1.   The distal splenorenal shunt was designed to overcome this problem, but comparison with endoscopic sclerotherapy suggests that this operative procedure is associated with an increased mortality.

2.   Autonomic neuropathy could have contributed to the QT interval abnormalities and increased mortality noted by Day and colleagues.

3.   In large studies there is no evidence of increased mortality when either class of agent was used, but what about morbidity?

4.   But, Edwards said, a substantial proportion of the increased mortality seems to result from biological differences in the cancers of black women.

5.   Defenders of guns can intelligently argue that, as with fast cars, the pleasures of gun ownership are worth the increased mortality.

6.   Last year, a Johns Hopkins University study linked air pollution to increased mortality from cardiac and respiratory diseases.

7.   On the other, consumption of three or more drinks a day is linked to increased mortality.

8.   On the short side, increased mortality kicks in only when you get below four hours.

9.   The increases were a result of increased surveillance, not increased mortality, Worthy points out.

10.   Clearer water also may contribute to increased mortality in fish larvae because they are more vulnerable to being found and eaten by other fish.