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Health-related quality of life in children with cystic ...
1 Dec 2009 by Doris Staab   ...
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View Post: Gender differences in health-related quality of life in multiple ...
6 Nov 2009 by Casetta, I., Riise, T., Wamme Nortvedt,...  
We studied the gender-specific impact of MS on health-related quality of life. We surveyed the population prevalence of MS patients in Ferrara, Italy. Data were extracted from the MS registry of the study area. Health-related quality of ...
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View Post: Obesity's Rise May Hurt Smoking Gains In Lifespan : Kevin Trudeau Show
7 hours ago by Andrew  
Although fewer people are smoking — and therefore less likely to die from cigarette-related causes — the obesity epidemic may negate any gains in life span, according to a new study. By 2020, the typical 18-year-old will ... If all U.S. adults were nonsmokers of normal weight, life expectancy would increase by 3.76 years, or 5.16 quality-adjusted years, according to the study. Health.com: Make healthy lunches your kids will actually eat. “Life expectancy is not going to ...
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View Post: Reading List: Exercise Beats the Flu, Trans Fats-Related Heart ...
3 hours ago by Toby Amidor  
A new study examined previous national health surveys to forecast the life expectancy and quality of life for a typical 18 year old from 2005 to 2020. The good news: Smoking has decreased over the past 15 years and that's increased life ...
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View Post: Abstract
Rapid and sustained improvements in health-related ...
11 Nov 2009 by Arthur Kavanaugh   ...
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View Post: Drug side effects a key factor in reduced quality of life for ...
23 Nov 2009
The patients' self-reported health-related quality of life was measured using the SF-36 scale, which ranges from zero to 100, with higher scores indicating a more positive result. This showed that people in their first year after ...
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View Post: Maintain Your Quality of LIfe With a Chiropractor
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17 hours ago by Home Gyms   ...
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View Post: Patients' Charter for TB Care is in favour of doctors, not against ...
11 hours ago by Citizen News Service  
With different levels of multi-faceted stigma-related to TB, how will the doctors operationalize these policies on active TB case finding? The answer honestly lies in The Charter among other approaches. Affected communities need to be engaged ... “Unless TB patients are diagnosed earlier, the quality of life will be compromised despite of successful anti-TB treatment” said Dr M Muniyandi, Health Economist, TB Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). ...
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View Post: Internet Use and Self-Rated Health Among Older People: A National ...
2 Dec 2009 by Juan Herrero  
The available research on the digital divide and health issues has focused mainly on access to health-related information [11-15]. Research has also examined how variables such as health status, age, sex, education, ... We used data from a survey about the digital divide and quality of life among older people in Spain conducted in 2008. In Spain, the National Statistics Institute has calculated that, in 2008, there were 1226000 Internet users between 55 and 64 years and ...
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View Post: Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life — Ann Intern Med
15 Apr 1993 by Gordon H. Guyatt, David H. Feeny, Donald...  
Clinicians and policymakers are recognizing the importance of measuring health-related quality of life (HRQL) to inform patient management and policy decisions. Self- or interviewer-administered questionnaires can be used to measure ...
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