• Although TEM is the preferred method for measuring air concentrations of asbestos, epidemiological studies of occupational exposure to relatively high levels of asbestos, such as those experienced prior to the institution of recent occupational exposure limits (currently 0.1 f/mL), employed PCM or midget impinger particle counting. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of breakthrough infection, possibly of less severity and without typical constitutional symptoms, in patients with epidemiological risk factors and a characteristic vesiculopustular rash, irrespective of a history of previous vaccination. (sa.gov.au)
  • 2006) it would be good if that future epidemiological studies of relationships between lead exposures and cancer should include evaluation of genetic susceptibility factors, such as the ALAD gene. (who.int)
  • As Hulka has so clearly stated, "the most important current limitation in many epidemiological studies is the relative inac- curacy of methods for measuring the exposure variable" (2). (cdc.gov)
  • This is a multicenter prospective cohort study conducted in two first-episode psychosis clinics, including all patients admitted between November 1st, 2019, and November 1st, 2023, followed for up to 3 years until May 1st, 2024. (ulaval.ca)
  • In a systematic review and meta-analysis of 28 prospective observational studies, representing over one million participants, every additional cup of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumed in a day was associated, respectively, with a 9% and 6% lower risk of type 2 diabetes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The role of energy intake on breast cancer risk has been studied in both experimental and observational studies. (nature.com)
  • Data from other published European observational studies have pointed to a similar trend. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • To address this limitation, we analysed data from a 2-year longitudinal study to investigate both cross-sectional and prospective associations between these factors and depression in late life. (cambridge.org)
  • 1 In this paper, Enstrom and Kabat used a longitudinal cohort collected by the American Cancer Society beginning in 1959 (the CPS-I dataset, Cancer Prevention Study) to conclude that secondhand smoke exposure does not increase the risk of lung cancer and heart disease. (bmj.com)
  • Methods and analysis This study is a longitudinal questionnaire-based study with three predefined time points spanning the acceleration, peak and deceleration phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. (bmj.com)
  • A one-year prospective longitudinal data set was created from patient-held family planning cards of 4,678 reproductive-age women living in a demographic surveillance site in rural northern Malawi. (guttmacher.org)
  • The description of participant characteristics before deployment combined with future longitudinal data analysis may allow researchers to identify modifiable multisystem risk and resilience factors for combat-related PTSD. (cdc.gov)
  • Few epidemiologic studies have provided evidence for an association. (cdc.gov)
  • There have been four new epidemiologic studies since the 2006 monograph, which have been of limited importance and do not change the overall picture. (who.int)
  • No epidemiologic studies to date have specifically evaluated indium compounds. (who.int)
  • Methods: The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is a prospective cohort that includes 57,310 licensed pesticide applicators. (cdc.gov)
  • In the present study, the diagnostic accuracy of ROMA was assessed and compared to the diagnostic accuracy of the two most widely used ultrasound methods, namely the risk of malignancy index (RMI) and subjective assessment by ultrasound. (nih.gov)
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, we investigated the effects of TA in a mouse asthma model produced by Ovalbumin (OVA). (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS: This was a multicenter study of SDHB PV carriers with at least 1 surveillance episode (clinical, biochemical, imaging) in Australian genetics clinics. (edu.au)
  • A recent representative survey of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) revealed that nearly 90% of tattooed individuals considered them harmless to one's health. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Using an innovative screening and assessment procedure for problem gambling, this study aims to identify risk factors for problem gambling among people with first-episode psychosis and to document the effectiveness of standard treatment approaches. (ulaval.ca)
  • Stroke risk assessment is an important means of primary prevention, but the applicability of existing stroke risk assessment scales in the Chinese population has always been controversial. (jmir.org)
  • However, its impor- tance in quantitative risk assessment cannot be overemphasized. (cdc.gov)
  • thus, measurement of Lp(a) may be used as a determinant of cardiovascular risk within the context of a global cardiovascular risk assessment. (medscape.com)
  • Lp(a) is not recommended to be used alone as a sole test for determining cardiovascular risk, but rather as an additional measure to be combined with assessment of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • We aimed to estimate the prevalence of AKI since it varies by geographical settings, time periods, and populations studied and to investigate whether clinical information and laboratory findings collected at hospital admission might influence AKI incidence (and mortality) in a particular point in time during hospitalization for COVID-19. (frontiersin.org)
  • Two reviews of clinical studies on people recovering from abdominal, colorectal, and gynecological surgery found that coffee consumption was safe and effective for enhancing postoperative gastrointestinal function. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2021 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice state: "Non-filtered coffee contains LDL-C-raising cafestol and kahweol, and may be associated with an up to 25% increased risk of ASCVD mortality by consumption of nine or more drinks a day. (wikipedia.org)
  • We demonstrate this increased risk of blood clots by comparing rates of venous and arterial clotting events in 4400 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a large multisite clinical network in the United States examined from April through June of 2020, to patients hospitalized for non-COVID illness and influenza during the same time period and in 2019. (plos.org)
