BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Data monitoring trends in stroke risk among different ethnic groups are lacking. Thus, we investigated trends in stroke incidence and modifiable stroke risk factors over a 10-year time period between different ethnic groups. METHODS Changes in stroke incidence were investigated with the South London Stroke Register (SLSR). The SLSR is a population-based stroke register,...

BACKGROUND There is evidence suggesting that the use of health services is lower among immigrants after adjusting for age and sex. This study takes a step forward to compare primary care (PC) utilisation patterns between immigrants and the native population with regard to their morbidity burden. METHODS This retrospective, observational study looked at 69,067 individuals representing the enti...

Although many studies have identified social conditions associated with tuberculosis, contextual and individual factors have rarely been analysed simultaneously. Consequently, we aimed to identify contextual and individual factors associated with tuberculosis incidence in general population in Brazil in 2010. We also assessed whether household crowding mediates the association between socioecon...

OBJECTIVES Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is commonly seen in the emergency department (ED). Approximately 85%-90% of TBIs are mild (mTBI). Some cause symptoms such as headache, dizziness, anxiety, blurred vision, insomnia and concentration difficulties, collectively known as postconcussion syndrome (PCS). Some studies suggest that recovery from mTBI is complete. Others find that symptoms persist...

BACKGROUND Researchers currently are not obligated to share individual research results (IRR) with participants. This non-disclosure policy has been challenged on the basis of participants' rights to be aware and in control of their personal medical information. Here, we determined how patients view disclosure of research PET results of brain amyloid and why they believe it is advantageous or d...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The incidence of stroke in black populations is a public health issue, but how risk varies between black communities is unclear. METHODS Population-based registers in South London (SLSR) and Barbados (Barbados Register of Strokes [BROS]). Stroke incidence estimated by age group, gender and stroke subtype from January 1995 to December 2002 (SLSR), and October 2001 to Sep...

BACKGROUND The health burden caused by seasonal influenza is substantial. We sought to examine the effectiveness of influenza vaccination against admission to hospital for acute cardiovascular and respiratory conditions and all-cause death in people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using primary and secondary care data from the Clinical Practice Research...

BACKGROUND The incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals declined after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the mid-1990s, but the cancer risk associated with HIV infection during the HAART era remains to be clarified. METHODS Cancer incidence among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfect...

Route planning is one of the essential services provided by a modern Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). In literature [1], many routing algorithms based on static traffic conditions such as speed limits and road widths are proposed. However, real traffic is much more complex and dynamic. Human drivers usually rely on their previous experiences to choose among alternative routes to cope wi...