Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an adult military...

Military Medicine;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......function of the presence or absence of risk factors in a military beneficiary population...community acquired, 9 of whom lacked risk factors for MRSA infection, and 43 cases were...Among isolates from patients without risk factors, seven (77.8%) were susceptible to ciprofloxacin...

Collaborative ergonomics field research: An assessment of risk factors at...

Mining Engineering;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the mining industry. Identification of risk factors associated with these injuries is valuable...to examine musculoskeletal disorder risk factors in four mining commodities. Risk factor...data-collection methods, job prioritization, risk factors and strategies to reduce risk. The ...

Psychosocial risk factors weigh on heart patients.(Cardiovascular...

Family Practice News;  May 1, 2007 ;     208 words ...WASHINGTON -- Psychosocial risk factors contribute a level of risk for cardiovascular...is similar to the traditional major risk factors, Thomas Rutledge, Ph.D., reported at...associates prospectively studied the risk factors of smoking, hypertension, diabetes...

Conditional Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......have one or more of the conventional risk factors for atherosclerosis, so do many people...predictive models based on conventional risk factors have a lower than desired accuracy...of biomarkers was termed conditional risk factors in an American Heart Association/American...

A New Goal for Aging; Hit 50 With Few Heart Risk Factors, And Brag Longer

The Washington Post;  February 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ......life: Aim to reach age 50 with as few risk factors for heart disease and stroke as possible...life because by middle age, most of the risk factors are already established," said Howard...aggressively treating cardiovascular disease risk factors" is the smartest approach, said Chris...

Knowledge of Osteoporosis Risk Factors and Prevalence of Risk Factors for...

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......to assess knowledge of osteoporosis risk factors, (2) to determine the prevalence of risk factors for osteoporosis, falls, and fractures...knowledge and prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors in affluent independent community-dwelling...

Risk Factors for Adolescent Substance Abuse.

Journal of Learning Disabilities;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......will be laid out. Second, selected key risk factors for SUDs will be briefly reviewed. Although...often difficult to apply to adolescents. Risk factors for SUD will be discussed broadly; at...polysubstance use and commonality among risk factors for abuse of different substances ...

Midlife risk factors may predict men's length and quality of life.(Brief...

Men's Health Advisor;  February 1, 2007 ;     218 words ...Men who avoid certain risk factors in midlife are more likely to live...The men who in midlife avoided risk factors such as smoking, excessive drinking...calculated that men with no midlife risk factors had a 69 percent likelihood they...

THE IMPACT OF RISK FACTORS: A SURVEY OF INNER-CITY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

Child Study Journal;  September 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...At-risk students are characterized by risk factors, that is, attributes and circumstances...family, school, community, and societal risk factors appears in the research literature...rated the impact of 52 commonly cited risk factors. Student-based and family-based risk...

Behavioural risk factors for non communicable diseases among adults in...

Indian Journal of Medical Research;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......developed country. Various behavioural risk factors (BRF) namely smoking, unhealthy diet...sedentary life style, etc., are known to be risk factors for many such diseases. The present...the prevalence of various behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases, and to identify...

An exploration of modifiable health associated risk factors within a...

Contemporary Nurse;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......diseases', are attributed to modifiable risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle and...number of behaviour-associated health risk factors within a group of undergraduate nursing...community to educate students about risk factors and healthy living. Key Words risk ...

Most Americans Court Heart Disease, CDC Says // Just 18 Percent Have No...

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 27, 1994 ;     385 words ......Americans have none of the six major risk factors for heart disease, the Centers for Disease...19.9 percent of residents having no risk factors. Another 35 percent have only one of the risk factors: smoking, physical inactivity, being...

Risk factors don't always predict osteoporosis. (Test Bone Density in All...

OB GYN News;  March 1, 2002 ;     471 words ......Screening detected osteoporosis but no risk factors for fracture in 14% of 7,154 postmenopausal...you would be treating women who had risk factors for osteoporosis but who didn't have...had the disease but didn't have the risk factors. Of the 2,558 women in the study in...

Cardiovascular risk factors in economically disadvantaged women: A study...

Journal of the National Medical Association;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......examined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among low-income women and assessed...awareness and attitudes about these risk factors in the community. A survey instrument...race. The mean number of cardiovascular risk factors per subject was 2.6 (SD 1.4). Each of...

Risk factors for falls: A central role in prevention

Generations;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......precipitating causes and predisposing risk factors, which makes diagnosis, treatment, and...cord. This complex relationship between risk factors, underlying causes, precipitating events...evaluation. This article reviews the risk factors for falls and discusses how identification...