[Five years after mortality of atrial fibrillation in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years or older in Japan].

A community-based study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Japanese adults aged ≥40 years in Kurashiki-city at 2006. We investigated mortality of adult residents with AF in Kurashiki city after 5 years from the previous study. In 1,164 adult residents with AF, 279 persons (24.

[Surveillance for food poisoning of unknown origin derived from fresh seafood in Japan in 2009].

Objectives: The frequency of food poisoning from fresh seafood in Japan in 2009 and the regional characteristics and causative factors of such poisoning require investigation. In all cases, no bacterial or viral pathogens have been detected, although sliced raw flounder (sashimi) was suspected as being causative by the food sanitation inspectors. However, the cause of these poisonings is still unknown, and comprehensive approaches are required to completely understand the problem.

Two new forceps for use during and after dacryocystorhinostomy.

Purpose: To report two new forceps for use during and after external dacryocystorhinostomy (E-DCR). Description of surgical instruments is provided.

Methods: Interventional case series.