Background: Phase I of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
was designed to allow worldwide comparisons of the prevalence of asthma symptoms. In …

Background: It is unclear whether more timely cancer diagnosis brings favourable outcomes,
with much of the previous evidence, in some cancers, being equivocal. We set out to …

The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), common in the north Pacific at the present time, was
first known to science on the basis of subfossil remains from Europe. There are historical …

Background: It has been suggested that the known poorer survival from cancer in the United
Kingdom, compared with other European countries, can be attributed to more advanced …

Large-scale use of the persistent and potent neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides has
raised concerns about risks to ecosystem functions provided by a wide range of species and …

<p>This review is an abridged version of a Cochrane Review previously published in the
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 4, Art. No.: MR000013 DOI: 10.1002/…

Growing evidence for global pollinator decline is causing concern for biodiversity conservation
and ecosystem services maintenance. Neonicotinoid pesticides have been identified or …

Objectives.Although referrals for nonsynostotic plagiocephaly (NSP) have increased in recent
years, the prevalence, natural history, and determinants of the condition have been unclear…

Objective: To investigate the risks of the sudden infant death syndrome and factors that may
contribute to unsafe sleeping environments. Design: Three year, population based case-…

Testate amoebae are an abundant and diverse polyphyletic group of shelled protozoa living
in aquatic to moist habitats ranging from estuaries to lakes, rivers, wetlands, soils, litter, and …