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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx181 Abortion-care education in Japanese nurse practitioner and midwifery programs: A national survey Nurse Education Today, May 22, 2013
182 Assessing global partnerships in graduate nursing Nurse Education Today, May 22, 2013
183 Nursing students' perspectives of the cause of medication errors Nurse Education Today, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
184 Competence development as perceived by degree and non-degree graduates in Japan: A longitudinal study Nurse Education Today, May 22, 2013
185 Information literacy during entry to practice: Information-seeking behaviors in student nurses and recent nurse graduates Nurse Education Today, May 22, 2013
186 The roles of social factor and internet self-efficacy in nurses' web-based continuing learning Nurse Education Today, May 22, 2013
187 Radiology and the mobile device: Radiology in motion Full Text Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, May 22, 2013 Review Article
188 Cardiac ventricular dimensions predict cognitive decline and cerebral blood flow abnormalities in aging men Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
189 Pilot comparative effectiveness study of surface perturbation treadmill training to prevent falls in older adults Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
190 Older adults are mobile too! Identifying the barriers and facilitators to older adults' use of mHealth for pain management Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 22, 2013 Review Article
191 Efficacy of inhaled ciprofloxacin in the management of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, May 22, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
192 Correlation between risk factors during the neonatal period and appearance of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units in Alexandria, Egypt Full Text Clinical Ophthalmology, May 22, 2013
193 Impact of the christchurch earthquakes on hospital staff Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
194 The impact of recurrent disasters on mental health: a study on seasonal floods in Northern India Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, May 22, 2013 Review Article
195 External factors impacting hospital evacuations caused by hurricane rita: the role of situational awareness Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, May 22, 2013 Review Article
196 Increased incidence of escherichia coli bacteremia post-christchurch earthquake 2011: possible associations Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, May 22, 2013 Review Article
197 Is telephone review feasible and potentially effective in low vision services British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
198 Associations between the order of drug use initiation and the development of opioid dependence among egyptian adults: cannabis as a gateway and culture-specific drug Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment , May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
199 Substance abuse treatment modalities and outcomes in a naturalistic setting Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment , May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
200 Factors affecting patient adherence to recommended measures for prevention of recurrent venous ulcers Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, May 22, 2013
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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