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More youngsters having mental issues  -  04 Aug 2008
Malaysia Star,KOTA BARU: The latest National Health and Morbidity Study shows an increase in the number of mental ailment sufferers in Malaysia, especially among children

Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids  -  04 Aug 2008
Forbes,..."A concerted national effort might dramatically reduce morbidity and mortality due to three major chronic diseases. It would take generations to achieve,

Heart Healthy: Preventive Medicine 2008  -  04 Aug 2008
Medscape (subscription)Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), [1] and a major cause of morbidity in the United States, despite prevention efforts and advances in clinical care.

Strategic Programming of Detection and Therapy Parameters in ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Cardiosource,The 1° endpoint was a morbidity index of appropriate and inappropriate shocks, arrhythmic syncope, and untreated sustained VT/VF. Results: The morbidity

Both Major Presidential Candidates Can be Expected To Remain ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchBragg is an actuarial consulting firm internationally recognized as a source of excellence for the measurement and analysis of mortality and morbidity.

Bill Clinton Ends Africa visit with Appeal for HIV Medicine  -  04 Aug 2008
Voice of AmericaThis has the potential to reduce the rate of childhood death and morbidity four fold. It has staggering implications for how we care for our children

New HIV Treatment Guidelines Issued  -  04 Aug 2008
Medscape (subscription)Individuals with incomplete virologic suppression have greater morbidity and mortality than those who more completely suppress it.

Increased US Prison Population Has Profound Demographic ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Medical News Today (press release),...migration to rural areas and morbidity that is marked by a greater exposure to and risk of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV or AIDS.

Timing of Immunoreactive B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Cardiosource,...and early intervention for acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF), and are these variables associated with morbidity and mortality in ADHF patients?

Patterns of motivations and ways of quitting smoking among Polish ...  -  04 Aug 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Although morbidity and mortality from tobacco-related diseases are among the highest in the world, there is a lack of comprehensive cessation support for

Kits to save babies' lives need fillers  -  04 Aug 2008
Wollondilly Advertiser,Its aim is to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity. The group came up with the idea after the United Nations estimated that 585000 women would

HIV Risk Behaviors Among US High School Students Decline, Study Finds  -  04 Aug 2008
Kaiser network.org,...declined between 1991 and 2007, according to a study published Friday in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , Reuters Health reports.

Nigeria: State Govts Tasked On Allocation to Health Sector  -  04 Aug 2008
AllAfrica.com,...urged states in these regions to make deliberate and sustained efforts to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity by improving health sector allowances

Kenya: Diocese Fights HIV Transmission From Mother to Child  -  04 Aug 2008
AllAfrica.com,Programme in the North Rift, said the main objective of the workshop is to reduce infection and paediatric mortality and morbidity caused by HIV/Aids.

The Stressed-Out Brain (by Bruce McEwen)  -  04 Aug 2008
Journal of Turkish Weekly,Social ordering in human society is associated with gradients of disease, with an increasing frequency of mortality and morbidity as one descends the scale

'Pak Lah, why don't YOU take on Anwar?'  -  04 Aug 2008
Malaysia Kini,I just cannot understand why the government has contributed so much of its resources to the Anwar case and so little to the morbidity and mortality of viral

Current tuberculosis treatment regimens need to updated  -  04 Aug 2008
News-Medical.net,..."In the short term, the higher the failure and relapse rates mean greater morbidity and mortality for patients, with greater social and economic harm for

IAC: HIV Care Guidelines Expand Treatment Eligibility  -  04 Aug 2008
MedPage Today,And mounting evidence suggests that a high viral load - regardless of CD4 cell count - is linked to increased morbidity and mortality, he said.

Malaria morbidity in Papua Indonesia, an area with multidrug ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Conclusions: In this region of multidrug-resistant P. vivax and P. falciparum, both species are associated with substantial morbidity, but with significant

More Malaysians suffering mental ailments  -  Aug 2, 2008
Malaysia Star,By CA ZULKIFLE KOTA BARU: The latest National Health and Morbidity Study has revealed a marginal increase in the number of Malaysians suffering from mental

Malawi distributes one million free nets to fight malaria  -  Aug 1, 2008
AFP..."Malaria is still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality," Health Minister Khumbo Kachali said at the launch in the southern lakeside district of

Safer Sex Found in High Schoolers but Progress Is Mixed  -  Aug 1, 2008
MedPage Today,1 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. "A lot of progress has been made in decreasing the overall prevalence of these behaviors, but we still see

Learning Lawsonia's Habits: High Exposure Rates, Low Morbidity  -  Jul 28, 2008
TheHorse.com,It appears most young foals born on farms with endemic Lawsonia intracellularis could be protected from equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE),

Allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast material treated safely  -  Aug 3, 2008
HULIQ (press release),..."Commonly used medications can be administered safely; however, treatment errors are not uncommon and in a few instances can lead to patient morbidity,"

Co-morbidity the norm, figures show  -  Jul 20, 2008
6minutes,Levels of co-morbidity are not surprisingly much higher in older patients, with 75% of people over 65 having multiple morbidities.

