What does ACM stand for?

All-Cause Mortality (cause of death)

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5]] in association with all-cause mortality and fatal and nonfatal incident coronary heart disease (CHD) among 66,250 Nurses' Health Study participants living in metropolitan areas of the northeastern and midwestern United States.

[PM.sub.2.5] and [PM.sub.[10-2.5]] exposures, mortality, and CHD

In conclusion, this study reaffirms that visual impairment is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality.

Noncorrectable vision problems linked to shorter lifespan in older ...

Furthermore, childhood diets rich in dairy or calcium were associated with lower all-cause mortality in adulthood," the study concluded.

Study shows dairy is good for you

Increased consumption was associated with significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in one prospective cohort study.

Good evidence for CAM approaches to lowering blood pressure

Now two new studies suggest that inhaled anticholinergics (ipratropium [Atrovent[R]] and tiotropium) increase the risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease in patients with COPD.

Pharmacology Watch: Safety of Inhaled Anticholinergics for COPD ...

Until recently, however, the role of sleep apnea as an independent predictor of all-cause mortality has not been well studied, he added.

Sleep apnea increased mortality in 14-year study

The researchers say in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition:'Whereas egg consumption of up to six eggs a week was not associated with therisk of all-cause mortality, consumption of (seven or more) eggs a week wasassociated with a 23 per cent greater risk of death.

An egg a day 'raises death risk for middle-aged men'; Healthy snack ...

This is the first, and probably the only, natural experiment, born of unfortunate circumstances, where large effects on diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality have been related to sustained populationwide weight loss as a result of increased physical activity and reduced caloric intake," said Dr.

'Special Period' was good for Cubans