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1 Egg consumption and risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis Nutrition and Cancer, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
2 Agent Orange as a risk factor for high-grade prostate cancer Cancer, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Soda and Other Beverages and the Risk of Kidney Stones Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Dietary intake of fiber, vegetables, and fruit decrease the risk of incident kidney stones in women: a women's health initiative (WHI) report Urology Times, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Cruciferous vegetables consumption and gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies Cancer Science, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
6 Changing trends in the American diet over the past 38 years correlating to the increased prevalence of kidney stones Urology Times, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Factors relating to eating style, social desirability, body image and eating meals at home increase the precision of calibration equations correcting self-report measures of diet using recovery biomarkers: findings from the Women's Health Initiative Full Text Nutrition Journal, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Cancer Risk in Patients with Manifest Vascular Disease: Effects of Smoking, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, May 17, 2013 Review Article
9 Influence of lifestyle, health behavior, and health indices on the health status of underserved adults Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, May 17, 2013
10 Level of acculturation, food intake, dietary changes, and health status of first-generation Filipino Americans in Southern California Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Energy intakes of US children and adults by food purchase location and by specific food source Full Text Nutrition Journal, May 17, 2013
12 Adulteration of purported herbal and natural sexual performance enhancement dietary supplements with synthetic phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding: observations from the Alberta pregnancy outcomes and nutrition (APrON) study Full Text BMC Pediatrics, May 17, 2013 Review Article
14 Prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity in children aged 3–5 years Pediatric Obesity, May 17, 2013 Review Article
15 High-Fat and Ketogenic Diets in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Journal of Child Neurology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
16 The optimal duration of vitamin supplementation prior to the first dose of pemetrexed in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer Lung Cancer, May 17, 2013 Review Article
17 Parathyroid hormone, vitamin D levels, and urine albumin excretion in older persons: the 2011 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) Clinical Endocrinology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Modified Atkins diet vs classic ketogenic formula in intractable epilepsy Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
19 The acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy (phase I/II study) of the overcome (olive oil, vaginal exercise, and moisturizer) intervention to improve dyspareunia and alleviate sexual problems in women with breast cancer The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
20 Androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) in the United States: What treatments should primary care providers recommend? Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, May 17, 2013 Continuing Medical Education
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Association of raw fruit and fruit juice consumption with blood pressure: the INTERMAP Study American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 5, 2013 Review Article
2 The association between low vitamin D and depressive disorders Molecular Psychiatry, April 10, 2013 Free full text
3 Beneficial effects of an 8-week, very low carbohydrate diet intervention on obese subjects Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , April 2, 2013 Free full text
4 Low-Carbohydrate Diet for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes: A randomized controlled trial Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013
5 The Impact of Pistachio Consumption on Blood Lipid Profile: A Literature Review American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, March 14, 2013 Review Article
6 Coffee consumption and risk of colorectal cancer: a dose-response analysis of observational studies Cancer Causes and Control, April 8, 2013 Review Article
7 Black tea consumption and risk of stroke in women and men Annals of Epidemiology , February 12, 2013
8 Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Chronic Low Back Pain in Postmenopausal Women Current Rheumatology Reviews, April 23, 2013 Review Article
9 Different types of dietary advice for women with gestational diabetes mellitus Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
10 Changes in circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin d according to vitamin D binding protein genotypes after vitamin D3 or D2 supplementation Nutrition Journal, April 17, 2013 Free full text
11 Meat, fish, and esophageal cancer risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis Nutrition Reviews, April 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
12 Olive Oil Polyphenols Decrease Blood Pressure and Improve Endothelial Function in Young Women with Mild Hypertension American Journal of Hypertension, November 19, 2012
13 Fish oil-supplementation increases appetite in healthy adults. A randomized controlled cross-over trial Appetite, April 12, 2013
14 Effects of watermelon supplementation on arterial stiffness and wave reflection amplitude in postmenopausal women Menopause, April 29, 2013
15 Dietary calcium intake and risk of stroke: a dose-response meta-analysis American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
16 Caffeine and urinary incontinence in US women International Urogynecology Journal, February 14, 2013
17 All-Source Basal Vitamin D Inputs Are Greater Than Previously Thought and Cutaneous Inputs Are Smaller The Journal of Nutrition, April 3, 2013 Review Article
18 Do Sugar Substitutes Have Any Impact on Glycemic Control in Patients with Diabetes? Journal of Pharmacy Technology, April 15, 2013
19 Fruit, Mediterranean-style, and high-fat and -sugar diets are associated with the risk of night sweats and hot flushes in midlife: results from a prospective cohort study American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 4, 2013
20 The role of number of meals, coffee intake, salt and type of cookware on colorectal cancer development in the context of the Mediterranean diet Public Health Nutrition, April 11, 2013
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