News articles tagged with 'incidence'
Longer-term follow-up of users of oestrogen therapy finds some changes in risks
— 6 Apr 2011 16:25 | HealthAmong postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy who had used oestrogen therapy for about 6 years and then stopped, longer-term follow-up indicates that the increased risk of stroke…
Stroke incidence higher among patients with certain type of retinal vascular disease
— 15 Mar 2011 20:32 | HealthPatients with a disease known as retinal vein occlusion (RVO) have a significantly higher incidence of stroke when compared with persons who do not have RVO, according to a report in…
Study finds breast cancer incidence rates no longer declining in US women
— 1 Mar 2011 17:09 | HealthA sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did not continue through…
Cell-phone use not related to increased brain cancer risk
— 17 Feb 2011 18:21 | HealthRadio frequency exposure from cell phone use does not appear to increase the risk of developing brain cancers by any significant amount, a study by University of Manchester scientists…
Less is more when prescribing acid suppressive drugs for non-ICU patients
— 15 Feb 2011 15:21 | HealthOver the last several decades, the prophylactic use of acid-suppressive medications to help prevent gastrointestinal bleeding (GI) in hospitalised patients has increased significantly,…
IPTc found to reduce prevalence of malaria infection in children by up to 85 percent
— 2 Feb 2011 17:22 | HealthTwo separate studies - carried out in Burkina Faso and Mali - have found that combining intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc) with insecticide-treated bednets…
Some heart attack rates declining and survival improving
— 13 Jan 2011 17:00 | HealthCoronary syndromes vary in severity, ranging from unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the…
Spread of TB in prisons increases the incidence of TB in the general population
— 3 Jan 2011 19:59 | HealthThe risk of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB (in which the bacteria that cause TB lie dormant but can reactivate later to cause active TB disease) is higher in the prison population…
Widely used arthritis pill protects against skin cancer
— 2 Dec 2010 18:55 | HealthA widely-used arthritis drug reduces the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers - the most common cancers in humans - according to a study published this week in the Journal of the…
Contact among age groups key to understanding whooping cough spread and control
— 12 Nov 2010 15:33 | HealthStrategies for preventing the spread of whooping cough - on the rise in the United States and several other countries in recent years - should take into account how often people in…