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Researchers 'Astonished' by Anorexia Death Rates by Jason Schwartz, LMSW Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:04am Researchers followed a cohort of 6000 patients with anorexia: Out of the cohort studied, 265 died during the 30-year follow-up. The most frequent causes of death were suicide (responsible for 32 percent of the deaths), anorexia (19 percent of the deaths), and cancer (11 percent of the deaths). The remaining 38 percent of deaths were caused Read on »

Anorexia Death Rates by Dr. Sari Shepphird Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 11 Feb 2009 3:28pm of the American Psychiatric Association's *Psychiatric News* (Volume 44, Number 3) includes an article: "Researchers 'Astonished' by Anorexia Death Rates" by Joan Arehart-Treichel. Here..., diligent follow-up care. Anorexia nervosa...is a dangerous illness with a high rate of premature death. But exactly how dangerous has become clearer--the result of a nationwide Read on »

Reflections on Death, #1: Recycling of the Dead (An Excerpt from Death & Sex) by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:00pm The following is an excerpt from Death & Sex by Tyler Volk and Dorion Sagan. It has been adapted for the Web. From chapter 4: Recycling of the Dead When carbon ends its “lifetime” in the biosphere, it doesn’t stop being carbon. It merely passes into a deeper zone. One is reminded here of ancient myths that [...] Read on »

Diabetic Women: Death Rate Grows Despite Declines In Other Areas, Study Says by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:35pm , given the alarming increase in the number of ladies who die from diabetes. Karen James tells us about a new study. Despite an overall decrease in U.S. death rates since 1971, the difference between that of self-reported diabetic and non-diabetic women approximately doubled from 8.3 to 18.2 annual deaths per 1,000 people for all causes between 1971 and 2000 Read on »

New Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 22 Feb 2011 11:02pm ... Read on »

When it comes to death rate from diabetes, gender matters by rajesh moganti

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Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 10:21pm When it comes to death rate from diabetes, gender matters yes, you get it right and women are hit hard by this death rate disparity from diabetes. This conclusion is the result of an analysis of three large databases that included 29 years between 1971 and 2000. As per the findings of this analysis, where death rate among men with diabetes has Read on »

Canada's heart attack death rates declined rapidly after 1994 by Flatoutjim Posted Mon 01 Jun 2009 12:00am , and it was actually really good news for us here North of the Border. According to the article, Deaths and hospital admissions from cardiovascular disease dropped almost 30 per cent... need to tackle obesity and sedentary lifestyles. The article noted that the increase in obesity and diabetes are risk factors that could push the number of cardiac deaths Read on »

British death rates at record ... by John R. Posted Sat 30 Oct 2010 10:08pm that over the past five years deaths resulting from heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases had fallen by a third. The ONS said the “age-standardised mortality rates” had not been... mortality rates for cancer was more gradual, with death rates 15 per cent lower for males and 13 per cent lower for females in 2009 than a decade earlier. The leading cause of death Read on »

Rising Maternal Death Rate: A Sentinel Event by HealthReformWatch.com Posted Wed 17 Feb 2010 12:00am that the rate of maternal deaths directly related to pregnancy and birth nearly tripled in California between 1996 and 2006– from 5.6 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births to 16.9 per... for the rise in deaths are not yet understood, Dr. Main notes that the rate of Cesarean sections increased by 50 percent over the 1996-2006 time period. Sadly, California is unlikely Read on »

Low death rate after obesity sur ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 29 Dec 2008 6:02pm Low death rate after obesity surgery in Sweden NEW YORK, 26 dec 2008– Death rates soon after anti-obesity or "bariatric" surgery in Sweden are low, statistics show... surgery can be performed with low mortality on a national level." Marsk and colleagues assessed deaths from any cause after weight loss surgery in Sweden using data from 14,768 Read on »