Navigation Links
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Novel Tool to Rank Death Rates
Date:8/26/2009

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you ever wondered what the odds are that you may die in the next year? Would it be from illness or an accident? Is it something you can control? Or is it completely out of your hands?

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO )

A new Web site, www.DeathRiskRankings.com, developed by researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University, allows users to query publicly available data from the United States and Europe, and compare mortality risks by gender, age, cause of death and geographic region. The Web site not only gives the risk of dying within the next year, but it also ranks the probable causes and allows for quick side-by-side comparison between groups.

Suppose you wanted to know who is more likely to die next year from breast cancer, a 54-year-old Pennsylvania woman or her counterpart in the United Kingdom.

"This is the only place to look," said Paul Fischbeck, site developer and professor of social and decision sciences and engineering and public policy (EPP) at Carnegie Mellon. "It turns out that the British woman has a 33 percent higher risk of breast cancer death. But for lung/throat cancer, the results are almost reversed, and the Pennsylvania woman has a 29 percent higher risk."

"Most Americans don't have a particularly good understanding of their own mortality risks, let alone ranking of their relevant risks," said David Gerard, a former EPP professor at Carnegie Mellon who is now an associate professor of economics at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis.

The researchers found that beyond infancy, the risk of dying increases annually at an exponential rate. A 20-year-old U.S. woman has a 1 in 2,000 (or 0.05 percent) chance of
'/>"/>

SOURCE Carnegie Mellon
Copyright©2009 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4

Related medicine news :