  • Recurrence risk was similar between patients who underwent second operations, regardless of initial margin status, and those with positive margins who did not have second operations, Laura H. Rosenberger, MD, of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and co-authors reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology . (medpagetoday.com)
  • The US team used data collected as part of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, which is designed to investigate the aetiology of atherosclerosis and its clinical sequelae and variation in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care, and disease by race, sex, place and time. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • This initiative has been endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society but was not widely put into clinical practice. (news-medical.net)
  • The clinical studies demonstrate that skin autofluorescence is a strong and independent risk predictor for mortality, diabetic complications and cardiovascular events. (diagnoptics.com)
  • Initial clinical studies were performed in diabetes mellitus, because it is the classical example of increased formation and accumulation of AGEs. (diagnoptics.com)
  • 10 So far, initial clinical results have mostly been published for the WEB-DL, comprising the results of a prospective, multicenter study and several case series. (ajnr.org)
  • We identified predictors of clinical improvement (day 14 CPS-Ped 2 or a three-point decrease) using competing risks regression and compared clinical improvement to hospital length of stay (LOS) and ventilator-free days. (cdc.gov)
  • She has collaborated in research projects including the Tehran lipid and glucose prospective cohort study and clinical trials. (who.int)
  • Together with his colleagues at University College in London, he examined 330 study participants before and after the MRI scan and tested a total of 932 tattoos. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • In order to ensure the participants safety (from potential burns) not just anyone could be scanned for the study - exclusion criteria concerned the size and number of tattoos. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • After excluding participants with cancer, heart disease and stroke at baseline, the present study included 199 293 men and 288 082 women aged 30-79 years at baseline. (bmj.com)
  • This study is limited by the fact that it focuses on doctors only and is survey based without further qualitative interviews of participants. (bmj.com)
  • The study analyzed nearly 2,000 participants in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging and found that exposure to anesthesia after age 70 was linked to long-term changes in brain function. (news-medical.net)
  • The group included 1,819 participants, ages 70 to 89 at the time of study enrollment. (news-medical.net)
  • The analysis included 53,916 participants aged 30-79 years of the China Kadoorie Biobank prospective study from Tongxiang. (biomedcentral.com)
  • They say (or think), 'A meta-analysis of 65 studies with more than 738,000 participants found x , y and z . (scientificamerican.com)
  • DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional study used a public health prospective surveillance registry in 39 pediatric hospitals across 27 US states. (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed to determine the proportion of asymptomatic MSM who had M. genitalium in the urethra or rectum and the prevalence of macrolide resistance and risk factors for infection. (cdc.gov)
  • All local treatment of early colorectal cancer must be critically weighed against radical surgery taking individual patient risk factors into consideration. (researchgate.net)
  • Multivariable analysis of questionnaire data measured independent risk factors for AK. (bmj.com)
  • Risk factors for AK were: Oxipol disinfection, CLs made of group IV CL materials, poor CL hygiene, deficient hand hygiene, use of CLs while swimming or bathing, being white British, and for those in social classes 4-9. (bmj.com)
  • The current outbreak is unlikely to be due to any one of the identified risk factors in isolation. (bmj.com)
  • Lower folate, lower vitamin B 12 and raised homocysteine levels may be risk factors for late-life depression. (cambridge.org)
  • After the factors consistent with the above were adjusted, only obesity increased the risk of IFG by 122% ( OR 2.22, 95% CI 1.39-3.54). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Risk factors for thrombosis included male gender, older age, and diabetes. (plos.org)
  • Using Poisson regression, we calculated relative risk estimates and 95% confidence intervals for lifetime use of atrazine and intensity-weighted lifetime days, which accounts for factors that impact exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Perforation occurs primarily after sphincterotomy, or endoscope-related, but risk factors are more difficult to determine. (koreamed.org)
  • Although relevant studies are heterogeneous and sometimes omit potentially key risk factors, several patterns are apparent. (koreamed.org)
  • technical factors, likely related to specific expertise or approach of the endoscopist and center, are also significant risk factors for overall complications. (koreamed.org)
  • In addition to the increased risk of developing endometrial cancer that is observed in women who use unopposed estrogen therapy or tamoxifen, a number of additional risk factors have been identified, and most appear to be related to estrogenic effects. (cancer.gov)
  • Although Caucasians had a higher risk than Asians (annual incidences of 9.3% versus 4.5%), there was no significant difference between the two ethnic groups after adjustments were made for factors that could affect the results, such as age, sex, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking etc. (escardio.org)
  • Subsequent pregnancies in mothers of a birth cohort from Pelotas, Southern Brazil, were studied in relation to maternal and socio-economic factors. (scielo.br)
  • The limited available data suggest that the prevalence of problem gambling is increased among young adults with first-episode psychosis, possibly due in part to several risk factors for problem gambling that are common in this population. (ulaval.ca)