Quashigah urges general nurses to support midwives to fight ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Modern Ghana,The five-day programme is under the theme Reducing Maternal and Infant mortality and morbidity. Major Quashigah urged nurses to target men for thorough

A 10-year time-series analysis of respiratory and cardiovascular ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Meteorological records were reviewed to identify dust-storm days and analyses were repeated to quantify their effect on cardio-respiratory morbidity.

When Tanning Gets Out of Hand  -  Jul 30, 2008
New York Times,...burned in the previous year, two thirds had more than one sunburn, according to an article last year in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Focal Cryoablation Highlighted in Urology Times Best of AUA ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),The publication highlighted "low rates of morbidity" that result from focal cryoablation. Focal cryoablation outcomes reported on at the AUA's annual

Leaders Warn of Deadly HIV, TB Collision  -  Aug 3, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Medical experts warn that HIV infection and tuberculosis are synergistic conditions that heighten each other's morbidity and mortality.

Prophylactic Antibiotics Decrease Infectious Morbidity in ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
Cancer Consultants,These researchers concluded that “prophylaxis with intravenous cefepime or a vancomycin regimen and voriconazole reduced morbidity in children with AML and

Minister Seeks Free Medical Care for Women, Children  -  Jul 20, 2008
This Day,...grassroots against harmful traditional practices that contribute to the increasing rate of maternal mortality and child morbidity in their communities.

'Stopping statins after MI ups death risk'  -  Jul 31, 2008
Healthcare Republic (press release),A meta-analysis of 9939 heart attack survivors found statins users that stopped had a considerably higher morbidity than even non-users.

Health Buzz: Deaths From Illegal Fentanyl and Other Health News  -  Jul 25, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...of the painkiller fentanyl, according to the July 25 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Critical Care Docs Use Strength Test to Predict Outcomes  -  Aug 3, 2008
Media Newswire (press release),Intensive care unit acquired weakness, or ICU-acquired weakness, is independently associated with greater morbidity and increased hospital mortality,

>>NCWS Holds Biennial Conference  -  Jul 28, 2008
LeadershipNigeria,...of Women Societies (NCWS) held its biennial conference in Abuja yesterday, with this year's theme being, "maternal/child mortality and morbidity".

James Fries: Healthy Aging Pioneer  -  Jul 10, 2008
RedOrbit,Early in his career, he foresaw a society in which the active and vital years of life would increase in length, the onset of morbidity would be postponed,

Diabetes May Increase Risk for Pneumonia-Related Hospitalization  -  Aug 1, 2008
Medscape (subscription)They are at increased risk of aspiration, hyperglycemia, decreased immunity, impaired lung function, pulmonary microangiopathy, and coexisting morbidity.

Michael B. Gregg, doctor, editor  -  Jul 20, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,By Jeremy Pearce Michael B. Gregg, an epidemiologist and former editor of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a federal medical bulletin that

From Prevention to Preemption: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatry  -  Aug 1, 2008
Psychiatric Times,Or do we need new approaches to reduce morbidity and mortality? While we certainly can do much more to implement what we already know, it may soon be time

Sun Life Financial reports second quarter 2008 results  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatchThese decreases were partially offset by favourable morbidity experience as well as the favourable impact of equity markets and higher interest rates in SLF

New Study Raises Estimate of HIV Infections in US  -  Aug 2, 2008
New York Times,Critics say that the CDC could have published the findings in its own publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, as it does other new important

PGI study links epileptic seizures to drug abuse  -  Jul 8, 2008
Expressindia.com,The addicts under study also had a non-opioid co-morbidity with 52.9 per cent of them addicted to nicotine and 29.8 percent addicted to alcohol.

Tennessee among three worst states for obesity  -  Jul 17, 2008
Bizjournals.com,According to the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, self-reported obesity rates in these states were over 30 percent.

UNPF satisfies at Angola's commitment to people's well-being  -  Jul 12, 2008
Xinhua,The UNPF document said the Angolan government has been presenting plans and indicators for the reduction of maternal-infantile mortality and morbidity,

Quantifying morbidities by Adjusted Clinical Group system for a ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),The software collapses the full set of ACGs into six morbidity categories (Non-users, Healthy, Low-morbidity, Moderate-, High- and Very-high) termed

Many women yet to do breast tests  -  Jul 6, 2008
Malaysia Star,20 years of age conducted breast self-examination while 52% underwent clinical examination, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006.

It's time to lose the fat  -  Jul 28, 2008
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,Once again, it's placed among the top three states on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Thanks to an Early Warner of AIDS - Dr. Michael Gregg  -  Jul 24, 2008
Awearness,Back in 1981, when a mysterious illness seemed to be targeting gay men, Gregg made the call to cover it for the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (talk

Overdoses From Illegal Fentanyl on the Rise in the US  -  Jul 27, 2008
HealthNews,Published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, the report on fentanyl focused on the overdoses that were fatal between April 2005 and March 2007.

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