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Newly diagnosed gastroesophageal reflux disease increased the risk of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the first year following diagnosis – a nationwide population‐based cohort study
ConclusionThis study demonstrated that GERD is an independent risk factor for AECOPD. Caution should be exercised when assessing GERD symptoms in patients with COPD.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - October 31, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Y. H. Lin, C. L. Tsai, L. N. Chien, H. Y. Chiou, C. Jeng Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research

Impact of cardiovascular risk factors on medical expenditure: evidence from epidemiological studies analysing data on health checkups and medical insurance.
Authors: Nakamura K Abstract Concerns have increasingly been raised about the medical economic burden in Japan, of which approximately 20% is attributable to cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke. Because the management of risk factors is essential for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, it is important to understand the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and medical expenditure in the Japanese population. However, only a few Japanese epidemiological studies analysing data on health checkups and medical insurance have provided evidence on this topic. Patients with c...
Source: Journal of Epidemiology - November 15, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Tags: J Epidemiol Source Type: research

Impact of continuity of care on mortality and health care costs: a nationwide cohort study in Korea.
CONCLUSIONS: Lower indices of continuity of care in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia were associated with higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular events, and health care costs. Health care systems should be designed to support long-term trusting relationships between patients and physicians. PMID: 25384815 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - November 1, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shin DW, Cho J, Yang HK, Park JH, Lee H, Kim H, Oh J, Hwang S, Cho B, Guallar E Tags: Ann Fam Med Source Type: research

Mortality in sarcoidosis, results from one centre, long term observational study
Conclusion:The leading cause of death in sarcoid patients in our Department were cancers, but just as often, sarcoidosis was the underlying cause of death.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Puscinska, E., Nowinski, A., Goljan-Geremek, A., Bednarek, M., Kaminski, D., Kowalska, A., Gorecka, D. Tags: 1.5 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease Source Type: research

Increased risk of dementia among chronic osteomyelitis patients
This study investigates whether COM increases the risk of dementia. Taiwanese National Health Insurance (NHI) inpatient claims were used to identify 17,238 patients newly diagnosed with COM from 2000 to 2008, and 68,944 age- and gender-matched patients without COM were randomly selected for comparison. Risks of dementia associated with COM and comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, stroke, hyperlipidemia, and depression, were evaluated using data from the end of 2011. Dementia risk was 1.6-fold higher (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.4–1.83) in the COM cohort than in the control group, calculated using the mu...
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - January 1, 2015 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Media dementia scare over hay fever and sleep drugs
Conclusion This large US prospective cohort study suggests a link between those taking high levels of anticholinergic medicines for more than three years and developing dementia in adults over 65. The main statistically significant finding was in a group taking the equivalent of any of the following medications daily for more than three years: xybutynin chloride, 5mg chlorpheniramine maleate, 4mg olanzapine, 2.5mg meclizine hydrochloride, 25mg doxepin hydrochloride, 10mg These are not unrealistic doses of medicine, so the results may be applicable to a significant proportion of older adults. The main lim...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Neurology Source Type: news

Nonapnea Sleep Disorders and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract: Nonapnea sleep disorders (NASDs) are associated with an increased risk of stroke, diabetes, and hypertension. No longitudinal study has yet examined the association between NASD and chronic kidney disease (CKD) by using epidemiologic study methods. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of NASD on the incidence of CKD in a large population-based retrospective cohort study. Based on a retrospective cohort study of a general population sample of 128 to 436 patients in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2001, 42 to 812 NASD patients were followed up f...
Source: Medicine - January 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischaemia: still poor outcomes and lack of guideline adherence
Conclusion Regardless of recent advances in PAD treatment, current outcomes remain poor especially in CLI. Despite overwhelming evidence for reduction of limb loss by revascularization, CLI patients still received significantly less angiographies and revascularizations.
Source: European Heart Journal - April 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Reinecke, H., Unrath, M., Freisinger, E., Bunzemeier, H., Meyborg, M., Luders, F., Gebauer, K., Roeder, N., Berger, K., Malyar, N. M. Tags: Peripheral artery disease Source Type: research

Incidences and outcomes of status epilepticus: A 9-year longitudinal national study.
CONCLUSIONS: Factors associated with poor outcome in admitted patients with SE by the national data were age, gender, hospital level, comorbid conditions, complications of SE, and procedural intervention. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Status Epilepticus". PMID: 25962656 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - May 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Tiamkao S, Pranboon S, Thepsuthammarat K, Sawanyawisuth K Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research

Incidences and outcomes of status epilepticus: A 9-year longitudinal national study
Conclusions Factors associated with poor outcome in admitted patients with SE by the national data were age, gender, hospital level, comorbid conditions, complications of SE, and procedural intervention. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled “Status Epilepticus”.
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior - May 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Has Brazil found the way to better health care?
Under Brazil’s family health program, when a woman learns that she is pregnant, she contacts her local community health agent, who often is a neighbor. Typically, the agent visits her home to arrange an appointment with the neighborhood’s family health team, and the woman visits the health center for an assessment by a nurse assistant and a physician. During the pregnancy, if she misses a prenatal care appointment, the agent checks in on her at home and helps her reschedule her visit. Any prenatal medications she needs are provided free of charge. Brazil — home to the world’s fifth-largest population and seventh-l...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 5, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The Quality Of Health Care You Receive Likely Depends On Your Skin Color
Unequal health care continues to be a serious problem for black Americans. More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report showing that minority patients were less likely to receive the same quality health care as white patients, racial and ethnic disparities continue to plague the U.S. health care system. That report, which was published in 2002, indicated that even when both groups had similar insurance or the same ability to pay for care, black patients received inferior treatment to white patients. This still hold true, according to our investigation into dozens of studies about black health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adverse Outcomes After Initial Non-surgical Management of Subdural Hematoma: A Population-Based Study
Conclusions Approximately one in eight patients with a conservatively managed SDH was readmitted with SDH within 90 days. A substantial proportion of these readmissions involved surgical hematoma evacuation. These outcomes occurred significantly more often after nontraumatic as compared to traumatic SDH.
Source: Neurocritical Care - July 10, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Prescription patterns of Chinese herbal products for patients with fractures in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based study
Conclusions Our study identified the TCM utilization for patients with fractures in Taiwan. Integration of TCM treatment reduced the medical costs for hospitalization. Further basic research and clinical studies to investigate the mechanism and clinical efficacies of CHPs are warranted. Graphical abstract
Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology - July 26, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Subjects With Hypertension: Nationwide Longitudinal Cohort Study Kidney
Limited studies have examined the effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use on the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in subjects with hypertension. Using National Health Insurance claims data in Taiwan, we conducted a propensity score–matched cohort study to investigate the relationship between NSAID use and CKD in subjects with hypertension. A total of 31976 subjects were included in this study: subjects not taking any NSAIDs in 2007 (n=10782); subjects taking NSAIDs for 1 to 89 days in 2007 (n=10605); and subjects taking NSAIDs for ≥90 days in 2007 (n=10589). We performed multivar...
Source: Hypertension - August 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hsu, C.-C., Wang, H., Hsu, Y.-H., Chuang, S.-Y., Huang, Y.-W., Chang, Y.-K., Liu, J.-S., Hsiung, C. A., Tsai, H.-J. Tags: Clinical Studies Kidney Source Type: research