The provincial health authority reported a high mortality rate from upper GI cancer in the newly established Ardabil Province of northwest Iran. A comprehensive search was undertaken to survey and register all cases of cancer during a 4-year (1996-1999) period among the indigenous population of Ardabil Province, including subjects seeking care in the cities of Tabriz and Tehran. Diagnosis of ca...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether there is greater risk of initiation of oxybutynin to treat urinary incontinence (UI) after initiation of medicines reported to be associated with UI. DESIGN Prescription sequence symmetry analysis (PSSA). SETTING Administrative claims data from the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. PARTICIPANTS Individuals who initiated oxybutynin and a...

PURPOSE This descriptive study assessed the current trends in the incidence of urological cancers and patient survival in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this nationwide retrospective observational study based on the data from the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database (KNCIDB), this study analyzed the age-standardized incidence rates (ASRs) and annual percentage changes (APCs) of kidney, b...

OBJECTIVE Adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibits symptoms, such as attention deficit and impulsivity, that make it difficult for patients to manage social activities. In this study, we investigated the association of adult ADHD symptoms with temperament and character dimensions, taking into account possible sex interactions. METHOD A total of 2917 (1462 males and 1455 ...

Incident reporting systems can be used to detect problems before they result in an accident. They can also be used to strengthen the defences that lead to the detection and resolution of potential problems. There are also significant limitations. For instance, it is difficult to support long-term participation from all elements of a workforce. In spite of these difficulties, incident reporting ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the trends and the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the offspring of Swedes and immigrants by specific parental migration background, age, sex and birth cohort. DESIGN Registry-based cohort study. SETTING Using Swedish nationwide data we analysed the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in 3 457 486 female and 3 641 304 male offspring between 0 and 30 years of ag...

background: cancer is the third cause of death in iran, with an increasing incidence projected for the next decade. this study aimed to provide a disaggregated viewpoint on cancer incidence in all 22 districts of tehran, using the geographic information system (gis). identifying clusters of cancers may assist in recognizing the cause of the disease, visualizing patterns of cancer distribution, ...

Generating laser with short wavelength is a bottleneck problem in technology. The current applicable table-top extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lasers are all generated by multi-photon process low efficiency. By utilizing metastable helium atoms excited microwave and irradiated resonant laser, here we report the development of 58.4 nm collimated radiation single-photon-excitation related anti-Stokes R...

In 2010, cancer deaths accounted for more than 15% of all deaths worldwide, and this fraction is estimated to rise in the coming years. Increased cancer mortality has been observed in immigrant populations, but a comprehensive analysis by country of birth has not been conducted. We followed all individuals living in Sweden between 1961 and 2009 (7,109,327 men and 6,958,714 women), and calculate...