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Population size has increasingly been taken as the driver of past human environmental impact worldwide, and particularly in the Arctic. However, sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA), pollen and archaeological data show that over the last 12,000 years, paleoeconomy and culture determined human impacts on the terrestrial ec…

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to examine changes in the prevalence of cytotoxic-associated gene A (CagA) positiveinfection in Jinju, Korea, over the last 20 years. METHODS: Three cross-sectional analyses were conducted concurrently. A total of 1,305 serum samples were collected from 1994-1995, 2004-2005,…

It is well-known that low back pain (LBP) prevalence is high among school-age children. However, literature concerning the initial onset of back pain between the ages of three and eleven years is scarce. The present study aims to analyze the prevalence of LBP in kindergarten and primary school students. A total of 278…

BACKGROUND: Vertical hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission and persistence of anti-HCV antibodies were retrospectively investigated since 1999 in a group of 244 children whose mothers had a history of hepatitis C. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Initial examinations performed in most children at 6 months of age included the dete…

AIM: We describe the epidemiology of a community outbreak of Meningococcal C disease in Northland in 2011, and national trends in serogroup C disease in New Zealand. METHODS: Notification data from EpiSurv for all meningococcal C cases were analysed for 2011 for Northland and for the period 2001-2011 nationally. RESU…

Female lung cancer mortality increased by 50% between the mid 1960s and the early 2000s in the European Union (EU). To monitor the current lung cancer epidemic in European women, we analyzed mortality trends in 33 European countries between 1970 and 2009 and estimated rates for the year 2015 using data from the World H…

Measures to increase attendance rate in cervical screening programmes have been suggested, but few have been evaluated in terms of value for money. The aim of this study was to describe the cost-effectiveness of a resource-intensive intervention to promote attendance at cervical screening among women with no registered…

There have been several emerging animal diseases and food-borne infection problems occurring in Japan over the last 5 years. We describe brief pictures of these epidemics and our control activities. As acute contagious and/or emerging animal diseases, the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak caused by the Pan-Asian to…

BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of betathalassemia minor and the presence of several cases of thalassemia major in Menorca (Spain) led us, ten years ago, to set up a population based prevention campaign, following the basic schedule of those already taking place in other areas, specially in Italy. PATIENTS AND METHODS…

This report is concerned with presentation of overall experience with abdominal aneurysmectomy, carried out upon 500 consecutive cases during the last 20 years. Emphasis is placed upon substantially improved results of the last decade in terms of survival and late mortality thus, leading to an increased spectrum of ope…

The Grand Multipara (GM) has almost disappeared in the Western countries due to the advancement of family planning. Having a heterogeneous population, the problem of Grand Multiparity still exists in our country. This study is based on 5785 cases of GM which were treated in our Obstetrical Department during a period of…

BACKGROUND: Assessment drives learning. Written assessment of many universities lacks uniformity and validation. Subjectivity influences assessment. Blueprinting has been used as content validity tools. METHODS: In this study, last 5-year's Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) second year MBBS papers in Mi…

Figures compiled by the Bureau of Research and Planning show that the California Physician Fee Index increased 3.0 percent in the last six months of 1969, compared with 2.5 percent in the first six months. Nationally, physicians' fees increased at a slightly slower rate-2.9 percent during the last half of the year, acc…

Remember that great presentation you heard at last year's convention? Perhaps the marketing case study was especially interesting. Or perhaps you wondered whether you could use the organizational tools the speaker described in your own work. Finally, you might have wondered, "Could I offer a conference presentation at…

Although certain risk factors for breast cancer incidence may also effect survival, findings have been inconsistent and the long-term role of childbirth is unknown. We studied the influence of number and timing of births on breast cancer prognosis prospectively. From 1958 to 1997, altogether 32,003 women, born 1932 or…

Little is known about the social structure of male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) after they leave their natal units. While previous studies found no evidence for preferred associations among males, the observation of mass-strandings consisting exclusively of males, suggest that they have strong social bonds. To…