Cancer induced by smoking or exposure to radiation, on the other hand, may take 20 to 30 years before its catastrophic effects show up. In making choices about health risks, therefore, it is important to bear in mind the likely time lag between taking a risk and suffering its consequences....
Climate activists and experts say that although Pakistan only contributes 1% to global carbon emissions, its share of the catastrophic effects of climate change is colossal.4 The areas most destroyed by floods are rural, with prevailing health, education, and resource inequities. The floods have ...
All the information of patients with severe systemic autoimmune diseases is included in the database of Catastrophic Illness16 based on which patients are entitled to waive the medical co-payment after confirmation of the diag- nosis. The diagnoses of major mental disorders including schizophrenia...
impact that such proposed legislation might have on the hearing health market, reimbursement for the Esteem FI-AMEI device, and the Envoy Medical business, and future market conditions or economic performance, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future operations of...
Acting on the will of the Party and the people, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee resolutely smashed the Gang of Four in October 1976, putting an end to the catastrophic Cultural Revolution. From the founding of the People’s Republic to the eve of reform and opening up, the ...
Major natural disasters have occurred frequently in the last few years, resulting in increased loss of life and economic damage. Most emergency responders
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). Patients with major burns, defined as a burn area equal to or more than 20% of the total body surface area (TBSA) or involving the eyes or head area, are included in the list of catastrophic illnesses in the ...
They are a major cause of catastrophic amphibian declines worldwide. In general, infection and clinical course are determined by host-related characteristics (e.g., nutritional, metabolic, and immune status), pathogens (e.g., virulence and environmental survival), and environment (e.g., ...
diabetes (ICD-9-CM code 250), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; ICD-9-CM codes 491, 492, and 496), chronic kidney disease (CKD; ICD-9-CM code 585), hyperlipidemia (ICD-9-CM code 272), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD; ICD-9-CM code 585 with catastrophic certification)...
The impact of the earthquake and tsunami was catastrophic, resulting in the loss of more than 15,000 lives, extensive damage to infrastructure, including buildings, roads, railways, and ports, and a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The economic losses from this disa...