  • Although the consequences of problem gambling further hinder the recovery of people with first-episode psychosis, there is a paucity of research about this comorbidity and its risk factors. (ulaval.ca)
  • Survival analyses with Cox regression models will be used to identify potential risk factors for problem gambling. (ulaval.ca)
  • A better understanding of potential risk factors for problem gambling among people with first-episode psychosis will allow for better prevention and detection of this neglected comorbidity. (ulaval.ca)
  • At one time it was widely believed that only 50% of people with CVD had traditional risk factors. (aacc.org)
  • In fact, more than 80% to 90% of people with CVD have one or more traditional risk factors. (aacc.org)
  • traditional risk factors are observed in the vast majority of people who suffer from ASCVD (arteriosclerotic CVD). (aacc.org)
  • Among the 3 studies, 87-100% of subjects with fatal CHD (n = 20,995) had one or more risk factors for ASCVD. (aacc.org)
  • 80.6% of men and 84.6% of women had one of more of the ASCVD risk factors. (aacc.org)
  • Major Risk Factors as Antecedents of Fatal and Nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease Events. (aacc.org)
  • Although many type 2 diabetes patients are nowadays controlled tightly according to guidelines for their classic risk factors (for example cholesterol, blood pressure, smoking and HbA1c), they still develop cardiovascular complications. (diagnoptics.com)
  • Oral anticoagulation is the therapy of choice for primary and secondary stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and any of the known additional risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 , 2 ] Asymptomatic patients younger than 65 years with atrial fibrillation and none of the other risk factors are at a low risk and either should be treated with aspirin or should not be treated at all. (medscape.com)
  • Since 2007, Ms Asghari has worked at the Research Institute of Endocrine Sciences and Metabolism, investigating noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors, such as childhood obesity and its health consequences, including diabetes and metabolic syndrome. (who.int)
  • In the research group, we investigate whether dietary composition influences the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer, and whether genetic factors influence the observed relationships. (lu.se)
  • EPIC has been very important for the detection of risk factors for different types of cancer. (lu.se)
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus in children: prenatal and early infancy risk factors among native canadians. (medscape.com)
  • The measurement of Lp(a) may be most useful in intermediate-risk patients or in those in whom the test result would affect treatment or the aggressiveness of treatment of known cardiovascular risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • however, in most studies, Lp(a) has predictive value for those already known to be at high risk because of the presence of other risk factors, in particular elevated LDL-C levels. (medscape.com)
  • The Marine Resiliency Study (MRS) is a prospective study of factors predictive of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among approximately 2,600 Marines in 4 battalions deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. (cdc.gov)
  • PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) appear to be risk factors for suicidal behavior (6). (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, eye drop compliance rates varied widely from approximately 40 to 75% depending on various modifiable and nonmodifiable factors. (medscape.com)
  • Data were collected by both retrospective and ongoing prospective follow-up. (edu.au)
  • We performed a retrospective study of all ruptured and unruptured aneurysms that were treated with a WEB device (WEB Double-Layer, Single-Layer, and Single-Layer Sphere) between April 2012 and August 2014. (ajnr.org)
  • A meta-analysis in 2009 of 19 mostly cross-sectional or case-control studies found an association between M. genitalium and HIV infection, particularly in studies from sub-Saharan Africa ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • To investigate cross-sectional and prospective associations between folate, B 12 and homocysteine levels and late-life depression. (cambridge.org)
  • The China Chronic Disease and Risk factor Surveillance (CCDRFS) is a series of nationally representative regular cross-sectional surveys among Chinese adults conducted every 3 years (every 5 years since 2018) since 2004. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this cross-sectional study, most US infants who required intensive care for RSV LRTIs were young, healthy, and born at term. (cdc.gov)
  • Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the association of daytime napping with risk of incident diabetes using data from Tongxiang Zhejiang in the China Kadoorie Biobank. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Quantity and quality of sleep and incidence of type-2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • A higher coffee intake has been shown to be associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes which is an important precursor to chronic kidney disease. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • The Aim of the present study was to examine whether there is a relationship between autonomic nervous system function and glycemic variability (GV) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). (hindawi.com)
  • The UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk score has emerged as the most widely used tool to predict complications in type 2 diabetes. (diagnoptics.com)
  • Low birth weight and high birth weight infants are both at an increased risk to have type 2 diabetes among schoolchildren in taiwan. (medscape.com)
  • Mayer-Davis EJ, Dabelea D, Lamichhane AP, D'Agostino RB Jr, Liese AD, Thomas J. Breast-feeding and type 2 diabetes in the youth of three ethnic groups: the SEARCh for diabetes in youth case-control study. (medscape.com)
  • Antipsychotics and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Youth. (medscape.com)
  • The high prevalence and mortality associated with invasive aspergillosis and candidemia revealed by the MYCOVID study highlight the urgent need to establish an index of suspicion and implement active surveillance of IFI's in patients with severe forms of COVID-19 in ICUs. (eurekalert.org)
