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Cost of care for falls in elderly population
Researchers estimated medical costs attributable to both fatal and nonfatal falls in the elderly population and found that approximately 50 billion dollars were spent in 2015. These findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.…
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Association between inflammatory bowel disease and heart disease found
Researchers analyzed medical-record data from more than 17.5 million patients found that people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have risk factors for heart…
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New flu simulation map using health and social media data
Researchers at the University of Chicago have created computer simulations to predict spread of flu across the United States utilizing datasets of demographics, healthcare visits and geographic movements of 150 million people over nine years. The study…
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Artificial intelligence algorithm to predict and prevent spread of infectious diseases
Team of researchers from USC Viterbi School of Engineering has created an algorithm that can help policymakers reduce the overall spread of disease. The algorithm is optimized to make the most of limited resources, such as advertising…
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Computational model to track flu using Twitter data
An international team led by Alessandro Vespignani from Northeastern University has developed a computational model to predict the spread of the flu in real time. This unique model uses posts on Twitter in combination with key parameters…
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Price tag for cardiovascular disease to reach 1 trillion dollars by 2035
A new study projects that by 2035, cardiovascular disease, the most costly and prevalent killer, if left unchecked, will place a crushing economic and health burden on the nation’s financial and health care systems. According to the…
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Antidepressants use associated with birth defects
A new Université de Montréal study in the British Medical Journal reveals that antidepressants prescribed to pregnant women could increase the chance of having a baby with birth defects. The risk is 6 to 10 %, versus…
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Proton pump inhibitors linked with increased risk of infectious gastroenteritis
Research has found a link between proton pump inhibitors and an increase in the risk of infectious gastroenteritis. The study led by The Australian National University (ANU) and based on data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and…
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Decreased mortality associated with eating red hot chili peppers
Researchers at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, who found that consumption of hot red chili peppers is associated with a 13 percent reduction in total mortality primarily in deaths due to heart…
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