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Mortality
Mortality: - Death rate. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Mortality:: |
AllAfrica.com,Maternal mortality is an important measure of women's health and indicative of the performance of health care systems. Several international conferences
Nigeria: Low-Breastfeeding Contributes to Infant Mortality - WHO - 04 Aug 2008
AllAfrica.com,The low rate of breast feeding by mothers contributes to the death of one million children yearly on a global basis, World Health Organisation (WHO) has
>>LASG Intensifies Training On Child, Maternal Mortality - 04 Aug 2008
LeadershipNigeria,...stated that the administration in Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola was concerned by the growing rate of child and maternal mortality in the
Signs That Diabetes Drug May Extend Lives - 04 Aug 2008
New York Times,The trials that Lilly and Amylin have conducted on Byetta, have not shown a reduction in mortality in patients taking the medicine, but they were not
Mysterious Depths: Dreams, Mortality And The Subconscious - 04 Aug 2008
Metro,...by WAYNE BURROWS - Sunday, August 3, 2008 The subject of artists delving into the inner recesses of the mind is usually a cue to dig out the surrealists.
UNICEF offers Mozambique additional US$ 3m for nutrition - 04 Aug 2008
Afrique en ligne,She said she had been impressed by Mozambique's economic growth and by its success in reducing infant mortality rates, noting "this is good news for
Timing of Immunoreactive B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and ... - 04 Aug 2008
Cardiosource,Mortality increased with increasing iBNP, within the time-to-treatment quartiles. Treatment delay was independently, but modestly associated with increased
The UK Pig Industry: What is its Current Status? - 04 Aug 2008
Porkworld LA (liberação de imprensa),The first cases hit the UK in 1999 causing a very high mortality, up to 30 per cent in weaners and growers (Figure 1). It spread across the country like a
Antiretroviral Therapy Has Increased HIV Life Expectancy by 13 Years - 04 Aug 2008
DG NewsA total of 2056 patients died during the study period, with mortality decreasing from 16.3 deaths per 1000 person-years from 1996 to 1999 to 10.0 from 2003
Socioeconomic Status Affects Outcomes Among Some Cancer Patients - 04 Aug 2008
Cancer Consultants,For all three sites, socioeconomic status was a stronger predictor of mortality in persons younger than 65 years of age than in older individuals.
Spraying controversy continues - 04 Aug 2008
Northern Pen,..."I've heard that rumour," said Ken Curlew of the wildlife department, of rumours that spraying programs are linked to moose mortality.
Killer Herpes Affecting the French's Eating Habits - 04 Aug 2008
ShortNews.com,However, a surge in the mortality of the mollusks, has scientists looking for answers. An oyster crises team has found that a herpes virus is killing young
PruLife Universal Protector ® Rates Rank #1 in Many Scenarios - 04 Aug 2008
Business Wire (press release),In addition, PruLife Universal Protector is based on the 2001 Commissioner's Standard Ordinary (CSO) mortality table. The 2001 CSO table reflects the most
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,
Sleep apnea ups mortality rate - Aug 3, 2008
PRESS TV,Findings revealed that any increase in the severity of sleep apnea is associated with a higher mortality rate. Scientists concluded that prescribing
Mortality rate declines in GMCH - Aug 3, 2008
Assam Tribune,A senior doctor of the GMCH further attributed the fall in mortality rate to the introduction of sophisticated equipments, which has improved the quality of
Researchers confirm sleep apnoea raises mortality risk - Aug 1, 2008
ABC Online,What we've found in this research is that mild sleep apnoea is not associated with any excess mortality risk. ASHLEY HALL: Dr Marshall says there's now a
Decline in Infant-Mortality Rates Stalls - Jul 29, 2008
Wall Street JournalBy ALYSSA ABKOWITZ Data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that a nearly decadelong decline in infant-mortality rates has
Tropicalia: Book examines end of life, own mortality - Aug 2, 2008
The News-Press,In 2000, at the age of 55, Dudley Clendinen followed his aged mother to Canterbury Tower, a geriatric apartment building on Tampa Bay, to chronicle the last
Breastfeeding to reduce mortality - Aug 2, 2008
The New Nation,They termed the neonatal mortality rate of 37 per thousand as unacceptably high. They urged to halve the present rate. Breast milk including the first drops
Let's get on road to recovery - Aug 3, 2008
The Canberra Times,The major explanation for the mortality gap is that, for many medical conditions, men have higher incidences and higher death rates than women.
Untreated Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Triple Risk for Mortality - Aug 1, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Describe the association between sleep-disordered breathing and all-cause mortality. Describe the association between sleep-disordered breathing and
Simple Lab Test For Bone Disease Linked To Risk Of Death In ... - Aug 1, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."If the association between alkaline phosphatase and mortality has a causal link, treatment strategies that reduce alkaline phosphatase levels may improve
Untreated sleep-disordered breathing may triple risk for mortality - Aug 1, 2008
TheHeart.Org,Madison, WI - An 18-year follow-up study has found that untreated sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) increases the risk for mortality threefold, according to
US Infant Mortality Rates Stall - Aug 1, 2008
Evening Bulletin,The report was released Wednesday by the CDC's division of vital statistics, which collects data on US rates of infant mortality, birth and death.
