News tagged with medical statistics

Inequalities in mortality in Britain today greater than those during 1930s economic depression

The level of inequalities in premature mortality between different areas of Britain has almost surpassed those seen shortly before the economic crash of 1929 and the economic depression of the 1930s, according to a new study ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nonprofit nursing homes provide better care, major study finds

A major new statistical review of 82 individual research studies has revealed that nonprofit nursing homes deliver, on average, higher quality care than for-profit nursing homes. The findings could have a bearing on the present ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study shows that HIV antiretroviral treatment should start earlier

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of more than 45,000 people with HIV in Europe and North America suggests that the minimum CD4-cell count threshold for initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Statistical analysis could yield new drug target for MS

(PhysOrg.com) -- An elaborate statistical analysis of genes from more than 7,000 individuals has identified an amino acid that appears to be a major risk factor for multiple sclerosis, a devastating autoimmune disorder that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0