errors (SEs), from which one can calculate confidence intervals to reach the conclusions we made – that the social gradient in non-fatal accidents appears not to be increasing and the total rates are falling in men. The data published in the Health Survey for England (HSE) 2001 refer to social class of the head of the household, as is now customary in the HSE, while the rates presented in our p...

What are common symptoms? Trouble falling or staying asleep is usually the main problem. You may have several nights of poor sleep followed by a night of better sleep. Other common symptoms include: • Anxiety/worry • Daytime tiredness • Depression • Difficulty paying attention • Feeling unrested • Forgetfulness • Headaches • Increased errors or accidents • Irritability • Ongoing worries about s...

Fatal accidents of young children in the house are serious problems in Japan in recent days. Especially a lot of children accidentally get injured by falling down to the sharp corners of furniture. Even though there are a lot of sharp corners in the indoor environment, it is not easy to be noticed by the parents’ viewpoints. Therefore we propose a method for automatic 3D corner detection from t...

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in three age groups of adults, adolescents, and children, using CT scan images. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, CT scan images of 230 patients with maxillofacial trauma during one year were examined in terms of the number and site of fractures. The patients were divided into three age groups, chil...

Editorial Can we say that a disease is contagious if patients who die from it, in the act of dying, cause the deaths of others? In Wisconsin (USA), a group of 602 civil servants, ranging from 30 to 60 years of age, were evaluated. Among those, 24% of the males and 9% of the females were diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing, defined as five or more attacks of apnea or hypopnea per hour of s...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke survivors are at high risk for falling. Identifying physical, clinical, and social factors that predispose stroke patients to falls may reduce further disability and life-threatening complications, and improve overall quality of life. METHODS We used 5 biennial waves (1998-2006) from the Health and Retirement Study to assess risk factors associated with falling a...