Medical analysis of your genome could tell you what diseases you were genetically predisposed to; in some cases that knowledge would be actionable, meaning that you could take steps against contracting those diseases.
Not exact matches
That means that, for the first time ever, Americans won't have to get a prescription to receive plain - English
medical reports about their chances
of developing diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, celiac disease, and other disorders based on
analyses of their genetic makeup.
It's an
analysis of the future trends in physician supply by the Association
of American
Medical Colleges.
But the bill Cassidy went on to co-author with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R - SC), known now as the Graham - Cassidy health care bill, would almost certainly fall short
of that goal, according to initial
analyses by major
medical groups.
During this
analysis, the panel
of medical and sleep experts formally reviewed more than 300 articles published in peer - reviewed journals.
But the machine - learning
analysis these University
of Colorado
medical school researchers used found the opposite result when they looked at red meat consumption among the same Framingham study participants.
High triglycerides increase cardiovascular events,
medical costs, and resource utilization in a real - world
analysis of statin - treated patients with high cardiovascular risk and well - controlled low - density lipoprotein cholesterol [abstract].
The collection
of that data — the genetic sequences
of 160,000 citizens, along with their
medical and genealogical records — was made possible by the Icelandic government, and the storage and
analysis of that data was overseen by deCode, a Reykjavík - based human genetics outfit that, since its founding in 1996, had struggled to stay afloat financially.
According to an
analysis of the 2015 Wohlers Report by Engineering.com,» the use
of industrial metal additive manufacturing systems for demanding production applications in the aerospace and
medical markets also grew strongly.»
The DEA will now conduct its own eight - factor
analysis to study the drug's potential for abuse, the current state
of medical and scientific knowledge, the history and pattern
of abuse, and other considerations.
In a given year, 40 percent
of families face an «extraordinary payment»
of roughly $ 1,500 to cover an unexpected
medical, auto repair or tax bill, according to a new
analysis from JPMorgan Chase Institute.
Conduct assessments and the
analysis of injured employees to evaluate the vocational and
medical needs required for the return
of patients to work.
Douglas Loe, healthcare equity analyst with Echelon Wealth Partners, brings more than a decade
of experience to financial
analysis in the global drug development,
medical technology, healthcare services and specialty pharmaceutical sectors.
Agnese, for his part, points towards 2017 research from the University
of Connecticut and Georgia State University that found, based on the
analysis of sales data collected by Nielsen retail scanners between 2006 and 2015, that monthly alcohol sales fell an average
of 13 per cent in states that had legalized
medical marijuana.
Pregnancy, then, is not a disease by any normative definition, and the administration
of a drug as potent and as toxic as methotrexate can not be justified within the traditional framework
of medical risk / benefit
analysis.
Catholic News Agency: Few Catholic colleges freely choose to cover birth control, group says An
analysis by the Cardinal Newman Society shows that most Catholic colleges offering contraceptive coverage do so because
of a state mandate or
medical reasons but not for birth control purposes.
We need a fundamental
analysis of the background beliefs about care, life, health and suffering that inform modern
medical practices.
Fairfield Osborn in Our Plundered Planet gives a less optimistic
analysis, but makes the same argument that intelligent planning is imperative for the full use
of the resources we have.12 Advances in
medical science are so dramatic we need only to mention them.
Medical authorities W. D. Edwards, W. J. Gabel and F. E. Hosmer, much more in tune with medical accuracy than that of correct theology in reference to the Gospels, offer the following analysis in regard to the New Testament Greek and the medical data: «Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by cruci
Medical authorities W. D. Edwards, W. J. Gabel and F. E. Hosmer, much more in tune with
medical accuracy than that of correct theology in reference to the Gospels, offer the following analysis in regard to the New Testament Greek and the medical data: «Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by cruci
medical accuracy than that
of correct theology in reference to the Gospels, offer the following
analysis in regard to the New Testament Greek and the
medical data: «Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by cruci
medical data: «Jesus
of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by crucifixion.
In this case, the British
Medical Journal study is a so - called meta -
analysis of seven previous studies, found that those who eat a lot
of chocolate have significantly fewer heart and cardiovascular problems than those who do not.
In response to «Consumption
of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence
of type 2 diabetes; systematic review, meta -
analysis, and estimation
of population attributable fraction,» a paper published today in the British
Medical Journal, the American Beverage Association issued the following statement:
«The highly charged debate over the safety
of home birth was inflamed by the publication
of a meta -
analysis by Joseph R. Wax and coworkers, [1] which concluded that «less
medical intervention during planned home birth is associated with a tripling
of the neonatal mortality rate.»
I really enjoy reading these types
of analyses but as someone with no advanced
medical or statistical training, I don't feel comfortable adding my uneducated two cents.
Our
analysis focused on personal details
of the clients, reasons for leaving care prenatally, the rates and reasons for transfer to hospital during labour and post partum,
medical interventions, health and admission to hospital
of the newborn or mother from birth up to six weeks post partum, intrapartum and neonatal mortality, and breast feeding.
The revised standard certificate
of live birth:
analysis of medical risk factor data from birth certificates in Alabama, 1988 - 92.
