Tag: statistics
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White House Economist: Lower Health Costs Benefit Economy
2 April 2015. President Obama’s chief economic adviser said lower health care costs since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 are benefiting the overall U.S. economy and lowering Federal deficits. Jason Furman, who chairs the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, made his remarks today in a briefing at Center for American Progress, a…
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Sharp Rise in Livestock Antimicrobial Use Expected
26 March 2015. An international research consortium estimates that global use of antibiotics in livestock is expected to jump by two-thirds by the year 2030, imperiling attempts to overcome antibiotic resistance and posing a threat to public health. The team led by Princeton University environmental researcher Ramanan Laxminarayan published its findings last week in Proceedings…
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Alcohol Ignition Locks Seen Preventing 83% of DUI Deaths
20 March 2015. A statistical projection shows some 59,500 deaths over 15 years could be prevented if new cars in the U.S. had alcohol ignition locks that stop drunk drivers from starting their engines. Medical and transportation researchers at University of Michigan, led by professor of emergency medicine Patrick Carter, published their findings yesterday in…
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Cancer Progress Indicators Devised
29 January 2015. Researchers in public health and cancer medicine developed statistical tools that capture findings on cancer treatments and care, and provide indicators of progress in defeating the disease. A team from Lilly Oncology — with colleagues from the U.S., Germany, U.K., and Italy — published its findings about the Continuous Innovation Indicators initiative…
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Foundation Supporting Open Science Initiatives
12 January 2015. Helmsley Charitable Trust is awarding $6.4 million in grants to three not-for-profit organizations that foster more open and collaborative science. The awards, from the foundation’s Biomedical Research Infrastructure Program, support new research platforms, data management tools, and training programs. The Biomedical Research Infrastructure Program aims to support new technologies and systems that…
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Organic Farming Narrows Yield Gap With Conventional Methods
10 December 2014. An analysis of research studies comparing organic to conventional farming shows conventional techniques have greater yields, but by a smaller margin than previously thought. The team led by environmental scientist Claire Kremen at University of California in Berkeley published its findings in today’s issue of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society…
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Fewer Americans on Pain Meds, But in Risky Combinations
9 December 2014. A review of insurance claims from 2009 to 2013 shows fewer Americans taking opioid pain medications, but for longer periods than originally prescribed and in potentially dangerous combinations. Results of the review were released today in a report by the pharmacy-benefit management company Express Scripts in St. Louis, and authored by Lynne…
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Costs to Support Stroke Survivors Stay High for 10 Years
24 October 2014. Researchers at Monash University in Australia calculated long-term costs to stroke patients, finding the financial burden on patients and their care givers remains significant for 10 years following the stroke episode. The team led by Monash medical school professor Dominique Cadilhac reported its findings in yesterday’s issue of the journal Stroke (paid…
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Inappropriate Antibiotic Use Costing U.S. $163 Million
11 September 2014. A review of hospital records over 4 years identifies widespread overuse of antibiotics, leading to an estimated $163 million in annual avoidable costs in the U.S. The study by analysts from Premier, a corporate health care industry alliance in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta appears…
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Re-Analyzed Clinical Trial Data Often Draw New Conclusions
10 September 2014. Researchers at Stanford University in California, with colleagues in Canada, analyzed decades of clinical trials to find a large proportion of the small number of studies where data were re-analyzed came to different conclusions from the original authors. The team led by Stanford medical professor John Ioannidis published its findings in today’s…