• NUMBER OF AGED AND DISABLED ELIGIBLE ENROLLEES AND BENEFICIARIES, AND AVERAGE AND TOTAL MEDICARE BENEFIT PAYMENTS [Persons in thousands] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal year Projected average annual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ growth (percent) 1996\1\ -------------------------- 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993\1\ 1994\1\ 1995\1\ (estimate) (actual) (actual) (actual) (actual) (actual) (actual) (estimate) (estimate) (estimate) 1975-85 1985-90 1990-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Part A: Persons enrolled (monthly) average): Aged. (hhs.gov)
  • From 1990 to 1995 the number of children on A.D.D. drugs tripled in the United States. (askdrsears.com)
  • In Canada between 1990 and 1995, the use of Ritalin increased three to four times according to a 1996 publication by Health Canada. (askdrsears.com)
  • Keene declared bankruptcy in 1993 under the financial burden of thousands of asbestos-related lawsuits. (mesotheliomasymptoms.com)
  • Results --There was an average annual estimate of 13.7 million ambulatory care difficulty, inflammation of the airways, visits for asthma in 1993-94, an annual rate of 53.4 visits per 1,000 persons. (cdc.gov)
  • All pregnant women registered for antenatal care and delivery who were not known to be diabetics were included in the study, which ran from January 1990 to December 1992. (who.int)
  • In the three consecutive years 1990-1992, the collective prevalence of GDM in the Aga Khan Maternity Home was found to be 3.45% ( Table 1 ). (who.int)
  • A single morning dose of an intermediate-acting insulin provided an optimal glycaemic control in 10.5%, 27% and 14% of the women in 1990, 1991 and 1992, respectively. (who.int)
  • For example, as far back as 1980, Schreter 1 described a relationship between chronic somatic symptoms and borderline personality disorder among patients in group psychotherapy. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Corticosteroids and nonsteroidals are based ambulatory care, visits for asthma have increased substantially since 1980. (cdc.gov)
  • Toby studied at the University of Southampton , completing a BSc in Mathematics with Statistics (1990), MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine (1991), and PhD in Social Statistics (1996) comparing a Bayesian approach to traditional approaches to the multilevel analysis of binary child mortality outcome data which clusters in families and is associated with short birth spacing, using data from the 1988 Tunisian Demographic and Health Survey. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Description of System: The National Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System was initiated in 1988 by CDC in collaboration with the CDC/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Maternal Mortality Study Group. (cdc.gov)
  • To further understand and evaluate the risk factors for and leading causes of pregnancy-related death, the National Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System was initiated in 1988 by CDC's Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, in collaboration with the CDC/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Maternal Mortality Study Group (8). (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical features of lung transplantation-related pathology can range from an absence of symptoms to signs and symptoms of respiratory distress and/or infection and are not detailed in this article. (medscape.com)
  • Among these disorders, depression and anxiety disorders (AD), often referred to as common mental disorders (CMD), signal a breakdown in normal functioning and manifest as a mixture of somatic, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, frequently seen in primary care settings. (scielo.br)
  • With differing rates of diagnosis across countries, states within countries, races, and ethnicities, some suspect factors other than the presence of the symptoms of ADHD are playing a role in diagnosis, [2] although the prevalence of ADHD is consistent internationally. (wikipedia.org)
  • [4] Among healthcare providers the debate mainly centers on diagnosis and treatment in the much greater number of people with mild symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • [8] Parents and educators sometimes still question a perceived over-diagnosis in children due to overlapping symptoms with other mental disabilities, and the effectiveness of treatment options, especially the overprescription of stimulant medications. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition, such neurological and neuromuscular symptoms are often considered "nonspecific", meaning that they may be associated with any number of underlying disorders, potentially leading to difficulties with diagnosis. (rarediseases.org)
  • The clinical presentation of patients with aplastic anemia includes symptoms related to the decrease in bone marrow production of hematopoietic cells (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • There is evidence of a high prevalence of CMD, 30% in community samples and approximately 50% in primary care samples across a range of settings in low- and middle-income countries, 5 5. (scielo.br)