  • The prevalence of PTSD among service members and veterans varies widely, but deployment to a war zone is consistently associated with an increased risk for PTSD by a factor of 1.5 to 3.5 across war eras (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Additional meta-analyses corroborated these findings, showing that higher coffee consumption (2-4 cups per day) was associated with a reduced risk of death by all disease causes. (wikipedia.org)
  • A higher intake of coffee could represent a dietary intervention to protect against the development of incident acute kidney injury (AKI) according to the findings of a prospective cohort study by US researchers. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • In this webinar, Dr. Sun presented the study design and primary findings of this investigation. (healthandenvironment.org)
  • Another major contribution of his research lies in findings linking pollutants with weight gain and diabetes risk. (healthandenvironment.org)
  • These findings further supported the implication that OSA in older individuals is not an independent risk factor for hypertension. (ersjournals.com)
  • The findings from prospective studies are equally interesting and surprising, particularly in terms of mortality risk. (ersjournals.com)
  • Winter PD, Gardner MJ, Fletcher AC, Jones RD. A mortality follow-up study of pottery workers: preliminary findings on lung cancer. (who.int)
  • Objective To examine the association of consumption of dairy foods with risk of total and cause specific mortality in women and men. (bmj.com)
  • Objective To prospectively examine the association between tea consumption and the risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). (bmj.com)
  • The objective of this study was to identify possible failure modes, their effects, and causes in the dispensing process of a selected tertiary care hospital using FMEA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe surveillance-detected (s-d) tumors in SDHB PV carriers enrolled in a surveillance program and to compare their outcomes to probands. (edu.au)
  • This study used objective measures and one of the first validated refractive quality-of-life questionnaires to demonstrate that bilateral wavefront-guided LASIK yielded high-quality vision. (crstoday.com)
  • We determined the relationship between circulating estradiol and estrone levels and diabetes risk in community-dwelling men of the Framingham Heart Study (FHS). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • In 2021, CABI scientists conducted the first comprehensive study on the economic impact of a range of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) on Africa's agricultural sector which they estimated to be USD $65.58 billion a year. (phys.org)
  • The results of this study initiated in April 2020 were published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine scientific journal on November 26, 2021. (eurekalert.org)
  • abstract = "Coffee is a widely consumed beverage containing numerous biologically active constituents predominantly belonging to the polyphenol and alkaloid classes. (edu.au)
  • A 2016 meta-analysis showed that coffee consumption was associated with a reduced risk of death in patients who have had a myocardial infarction. (wikipedia.org)
  • It carries a high risk of cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death, possibly related to silent myocardial ischemia [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The multifactorial nature of CVD is forgotten when we read about studies that emphasize that half of people with myocardial infarctions have lipids in the desirable range. (aacc.org)
  • In the Copenhagen Heart study, Kamstrup et al found that genetic elevations of Lp(a) were associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction. (medscape.com)
  • The authors concluded that a higher coffee intake was associated with a lower risk of incident AKI and called for larger studies to investigate the effects of coffee consumption on kidney perfusion in those with impaired kidney function at high risk for AKI. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • The study, which is published today in the European Heart Journal [1], recruited 686 patients from 14 institutions in seven countries on four continents [2] between July 2015 and December 2018 to investigate microvascular angina (MVA). (escardio.org)
  • Prospective studies are needed to further investigate the importance of GV in the pathogenesis of long-term complications of diabetes. (hindawi.com)
  • The effect of no or moderate daily consumption of coffee on risk for developing hypertension has been assessed in several reviews during the 21st century. (wikipedia.org)
  • A 2019 review found that one to two cups consumed per day had no effect on hypertension risk, whereas drinking three or more cups per day reduced the risk, a finding in agreement with a 2017 analysis which showed a 9% lower risk of hypertension with long-term consumption of up to seven cups of coffee per day. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another review in 2018 found that the risk of hypertension was reduced by 2% with each one cup per day increment of coffee consumption up to 8 cups per day, compared with people who did not consume any coffee. (wikipedia.org)
  • By contrast, a 2011 review had found that drinking one to three cups of coffee per day may pose a slightly increased risk of developing hypertension. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cappuccio FP, Stranges S, Kandala N-B, Miller MA, Taggart FM, Kumari M, Ferrie JE, Shipley MJ, Brunner EJ & Marmot MG. Gender-specific associations of short sleep duration with prevalent and incident hypertension: the Whitehall II Study. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Smoking, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension were studied with reference to the development of CHD. (aacc.org)
  • Sleep duration predicts cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Thus, web-based technologies with widespread use among women of childbearing age create new opportunities to detect pregnancies with a high risk for adverse mental health outcomes at an early stage. (jmir.org)
  • The aim of this study was to stratify the risk for PPD and to determine the optimal screening time during pregnancy by using a web-based screening tool collecting electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) as the basis for a screening algorithm. (jmir.org)
