Sentences with phrase «with decreased incidence»

Most have shown that higher intakes of vitamin C are associated with decreased incidence of cancers of the mouth, throat and vocal chords, esophagus, stomach, colon - rectum, and lung.

Although some research links higher intakes of vitamin E with decreased incidence of breast cancer, an examination of the impact of dietary factors, including vitamin E, on the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in > 18,000 women found no benefit from the vitamin [35].

A diet rich in whole grains appears to prevent disease — it correlates with decreased incidence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and might also decrease your risk of some cancers, according to the Linus Pauling Institute.

A lack of fiber leads to constipation, while diets high in fiber might be associated with a decreased incidence of colon cancer, reports Colorado State University.

The link provided, however, provides evidence only that breastfeeding (even partial) is associated with a decreased incidence of SIDS.

Not exact matches

The global health community and a coalition of public - private initiatives has successfully begun taming the scourge, with a 21 % decrease in its global incidence and 29 % drop in mortality rate between 2010 and 2015; still, there were 212 million malaria cases worldwide and nearly 430,000 deaths from the disease in 2015, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures.

EFM has become much more popular since the 1980s, with original hope being that they could decrease the incidence of Cerebral Palsy.

This can help lessen the incidence of jaundice or decrease the amount of time that you deal with jaundice.

Positional plagiocephaly, or plagiocephaly without synostosis (PWS), can be associated with supine sleeping position (OR: 2.5).113 It is most likely to result if the infant's head position is not varied when placed for sleep, if the infant spends little or no time in awake, supervised tummy time, and if the infant is not held in the upright position when not sleeping.113, — , 115 Children with developmental delay and / or neurologic injury have increased rates of PWS, although a causal relationship has not been demonstrated.113, 116, — , 119 In healthy normal children, the incidence of PWS decreases spontaneously from 20 % at 8 months to 3 % at 24 months of age.114 Although data to make specific recommendations as to how often and how long tummy time should be undertaken are lacking, supervised tummy time while the infant is awake is recommended on a daily basis.

One study reported that, among women who continue to smoke throughout breastfeeding, the incidence of acute respiratory illness is decreased among their infants, compared with infants of smoking mothers who are bottle fed.16 It may be that breastfeeding and smoking is less detrimental to the child than bottle feeding and smoking.

The intention is that with more understanding of the normal challenges that parenthood creates, the incidence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders will decrease, and families can provide the optimal environment for children to grow in and fulfil their potential in life.

The American Academy of Pediatrics stated that there was «evidence that exclusive breast - feeding for at least 4 months compared with feeding intact cow milk protein formula decreases the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis and cow milk allergy in the first 2 years of life» (22).

Despite a 56 % decrease in the national incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from 1.2 deaths per 1000 live births in 19921 to 0.53 death per 1000 live births in 2003,2 SIDS continues to be the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the United States.3 The decreased rate of SIDS is largely attributed to the increased use of the supine sleep position after the introduction of the «Back to Sleep» campaign in 1994.4 - 7 More recently, it has been suggested that the decrease in the SIDS rate has leveled off coincident with a plateau in the uptake of the supine sleep position.8 Although caretakers should continue to be encouraged to place infants on their backs to sleep, other potentially modifiable risk factors in the sleep environment should be examined to promote further decline in the rate of SIDS.

The health risks associated with formula feeding for premature infants include increased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, 5 delayed brainstem maturation, 6 decreased scoring on cognitive and developmental tests,7 - 10 and decreased visual development.11, 12 Thus, human - milk feeding of premature infants is desirable, and effective strategies to increase breastfeeding rates in this population are needed.

She writes, «Some studies of children in Asia and Africa have found a positive relationship between prolonged breastfeeding and growth, with a decrease in the incidence of malnutrition.4 - 6 Other research has reported a negative association between prolonged breastfeeding and growth, resulting in lower nutritional status.7, 8»

A Cochrane review comparing induction of labour before 40 weeks for a suspected big baby with waiting for spontaneous labour, found that induction decreased the incidence of shoulder dystocia from 6.8 % to 4.1 %.

Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea, upper and lower respiratory infections, and other infectious diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249

Researchers also grouped participants into three groups according to abdominal adipose tissue volume and density change; they found that those with greater increases in fat volume and more decreases in fat density had relatively higher incidence of heart disease risk factors.

In comparison with former times, this indicates a markedly decreased incidence of upper urinary tract infections.

A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that IUD use is associated with a dramatic decrease in the incidence of cervical cancer.

The researchers found a decreased incidence of the NS sub-type of HL among those patients living in areas with more overcrowded households, and a 5 % increase in the level of household overcrowding had the effect of halving the number of cases of this subtype.

Incidence rates for Autism and ID on a per - person basis decrease by roughly 99 percent in states with stronger regulations on diagnosis of these disorders.

State - mandated diagnosis of autism by a clinician for consideration in special education was linked with around a whopping 99 percent decrease in the rate of incidence for autism and ID.

Commenting on the findings, Professor Polyzos said that the decrease in risk of ectopic pregnancy in ART «appears strictly associated with the reduction in the incidence of tubal factor infertility and the transfer of fewer embryos» in ART.