  • According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition ( DSM-5 ), the leading authority in the US on clinical diagnosis, ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a prevalence rate in most cultures of about 5% in children and 2.5% in adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • [11] The guidelines go on to state that the prevalence drops to 1.5% when using the stricter criteria for the ICD-10 diagnosis of hyperkinetic disorder , used mainly in Europe. (wikipedia.org)
  • 10-14 years of age), families living in poorly constructed housing, and people with limited access to education and health care are all particularly vulnerable.5,6,7,8 The prevalence of snakebite envenoming is inversely proportional to the level of country income: the prevalence is highest in low- and middle-income countries, and lowest in high-income countries. (who.int)
  • The proportion of decedents of races other than white generally increased during 1968-1994 in both the 45-64 and greater than or equal to 65 age groups, but remained relatively stable among young decedents. (cdc.gov)
  • It was estimated that in 1994, 3.6 million people in the U.S. had drug problems severe enough to need drug treatment services (ONDCP, 1996). (nationalacademies.org)
  • 16. In 1990, in a monthly survey of 2,400 practicing physicians, there were two million patient visits associated with the diagnosis of A.D.D. By 1994 this number had increased to 4.7 million. (askdrsears.com)
  • Combining this zoonotic niche map with detailed patient travel histories can aid differential diagnoses of febrile illnesses, enabling a more rapid response in providing care and reducing the risk of onward transmission. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990-2020: Global Burden of Disease Study. (scielo.br)
  • The overall pregnancy-related mortality ratio was 9.2 deaths per 100,000 live births. (cdc.gov)
  • The pregnancy-related mortality ratio for black women was consistently higher than for white women for every risk factor examined by race. (cdc.gov)
  • The disparity between pregnancy-related mortality ratios for black women and white women increased from 3.4 times greater in 1987 to 4.1 times greater in 1990. (cdc.gov)
  • Interpretation: Pregnancy-related mortality ratios for black women continued, as noted in previously published surveillance reports, to be three to four times higher than those for white women. (cdc.gov)
  • The risk factors evaluated in this analysis confirmed the disparity in pregnancy-related mortality between white women and black women, but the reason(s) for this difference could not be determined from the available information. (cdc.gov)
  • Actions Taken: Continued surveillance and additional studies should be conducted to assess the magnitude of pregnancy-related mortality, to identify those differences that contribute to the continuing race-specific disparity in pregnancy-related mortality, and to provide information that policy makers can use to develop effective strategies to prevent pregnancy-related mortality for all women. (cdc.gov)
  • The pregnancy-related mortality ratios (i.e., pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births) for black women are more than three times higher than for white women (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, only a portion of total bills incurred by patients using private health care facilities is regulated. (who.int)
  • Ribavirin was approved in 1986 as a treatment for RSV, and RSVIG intravenous (RSV-IGIV) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1996 for RSV prophylaxis in susceptible patients. (rtmagazine.com)
  • 2 ] Stroke contributes to 12% of all maternal deaths,[ 16 ] and in patients with preeclampsia when the stroke is present, it accounts for 50% of all deaths related to cerebral complications in this group. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • The aim of the present study was to compare the evolution of pulmonary haemodynamics and of arterial blood gases in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with mild-to-moderate hypoxaemia, with or without sleep-related oxygen desaturation. (ersjournals.com)
  • From the 64 patients included, 35 were desaturators (group 1) and 29 were nondesaturators (group 2). (ersjournals.com)
  • At baseline ( t 0 ), patients with sleep-related desaturation had a significantly higher daytime (mean±sd) arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure ( P a,CO 2 ) (44.9±4.9 mmHg versus 41.0±4.1 mmHg, p=0.001) whereas mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was similar in the two groups. (ersjournals.com)
  • We will conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of 500 adult patients with a clinical diagnosis of frozen shoulder, and who have radiographs that exclude other pathology. (springer.com)
  • We will explore the acceptability of the different treatments to patients and health care professionals using qualitative methods. (springer.com)
  • We study the results of a descriptive and exploratory study, with the intent to understand the results of a 21 male schizophrenic patients interned in a Portuguese Mental Health Care Centre, evaluated with neuropsychological test. (bvsalud.org)
  • 3 12 Asthma has been linked with symptomatic hyperventilation in several studies, 13 - 15 and this may be related to the increased anxiety and depression indices found in asthmatic patients. (bmj.com)
