Estimating life expectancy of the population in Cyprus with the use of life tables.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the life expectancy of the Cypriot population between 1986 and 2012.

Material And Methods: We used the data reported in the annual editions of the Statistical Service of Cyprus and constructed life tables of the Cypriot population between 1986 and 2012.

Results: For both genders, and for males and females separately, in the year 1986 life expectancy accounted 74.

Association of occupational exposures and work characteristics with the occurrence of gastrointestinal disorders.

Background: Work is a daily activity with various conditions, exposures, and habits that may affect health either positively or negatively. Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between occupational factors and conditions, and the occurrence of gastrointestinal disorders.

Methods: We enrolled in this study a sample of 891 consecutive individuals, who were examined by standard colonoscopy and gastroscopy and interviewed regarding their working conditions and exposures.

Chromogranin A as a biomarker of disease activity and biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective observational study.

Objective: To access the correlation of Chromogranin A (CgA) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity and responsiveness to medical therapy.

Material And Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in 56 patients with moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) (UC, n = 29, CD, n = 27), 17 patients with irritable bowel syndrome and predominant diarrhea (IBS-D) and 40 healthy volunteers. IBD patients were treated by biologics (infliximab or adalimumab) or conventional agents (aminosalicylates, thiopurines or methotrexate and steroids) and were classified according to their treatment in two groups.