clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00146081.

The elevation in ATR risk associated with fluoroquinolones was similar in magnitude to that associated with oral corticosteroids or non-fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Trauma and male sex were more strongly associated with ATR, as were obesity and injected corticosteroids.

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Background/Aims: The effect of inflammatory skin diseases on pregnancy has been incompletely characterized. We sought to estimate the incidence of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory skin diseases. Methods: Cohort study of women with atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriasis, other inflammatory skin diseases, and comparison group, followed for pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes. Results: There were 3,131 pregnancies among 64,773 woman-years (4.8/100) in women with skin diseases, and 2,592 pregnancies among 59,826 woman-years (4.3/100) in the comparison group. The age-standardized incidence of pregnancy was similar to the comparison group [rate ratio (RR) = 1.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0–1.4 for AD, RR = 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.2 for psoriasis, and RR = 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.1 for other]. Spontaneous abortion was also similar to the comparison group (RR = 1.2 for AD, 95% CI 1.0–1.4, RR = 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.2 for psoriasis, and RR = 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.1 for other). Conclusions: Our results suggest little effect of skin disease on incidence or outcome of pregnancy.

The decomposition kinetics of the thermodynamically unstable normalAgO component of silver oxide cathodes used in primary silver oxide/zinc batteries was determined by a rapid, accelerated‐aging thermogravimetry (TG) technique. The activation energy false(Enormalafalse) for the decomposition of pure, chemically prepared normalAgO is in excellent agreement with other reported values obtained by conventional, lengthy experimental techniques. Electrochemically prepared silver oxide cathode material used in high rate batteries is generally much less stable than chemically prepared material used for low rate applications. The calculated decomposition rates of normalAgO in various silver oxide samples can be used to predict the storage life‐time of primary, reserve silver oxide/zinc batteries.