  • Pulmonary hypertension was present in 47% of patients at diagnosis, and 55% during follow-up. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients were followed for a mean of 2.1±2.8 yrs from diagnosis. (ersjournals.com)
  • The current study provides a detailed analysis of the clinical characteristics of a homogenous group of 61 patients with computer tomography (CT)-defined CPFE, thus leading to the individualisation of a characteristic entity, and further shows that the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at diagnosis is a critical determinant of prognosis in these patients. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients with connective tissue disease at the time of the diagnosis of CFPE were excluded from the study, as well as patients with a diagnosis of other interstitial lung diseases, such as drug-induced interstitial lung disease, pneumoconiosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary histiocytosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis and eosinophilic pneumonia 4 . (ersjournals.com)
  • In a 2002 study from Germany, 15 patients with neutropenia due to FS were matched to a control group of 16 patients with normocytic RA, and 16 patients with neutropenia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were matched to a control group of 16 patients with SLE. (medscape.com)
  • none of the patients in the RA control group demonstrated anti-G-CSF IgG. (medscape.com)
  • [ 5 ] In addition, 6 of the patients with both neutropenia and SLE and 6 of the patients in the SLE control group had anti-G-CSF antibodies. (medscape.com)
  • Patients relying on hospital outpatient airways by relaxing bronchial smooth care for chronic asthma conditions may receive differential treatment and have muscles (bronchodilator drugs). (cdc.gov)
  • Because the presentation is nonspecific and because the consequence of missing the diagnosis is serious, it must be excluded whenever it is a feasible differential diagnosis. (medscape.com)
  • Lung transplantation-related pathology encompasses a spectrum of disorders that include, but are not limited to, indications for lung transplantation (seen in explanted lungs), surgical complications (airway anastomotic and vascular complications), ischemia-reperfusion injury, rejection (acute and chronic), infections, and posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs). (medscape.com)
  • Thus, a comprehensive understanding of lung transplantation-related pathology is necessary for both tertiary care pathologists dealing with highly specialized lung transplantation teams and a much larger spectrum of healthcare providers who may be involved in the care of lung transplant recipients or candidates for lung transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • The etiology of lung transplantation-related pathology is almost always immune-mediated. (medscape.com)
  • This includes its population, surface area, latitude, the as pathology laboratories where cases can be microscopically year the registry started, the year population-based data became verified, this can improve data quality in cancer diagnosis, and is available, and whether cancer is reportable by L (Legislation), A also an important source of quality data on local health services. (who.int)
  • This extended causal inference methods from the standard univariate (one outcome variable at a time) method to a multivariate approach (combine several related outcomes together), thereby strengthening the information to be able to then understand which components of a complex intervention may have led to the randomised result. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • A previous review paper, published more than a decade ago, reached no firm conclusion regarding causality and stressed the importance of prospective longitudinal population-based cohort studies to elucidate a possible causal association ( Reference Thornicroft Thornicroft, 1990 ). (cambridge.org)
  • This annual summary uses a standard disease classification system (modified for use among U.S. military members) and several health care burden measures to quantify the impacts of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2019. (health.mil)
  • A scheduled delivery in a tertiary care center is ideal so that procedures required to evaluate the twins can be carried out shortly after birth. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • If the methods used to collect data on new cancer cases and on the catchment area has a cancer care centre with a good reputation population at risk in the geographical area covered by the cancer and treatment and diagnosis facilities available to the population, registry. (who.int)
  • The aim of the present study was to undertake a retrospective analysis of archival data on psychostimulant prescriptions from South Australia for the periods 1990-2000 and 2001-2006 for 7849 youths aged from birth to 18 years. (researchgate.net)
  • My research interests while there were HIV in pregnancy and group B streptococcus. (northshore.org)
  • When the diagnosis is made before the twins are viable, the option of pregnancy termination should be offered to the parents. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • In addition, race-specific differences between black women and white women persist in the risk for pregnancy-related death. (cdc.gov)