  • Thus, they seem to be beneficial in detecting high-risk pregnancies in order to improve maternal and infant birth outcomes in the long term. (jmir.org)
  • OPUS at UTS: Surveillance Improves Outcomes for Carriers of SDHB Pathogenic Variants: A Multicenter Study. (edu.au)
  • It is widely recommended carriers enter a surveillance program to detect tumors, but there are limited studies addressing outcomes of surveillance protocols for SDHB PV carriers. (edu.au)
  • Surveillance Improves Outcomes for Carriers of SDHB Pathogenic Variants: A Multicenter Study. (edu.au)
  • However, with an adeq battery of necf expsre blmarkers, prospective studies of en- vironmental effects on pregnancy outcomes might be possible. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions In this large prospective study, daily tea consumption was associated with a reduced risk of IHD. (bmj.com)
  • Diabetes and comorbidities did not increase the mortality risk among these hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (frontiersin.org)
  • To date, most of these studies have been limited by small sample sizes, and by a lack of comparative data for patients with non-COVID illness. (plos.org)
  • The combination of two tumour markers, CA125 and HE4, in the risk of ovarian malignancy assay (ROMA) has been shown to be successful in classifying patients into those who have a high or low risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. (nih.gov)
  • However, the study showed that during one to two years of follow-up until December 2019, events such as stroke, heart attack and hospitalisation for chest pain (angina) occurred in nearly 8% of patients each year. (escardio.org)
  • During the follow-up period, there were 78 cases of death or hospitalisation due to major cardiovascular problems such as heart attack and stroke, heart failure or unstable angina (6.4% in men and 8.6% in women) - an annual incidence of 7.7% among all the patients in the study. (escardio.org)
  • Teams at Rennes University Hospital - University of Rennes 1, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (part of the Paris Public Hospital Network or AP-HP), Georges-Pompidou European Hospital (AP-HP) - Université de Paris, Avicenne Hospital (AP-HP) - University Sorbonne Paris Nord and the Institut Pasteur conducted a prospective multicenter study to determine the impact of fungal infections in patients in ICUs with severe forms of COVID-19. (eurekalert.org)
  • The MYCOVID study coordinated by Professor Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Dr. Eric Dannaoui, Professor Jean-Ralph Zahar and Dr. Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux revealed a particularly high risk of invasive fungal secondary infections affecting 22% of intubated and mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in ICUs. (eurekalert.org)
  • It has been demonstrated that patients with severe influenza virus respiratory infections are at high risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and susceptible to developing invasive aspergillosis, a secondary infection caused by microscopic fungi. (eurekalert.org)
  • COVID-19 patients are therefore at risk of developing invasive fungal infections (IFIs) such as invasive aspergillosis. (eurekalert.org)
  • With 18 centers and 576 patients enrolled in France, MYCOVID is the multicenter prospective study with the largest cohort of patients mechanically ventilated in ICUs and systematically screened for IFI's using various markers. (eurekalert.org)
  • In these COVID-19 patients, aspergillosis is linked to a higher risk of death with overall mortality of 61.8% versus 32.1% in patients with severe COVID-19 but no secondary fungal infection. (eurekalert.org)
  • Finally, dexamethasone combined with anti-IL-6R, two key drugs for treating severe forms of COVID-19, significantly increase the risk of patients developing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. (eurekalert.org)
  • We need to be sure that patients considering surgery, and their families, are properly informed that the risk of cognitive dysfunction is possible,' says Juraj Sprung, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist, who is the study's senior author. (news-medical.net)
  • In addition, alternative strategies should be discussed with patients before surgery is undertaken for those deemed to be at high risk. (news-medical.net)
  • A deeper understanding of the PCP related features in non-HIV infected patients with NHL treated with R-CHOP is essential for commencing treatment earlier and more precisely and for enhancing predictive value due to the elevated risk of PCP progression and higher mortality in non-HIV infected patients. (ijpsonline.com)
  • In this multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study, antibody responses in patients treated with infliximab, a commonly used and hospital-administered anti-TNF drug, were compared with those in a reference cohort of vedolizumab-treated patients. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • The study recruited 6935 consecutive IBD patients from 92 UK National Health Service infusion units over a 3-month period (4685 infliximab vs 2250 vedolizumab). (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • A cohort study of 354 IBD patients on biologic therapy recruited across Germany and Italy reported similar seropositivity to the general population in the areas in which the patients were enrolled [6]. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • Additionally, risk calculators may underestimate CV risk in patients already treated with anti-hypertensive or lipid-lowering drugs. (diagnoptics.com)
  • Consequently there is a need for additional markers among clinicians to identify patients at high risk for developing CV complications. (diagnoptics.com)
  • We aimed to establish a high-precision stroke risk prediction model for hypertensive patients based on historical electronic medical record data and machine learning algorithms. (jmir.org)
  • Further nonlinear effect analysis revealed the importance of multitemporal trend characteristics in stroke risk prediction, which will benefit the standardized management of hypertensive patients. (jmir.org)
  • A high-precision 3-year stroke risk prediction model for hypertensive patients was established, and the model's performance was verified by comparing it with the traditional risk scales. (jmir.org)
