BACKGROUND Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are precancerous lesions with a well-described adenoma-carcinoma sequence. Although the risk of malignant transformation has been well studied, data on trends in long-term survival and important prognostic factors associated with survival in malignant IPMN are lacking. METHODS The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) da...

A large number of studies have suggested that being a woman represents a potential risk factor for the development of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The aim of this study is to further explore the differences between men and women with regard to reported ADRs, particularly those associated with psychotropic drugs. We used spontaneous reports of suspected ADRs collected by Midi-Pyrénées (France)...

BACKGROUND Psychosocial risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be especially deleterious in persons with low socioeconomic status. Most work has focused on psychosocial factors individually, but emerging research suggests that the confluence of psychosocial risk may be particularly harmful. Using data from the Reasons for Geographical and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, we exam...

OBJECTIVE Determine the burden of illness associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in adults, especially young adults. DESIGN Prospective surveillance study using RT-PCR for the diagnosis of RSV and HMPV. SETTING One academic Emergency Department (ED), one academic hospital and three middle Tennessee community hospitals. SAMPLE We prospectively en...

The science of public health, like other branches of knowledge, may be as much benefited by the removal of errors which stand in the way of its progress as by direct discovery; and it is with this conviction that I send for publication the result of an examination into a portion of the Registrar-General’s very valuable Weekly Returns of Deaths in London. Whilst a number of eminent authors have ...