Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris.
Published in BMJ
beta blockers and mortality after myocardial infarction in patients without heart failure: multicentre prospective cohor...
...Published in BMJ
Non-publication and delayed publication of randomized trials on vaccines: survey
Published in BMJ
An Agent-Based Modeling Template for a Cohort of Veterans with Diabetic Retinopathy.
Published in PloS one
Agent-based modeling is an emerging platform, capable of simulating large cohorts of individuals based on manageable data abstraction efforts. The modeling method described may be useful in simulating many different conditions where course of disease is described in categorical stages.
Global eradication rates for Helicobacter pylori infection: systematic review and meta-analysis of sequential therapy.
Published in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Eradication rates with pre-existing and new therapies for H pylori are suboptimal. Regional monitoring of resistance rates should help to guide treatment, and new agents for treatment need to be developed.
Cancer risk in 680,000 people exposed to computed tomography scans in childhood or adolescence: data linkage study of 11...
...Published in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
The increased incidence of cancer after CT scan exposure in this cohort was mostly due to irradiation. Because the cancer excess was still continuing at the end of follow-up, the eventual lifetime risk from CT scans cannot yet be determined. Radiation doses from contemporary CT scans are likely to be lower than those in 1985-2005, but some increase...
Bidirectional associations between clinically relevant depression or anxiety and COPD: a systematic review and meta-anal...
Published in Chest
Depression and anxiety adversely affect prognosis in COPD, conferring an increased risk of exacerbation and possibly death. Conversely, COPD increases the risk of developing depression. These bidirectional associations suggest potential usefulness of screening for these disease combinations to direct timely therapeutic intervention.
Improving antibiotic prescribing in acute respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial from Norwegian general ...
Published in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Clinical trials NCT00272155.
Health and disease in 85 year olds: baseline findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort study.
...Published in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
This large cohort of 85 year olds showed good levels of both self rated health and functional ability despite significant levels of disease and impairment. Hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, depression, and dementia may be underdiagnosed. Notable differences were found between the sexes: women outnumbered men and had more d...
Care is needed in epidemiological research not to overgeneralise about cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Published in BMJ