They also did the inverse experiment, with the anticipated results: reducing the levels of these tRNAs in metastatic cells decreased the incidence of metastases in the animals.

An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with hemophilia A with inhibitors, a novel therapy called emicizumab, decreases incidence of bleeding episodes by 87 %.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

Lactobacilli have been shown to reduce the incidence of antibiotic - associated diarrhea, but have not been proven to decrease the incidence of C. difficile — associated diarrhea.26 Anecdotally, many physicians report success with lactobacilli and use this preventive measure routinely, especially in patients at higher risk for severe disease.

«Our results show that, in an era in which high - resolution molecular typing for class I and class II HLA [human leukocyte antigen] loci has significantly improved the clinical outcome of unrelated donor HSCT by decreasing the risk of immunological complications, lowering the ATLG dose to 15 mg / kg did not affect the time to engraftment and, more importantly, the incidence of acute or chronic GVHD [graft - vs - host disease], and was associated with an improved probability of event - free survival, mainly due to a reduced risk of nonrelapse mortality,» wrote Franco Locatelli, MD, of the department of oncoematologia pediatrica, IRCCS Ospedale «Bambino Gesù» in Rome, and colleagues.

Clinical studies identify FLT3 ITD mutations associated with higher numbers of leukemic cells, increased incidence of relapse and decreased overall survival.

Many clinical studies have found that FLT3 ITD mutations are associated with higher concentrations of leukemic cells in both blood and bone marrow, increased incidence of relapse and decreased overall survival.

This single variant may thus account for more than a quarter of the incidence of kidney stones, and in women carriers it is also associated with decreased BMD at the hip and spine.

For women age 30 to 35, having a partner who is older than they are is associated with approximately 11 percent relative decreases in cumulative incidence of live birth — from 70 percent to 64 percent — when compared to having a male partner within their same age band,» Dodge said.

In another study, done with young and middle aged adults, American ginseng decreased the incidence and severity of colds by about 50 %.

«Where we see significant decreases in the cumulative incidence of live birth is among women with male partners in the older age bands.

A decrease in NK cells has also been associated with increased incidence of cancer as well as an increased susceptibility to colds and infections.

Studies comparing IV administration to oral use of vitamin C found that the higher concentrations, only achievable with IV, more effectively and consistently shortened the duration of illness and decreased symptom severity (i.e. reduced incidence of malaise, fever, and chills).

The case was made that while decreased chronic disease incidence is clearly associated with generous dietary intake of vitamin E (mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols), supplementation with high - dose α - tocopherol alone, whether natural (RRR) or synthetic (all - rac), may promote potentially harmful imbalances in inflammatory and detoxification pathways.

It is my opinion that the higher cancer incidence found in those with increased serum vitamin D levels was due in part to confounding by health oriented behavior that was no accounted for in adjustments for relative risk, including (1) decreased intake of vitamin K2 due to avoidance of saturated fat and particularly to avoidance of cheese (2) increased intake of N - 6 fats in accordance with USDA recommendations thereby increasing risk of prostate cancer (see PMID 20693267) and (3) increased intake of supplements such as folic acid which increases prostate cancer risk (PMID 19276452)

One recent study concluded that patients with rosacea have higher incidences of embarrassment, social anxiety, depression, and decreased Quality o Life compared with the rest of the population.

Tetracycline use is decreasing due to increasing incidences of bacterial resistance; however, but many doctors still use them with acne, UTIs, as well as respiratory tract infections.

Some studies have found that eradication of H. pylori decreases risk factors associated with atherosclerosis, such as oxidative stress, C - reactive protein, body fat, and blood pressure (27), while others found that H. pylori eradication increased the incidence of hyperlipidemia and obesity (28).

Furthermore, in animal studies, changes associated with retareded tumorgenesis, such as decreased cell proliferation rates in various cell lines and decreased incidence of lymphoma, have been observed.

One study that administered strawberries to mice with colon cancer found tumor incidence to decrease as supplementation of strawberries increased.

Specifically, it decreases the incidence of macular degeneration and cataracts.2 However now there's evidence regarding lutein's association with reducing the risk...

Higher intakes of glutamic acid and cysteine has also been associated with a decreased risk of stroke mortality and incidence in women (18, 19).

In the animal study, researchers divided a group of 52 mice with colon cancer tumors into three groups: a control group, a group fed the grape compounds and a group given sulindac, an anti-inflammatory drug that an earlier study showed decreased the incidence of tumors.

This is consistent with reports associating regular exercise with reduced incidence of dementia3 and several cancer types.26 - 28 Potential reasons for improved functional status and survival among regular exercisers may include increased cardiovascular fitness and improved aerobic capacity and organ reserve,29 - 31 increases in skeletal mass and metabolic adaptations of muscle with decreased frailty,29 - 31 lower levels of circulating inflammatory markers, 32 improved response to vaccinations, 33 and improved higher - order cognitive functions.34

For men, the HEI was associated with 11 percent decrease in incidence of major chronic disease, and about 28 percent decrease in incidence of cardiovascular disease.

In a multicenter trial with 394 individuals, psyllium improved bowel function better than other laxatives (mainly lactulose), with superior stool con - sistency and decreased incidence of adverse events (Dettmar and Sykes, 1998).