six years

Study: 50-year-old with diabetes dies 6 yrs sooner

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 03/02/2011 - 18:12

NEW YORK (AP) -- A 50-year-old with diabetes dies six years sooner than someone without the disease, and not just from a heart attack or a stroke, new research suggests....


 

No Long-Term Survival Difference Between Aneurysm Repair Methods...

MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 05/19/2010 - 15:00

After more than six years of follow-up, there was no difference in survival for endovascular versus open repair of large abdominal aortic aneurysms, long-term follow-up of a randomized trial showed.


 

Protection from HPV Vaccine Lasts Longer than Six Years (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 12/02/2009 - 16:30

Cervarix, one of two FDA-approved vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), protects against infection for more than six years, researchers found.


 

UN: $39 billion needed for pneumonia

Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 11/01/2009 - 18:01

LONDON (AP) -- To fight pneumonia, the world's top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion (euro26.35 billion) over the next six years....


 

Dead by Mistake: State law on reporting medical errors lacks bot...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Sun, 08/09/2009 - 21:49

Six years after the "To Err is Human" report, the Washington state Legislature responded with a law mandating medical error reports. Reporting has been a trickle, at best.


 

CDC director is leaving with a mixed legacy

Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 01/11/2009 - 14:18

ATLANTA (AP) -- The woman who led the nation's top public health agency for more than six years is leaving the post with a mixed legacy....