  • Recently published research on the effects of intravenous (IV) iron supplementation included the following observations: In a trial in nearly 3100 patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), IV iron supplementation improved iron stores but did not clearly reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality or HF hospitalization [ 7 ]. (sa.gov.au)
  • In a meta-analysis of randomized trials of IV iron in patients with HFrEF, IV iron reduced the risk of HF hospitalization but had an unclear effect on cardiovascular mortality [ 8 ]. (sa.gov.au)
  • This prospective cohort study enrolled 50 patients presenting to the Stanford Eye Laser Center for myopic LASIK between April 2014 and February 2016. (crstoday.com)
  • Of the 50 patients, one canceled surgery, seven were lost to follow-up, and 42 (84 eyes) were included in the study. (crstoday.com)
  • The mean age of the study patients was 32.4 ±5.5 years, and 22 patients (52.4%) were women. (crstoday.com)
  • In this study, 90.5% of patients achieved UDVA of 20/20 or better compared with rates of 91% to 99% reported in other studies of wavefront-guided LASIK. (crstoday.com)
  • Increased risk of lymphoid neoplasms in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms. (who.int)
  • The observation of extremely high levels of Lp(a) seem to be almost entirely limited to patients with concomitantly high levels of LDL cholesterol brings into question the use of Lp(a) as an independent marker of increased cardiovascular risk and highlights the limitations presented by interactions with LDL cholesterol. (medscape.com)
  • Complications of ERCP have been better understood in the past decade, with adoption of standardized consensus-based definitions of complications and introduction of new recommendations to minimize risks of ERCP. (koreamed.org)
  • Risks associated with false-positive tests include anxiety and complications from biopsies. (cancer.gov)
  • 5 , 6 Nevertheless, there are several limitations in the use of intraluminal support devices, such as the risk of interventional complications or the need for dual anitplatelet therapy in the case of stent-assisted coil embolization. (ajnr.org)
  • complications (bradycardia, emergency presentation, whatever the mode of Study setting and sample caesarean section or spontaneous rup- delivery, is a signal for potential fetal ture membrane during the procedure) handicap and this should be commu- In a prospective, interventional cohort were computed as outcome measures. (who.int)
  • nicated to the mother during antenatal, study all women admitted to the ob- The variables included in the study intrapartum and neonatal management stetric department of Al-Hada Armed were: success of ECV, complications, [2]. (who.int)
  • Current studies in most Western countries have largely focused on body mass index (BMI) as an important risk factor for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG), which have different pathophysiological bases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The best predictive accuracy for PPD has been shown for screening between the 24th and the 28th gestational week (GW) and seems to be beneficial for identifying women at risk. (jmir.org)
  • Earlier studies on the impact of COVID-19 focused on the pulmonary system, and dysfunctions of other organs were attributed to hyper-inflammatory response and thrombophilia-inducing multiorgan failure (MOF). (frontiersin.org)
  • It is expected this study will provide clear evidence of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on doctors and will allow present and future planning to mitigate against any psychological impact. (bmj.com)
  • We demonstrate that COVID-19 increases the risk of venous thrombosis by two-fold compared to the general inpatient population and compared to people with influenza infection. (plos.org)
  • Additionally, concerns regarding clotting and COVID-19 vaccines highlight the importance of addressing the alarmingly high rate of clotting events during actual COVID-19 infection when weighing the risks and benefits of vaccination. (plos.org)
  • Dr Hammad has published widely in scientific journals on hepatitis C infection and treatment. (who.int)
  • Nevertheless, whether or not consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of incident acute kidney injury is currently uncertain and was the subject of the present study. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • Until relatively recently, little was known about MVA and it can be difficult to diagnose, partly because diagnostic criteria were proposed only in 2018 by the COronary VAsomotor Disorders International Study (COVADIS) Group. (escardio.org)
  • Chapter 5: The epidemiology of sleep and cardiovascular risk and disease. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Research on the effects of coffee consumption on cancer risk generally has indicated no effect or a slightly lower risk of cancer, particularly in the liver. (wikipedia.org)
  • Furthermore this publication demonstrated a combination of AGE Reader measurement and the UKPDS risk score adds prognostic information. (diagnoptics.com)
  • UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. (medscape.com)
  • Conclusion These data from large cohorts do not support an inverse association between high amount of total dairy consumption and risk of mortality. (bmj.com)
  • In 2012, the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study found that higher coffee consumption was associated with lower risk of death, and that those who drank any coffee lived longer than those who did not. (wikipedia.org)
  • A 2014 meta-analysis found that coffee consumption (4 cups/day) was inversely associated with all-cause mortality (a 16% lower risk), as well as cardiovascular disease mortality specifically (a 21% lower risk from drinking 3 cups/day), but not with cancer mortality with exception being oral cancer mortality. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moderate coffee consumption is not a risk factor for coronary heart disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Meta-analyses have consistently found that long-term coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tea consumption was associated with reduced risk of IHD and MCE. (bmj.com)
  • Several previous prospective studies have related tea consumption with reduced risk of IHD, 6-10 but several have not. (bmj.com)