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
Drug abuse behind Scotland's higher mortality - Jul 22, 2008
Times Online,Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's high mortality rate, research has revealed. The mortality rate, which is 15 per cent higher
Dr Chen Ken - ‘Children are a nation’s future’ - Aug 3, 2008
Fiji Daily Post,The provision of maternal, newborn and child health services in Pacific island countries is variable; infant mortality rate has steadily declined in the
Harbor porpoise deaths climbing as cause remains unknown - Aug 3, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,National Marine Fisheries Service wildlife biologist Joe Cordero has studied marine mammal mortality for years. He recognizes the trend in harbor porpoise
IAC: Injection Drug Use No Bar to HIV Therapy - Aug 3, 2008
MedPage Today,The study found that 622 study participants died during the study period, for a crude mortality rate of 20.0%. Of those, 232 were injection drug users.
Drug Abuse Accounts For Third Of Deaths Behind Scotland's Higher ... - Jul 27, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (July 28, 2008) — Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate, according to a study published on the
Black infants dying at alarming rate in Kenosha - Aug 3, 2008
The Daily Kenoshan,Not only is Wisconsin ranked the highest in the nation in black infant mortality, but Kenosha ranks the worst in the State. Black infants are dying at a
Human development: Child mortality stays high despite India's boom - Jul 27, 2008
guardian.co.uk,If India, where there are about 1.1 billion people, had matched Bangladesh's record on child mortality since 1990 there would be about 200000 fewer child
The Association Between the Timing of Valve Surgery and 6-Month ... - Jul 31, 2008
Cardiosource,Study Question: Among patients with left-sided infective endocarditis (IE), is there an association between 6-month mortality and the timing of valve
Young adult and middle age mortality in Butajira demographic ... - Jul 31, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),The aim of this study is to explore patterns of adult (15-64 years) mortality in an Ethiopian population over time, by gender, urban or rural lifestyle,
Africa: Little Progress on Maternal Mortality - Jul 30, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Galadima says another factor increasing the rate of maternal mortality is the young age at which many women in the north have their first pregnancy.
Walter ’Killer’ Kowalski grapples with mortality - Jul 28, 2008
Boston Herald,By Joe Fitzgerald Early every morning, in time to beat the traffic, Theresa Kowalski drives to a nursing home in Everett for another all-day visit with a
Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index - Jul 25, 2008
Reuters...weight loss intervention trials in breast cancer populations are required to further clarify the relationship between breast cancer mortality and BMI.
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,
Corals may not recover from bleaching - Aug 3, 2008
ScienceAlert,Coral bleaching events have caused significant mortality of corals worldwide and the frequency as well as intensity of bleaching events is predicted to
Group campaigns for livestock insurance cover - Aug 1, 2008
Business Daily Africa,The other approach suggested by the ISS is the mortality-based insurance index. In this scheme, the insurance compensates individual herders whenever the
New method assesses risks for heart failure patients - Jul 31, 2008
Hindu,..."By utilizing this model, we can more quickly identify patients at risk for in-hospital mortality who might benefit from more aggressive monitoring and
Benguela: Mortality Due to Malaria Reduces- Deputy Health Minister - Jul 30, 2008
AngolaPress,Benguela, 07/30 – Health deputy minister José Van-Dúnem said Tuesday, in Benguela, that in the last three years the rate of mortality by malaria reduced
Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant Mortality - Jul 7, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."It has long been known that vitamin A supplementation can reduce mortality in children over 6 months of age. Our study showed that vitamin A given at birth
Longevity in faith - Aug 3, 2008
Times Daily (subscription),A new study by Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., reveals that an area's religious congregations can affect mortality rates among residents,
The case for a regulated breast screening programme - Aug 3, 2008
Times of Malta,Dr Saliba should mention slightly more recent publications, such as the Copenhagen 2005 report showing a reduction in breast cancer mortality of 25 per cent
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.
AKU to study slums for maternal, child mortality - Jul 25, 2008
Daily Times,KARACHI: The City District Government Karachi has initiated a two-year study programme on women and child health in coordination with the Aga Khan
Mortality Statistics: Childhood, infant and perinatal (Series DH3) - Jul 31, 2008
National Statistics,Annual review of the Registrar General on childhood, infant and perinatal deaths, in England and Wales. Contains detailed analyses of all stillbirths,
Nigeria accounts for 10% global maternal mortality rate- Hajiya Wanka - Jul 30, 2008
Nasarawa State,The special assistant, attributed the increase in mortality rate to weak and poor primary health care system in the state saying that "the major challenges
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