Cutaneous Melanoma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Common Risk Factors?

Aim: An epidemiological cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association between cutaneous melanoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 40 European countries.

Methods: Incidence rates were obtained from the database of the International Agency for Research of Cancer (IARC). We analyzed age-adjusted and gender-stratified incidence rates for cutaneous melanoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 40 European countries.

Parkinson's disease and tea: a quantitative review.

Purpose: To evaluate the risk of PD associated with tea consumption.

Material And Methods: We reviewed all observational studies that evaluated the association between PD risk and tea consumption. Only, 12 studies were identified: 11 case-control and 1 cohort.

Alzheimer's disease and coffee: a quantitative review.

Purpose: To estimate the pooled risk of coffee consumption for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Material And Methods: We have reviewed all observational studies that evaluated the association between AD risk and coffee consumption. Four studies were identified: two case-control studies and two cohorts.

Urinary bladder cancer risk factors in men: a Spanish case-control study.

The rising incidence of urinary bladder cancer is alarming and potential relationships with different risk factors have been postulated. The purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between different environmental risk factors and urinary bladder cancer. All men with urinary bladder cancer who were admitted to the Department of Urology of Reina Sofia University Hospital of Cordoba, Spain over 1 year were included in our study.

Urinary bladder cancer and the petroleum industry: a quantitative review.

Purpose: To estimate the pooled risk of petroleum industry for urinary bladder cancer.

Material And Methods: All observational studies that evaluated the association between urinary bladder risk and the petroleum industry were reviewed. We have only identified eight case-control studies.

Parkinson's disease risk factors: genetic, environmental, or both?

Perhaps one of the most important questions posed by the neurobiology of aging concerns the pathogenic mechanisms in Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, it was suggested that exposure to pesticides could be the main cause of PD. Another study reported that the environmental endotoxin, lipopolysaccaride produced by Salmonella minnesota, might be a risk factor for PD.

Parkinson's disease protects against smoking?

Our aim was to estimate the pooled risk of current and former smoking for Parkinson's disease (PD). We have reviewed all observational studies that evaluated the association between PD risk and smoking habit. Twenty six studies were identified: 21 case-control, 4 cohort and 1 cross-sectional.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: retrospective case record review.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a severe infection, with a sharp increase during the last decades. Our study aimed at identification of the epidemiological characteristics of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis during a period of four years. All clinical records with pulmonary isolation of Aspergillus species were reviewed, as a part of surveillance program at Reina Sofia University Hospital, from January 1995 to December 1998.

Smoking and Parkinson's disease: systematic review of prospective studies.

We estimated the pooled risk of tobacco smoking for Parkinson's disease (PD). Inclusion criteria included systematic searches of MedLine, PsycLIT, Embase, Current Contents, previously published reviews, examination of cited reference sources, and personal contact and discussion with several investigators expert in the field. Published prospective studies on PD and cigarette smoking.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: identification of risk factors.

Aspergillosis is the second most frequent fungal infection after candidiasis in teaching hospitals. Clinical manifestations of pulmonary aspergillosis range from asymptomatic colonization to disseminated disease. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, in patients with positive pulmonary isolation of Aspergillus species.

Smoking and Parkinson's disease: explanatory hypothesis.

A systematic review was conducted to estimate the pooled risk of smoking for Parkinson's disease in Chinese populations. The four identified case-control studies had odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals nearly or overlapping unity. Pooled odds ratio of these studies was 0.