News articles tagged with 'hospitalisation' (Page 11)
Creatinine increase in elderly means increased renal disease, mortality
— 16 Apr 2008 17:41 | HealthEven small increases in serum creatinine levels during hospitalisation raise the risk of end stage renal disease and mortality of elderly patients over the long term, according to a…
Hospitalisation linked to increased mortality in heart failure patients
— 11 Apr 2008 14:03 | HealthPatients with heart failure are at increased risk of death if they are hospitalised for worsening heart failure symptoms, according to new research from UAB (University of Alabama at…
Creatinine increase in elderly means increased renal disease
— 2 Apr 2008 07:42 | HealthEven small increases in serum creatinine levels during hospitalisation raise the risk of end stage renal disease and mortality of elderly patients over the long term, according to a…
PTSD associated with more and longer hospitalisations
— 1 Apr 2008 17:54 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Centre (BMC) have found post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with more hospitalisations,…
Infectious diseases hospitalise more than a quarter million infants
— 5 Feb 2008 16:26 | HealthOne of every 14 American infants is hospitalised for a respiratory illness, kidney infection, septicaemia, or other infectious disease before age one, according to a new study by researchers…
New hospital standards needed for paediatric flu vaccines
— 4 Feb 2008 09:57 | HealthA new study published in the February 2008 issue of Paediatrics finds that many children hospitalised for influenza have had a recent, previous hospitalisation that would have provided…
Modifying the immune system can help heal patients with heart failure
— 22 Jan 2008 11:14 | HealthModifying the immune system of a patient with heart failure reduces the patient's risk of death and the need for hospitalisation, according to research published in recent edition of…
Children whose mothers are chronically stressed have a higher asthma rate
— 17 Jan 2008 01:32 | HealthChildren whose mothers are chronically stressed during their early years have a higher asthma rate than their peers, regardless of their income, gender or other known asthma risk factors…
Study proves the co-pay connection in chronic disease
— 8 Jan 2008 20:44 | HealthAs 2008 begins, millions of Americans are having to dig deeper into their own pockets every time they refill a prescription or see a doctor. The reason? Higher co-payments that took…
Hospitalisations for GERD up by 103 percent
— 7 Jan 2008 11:32 | HealthHospitalisations for treating disorders caused by gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GERD ) increased by 103 percent between 1998 and 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from…