Objectives To investigate the predictors of general practitioner (GP) consultation and antibiotic use in those developing sore throat. Methods We conducted a prospective population-based cohort study on 4461 participants in two rounds (2010-11) from 1897 households. Results Participants reported 2193 sore throat illnesses, giving a community sore throat incidence of 1.57/ person-year. 13% o...

1 University of California, Davis. Department of Biomedical Engineering. Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, 451 E. Health Sciences Dr., Davis, California, 95616-5294. 530-752-1430 (U. S., A. F. H. L., M. R. S.) 530-754-2193 (C. E. G.), 530-752-0299 (S. I. S.). Fax 530-754-5739 2 ICOS Corporation, 22021 20 Ave. SE, Bothell, Washington 98021. 3 Current Address: The Scripps Research Institut...

a Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 113-8613, Japan b Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan c Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, Kagawa 769-2193,...

Aim We examined the association between number of words used at age 2.5 years and deficits in intellectual functioning 7 years, 549 children, whether such is confirmed by parental concern about child's development. Methods Parental reports how many their children were analysed for to (assessed with Wechsler Intelligence Scale Children – Fourth Edition,WISC-IV) using linear regression, adjusting...

Predicting the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is paramount importance in preventive medicine. However, it remains a major challenge to prevent SCD general population. This study aimed develop prediction model for deaths population using community-based cohort Taiwan. Chin-Shan Community Cardiovascular Cohort (CCCC) enrolled participants ≥ 35 years age since 1990-1991, and were followed up u...