  • Reporting Period Covered: This report summarizes surveillance data for pregnancy-related deaths in the United States for 1987-1990. (cdc.gov)
  • Health departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City provided CDC with copies of death certificates and available linked outcome records (i.e., birth certificates or fetal death records) of all identified pregnancy-related deaths. (cdc.gov)
  • Results: During 1987-1990, 1,459 deaths were determined to be pregnancy-related. (cdc.gov)
  • Older women, particularly women aged greater than or equal to 35 years, were at increased risk for pregnancy-related death. (cdc.gov)
  • The gestational age-adjusted risk for pregnancy-related death was 7.7 times higher for women who received no prenatal care than for women who received 'adequate' prenatal care. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, there have been continuing disparities in the risk for pregnancy-related death between black women and white women (2). (cdc.gov)
  • The results of previous research have indicated that most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable (4-6). (cdc.gov)
  • A reduction in pregnancy-related deaths continues to be a primary public health objective (1,7). (cdc.gov)
  • This system provides ongoing surveillance of all pregnancy-related deaths identified through the individual state systems and through other sources of reporting. (cdc.gov)
  • He died from respiratory failure in 1996, 10 years after initial exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Descriptive analyses were conducted using three age groups (15-44 years, 45-64 years, and greater than or equal to 65 years). (cdc.gov)
  • Although the older smokers had smoked for more than twice as many years as the younger group (mean, 39 years versus 16 years), the AUTS survey showed very little difference between the older and younger smokers in either smoking habits or quitting history. (health.am)
  • 1968-For over 30 years, more than 200 presentations on a wide variety of topics related to effective parenting and building stronger marriages. (kidsdirect.net)
  • In most tists to hypothesize that M. tuberculosis evolved cases, a competent immune system limits the mul- from the closely related mycobacterium, M. bovis , tiplication of the tubercle bacilli, although some possibly coincident with the domestication of cattle bacilli remain dormant but viable, rendering a con- by humans approximately 15,000-20,000 years dition known as latent TB infection (LTBI) (CDC, ago (Daniel, 2000). (cdc.gov)
  • Other areas of controversy include the use of stimulant medications in children, the method of diagnosis, and the possibility of overdiagnosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • [4] [5] In 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, while acknowledging the controversy, states that the current treatments and methods of diagnosis are based on the dominant view of the academic literature. (wikipedia.org)
  • As of 1990, the cost of (NHAMCS), a national probability survey of visits to hospital emergency and illness associated with asthma was outpatient departments in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2009, the British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists , in collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), released a set of diagnosis and treatment guidelines for ADHD. (wikipedia.org)
  • The British Society for Standards in Haematology has issued guidelines on diagnosis and management of aplastic anemia in adults. (medscape.com)
  • [ 5 ] The Pediatric Haemato-Oncology Italian Association has issued guidelines on diagnosis and management of acquired aplastic anemia in childhood. (medscape.com)
  • 1990. "Predicting In-Hospital Survival of Myocardial Infarction. (wikipedia.org)
  • This method has resulted in comparable treatment outcomes without requiring significant exposure to the medication to health care workers and mothers. (rtmagazine.com)
  • Nevertheless, as a result of concerns about the validity of initial trials and the high cost associated with treatment, a 1996 revision of the AAP recommendations 19 was released. (rtmagazine.com)
  • Dr. Kleinman's research involves the pharmaceutical treatment of diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration. (rochester.edu)
  • National Clinical Trials involve VEGF trap treatment for age related macular degeneration and Age related eye disease study 2. (rochester.edu)
  • A diagnosis of drug abuse may also require treatment, but most clients in treatment have the more serious diagnosis of dependence. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Treatment should be available to all who request it, and long waiting lists are counterproductive (Goldstein and Kalant, 1990). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Despite the scientifically well-established nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), its diagnosis, and its treatment, [1] each of these has been controversial since the 1970s. (wikipedia.org)
