Whether or not C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts heart disease in adults because it is a
marker of damage or atherosclerosis is difficult to assess. In children, there is no …

OBJECTIVE We describe in detail the burden of infections in adults with diabetes within a
large national population cohort. We also compare infection rates between patients with type …

OBJECTIVE Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of infections, but the effect of better
control has not been thoroughly investigated. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS With …

Rationale: Cohort evidence linking long-term exposure to outdoor particulate air pollution
and mortality has come largely from the United States. There is relatively little evidence from …

Background: Evidence based largely on US cohorts suggests that long-term exposure to fine
particulate matter is associated with cardiovascular mortality. There is less evidence for …

BACKGROUND A systematic quantitative review was conducted of the evidence relating
parental smoking to spirometric indices in children. METHODS An electronic search of the …

Objective To investigate whether the incidence of dementia is related to residential levels of
air and noise pollution in London. Design Retrospective cohort study using primary care …

Objectives. To describe mortality among adults with intellectual disability in England in
comparison with the general population. Methods. We conducted a cohort study from 2009 …

Objectives: To examine trends in the prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF), its
treatment with oral anticoagulants between 1994 and 2003, and predictors of anticoagulant …

In this study we were interested to determine whether infection of cattle prior to pregnancy
would afford any protection to the foetus if the dams were challenged with Neospora …