  • Coffee is a widely consumed drink and in a 2017 umbrella review of health benefits, it was concluded that there was a large reduction in risk for several health conditions after consumption of three to four cups a day . (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • These studies have identified an inverse relationship between the consumption of caffeinated coffee and the risk of developing depression. (edu.au)
  • Until now there has not been a systematic prospective study on how safe it is to be scanned in an MRI scanner with a tattoo. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Sleep duration and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Almost all of Africa's maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Insect Science . (phys.org)
  • Senait D. Senay et al, Fall armyworm from a maize multi-peril pest risk perspective, Frontiers in Insect Science (2022). (phys.org)
  • Therapy includes local removal of the lesions in low-risk situations and radical oncological surgery is warranted in high-risk situations. (researchgate.net)
  • Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a prospective, team based, structured process used to identify system failures of high risk processes before they occur. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Often reclassification from low-intermediate risk to high risk (27%) and vice versa occurs as a result. (diagnoptics.com)
  • Data regarding the use of Lp(a) as a biomarker in certain high-risk groups, such as those with chronic kidney disease or known coronary artery disease, remain controversial. (medscape.com)
  • For the first time, a prospective, international study has shown that chest pain caused by problems with the very small vessels supplying blood to the heart is an important health problem that increases the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death due to cardiovascular reasons. (escardio.org)
  • Malnutrition in early life increases the risk of osteoporosis, but the association of early-life undernutrition combined with adulthood obesity patterns with low-energy fracture remains unknown. (bvsalud.org)
  • These results indicate that early-life famine exposure interacts with adulthood general obesity and significantly increases the risk of low-energy fracture later in life in women. (bvsalud.org)
  • Evaluation of Acanthamoeba contamination in end-user drinking water would contribute to our understanding of regional variations in the risk of exposure. (bmj.com)
  • in the context of CL use, this risk has been related to exposure to domestic tap water both in the home, 3 4 and while swimming or bathing when wearing CLs. (bmj.com)
  • Long or repeated exposure to sounds over 85 Db is widely recognized to cause permanent hearing loss. (scienceblog.com)
  • There was no increase among atrazine users in overall cancer risk or at most cancer sites in the higher exposure categories compared with the lowest. (cdc.gov)
  • Compared to the nonexposed group, the group with fetal, childhood, and adolescence famine exposure was associated with an increased risk of fracture in women with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 3.55 (1.57-8.05), 3.90 (1.57-9.71), and 3.53 (1.05-11.88), respectively, but not in men. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although numerous exposure and health effects studies have employed the PCM method for analysis of airborne asbestos concentrations, the method is not capable of detecting fibers smaller in diameter than approximately 0.2-0.3 µm and these thinner fibers may pose a significant health threat (see Chapter 3 for additional information on the relationships between fiber size and health risk). (cdc.gov)
  • This study provides further reasons for clinicians to start performing routine preoperative cognitive evaluations of the elderly to further clarify an individual's risk of exposure to surgery and anesthesia. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers analyzed whether exposure to surgery and anesthesia during the period 20 years before enrollment was associated with cognitive decline and whether exposure to anesthesia after study enrollment as an older adult was associated with a cognitive change. (news-medical.net)
  • ABLES lead surveillance cohort which include 50,000 workers with lead exposure over 25 mg/dl, and which is currently under study. (who.int)
  • Tis a i p il y Im at bece m a e e rater tIu feti exposure isbeingm d Theex eUttowhichIntohtic c hemiaiscrooathep barriermqvary greadyt de-pendng on the type of epsues, tming in p and materal Wi better eqre measures, ep studies of halt probably Wm not ci ienobiotic fegotoc* agents in the environment. (cdc.gov)
  • EPIC (European Prospective into Cancer and Nutrition) is a large European cohort where Malmö Diet and Cancer study is one of 23 cohorts. (lu.se)
  • Several prospective investigations of military cohorts have now been initiated (2,3,11). (cdc.gov)
  • There was a suggestion of increased risk of thyroid cancer, but these results are based on relatively small numbers and minimal supporting evidence. (cdc.gov)
  • Results of this study will also hopefully raise clinicians' and researchers' awareness and serve as the basis to adapted treatments that will better support recovery. (ulaval.ca)
  • The MYCOVID study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine yields its initial results. (eurekalert.org)
  • A forest plot shows the spread of results in each study. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Each horizontal line shows the results of one study. (scientificamerican.com)
  • In addition, given positive results from some studies (Keteleslegers et al. (who.int)
  • The Women's Health Study showed an increased risk of atrial fibrillation with 2-3 cups/day of caffeinated coffee, but other studies found either no effect or a protective effect. (wikipedia.org)
  • Subsequently, M. genitalium was detected twice as commonly in women who seroconverted to HIV in a prospective study in Africa ( 11 ), but no equivalent studies in MSM are available. (cdc.gov)
  • In the November issue of AACC's Strategies publication, Mr. Bill Malone writes about "Improving Cardiovascular Risk Prediction" through the use of new lipid markers. (aacc.org)
  • We used 4 machine learning algorithms for modeling, and the risk prediction performance was compared with the traditional risk scales. (jmir.org)