  • A federally sponsored department of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration for the Rehabilitation sponsored by the Center for Addiction Treatment, the Iowa Practice Improvement Collaborative has recorded numerous initiatives relating to people with disabilities and their recovery programmes. (dualdiagnosis.org)
  • The group home sponsor also objected to ECT because Mr. S would have been sent out of town for treatment. (mhaus.org)
  • Table 2.1 presents a definition of the area covered by the cancer or onco- haematological treatment and diagnosis centres such registry. (who.int)
  • There is a strong evidence base for the effectiveness of brief psychosocial interventions in reducing alcohol consumption in populations identified opportunistically in primary care settings. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Conclusions --The patient populations receiving care for asthma vary (anti-inflammatory agents) or open the depending on the ambulatory care setting. (cdc.gov)
  • Both of these complications are preventable as they are related to the degree of maternal glycaemic control. (who.int)
  • that found that 3.6 percent of boys and 0.85 percent of girls in Britain qualified for a diagnosis of ADHD using the American DSM-IV criteria. (wikipedia.org)
  • The primary purpose of this chapter is to provide public health officials, physicians, toxicologists, and other interested individuals and groups with an overall perspective on the toxicology of methyl parathion. (cdc.gov)
  • A-32-year-old female, G2P1 at 34 weeks of gestational age, with regular prenatal care, and with no history of headache, proteinuria, or hypertension on previous visits presented to the OB clinic for a routine follow-up visit. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • However, involving children with autism in research is not always simple, and there is scant literature on qualitative methods for addressing challenges related to involving children with unique characteristics such as autism. (mdpi.com)
  • Severe or very severe aplastic anemia is a hematologic emergency, and care should be instituted promptly. (medscape.com)
  • The Aga Khan Maternity Home, Karimabad Unit, is one of the regional obstetric centres providing maternity care for women residing mainly in the northern areas of Karachi. (who.int)
  • 1996). Predicting responses to antiviral medications can be accomplished by testing for drug resistance, a problem increasingly seen in clinical practice. (health.am)
  • The specific medications administered depend on the choice of therapy and whether it is supportive care only, immunosuppressive therapy, or hematopoietic cell transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, a series of 3 studies relating to COD was developed to examine negative attitudes about clients with COD. (dualdiagnosis.org)
  • Increased alcohol consumption in older age can also contribute to the onset of dementia and other age related cognitive deficits, Parkinson's disease and a range of psychological problems including depression and anxiety [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The purpose of this article is to exam- depression, neurologic deficits, miscarriages, supporting the association of Parkinson's dis- ine the issues related to studying health effects and birth defects (Arcury et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Stepped care interventions involve the delivery of more intensive interventions only to those in the population who fail to respond to less intensive interventions and provide a potentially resource efficient means of meeting the needs of this population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The primary hypothesis is that stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users reduce alcohol consumption compared with a minimal intervention at 12 months post randomisation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The paper presents a protocol for the first pragmatic randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our aim is to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of two invasive and costly surgical interventions that are commonly used in secondary care in the National Health Service (NHS) compared with a non-surgical comparator of Early Structured Physiotherapy. (springer.com)
  • The aim of our research is to provide evidence of clinical and cost-effectiveness for commonly used interventions in the National Health Service (NHS) for the management of frozen shoulder in secondary care. (springer.com)
  • His inaugural lecture summarises his collaborative research to this point, largely in the planning, delivery and evaluation of complex and lifestyle health interventions in clinical trials of behavioural and clinical outcomes in diabetes and related conditions. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • He was seconded to a Senior Research Scientist post (2002-2006) in the Cambridge MRC Biostatistics Unit led by Professor Simon Thomson, via an MRC Group Cooperative grant for complex interventions in primary care led by Ann-Louise Kinmonth, the Foundation Professor of General Practice at the University of Cambridge. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Childhood peer relations are also multi-faceted: children experience peer interactions through their participation in group activities, as well as through their dyadic (i.e. one-on-one) associations with friends. (child-encyclopedia.com)
