... after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications including repeat ... a 36 per cent reduction in potentially life-threatening complications, including repeat heart ...
... begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with life-long nicotine addiction. Published July ... later in life. This finding suggests that genetic influences expressed during adolescence contribute to the risk ...
... extra suffering for them.
The ICD has become the most effective treatment for patients at high risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. It has been shown to improve survival, especially in ...
Blood transfusions used to treat anemia in patients with cancer are associated with an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots, at a similar rate as other treatments for cancer-induced anemia, ...
... break loose and block other vessels. Assess the risk/benefit ratio individually for each woman ... carefully to avoid bleeding.
Women have a higher risk of life-threatening arrhythmias and slow heart ...
The risk of life-threatening blood clots increases with obesity, but may also depend on the location of excess body fat and gender. Women are at higher risk when they carry extra pounds on their hips, ...
... determining which children with congenital heart disease really need the devices, since not all are at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias. For example, patients who had experienced a prior cardiac ...
... or deficient globin proteins. An emerging realization is that removal of the spleen can cause an increase in the risk of life-threatening blood clots. Splenectomy is common for thalassemia patients ...
A new study found a strong connection between the cognitive function of their elderly study participants and their postural stability -- or balance. In the study, a questionnaire designed to probe ...
... million babies are born premature (less than 37 weeks gestation) each year and those who survive face the risk of life long health consequences, such as breathing and feeding problems, ...
... less than 2.2 pounds) at higher risk for retinopathy of prematurity — a potentially blinding eye ... levels at birth and shortly after birth had a higher risk for life-threatening brain bleeds, dangerous ...
... received this simple protective tool, and remain at risk from life-threatening malaria. Most of these children live ... aims to identify areas where malaria risk is greatest.
"Maps of where people live ...
... applied to understanding obesity.
Some 300 million adults worldwide are severely overweight and at risk for life-threatening illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But obesity ...
... to help control symptoms over a longer term. Since LABAs have previously been shown to increase the risk of life-threatening adverse effects in adults when used as the only drug (monotherapy), they ...
... of accurate, non-invasive risk stratification tests to identify those individuals at greatest risk for life-threatening arrhythmia is critical. The present study suggests that mental stress, namely ...
