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41 Health transitions in recently widowed older women: a mixed methods study Full Text BMC Health Services Research, May 7, 2013 Review Article
42 Completion of advance directives among low-income older adults does race/ethnicity matter? American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
43 The caregivers' possibilities of providing ethically good care for older people - a study on caregivers' ethical approach Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, May 7, 2013
44 Vitamin D and depression in geriatric primary care patients Full Text Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
45 Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) consumption and antioxidant status in healthy institutionalized elderly humans Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
46 The relationship between fatigue and subsequent physical activity among older adults with symptomatic osteoarthritis Arthritis Care & Research , May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
47 End of life care for frail older patients in family practice (ELFOP) -- protocol of a longitudinal qualitative study on needs, appropriateness and utilisation of services Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
48 Receipt of maintenance therapy is most predictive of survival in older acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients treated with intensive induction chemotherapy regimens American Journal of Hematology, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
49 Factors associated with increasing functional decline in multimorbid independently living older people Maturitas, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
50 Relationships between three beliefs as barriers to symptom management and quality of life in older breast cancer survivors Oncology Nursing Forum, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
51 Frailty in older breast cancer survivors: age, prevalence, and associated factors Oncology Nursing Forum, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
52 Development of a 5 year life expectancy index in older adults using predictive mining of electronic health record data JAMIA, May 3, 2013 Review Article
53 A framework for stakeholder identification in concept mapping and health research: a novel process and its application to older adult mobility and the built environment Full Text BMC Public Health, May 3, 2013 Review Article
54 Cardiac Work Remains High after Strength Exercise in Elderly International Journal of Sports Medicine, May 3, 2013 Review Article
55 Fish oil administration in older adults: is there potential for adverse events? A systematic review of the literature Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
56 Nutritional screening of elderly patients: a health improvement approach to practice Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
57 Outcome of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia Cancer, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
58 Incidence of Stroke Before and After Dialysis Initiation in Older Patients Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
59 Safety of Zoster Vaccine in Elderly Adults Following Documented Herpes Zoster The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
60 The self-construal of nurses and doctors: beliefs on interdependence and independence in the care of older people Journal of Advanced Nursing, May 2, 2013 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.
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