BACKGROUND Throughout the past 50 years, heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States. Although declines in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality have been noted, there is still uncertainty about the magnitude of the decline and whether the trend is similar for sudden cardiac death (SCD). METHODS AND RESULTS We examined temporal trends in SCD and nonsudden CHD death...

several attitudes have been always purposed about death in human community. some people have disliked it while some others typically accepted it. however, what is noticeable is the relation of such views with subject of life. human often escapes from death and sometime he may tend to it. one of the main motives for acceptance of death is resumption of life. adoption of such principle that is de...

BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in observational studies. The specific causes of death underlying this association lack clarity. We investigated the association between vitamin D status and cause-specific mortality. METHODS We included a total of 9,146 individuals from the two population-based studies, Monica10 and Inter99, conducted...

in his seminal book on the historical periods of western attitudes toward death, philippe aries describes four consecutive periods through which these attitudes evolved and transformed. according to him, the historical attitudes of western cultures have passed through four major parts described above: “tamed death,” one’s own death,” “thy death,” and “forbidden death.” this paper, after explori...

BACKGROUND To report on the trend in all-cause mortality in a rural district of Malawi that has successfully scaled-up HIV/AIDS care including antiretroviral treatment (ART) to its population, through corroborative evidence from a) registered deaths at traditional authorities (TAs), b) coffin sales and c) church funerals. METHODS AND FINDINGS Retrospective study in 5 of 12 TAs (covering appro...

Different studies have pointed out Navarre as one of the regions of Spain with the highest incidence rates of brain and other central nervous system (CNS) cancer. Trend analysis for cancer incidence rates for long periods of time, might help determining risk factors as well as, assessing prevention actions involved in this disease. The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of br...