INTRODUCTION The greatest predictor of eventual suicide is parasuicide, which includes both suicide attempts and deliberate self-harm with no intent to die. The rate of parasuicide is reckoned to be at least ten times the suicide rate. METHODS An observational study of the population of Rovigo Public Health Unit has been carried out to investigate parasuicide cases that presented to a general...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Variations in stroke incidence could be explained by changes in vascular and environmental factors that affect the risk of stroke and changes in risk factors that are present in early life. The aim of this study was to identify and measure the effects of 3 interrelated factors, age, calendar period of stroke onset, and birth year cohort, on the incidence rates of stroke f...

This paper aimed to review the publications on mycotoxins' presence in cereals and foodstuffs originated from Serbian market covering period 2005 2022. The covers all important steps mycotoxins analysis including sampling, sample preparation, instrumental analysis, concentration ranges which were found. Also, results interpreted European Union regulation point of view. emphasizes importance mul...

BACKGROUND Primary bone cancer comprises three major histologic types: osteosarcoma (OS), Ewing sarcoma (ES), and chondrosarcoma (CS). Given the limited knowledge about the etiology of primary bone cancer, we undertook an age-period-cohort (APC) analysis to determine whether incidence varied by birth cohort or calendar period. The purpose was to examine the temporal development of each bone can...

PURPOSE Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant primary liver tumors worldwide. A previous study showed a decline in pediatric HCC in Taiwan after the universal vaccination program was initiated in 1984. We investigated whether the recent change in HCC mortality in Taiwan represented a short-term fluctuation or an emerging long-term decline trend. METHODS An age-per...

BACKGROUND Despite its wealth, excellent vital indices and robust health care infrastructure, Hong Kong has a relatively high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) (85.4 per 100 000). Hong Kong residents have also experienced a very rapid and recent epidemiological transition; the population largely originated from migration by southern Chinese in the mid 20th century. Given the potentially long laten...

The objective of this study was to examine childhood cancer incidence in proximity to nuclear power plants in Illinois. Cancer cases diagnosed among Illinois children 0 to 14 years old from 1986 through 2005 were included in the study. Standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was calculated for the geographic zones defined by the proximity to nuclear power plants. The results show that children livin...