We report no significant overall increase in the United States. There have been several reports of increasing anaphylaxis rates in northern populations in the United States, especially in younger people, lending support to the suggestion that higher anaphylaxis rates occur at higher latitudes. We an... | PMID: 21042959

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Recently, concerns have been raised that angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) may be associated with an increased risk for cancer development. However, the relation between ARBs and cancer is still unclear. Therefore, a nationwide population-based study was conducted to investigate the possible in... | PMID: 21256465

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The aim of this study is to report the observation of the pandemic of influenza A (H1N1 virus) from August to September 2009 on the island of Futuna, in a context of isolated island that may mimic an environment closed. | PMID: 21251791

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Surveillance is an effective element in the fight against nosocomial infections, but the monitoring methods are often cumbersome and time consuming. The detection of infection in computerized databases is a means to alleviate the workload of health care teams. The objective of this study was to evalu... | PMID: 21237594

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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States among persons aged 5-34 years. Seat belts have been shown to be the most effective method for reducing injuries among adults in the event of a crash. CDC used 2009 data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System--... | PMID: 21209609

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To generate real world clinical data on efficacy and tolerability of tolperisone 150 mg in painful muscle spasms in Indian population. | PMID: 21751662

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We consider the years 2000-2009, 6.4% of isolated genotypes were found to be Salmonellae with the serologic profile 4,5,12:i:-, 35.8% of which were multiresistant. Molecular analyses have shown a correlation between Salmonellae 4,5,12:i:- and Salmonellae Typhimurium DT104. Further studies will be co... | PMID: 21468150

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The paper discusses the reliability of the Apgar score for evaluating newborns, particularly its usefulness in assessing the state of preterm or full term newborns born with hypoxia. | PMID: 21469520

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Our study reviews the experience with HCC at Tulane University Medical Center from 2003 to 2009 and compares our experience with the national experience. Our data shows that from 2003 to 2009, the number of new HCC cases seen at Tulane increased by 300%, paralleling reported national trends. Infecti... | PMID: 21954650

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To assess the role of the individual determinants on the inequalities of dental services utilization among low-income children living in the working area of Brazilian's federal Primary Health Care program, which is called Family Health Program (FHP), in a big city in Southern Brazil. | PMID: 21667543

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This is the first study to systematically track the tobacco use prevalence in an entire emergency department (ED) population and compare age-stratified rates to the general population using national, provincial, and regional comparisons. A tobacco use question was integrated into the ED electronic re... | PMID: 21318027

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Discipline-specific Malaria Eradication Research Agenda (malERA) Consultative Groups have recognized several cross-cutting issues that must be addressed to prevent repetition of some of the mistakes of past malaria elimination campaigns in future programs. Integrated research is required to develop a... | PMID: 21283603

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We show that significant differences in immunity to influenza A viruses among communities in China are not explained by differences in population demographics. We randomly selected households from five randomly selected locations near Guangzhou, China to answer a questionnaire and provide a blood sa... | PMID: 21829185

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There are multiple sample types that may be collected from a euthanized animal in order to help diagnose or discover infectious agents in an animal colony. Proper collection of tissues for further histological processing can impact the quality of testing results. This article describes the conduct of... | PMID: 21847084

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Overdiagnosis of prostatic cancer easily leads to overtreatment, whereby the patients are also exposed to the adverse effects of the treatments. Active surveillance has been raised as an alternative to the treatments of prostatic cancer with a good prognosis. Active surveillance means that instead of... | PMID: 21528523

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Reducing tobacco use among young people is an important public health goal. This article summarizes the results of the analysis of Missouri Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) data collected between 2003 and 2009. The YTS collects information regarding tobacco use and related issues among Mis... | PMID: 21736081

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Comparison of influenza A(H1N1) epidemic in Russia caused by pandemic virus A/ California/07/09 (H1N1) in 2009 with previous epidemics of influenza A of this subtype. Analysis of A/California/07/09 (H1N1) epidemic was carried out in 49 cities--bases of Federal center... | PMID: 21812139

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Problem of emergence and spread of poliomyelitis in Russian Federation and neighboring states is examined. Measures taken in Russian Federation to prevent emergence of poliomyelitis cases caused by wild type virus are discussed, as well as treaties and agreements between Russia, Commonwealth of Indep... | PMID: 21598610

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Colonoscopic surveillance of hyperplastic polyps alone is controversial and may be inappropriate. The colonoscopy surveillance register at a university teaching hospital was audited to determine the extent of such hyperplastic polyp surveillance. The surveillance endoscopy records were reviewed, thos... | PMID: 21957689

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Methamphetamine (meth) is a highly addictive drug of abuse that can easily be made in small illegal laboratories from household chemicals that are highly toxic and dangerous. Meth labs have been found in locations such as homes, outbuildings, motels, and cars. Its production endangers the "cook," nei... | PMID: 21563719

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Increase of pertussis incidence has been recognised mainly among adolescents and adults since 90. As adolescents and adults sustain the reservoir of infection for non immunized and not completely immunized newborns and neonates, increased rates of pertussis are dangerous. The improve... | PMID: 21735835

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There is a lack of prevalence data of child maltreatment and neglect in German speaking countries. The aim of this pilot study was to develop a questionnaire as a generally useable method for surveys of early child maltreatment and to test its feasibility and usefulness. The pilot study of this metho... | PMID: 21488326

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Our results strongly suggest that according to WHO EURO strategic plan, Poland is close to elimination phase. High number of MLIs were caused by pathogens other than measles. Addition of anti-B 19V IgM testing to routine MLIs screening protocol may improve system performance in the more advanced sta... | PMID: 21735834

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The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of each genotype of papillomavirus caused infection in human. In the years 2007-2009 in NIPH-NIH diagnostic tests were carried out, among 250 participants (222 women and 25 men). The samples were tested by PCR and subsequently LiPA... | PMID: 21735840

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