Category: Case-control study

Type 2 diabetes and increased risk for malaria

Danquah I, et al. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and increased risk for malaria infection. Emerg Inf Dis 2010; 16 (1): 1601-1604
There may be an association between type 2 diabetes and malaria infection.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1433

Diagnostic x-ray and ultrasound and childhood cancer

Rajaraman P, et al. Early life exposure to diagnostic radiation and ultrasound scans and risk of childhood cancer… BMJ 2011; 342: d472
The excess risk of childhood cancer from diagnostic imaging in utero and early infancy remains unclear.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1295

Antipsychotics and the risk of venous thromboembolism

Parker C, Coupland C, Hippisley-Cox J. Antipsychotic drugs and risk of venous thromboembolism: nested case-control study. BMJ 2010;341:c4245.
Antipsychotic drugs are associated with a 32% increased risk of venous thromboembolism.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=191

PSA at age 60 and death or metastasis from prostate cancer

Vickers AJ, et al. PSA concentration at age 60 and death or metastasis from prostate cancer: case-control study. BMJ 2010;341:c4521
Men aged 60 years with a PSA < 1.0 ng/mL have less than a 0.5% risk of prostate cancer metastasis or prostate cancer death by age 85.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=289

MLV-related virus in blood samples of patients with CFS

Lo S-C, et al. Detection of MLV-related virus gene sequences in blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy blood donors. PNAS September 7, 2010 vol. 107 no. 36 15874-15879
There appears to be an association between chronic fatigue syndrome and murine leukaemia virus-related virus.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=241