News tagged with epidemiologic studies
Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients may do the opposite, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology an ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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What can country of birth tell us about childhood asthma?
Researchers from Tufts University pooled data from five previous epidemiological studies to investigate the prevalence of asthma in children in the Boston neighborhoods of Chinatown and Dorchester. Among children born in ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Study finds rate of celiac disease is growing
Working to solve the puzzle of when people develop celiac disease has led researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Celiac Research to some surprising findings. They have found that the autoimmune ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Children with severe asthma at increased risk of developing COPD
Children with severe asthma have more than 30 times the risk of developing adult chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) as adults compared to children without asthma, according to a prospective longitudinal cohort study ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 16, 2010 |
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IV drug treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may not improve long-term survival
Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had higher rates of short term survival but no statistically significant ...
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Full recovery now possible for an 'untreatable' mental illness
Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Starting antiretroviral therapy earlier yields better clinical outcomes
A clinical trial has demonstrated that HIV-infected adults in a resource-limited setting are more likely to survive if they start antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 09, 2009 |
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