epidemiology UPDATE
W.H.O. to Rewrite Its Pandemic Rules
Bowing to pressure, the World Health Organization announced Friday that it would rewrite its rules for alerting the world to new diseases, meaning the swine flu circling the globe will probably never be declared a full-fledged pandemic.
Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the deputy director general making the W.H.O. announcement, said that he could not predict exactly [...]
American Journal of Epidemiology update july, 18, 2008
The Incidence of Esophageal Cancer and High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
from American Journal of Epidemiology – current issue by Yousef, F., Cardwell, C., Cantwell, M. M., Galway, K., Johnston, B. T., Murray, L.
Barrett’s esophagus is a well-recognized precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus patients is recommended to detect [...]
American Journal of Epidemiology update – june 7
Alcohol Drinking and Colorectal Cancer in Japanese: A Pooled Analysis of Results from Five Cohort Studies
from American Journal of Epidemiology – current issue by Mizoue, T., Inoue, M., Wakai, K., Nagata, C., Shimazu, T., Tsuji, I., Otani, T., Tanaka, K., Matsuo, K., Tamakoshi, A., Sasazuki, S., Tsugane, S., for the Research Group for the Development [...]
American Journal of Epidemiology update, may 24
Psychiatric Diagnoses in Historic and Contemporary Military Cohorts: Combat Deployment and the Healthy Warrior Effect
from American Journal of Epidemiology – current issue by Larson, G. E., Highfill-McRoy, R. M., Booth-Kewley, S.
Research studies have identified heightened psychiatric problems among veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). However, these studies have not compared [...]