a subarachnoid hemorrhage…    

 

Obesity kills more Americans than previously thought
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Aug 16 13

Obesity is a lot more deadly than previously thought. Across recent decades, obesity accounted for 18 percent of deaths among Black and White Americans…    

 

Preventive antibiotics for tuberculosis reduce deaths among people with HIV disease
• AIDS/HIV • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Tuberculosis • Aug 16 13

As part of the largest international research effort ever made to combat tuberculosis, a team of Johns Hopkins and Brazilian experts has found that…    

 

Huge falls in diabetes mortality in UK and Canada since mid-1990s
• Diabetes • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 26 13

Both the UK and Canada have experienced huge falls in diabetes-related mortality since the mid-1990s, with the result that the gap in mortality risk…    

 

Earlier treatment following stroke linked with reduced risk of in-hospital death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Stroke • Jun 19 13

In a study that included nearly 60,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke, thrombolytic treatment (to help dissolve a blood clot) that was started more…    

 

Vegetarian diet tied to fewer deaths over time
• Dieting • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 04 13

People who limit how much meat they eat and stick to mostly fruits and vegetables are less likely to die over any particular period…    

 

Death rates decline for advanced heart failure patients, but outcomes are still not ideal
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 24 13

UCLA researchers examining outcomes for advanced heart-failure patients over the past two decades have found that, coinciding with the increased availability and use of…    

 

Risk of death has decreased for children initially treated with dialysis for ESKD
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • May 05 13

In a study that included more than 20,000 patients, there was a significant decrease in the United States in mortality rates over time among…    

 

In India hip fracture is associated with high rates of mortality and disability
• Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 22 13

Indian study shows that 30.4 percent of hip fracture patients died within one year, with the majority of deaths occurring within the first six…    

 

Omega-3 fatty acids tied to longer life: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 05 13

Supporting recommendations that people eat a couple of servings of fish per week, a new study suggests adults with the highest levels of omega-3…    

 

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