  • This, in turn, has implications for cardiovascular risk prediction across different populations. (medscape.com)
  • For subtypes of dairy products, whole milk intake was significantly associated with higher risks of total mortality (hazard ratio per 0.5 additional serving/day 1.11, 1.09 to 1.14), cardiovascular mortality (1.09, 1.03 to 1.15), and cancer mortality (1.11, 1.06 to 1.17). (bmj.com)
  • Lower levels of folate and vitamin B 12 and higher homocysteine levels at baseline were associated with a higher risk of incident depression at follow-up. (cambridge.org)
  • 2 in another similar study, post procedure pancreatitis rates were 5.1% (7 fold higher) for diagnostic ERCP and 6.9% (5 fold higher) for therapeutic ERCP. (koreamed.org)
  • In fact, a higher intake of coffee has actually been found to be associated with a reduced risk of incident chronic kidney disease which suggests that the drink might reduce the risk of progression of kidney disease. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • Multitemporal trend characteristics played an important role in stroke onset, and thus the model could be deployed to electronic health record systems to assist in more pervasive, preemptive stroke risk screening, enabling higher efficiency of early disease prevention and intervention. (jmir.org)
  • 37 weeks), or those publicly insured were at higher risk for intubation. (cdc.gov)
  • levels higher than 10 mg/dL are associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk (see Interpretation). (medscape.com)
  • 10.0 mg/dL to be indicative of lower cardiovascular risk, with higher levels associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk. (medscape.com)
  • been widely recognized that there is ean section for breech presentation and The rates of successful ECV, normal higher perinatal morbidity with breech vaginal breech delivery. (who.int)
  • According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, there is sufficient evidence from experimental animal studies indicating that limiting body-weight gain by caloric restriction has a preventive effect on cancer of the mammary gland 3 . (nature.com)
  • This series highlights the critical need for prospective, cooperative-group collaboration to provide substantial evidence necessary to revise the national guidelines for margin management," the authors concluded. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Animal studies have demonstrated endocrine-disrupting properties of PFAS, although human evidence linking these chemicals to cardiometabolic disease risk is still sparse and inconsistent. (healthandenvironment.org)
  • Blue light-filtering glasses are marketed widely to reduce adverse effects of light-emitting screens on sleep, but supporting evidence is lacking. (sa.gov.au)
  • During a median follow-up period of 24 years, there were 1694 incident cases of AKI and in the fully-adjusted model, comparison of never to any level of coffee intake was associated with an 11% lower risk of AKI (hazard ratio, HR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.80 - 0.99, p = 0.03). (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • prospective associations between hormone levels at examination 7 and incident diabetes were assessed 6.8 years later at examination 8. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • When the researchers compared the level of coffee drunk, compared to those who never drank the beverage, consuming 2 - 3 cups/day was associated with a 17% lower risk of developing AKI (HR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.72 - 0.95) and a 12% reduced risk for those drinking more than 3 cups/day (HR = 0.88). (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • In this study, researchers used resources from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, a long-term epidemiologic and population-based prospective study about cognitive changes related to aging. (news-medical.net)
  • Studies were designed to test claims that the UK incidence may have increased in 2012-2014 and to evaluate potential causes. (bmj.com)
  • Atrazine and cancer incidence among pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study (1994-2007). (cdc.gov)
  • Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is the main treatment for Pneumocystis pneumonia and most studies have shown that preventive use of trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole can help reduce the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Studies, which were independently screened by two reviewers, were eligible for inclusion if they reported the incidence of LTBI and TB disease in prisons. (who.int)
  • Five studies from the US and one from Brazil were available to assess the incidence of LTBI in prisons, while 19 studies were available to assess the incidence of TB. (who.int)
  • While we suspect a positive margin will similarly not impact LR (local recurrence) for benign PT, we recommend awaiting forthcoming prospective data to support this hypothesis. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Until now, MVA was widely thought to be a benign disease that mainly occurs in women. (escardio.org)
  • An association of coffee drinking with reduced risk for death from various sources was confirmed by a widely cited prospective cohort study of ten European countries in 2017. (wikipedia.org)
  • Case-control study subjects were recruited between 14 April 2011 and 05 June 2017. (bmj.com)
  • The baseline data were obtained from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance, of which 20 surveillance sites were followed up from 2016 to 2017. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our study was based on the data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance, and a follow-up survey was conducted from 2016 to 2017. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The first prospective study with statistically verifiable numbers has now been presented by a research team led by Nikolaus Weiskopf in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine . (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Based on 29 exposed cases of thyroid cancer, there was a statistically significant risk in the second and fourth quartiles of intensity-weighted lifetime days. (cdc.gov)
  • There was a similar pattern for lifetime days, but neither the risk estimates nor the trend were statistically significant and for neither metric was the trend monotonic. (cdc.gov)