News tagged with failure events

Opioid use associated with increased risk of adverse events among older adults

Opioids appear to be associated with more adverse events among older adults with arthritis than other commonly used analgesics, including coxibs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, according to a report in the December ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Crop failures set to increase under climate change

Large-scale crop failures like the one that caused the recent Russian wheat crisis are likely to become more common under climate change due to an increased frequency of extreme weather events, a new study shows.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 07, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

IgM in urine acts as prognostic indicator in diabetes

A marker of the likely course of diabetic nephropathy (DN) has been found. An 18-year study, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has shown that Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular compli ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals mounting evidence of fish oil's heart health benefits

There is mounting evidence that omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil supplements not only help prevent cardiovascular diseases in healthy individuals, but also reduce the incidence of cardiac events and mortality in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0