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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx1 Benefit of early statin therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction who have extremely low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011 Clinical Article
2 Effect on Behavior Problems of Teen Online Problem-Solving for Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury Full Text Pediatrics, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
3 Transcutaneous Bilirubin in Exclusively Breastfed Healthy Term Newborns Up to 12 Days of Life Full Text Pediatrics, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
4 Relationship of Maternal Snuff Use and Cigarette Smoking With Neonatal Apnea Full Text Pediatrics, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
5 Advancing the evidence base in cancer: psychosocial multiceneter trials Full Text Trials, October 8, 2012
6 Age-Specific Differences in Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Full Text Pediatrics, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
7 Early Volume Expansion During Diarrhea and Relative Nephroprotection During Subsequent Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Full Text Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
8 Incidence and Age-Specific Presentation of Restrictive Eating Disorders in Children: A Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program Study Full Text Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
9 Factors influencing participant enrolment in a diabetes prevention program in general practice: lessons from the Sydney diabetes prevention program Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
10 A prospective cohort study of health behavior profiles after age 50 and mortality risk Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
11 Predictors of overweight and obesity in adult women in Nairobi Province, Kenya Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
12 A descriptive study of TB cases finding practices in the three largest public general hospitals in Vietnam Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
13 Small proportions of actively-smoking patrons and high PM2.5 levels in southern California tribal casinos: support for smoking bans or designated smoking areas Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
14 Leisure time activities in adolescence in the presence of susceptibility genes for obesity: risk or resilience against overweight in adulthood? The HUNT study Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
15 Implementation salvage experiences from the Melbourne diabetes prevention study Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
16 Patterns and socioeconomic influences of tobacco exposure in tobacco cultivating rural areas of Yunnan Province, China Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
17 Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults: a systematic review Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
18 Correlates of Delayed Sexual Intercourse and Condom Use among Adolescents in Uganda: a cross-sectional study Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
19 Analyses of body composition charts among younger and older Chinese children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years Full Text BMC Public Health, October 8, 2012
20 A Phase I Dose Esclation Study of Tivantinib in Adult Pts w Metastatic Solid Tumors Full Text Clinical Cancer Research, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011 Clinical Article
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 summaryIndexed Journals in Nurse Practitioner: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Holistic Nursing Practice more
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