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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx461 Maternal Marital Status and the Risk of Stillbirth and Infant Death: A Population-Based Cohort Study on 40 Million Births in the United States Women's Health Issues, September 9, 2011
462 Universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcus in Emilia-Romagna Journal of Medical Screening, September 8, 2011
463 Tolerance to heated cow's milk and egg in children with allergy to this food Advances in Dermatology and Allergology, September 7, 2011
464 An Urban Perinatal Health Programme of Strategies to Improve Perinatal Health Maternal and Child Health Journal , August 29, 2011
465 Effects of prenatal fish-oil and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate supplementation on cognitive development of children at 6.5 y of age American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August 24, 2011
466 Universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcus in Emilia-Romagna Journal of Medical Screening, August 19, 2011
467 Low Birth Weight and Prenatal Exposure to Indoor Pollution from Tobacco Smoke and Wood Fuel Smoke: A Matched Case-Control Study in Gaza Strip Maternal and Child Health Journal , August 18, 2011
468 African American and Latino Patient Versus Provider Perceptions of Determinants of Prenatal Care Initiation Maternal and Child Health Journal , August 17, 2011
469 Relation of Prenatal Smoking Exposure and Use of Psychotropic Medication up to Young Adulthood Full Text American Journal of Epidemiology, August 15, 2011
470 Smokefree South West: New ways to reduce smoking in pregnancy British Journal of Midwifery, August 11, 2011
471 Prenatal Counseling on Seat Belt Use and Crash-Related Medical Care Maternal and Child Health Journal , August 9, 2011
472 Audiovisual information affects informed choice and experience of information in antenatal Down syndrome screening – A randomized controlled trial Patient Education and Counselling, August 9, 2011
473 Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding in an Aboriginal Community in South Western Sydney Journal of Human Lactation, August 2, 2011
474 The Neighborhood Contribution to Black-White Perinatal Disparities: An Example From Two North Carolina Counties, 1999-2001 American Journal of Epidemiology, July 29, 2011
475 Prenatal alcohol consumption and knowledge about alcohol consumption and fetal alcohol syndrome in Korean women Nursing & Health Sciences, July 28, 2011
476 Pre-natal and post-natal growth trajectories and childhood cognitive ability and mental health International Journal of Epidemiology, July 27, 2011
477 Black Preterm Birth Risk in Nonblack Neighborhoods: Effects of Hispanic, Asian, and Non-Hispanic White Ethnic Densities Annals of Epidemiology , July 26, 2011
478 Prenatal Exposure to Organochlorine Compounds and Birth Size Pediatrics, July 22, 2011
479 Prenatal and perinatal predictors of blood pressure at school age in former preterm, low birth weight infants Journal of Perinatology, July 22, 2011
480 The Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis After Indomethacin Tocolysis Full Text Pediatrics, July 18, 2011
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 Should obese women gain less weight in pregnancy than recommended? Birth, May 7, 2013
2 Domestic violence and perinatal mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis PLoS Medicine, May 29, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
3 Introducing enteral feeds in the high-risk preterm infant Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, May 9, 2013
4 A collaborative interdisciplinary approach to electronic fetal monitoring: report of a statewide initiative Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, May 10, 2013
5 Guidelines-based indicators to measure quality of antenatal care Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, April 12, 2013 Clinical Guideline
6 Reproductive outcomes and risk of subsequent illness in women diagnosed with postpartum psychosis Bipolar Disorders, May 8, 2013
7 Parent's attitude toward prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy could be influenced by other factors rather than by the severity of the condition Prenatal Diagnosis, February 6, 2013
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