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ICES is pleased to announce the launch of the Mental Health and Addictions Research Program with the help of the Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

First-born children have a higher incidence of post-vaccination ER visits and admissions than later-born children for vaccinations up to 12 months of age.

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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at a higher risk for dislocation following total hip arthroplasty and infection following total knee arthroplasty when compared to those with osteoarthritis.

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Adults with developmental disabilities (DD) such as autism and Down syndrome in Ontario are having a harder time accessing health care even though they have more health issues than people without DD.

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The blood concentration of a common type of medication used by to control high blood pressure may rise to dangerous levels when taken in conjunction with an antibiotic used to treat sinus infections.

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Lack of sleep is associated with impaired performance. But new research by ICES Western and Lawson shows the safety of a common surgical procedure is unaffected by modest sleep deprivation.

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Individuals with COPD make up 12 per cent of the population but account for a significant proportion of all hospitalizations, ED visits and ambulatory care visits.

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Significant advances in the management of HIV have reduced mortality from all causes by more than 70 per cent in adults living with HIV.

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New research by ICES and CCN, shows 41.9 per cent of patients with a diagnosis of ‘stable angina’ had a normal coronary angiogram.

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A new study by ICES shows the use of rosiglitazone and pioglitazone was significantly impacted by cardiovascular safety concerns and public drug formulary restrictions on these thiazolidinediones.

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Ontarians in 2009 were significantly more likely to survive one year after hospitalization than they were in 1994.

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A significant portion of people living in Ontario’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods are not getting screened for cancer, diabetes and high cholesterol, putting them at increased risk of disease.

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Women with low job control are twice as likely to develop diabetes compared to women with high job control according to a new nine-year study by researchers at ICES and IWH.

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Chinese patients have a substantially lower risk for cardiovascular complications and mortality than European patients after diabetes diagnosis, according to a new study by researchers at ICES.

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Metformin, one of the most commonly used oral drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, may have an anti-cancer effect.

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Women who gave birth following fertility treatment had no long-term increased risk of death or major cardiovascular events compared to women who gave birth without fertility therapy.

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Doing more cardiac imaging procedures is expensive and does not result in healthier patients according to new research conducted at ICES and CCN of Ontario.

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Elderly patients prescribed medications for 60 days or more after leaving hospital have four times the odds of adhering to the drug regime than patients prescribed the same medications for less.

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The risk of contracting Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a serious but very rare condition from influenza vaccines remains a potential concern for large-scale immunization programs.

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A first-ever audit of Ontario’s secondary stroke prevention clinics (SPCs) demonstrate improvements in care and patient outcomes, but there are opportunities for improvement ...

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ICES is launching their latest satellite site here in London: ICES Western.

The elderly may benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators as much as younger people.

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Patients taking certain statins to lower cholesterol are at an increased risk of hospitalization if they are also prescribed antibiotics to treat a respiratory tract infection.

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Niacin use has rapidly increased in the US and Canada, even relative to statin use. Researchers at ICES have found that per capita niacin use in the US is nearly six-fold larger than in Canada.

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Many opportunities to prevent coronary disease are being missed, according to a new study by scientists at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Ontario.

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Four in five patients did not receive surgery following an orthopedic surgeon visit according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

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In order to improve long-term outcomes of heart attack patients in Ontario, there is a need to better integrate and promote the self-management of physical activity during heart attack recovery.

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Despite lower rates of obesity, Chinese Canadians are at a much higher risk of being diagnosed with diabetes.

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Researchers at ICES have found some statins may come with a greater risk of diabetes in elderly patients without a history of the disease.

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Two commonly used inhaled medications for patients with COPD increase risk of heart attacks, heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms according to a study by researchers at ICES.

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The timing of surgery for acute gallbladder inflammation varies widely across hospitals in Ontario, according to a new study published in CMAJ Open.

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A new study shows that intensive-dose statin therapy is effective in reducing repeat hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome in older patients who have had a heart attack.

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Researchers identified 78 informal, multispecialty physician networks in Ontario. Such networks have been shown to achieve high quality, low cost care for chronic disease patients in other locations.

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Influenza immunization rates in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are low despite its safety according to a new study.

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Being overweight increases a person’s risk for respiratory infection, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

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The proportion of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome or autism who are screened for cervical cancer is around half that of women without such disabilities.

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Women with preeclampsia have a two-fold increased risk of developing postpartum diabetes according to recent research.

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A new study suggests that improvements are needed in the way echocardiograms are administered and tracked in Ontario.

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Only half of people with arthritis who had a hip or knee replacement reported a significant improvement in pain and mobility after surgery.

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Organ donation in Ontario is significantly less common at large general hospitals than at hospitals with clinical programs for transplant recipients.

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Researchers at ICES found that seeing a doctor within a month of an ER visit for chest pain significantly reduced the risk of heart attack or death among high risk patients.

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In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers found that patients taking higher strength statins face a small increase in the risk of acute kidney injury.

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CIHR and CMAJ today honoured five outstanding Canadian individuals and teams.

Prescribers are the drivers behind antibiotic treatment duration according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

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Canadians can track how much salt they’re eating and identify the main sources of sodium in their diet using a new online Salt Calculator.

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New research done at ICES in collaboration with OBRI finds seniors with rheumatoid arthritis are at high risk of developing infections requiring a hospitalization or emergency department visit.

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Low job control is associated with an increased risk of hypertension among men, but not women. This is according to a study by researchers at IWH and ICES.

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Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who present at the ED with another medical condition as their primary diagnosis are more likely to die than patients who receive a primary ED diagnosis of AF.

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Researchers at ICES and the William Harvey Research Institute in London (UK) are calling for the withdrawal of diclofenac, a drug that increases heart attack risk from international markets.

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A new study from ICES and THETA Collaborative shows that multidisciplinary heart failure clinics are associated with a decrease in mortality but an increase in readmissions to hospital.

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Researchers at ICES found that even small doses of the powerful painkillers were associated with an increased risk of road trauma.

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A study by researchers at ICES and WCRI found that diabetes risk is significantly higher in lower income groups compared to higher income groups.

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Researchers at ICES and WCRI conducted a new study and found that older men with dementia are more likely to experience a serious event than women following the initiation of antipsychotic therapy.

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