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181 Coffee and caffeine intake and breast cancer risk: An updated dose-response meta-analysis of 37 published studies Gynecologic Oncology, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
182 Sequencing of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for early breast cancer Cochrane Reviews, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
183 Antiplatelet drugs for polycythaemia vera and essential thrombocythaemia Cochrane Reviews, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
184 Temozolomide for high grade glioma Cochrane Reviews, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
185 Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 Promotes Growth and Metastasis of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Clinical Cancer Research, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
186 Celecoxib enhances radiosensitivity of hypoxic glioblastoma cells through endoplasmic reticulum stress Neuro-Oncology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
187 Risk Stratification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Carriers by Combining Viral Biomarkers The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
188 Molecular targeted agents (MTA) combination therapy for cancer: Developments and potentials International Journal of Cancer, May 10, 2013 Review Article
189 A population-based prospective study of energy-providing nutrients in relation to cancer mortality and cancers of digestive organs mortality International Journal of Cancer, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
190 Risk of subsequent cutaneous malignancy in patients with prior keratinocyte carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis European Journal of Cancer, May 10, 2013 Review Article
191 Rapid EPA and DHA incorporation and reduced PGE2 levels after one week intervention with a medical food in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy, a randomized trial Clinical Nutrition, May 10, 2013
192 The Steroid Receptor Coactivator-3 Is Required for the Development of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Cancer Research, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
193 The mean fluorescence intensities of anti-HLA antibodies detected using micro-bead flow cytometry predict the risk of platelet transfusion refractoriness British Journal of Haematology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
194 Clinical significance of minimal residual disease in patients with acute leukaemia undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation British Journal of Haematology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
195 Rise and fall of hcv-related hepatocellular carcinoma in Italy: a long term survey from the ita.li.ca centres Liver International, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
196 Aquagenic pruritus in polycythemia vera: Characteristics and influence on quality of life in 441 patients American Journal of Hematology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
197 Impact of being underweight or overweight on factor VIII dosing in hemophilia A patients Full Text Haematologica, May 10, 2013 Review Article
198 Two-week Schedule of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy as a Local Salvage Treatment for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
199 Colonic 15-PGDH Levels Are Stable Across Distance and Time and Are Not Perturbed by Aspirin Intervention Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
200 Towards standardization of the clot waveform analysis and recommendations for its clinical applications Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).
Read the article summaryResearchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.
Read the article summaryResearchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.
Read the article summary1 New Perspectives of Curcumin in Cancer Prevention Cancer Prevention Research, April 17, 2013 Review Article
2 Leukaemia update. Part 1: diagnosis and management British Medical Journal, April 9, 2013 Review Article
3 Treatment of Iron-deficiency Anemia in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism American Journal of Medicine, April 18, 2013
4 Statin use and risk of prostate cancer and high-grade prostate cancer: results from the REDUCE study Prostate Cancer & Prostatic Diseases, April 11, 2013
5 Enalapril And Carvedilol for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Malignant Hemopathies. The OVERCOME Trial JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013
6 Iron deficiency in chronic heart failure: An international pooled analysis American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013
7 The changing paradigm of CLL management European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 17, 2013 Review Article
8 Efficacy and safety of dabigatran etexilate and warfarin in real world patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective nationwide cohort study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 15, 2013
9 Strategy for detection of prostate cancer based on relation between prostate specific antigen at age 40-55 and long term risk of metastasis: case-control study British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013
10 The role of Helicobacter pylori infection in hematological disorders European Journal of Internal Medicine , March 29, 2013 Review Article
11 Red flags to screen for malignancy in patients with low-back pain Cochrane Reviews, March 8, 2013
12 Management of Newly Diagnosed Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma: Updated Mayo Stratification of Myeloma and Risk-Adapted Therapy (mSMART) Consensus Guidelines 2013 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, April 9, 2013 Free full text Clinical Guideline
13 Metformin and prostate cancer: reduced development of castration-resistant disease and prostate cancer mortality European Urology, March 27, 2013 Free full text
14 Cervical cancer screening: What’s new and what’s coming? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, March 19, 2013
15 Effective elimination of dabigatran by haemodialysis Thrombosis and Haemostasis, April 12, 2013
16 Temozolomide chemotherapy alone versus radiotherapy alone for malignant astrocytoma in the elderly The Lancet Oncology, May 10, 2012
17 The impact of coffee on health Maturitas, February 26, 2013
18 MicroRNA Profiling Can Classify Acute Leukemias of Ambiguous Lineage as Either Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Acute Lymphoid Leukemia Clinical Cancer Research, April 9, 2013
19 Ideal Cardiovascular Health Is Inversely Associated With Incident Cancer Circulation, March 27, 2013
20 Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
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