conclusions baseline characteristics can inform who is at higher risk of renal disease mortality over the next 25 years. race, age, drinking, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at baseline can all inform programs to reduce burden of kidney disease. results in multivariable model, race, age, drinking, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes at baseline predicted deaths due to renal disease. gender,...

A decrease in uterine cervical cancer (CC) mortality has been observed in developed countries. However, mortality data in Brazil suggest that CC is one of the most frequent causes of cancer death in women; it is the fourth cause of death from cancer in women in Rio Grande Sul State. A time-trend ecological study was performed to analyze CC mortality trends in Rio Grande do Sul from 1979 to 1998...

AIMS AND BACKGROUND For the first time in 2006, cancer became the main cause of death in men in Italy, exceeding cardiovascular disease. The aim of the study was to verify whether the overtaking of cancer male mortality occurred also in Tuscany or in some of its 12 subregional areas and whether there was a geographical trend. METHODS Age-standardized mortality rates from the Tuscan Regional M...

as one of the most unfathomable mysteries human beings encounter with, death has always been one of the main concerns of great scholars and one of the major teachings of monotheistic religions. augustine is one of the great scholars who reflect upon and talk about death. interestingly, we do not face with a particular definition of death in augustine’s works. as a platonic philosopher, he consi...

objective: to investigate trend and seasonal pattern of occurrence and mortality of motorcycle accidents in patients referred to hospitals of isfahan. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out using traffic accidents data of isfahan province, extracted from ministry of health (moh) database from 2006 to 2010. during the study period, 83648 people injured due to motorcycle traffic acci...

the death of the english national health service (nhs) may be slow in coming but that does not mean that it is not the conservative-led uk government’s desired end state. the government is displaying tactical cunning in achieving its long-term purpose to remould the british state. powell seeks greater clarity amidst the confusion but the lack of clarity is a principal weapon in the government’s...

background: morbidity and mortality of preterm babies are important issues in perinatal medicine. in developed countries, preterm delivery is the cause of about 70% of mortality and 75% of morbidity in the neonatal period, respectively. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for preterm labor and the outcomes, in terms of perinatal mortality and morbidity at the time...

CVDs are the leading cause of death in world, and India. Data related to risk factors is showing increase trends CVD recent years, same trend Andaman Nicobar Islands, which still on a higher side, especially rural areas.

BACKGROUND A degenerative left shift (DLS) is reported to be a poor prognostic indicator in dogs and cats. Limited data in dogs and no studies in cats have been published to investigate this claim. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES To characterize the feline population affected by DLS and to determine if the presence and severity of DLS are associated with increased risk of euthanasia or death. ANIMALS...