Preventive behaviors and knowledge of tick-borne illnesses: results of a survey from an endemic area.

Context: Lyme disease (LD) is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States. With physically and economically burdensome effects, it is a concern of public health officials.

Objectives: To assess knowledge and preventive behaviors of individuals in the endemic area of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, to better understand how sociodemographic data and knowledge correlate with preventive behaviors, and to update previous island studies.

National trends in pancreaticoduodenal trauma: interventions and outcomes.

Objectives: Pancreaticoduodenal trauma (PDT) is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. In this study, contemporary trends were analysed using national data.

Methods: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1998-2009 was queried for patients with PDT.