mortality

Health Benefits of Marriage May Not Extend to All
03/05/2013 - 10:18

Marriage may not always be as beneficial to health as experts have led us to believe, according to a new study. Researchers made two discoveries that explain why: First, marriage provides less protection against mortality as health deteriorates, even though it does seem to benefit those who are in excellent health. Secondly, married people tend to overestimate how healthy they are, compared to others.

 

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Is There a Link Between Coffee Drinking and Mortality?
02/19/2013 - 12:07

A large study of nearly half a million older adults followed for about 12 years revealed a clear trend: as coffee drinking increased, the risk of death decreased. Study author Neal Freedman, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute, discusses the significance of these findings and the potential links between coffee drinking, caffeine consumption, and various specific causes of disease.

 

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Study finds it actually is better (and healthier) to give than to receive
02/05/2013 - 08:39

A five-year study by researchers at three universities has established that providing tangible assistance to others protects our health and lengthens our lives.

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Study finds direct correlation between hospital bedsores, patient mortality
10/02/2012 - 13:40

A new clinical study spearheaded by the dean of UCLA's School of Nursing has found a direct correlation between pressure ulcers — commonly known as bedsores — and patient mortality and increased hospitalization.

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Surprising demographic shifts in endangered monkey population challenge conservation expectations
09/18/2012 - 14:39

A new study reports increasing use of the ground among a population of the otherwise arboreal northern muriqui monkeys in Brazil. Researchers led by University of Wisconsin–Madison anthropologist Karen Strier believe the behavioral innovation may underlie demographic changes in the population over the past 30 years, including unexpected increases in both fertility and mortality.

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Johns Hopkins team finds ICU misdiagnoses may account for as many annual deaths as breast cancer
08/27/2012 - 12:47

Each year as many as 40,500 critically ill U.S. hospital patients die with an unknown medical condition that may have caused or contributed to their death, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts report in a recent study.

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