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Tamiflu 30 Mg and 45 Mg Capsules Approved by FDA

...icans every year, leading to approximately 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths.(1) Research indicates that children are especially vulnerable to influenza and its complications. On average, one in three children in the U.S. is affected by influenza annually.(2) Children are also two to three times more likely ...

US Baby Dies of Salmonella from Pet Turtle

...a infections occur each year, causing about 15,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths, it said....

NanoSensors Provides Update on Its Biosensor to Detect E.coli and Salmonella

...ases of food poisoning a year resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. Food poisoning is caused by food-borne pathogens such as bacillus cereus, campylobacter jejuni, e.coli and streptococcus. The Company' research indicates that there is not a product out on the market that is easy to use and provides...

FDA Advises Manufacturers to Test Glycerin for Possible Contamination

...n used in cough syrup, which resulted in dozens of hospitalizations for serious injury and more than 40 deaths. In late 1995 and early 1996, at least 80 children died in Haiti due to DEG-contaminated glycerin in acetaminophen syrup. Between 1990 and 1998, similar incidents of DEG poisoning reportedly occurred in Arge...

Younger Women At Risk Of Heart Disease

... women with heart disease account for about 40,000 hospitalizations each year and 16,000 deaths.The number of younger women who die from coronary heart disease each year is about equivalent to the number of women who die of breast cancer in the same age group, the association stresses. "Women in this age group may ...

Number of Children Hospitalized With Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise: Research

...hat demonstrates an approximately 200% increase in hospitalizations for children with Type 2 diabetes between 1997 and...pidemic and its complications is that the rates of hospitalizations of children for the treatment of complications of Type 2 diabetes have already been increasing at an...

Bronchial Thermoplasty: Boon to Severe Asthma Patients?

..., an increase in respiratory-related symptoms, and hospitalizations related to these symptoms, were expected and observed during the period immediately following the procedure. These symptoms were of the type expected following bronchoscopy in patients with asthma, and they resolved on average within seven days. "F...

Survey Shows Asthma Not Controlled in Severe Asthma Patients

... with decreased emergency department visits, fewer hospitalizations and improved lung function. The authors said several steps are needed to improve levels of asthma control, including providing patients with individual treatment plans, treating other medical problems such as GERD and using better tests to assess c...

Ethanol Could Be Damaging for Human Health, New Study Says

...y 770 a year and the number of respiratory-related hospitalizations by 990 a year. The harmful effects of E85 would be the same, whether the ethanol is made from corn, switchgrass or other kinds of plants, Jacobson said. He questioned the wisdom of promoting ethanol and other biofuels if they cause as much harm as ...

Pneumonia Vaccine is a Blessing, Study Shows

...and other pneumococcal diseases, has helped reduce hospitalizations among children due to pneumonia. The Centers for...ew study shows a 39 percent reduction in pneumonia hospitalizations from 1997 to 2004 for children below 2 years old. The benefits of the vaccine led to lesser hospital...

Statins Linked to Lower Risk of Infection

...t of the 1,041 patients, there were a total of 303 hospitalizations for sepsis. Source-NewswiseBR>SRM/B...

Heart Failure Medication Provides Some Symptom Relief

...ronic heart failure (HF), but the number of annual hospitalizations for HF continues to increase, and the risk of death remains high among patients hospitalized with HF, according to background information in the first article. "To date, no treatment initiated at the time of hospitalization for acute decompensated [c...

Health Expenditure on Illegal Immigrants

... more than $185 million . Nearly 91 percent of the hospitalizations were due to childbirth and pregnancy-associated complications. SAV...

Children With Asthma Most Affected by Rhinovirus

... also shows that the link between rhinoviruses and hospitalizations is especially strong when children have a history ...virus, representing almost 5 rhinovirus-associated hospitalizations per 1000 children. The study detected more rhinoviruses (26 percent) than respiratory syncytial viru...

Intense Cessation Treatment Proves Successful in High-Risk Smokers

...n getting patients to quit smoking, but it reduced hospitalizations and mortality, as well.” From January 2001 to December 2002, Dr. Mohiuddin and colleagues gathered 209 patients who were admitted to the coronary care unit at the Creighton University Cardiac Center, suffering from unstable angina, heart attack, o...

Remote Device to Monitor Patients Daily at Their Homes

...f the wireless home monitoring system can decrease hospitalizations for heart failure. A mini-antenna built into the implanted defibrillator sends data to a wireless system placed in the patient’s home. The data is automatically transmitted to a secure Internet server where the physician can access this medical inf...

28% Lower Mortality Rate In Top U.S. Hospitals

...the HealthGrades' study analyzes nearly 39 million hospitalizations over the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 at all 5,122 of the nation's nonfederal hospitals. In comparing Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence with all other hospitals, the HealthGrades study finds: · On average, a 28 percent lower risk of ...

New International Study to Test Exercise in Heart Failure Patients

...o groups, the investigators will record deaths and hospitalizations for all causes. They’ll also measure changes in the maximum exercise time and quality of life. Vinay Thohan, M.D., director of the heart failure service at Wake Forest Baptist, said “Five million Americans have heart failure with 550,000 new cases...

Too Few Americans Getting Preventive Health Screenings

...sthma management plan. Asthma causes about 500,000 hospitalizations annually. ? Only 48 percent of adults with diab....5 billion could be saved each year by eliminating hospitalizations related to diabetes complications. 'It’s encouraging to learn that overall quality continues to im...

Most Hospital Performance Measures for Heart Failure Not Linked to Improved Patient Outcomes

...rsons older than 65 years, with almost 3.6 million hospitalizations attributed to heart failure as the primary or a secondary discharge diagnosis each year, according to background information in the article. Because heart failure is a substantial cause of illness, death, and health care expenditures, it is important...

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