  • The aggregation of these perceptions reveals a coherent and consistent peer status structure within the larger group, with specific children being disliked and negatively perceived by the peer group. (child-encyclopedia.com)
  • 2 cases per 1,000 children in 1996. (rtmagazine.com)
  • No individual symptom, or symptom pattern, was particularly related to participants with borderline personality disorder features. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The onset is insidious, and the initial symptom is frequently related to anemia or bleeding, although fever or infections may be noted at presentation. (medscape.com)
  • A Patient Group Dependent on Sedative-Hypnotics - Dependence Development, Medical Consultations and Choice of Drugs. (benzo.org.uk)
  • A large, United Kingdom (UK)-based primary care study found that 'frozen shoulder' affects 8.2% of men and 10.1% of women of working age [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • As with earlier spatial memory experiments conducted by Kahana's group, this study involved playing a simple video game on a bedside computer. (blogspot.com)
  • Participants consenting to the study were randomized to either the experimental Web site (n = 144), or a no-access control group (n = 155). (jmir.org)
  • Diagnosis depends on a high level of clinical suspicion and the presence of risk factors that prompt diagnostic study. (medscape.com)
  • The presence of pulmonary hypertension at diagnosis was a critical determinant of prognosis. (ersjournals.com)
  • The authors reviewed the medical records, pulmonary function tests and laboratory tests at diagnosis and during follow-up. (ersjournals.com)
  • The primary outcome is measured using average standard drinks per day and secondary outcome measures include the Drinking Problems Index, health related quality of life and health utility. (biomedcentral.com)
  • No tests are specific to the diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea. (medscape.com)
  • Prior to this, Toby was appointed to a Readership post at King's College London in 2009, within the Primary Care and Public Health Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine . (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Toby set up a related Statistical Modelling Group within the University's Primary Care Unit undertaking primary care trials, and statistical research via a PhD studentship. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Baseline Visual Acuity at Wet AMD Diagnosis Predicts Long-Term Vision Outcomes: An Analysis of the IRIS Registry. (rochester.edu)
  • 7. The diagnosis of A.D.D. is not based on laboratory tests. (askdrsears.com)
  • Medical Care 28 (9): 762-75. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, legislated private medical fees cover only the professional fees charged by health care professionals. (who.int)
  • It has become apparent that regulation of private medical fees, as is practiced in Malaysia, has not been able to contain rising costs of private health care. (who.int)
  • But in 20 states and the District, the booming medical marijuana industry (the drug first became legal to treat ailments in California in 1996) has raised expectations of full legalization. (pakalertpress.com)
  • United States with a chronic asthma in the United States, and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey condition (3,4). (cdc.gov)
  • Visits for asthma are defined as those for Asthma is a chronic lung disease which asthma was the first-listed diagnosis. (cdc.gov)
  • 9, 10 Kujala et al 11 investigated the post-career rate ratios for hospital care among former national team athletes and showed that the risk of hospitalisation for musculoskeletal disorders was higher than for an age-matched control group. (bmj.com)
  • Since his last escape 3 weeks ago, Mr. S has remained in the group home without incident but has not been reporting for his usual outpatient psychiatric care. (mhaus.org)
  • However, there is increasing public demand for access to private care through reasonable private fees, and the government has just recently announced an initiative to purchase private service to expand health screening services to the poor. (who.int)
  • The mindset and understanding of drug addiction care services is another obstacle to effective rehabilitation or care. (dualdiagnosis.org)
  • These two methods of provision of rehabilitation services are inefficient and sometimes send customers misleading messages about recovery and care. (dualdiagnosis.org)
  • Participants in both groups were free to obtain nonexperimental, usual care services for their depression. (jmir.org)
  • There is pronounced geographic variability in prescription rates, which may be related to socioeconomic status. (researchgate.net)
  • There is evidence of an association between increased alcohol consumption and increased risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension, haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, increased rates of alcohol-related liver disease and increased risk of a range of cancers [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Adding age, sexuality, ethnicity and other attributes to disparities, choices for rehabilitation and care are exceedingly complex. (dualdiagnosis.org)