In
analyses adjusted for maternal race and ethnic group, age, parity, and
medical conditions associated with greater risk, the associations between planned location
of delivery and most adverse outcomes and obstetrical procedures remained significant (Table 4).
If you read the scientific and
medical literature, the controversy about bed sharing safety primarily concerns babies less than 20 weeks old, and the most recent meta -
analysis of published studies found no evidence
of increased risk for babies over 3 months
of age (Carpenter et al 2013).
A 2005 meta -
analysis of six randomized control trials (the gold standard for
medical studies) found that nipple stimulation increases the likelihood
of labor.
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of breastfeeding: systematic reviews and meta -
analysis WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF 2009, Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV / AIDS interventions in the health sector: progress report 2009 WHO 2009, Women and health, Today's evidence tomorrow's agenda WHO 2009, Acceptable
medical reasons for use
of breast - milk substitutes WHO 2009, Rapid advice: use
of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant womenand preventing HIV Infection in infants WHO 2009, Rapid advice: revised WHO principles and recommendations on infant feeding in the context
of HIV WHO 2010, Priority Interventions — HIV / AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding: Principles and recomendations for infant feeding in the context
of HIV and a summary
of evidence WHO 2010, Annexure 7b to Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding.
An UpToDate review on «Planned home birth» (Declercq and Stotland, 2015) stated that «Large cohort studies using intent - to - treat
analysis of midwife - attended, planned, out -
of - hospital birth
of low - risk women in developed countries have reported reduced rates
of cesarean birth, perineal lacerations, and
medical interventions, and similar rates
of maternal and early perinatal morbidity and mortality compared to planned hospital birth.
In a meta -
analysis, Wax and colleagues (2010) reviewed the
medical literature on the maternal and newborn safety
of planned home versus planned hospital birth.
The
analysis of the socio - demographic, prenatal and natal parameters
of mothers and newborns in the intervention group and control group (Table 1) did not reveal any statistically significant differences in terms
of age, living area, education level, mother's profession, number
of children,
medical follow - up, number
of prenatal visits, Apgar score and birth weight.
It was found that the protective effect
of breast - feeding was observed only when the
analysis was restricted to studies that used
medical personnel to assess clinical outcomes, such as atopic dermatitis.
A cost
analysis conducted by researchers from the Harvard
Medical School calculated that if 90 percent
of U.S. women would breastfeed exclusively for the first six months, up to 13 billion additional dollars a year could be saved.
The
analysis includes direct and indirect costs
of medical care for pediatric illness and costs
of missed work time for mothers.
A 2010 meta -
analysis of the
medical literature known as the Wax Paper, published in the American Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that planned home birth has a two to three times higher risk
of neonatal mortality than hospital birth.
Many go beyond the recommendations
of medical experts, and none is subjected to independent cost - benefit
analysis.
Even though the law requires the state to do a deep
analysis of medical malpractice insurers every five years, and make the findings available to the public, no report on PRI has been released for two decades.
Even though her test results were sent to a radiologist at the same
medical campus where she worked, she found the
analysis was out
of her health care provider network.
Speaking on Citi FM's news
analysis programme, The Big Issue on Saturday, Mr. Agyarko further called for
medical examination
of the suspects arrested to ascertain whether substance abuse was at play.
A broad
analysis of salary information from public
medical schools found that women made almost $ 20,000 less a year than comparable male doctors.
An
analysis of data from the Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey showed more than 25 percent
of people who bought non-group insurance last year did not use the coverage for needed services, like
medical treatments, prescription drugs, and tests.
Journal articles on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ghostwritten by
medical writers employed by the pharmaceutical industry serially understated the treatment's risks and promoted unapproved uses, according to an
analysis of industry documents.
Analysis claims papers drafted by
medical writers downplayed risks
of hormone replacement therapy.
Abcam is working with
medical experts on developing specific guidelines to evaluate methods for CSF sample collection and processing prior to miRNA
analysis, with the aim
of maximizing detection.
The Moores Cancer Center's Molecular Tumor Board brought together
medical, surgical and radiation therapy oncologists, biostatisticians, radiologists, pathologists, clinical geneticists, basic and translational science researchers, and bioinformatics and pathway
analysis specialists to discuss the intricacies
of tumor genetics and tailor a personalized treatment plan for patients with advanced cancer or who have exhausted standard therapies.
An
analysis of almost 250,000
medical records in Denmark has found an association with stroke.
«Our
analysis of the [earlier data] was rightly treated with caution; it was the first ever report
of these links,» says epidemiologist Richard Melzer
of the Peninsula
Medical School in England, an author
of both studies, the latest one published Tuesday in PLoS ONE.
Shifting predictions could undermine people's faith in the value
of personal genetic information, warns Cecile Janssens, an epidemiologist at Erasmus University
Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, who led the
analysis.
With data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality
Analysis Reporting System covering 1994 to 2011, the researchers analyzed fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado and in the 34 states that did not have
medical marijuana laws, comparing changes over time in the proportion
of drivers who were marijuana - positive and alcohol - impaired.