http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Epidemiology"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:44:09 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 55462 | THE FIRST TWO AUTHORS REPLY http://en.redtram.com/go/136029485/top100/ 136029485 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029485/top100/ 55462 | The Public-Use National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality Files: Methods of Reidentification Risk Avoidance and Comparative Analysis http://en.redtram.com/go/136029469/top100/ 136029469 The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) conducts mortality follow-up for its major population-based surveys. In 2004, NCHS updated the mortality follow-up for the 1986-2000 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) years, which because of confidentiality protections was made available only Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029469/top100/ 55462 | Testing Language Effects in Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys with Randomized Experiments: Results from the National Latino and Asian American Study http://en.redtram.com/go/136029475/top100/ 136029475 To evaluate the prevalence of mental disorders for persons of non-English-language origin, it is essential to use translated diagnostic interviews. The equivalence of translated surveys is rarely tested formally. In the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), the authors Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029475/top100/ 55462 | RE: "RISK OF CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINATION, INFECTION, AND MEDICATION USE IN CHILDHOOD: THE CROSS-CANADA CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA STUDY" http://en.redtram.com/go/136029479/top100/ 136029479 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029479/top100/ 55462 | A Simple Screening Approach for Assessing Community Prevalence and Phenotype of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Semiurban Population in Sri Lanka http://en.redtram.com/go/136029457/top100/ 136029457 In most of South Asia, prevalences and phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among women in the community are unknown. The authors aimed to estimate prevalence and phenotype in a community setting in Sri Lanka and to test a valid, Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029457/top100/ 55462 | Immeasurable Time Bias in Observational Studies of Drug Effects on Mortality http://en.redtram.com/go/136029463/top100/ 136029463 Observational studies suggesting that some drugs are effective at reducing mortality may have been subject to "immeasurable time bias" arising from the unidentified presence of hospitalizations when defining drug exposure with computerized health databases. The author illustrates the bias using Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029463/top100/ 55462 | Early Childhood Infection by Human Herpesvirus 8 in Zambia and the Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Coinfection in a Highly Endemic Area http://en.redtram.com/go/136029454/top100/ 136029454 Kaposi's sarcoma occurs at high incidence among Zambian adults and children, but there is a paucity of data on human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) incidence and routes of infection, especially in children. Between 1998 and 2004, the authors conducted a prospective Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029454/top100/ 55462 | Effects of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides on Thyroid Function during Pregnancy http://en.redtram.com/go/136029451/top100/ 136029451 In this study, the authors' objective was to determine whether serum concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene, p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), o,p'-DDT, and p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) are associated with thyroid function during pregnancy. These compounds, as well as thyroid-stimulating hormone, total Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029451/top100/ 55462 | Benign Breast Disease among First-Degree Relatives of Young Breast Cancer Patients http://en.redtram.com/go/136029441/top100/ 136029441 Benign breast disease is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. To further clarify whether there is a genetic link between benign and malignant breast lesions, the authors identified 14,648 first-degree female relatives of 8,807 patients in whom breast cancer Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029441/top100/ 55462 | Body Size and Renal Cell Cancer Incidence in a Large US Cohort Study http://en.redtram.com/go/136029443/top100/ 136029443 Renal cell cancer (RCC) incidence has increased in the United States over the past three decades. The authors analyzed the association between body mass index (BMI) and invasive RCC in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and Health Study, Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029443/top100/ 55462 | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Women: Reproductive Factors and Exogenous Hormone Use http://en.redtram.com/go/136029444/top100/ 136029444 Few studies of reproductive hormone exposures and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) have examined NHL subtypes. Associations between reproductive hormonal factors and risk of all NHL and of two predominant subtypes, diffuse large-cell lymphoma (DLCL) (n = 233) and follicular lymphoma (n Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029444/top100/ 55462 | Consumption of trans-Fatty Acid and Its Association with Colorectal Adenomas http://en.redtram.com/go/136029447/top100/ 136029447 trans-Fatty acid consumption is known to have detrimental effects on cardiovascular health, but little is known about its role in digestive tract neoplasia. To investigate the association between colorectal adenomas and trans-fatty acid consumption, the authors utilized data from a Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029447/top100/ 55462 | Statin Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Results from a Population-based Epidemiologic Study http://en.redtram.com/go/136029433/top100/ 136029433 Epidemiologic studies of statin use in relation to prostate cancer risk have been inconclusive. Recent evidence, however, suggests that longer-term use may reduce risk of more advanced disease. The authors conducted a population-based study of 1,001 incident prostate cancer cases Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029433/top100/ 55462 | The Incidence of Esophageal Cancer and High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis http://en.redtram.com/go/136029428/top100/ 136029428 Barrett's esophagus is a well-recognized precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Surveillance of Barrett's esophagus patients is recommended to detect high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or early cancer. Because of wide variation in the published cancer incidence in Barrett's esophagus, the authors undertook a Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:49:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/136029428/top100/