1. Carnegie Mellon Establishes Ray and Stephanie Lane Center for Computational Biology
2. Carnegie Mellon neuroscientist proposes new theory of brain flexibility
3. Carnegie Mellon algorithm identifies top 100 blogs for news
4. SuperArray Bioscience Corporation Licenses RNA Interference Patent From The Carnegie Institution
5. Carnegie Mellon study identifies where thoughts of familiar objects occur inside the human brain
6. NSF awards Carnegie Mellons Jacobo Bielak
7. Carnegie Mellon study shows just listening to cell phones significantly impairs drivers
8. ANSYS Sponsors Dinosaurs Exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
9. Carnegie Mellons Tepper School of Business to Host 2008 Cornerstones Symposium on Building City of the Future, March 25
10. Teams From Carnegie Mellon, Yale, Manitoba Win Tepper Schools 2008 McGinnis Venture Competition
11. Carnegie Mellon technique accelerates biological image analysis
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/25/2013)... 25, 2013 Dr. Leslie Gerstman ... FDA-approved to lift skin on the neck, on the brow ... practice, Medical Aesthetics. , Ultherapy is a non-surgical procedure for ... healing process to lift the skin over time. The use ... to see and then treat the deepest support layers of ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... May 25, 2013 A disorder of ... of peripheral neuropathy. According to neuropathy expert doctor Helen ... is estimated that the disorder affects almost 50% of ... arising from Diabetes. The high blood sugar levels in ... patients suffering from it usually tend to have abnormally ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... The report “Global Food Encapsulation Market (2012 ... Shell Materials, Packaging, & Geography: Trends & Forecasts” ... with analysis and forecasting of the global revenue ... and restraining factors for the global food encapsulation ... The market is segmented and revenue are forecasted ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... 2013 Absolute Surgical Specialists, serving Sun City ... NALA’s businesses throughout the country participating in Shop Local for ... the nationwide event as he understands what military families go ... Army. He said, “I wanted to give something back, as ... I live here too.” , Shop Local for a Cause ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... By working diligently for months on this ... the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador into their well-built fitments database. ... the list of vehicles lined by SizeItUp for the ... to thrill automobile lovers in the year 2013. ... the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador comes with extraordinarily spacious cabin ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Dr. Leslie Gerstman Is Now Offering the Non-surgical Facelifting Procedure – Ultherapy – in NYC and NJ 2Health News:Diabetic Neuropathy treatment hits new grounds- Neuracel launches the complete natural treatment 2Health News:Food Encapsulation Market to Reach $42 Billion by 2016 - New Report by MarketsandMarkets 2Health News:Food Encapsulation Market to Reach $42 Billion by 2016 - New Report by MarketsandMarkets 3Health News:Dr. Craig Amshel of Absolute Surgical Specialists Offering Bowel Prep During the Shop Local for a Cause Event 2Health News:Rim Fitments Provider SizeItUp Launches The Database Integration For The 2012 Lamborghini Aventador 2
... for Dental Research (IADR) is presenting its 2009 Oral ... the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. The ... & Exhibition in Miami, Florida, USA, April 1, 2009. ... Beijing, China, in 1989, and a Ph.D. in genetics ...
... Conference March 19th at 10 a.m. in Falls Church ... Connolly, several prominent doctors from Inova Health System and public ... March 19th in Falls Church to call for quick passage ... Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products. The House ...
... About the High Cost of Preterm Birth , at U.S. ... medical costs that businesses pay to care for one premature ... a dozen healthy, full-term births, according to new statistics from ... medical cost for healthy full-term babies from birth through their ...
... Providing More Specific Guidance to Maximize Appropriate Aspirin Use ... Task Force (USPSTF) today strongly recommends that patients and ... heart attack and stroke, while considering benefits and risks. ... Annals of Internal Medicine , build on the ...
... Evaluation and Research (CDER), industry, and academia will convene at the ... 26-29; Arlington, VA) to discuss statistical methodologies and quantitative approaches in ... ... Horsham, PA (Vocus) March 17, 2009 -- Speakers from ...
... 17 The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ... of ways to prevent poisonings across the United States.HRSA ... Poison Prevention Week Planner March 17 at the ... National Poison Prevention Week, March 15-21. The downloadable ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:U.S. Rep. Connolly, Inova Hospital Physicians, Public Health Groups Call for Congressional Action to Protect Kids From Tobacco 2Health News:Medical Costs for One Premature Baby Could Cover a Dozen Healthy Births 2Health News:Medical Costs for One Premature Baby Could Cover a Dozen Healthy Births 3Health News:U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Encourages Broader Aspirin Use to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke 2Health News:U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Encourages Broader Aspirin Use to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke 3Health News:U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Encourages Broader Aspirin Use to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke 4Health News:Drug Information Association (DIA)and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Host 3rd Annual Statistics Forum 2Health News:HRSA Launches Online Resource to Help Prevent Poisonings 2
(Date:5/23/2013)... May 23, 2013 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ... , President and Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences, ... Annual dbAccess Health Care Conference in Boston.   ... 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:20 a.m. Pacific Time.  The ... Company,s website at http://www.neurocrine.com . If ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... 2013  Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE ) announced ... EVP-Business Development, will present at The Deutsche Bank 38 th ... MA on May 29, 2013 at 1:30pm Eastern ... The public may access Mr. Lindop,s presentation live via ... Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE ) is a ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Hearing health affects a man,s lifestyle, and if he wants ... engaged, he should address any hearing loss he may be ... Hearing Institute (BHI) is delivering to men around the ... which leads up to and includes Father,s Day. This year, ... 16. To help men address their hearing ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Men Who Want to Stay Active, Feel Younger, and Remain Socially and Professionally Engaged Should Address Hearing Loss, BHI Advises 2Men Who Want to Stay Active, Feel Younger, and Remain Socially and Professionally Engaged Should Address Hearing Loss, BHI Advises 3Men Who Want to Stay Active, Feel Younger, and Remain Socially and Professionally Engaged Should Address Hearing Loss, BHI Advises 4
... International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, will host an ... development on 24 August 2010 at 11:30 am (EDT). ... Scientific Affairs unit, will be the presenter. ... the expensive failures that pharmaceutical companies experience during late-stage ...
... Bulletin Board: WGBS ), a leading developer of ... three and six months ended June 30, 2010.   ... 2010 grew to $432,000 compared to $69,000 for the second ... ended June 30, 2010 grew to $822,000 compared to $111,000 ...
Cached Medicine Technology:PRA International Hosts Audio Conference on CV Drug Development 2WaferGen Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results 2WaferGen Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results 3WaferGen Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results 4WaferGen Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results 5WaferGen Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results 6WaferGen Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results 7
... A surgically implanted bone growth stimulator ... EBI OsteoGen surgically implanted bone growth stimulator ... of nonunions when surgery is already planned ... concern. Because the OsteoGen is totally surgically ...
... contact between grant material and fracture ends ... bones., ,Grid-Like Format of Mesh Cathode Provides ... , ,The innovative Mesh Cathode of the ... and a scaffolding effect designed to increase ...
... Cystoscope System using EndoSheath Technology introduces ... urologists in both their hospitals and ... flexible cystoscope with the sterile, protective ... procedures, while minimizing the costs of ...
... Plasma-CISE™ (wire electrodes) and Plasma-CUT™ ... devices that produce precise, consistent ... spread and Vapor sealing of ... The devices provide excellent results ...
Medicine Products: