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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx1 Association between shift work and periodontal health in a representative sample of an Asian population Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
2 Vertical funding, non-governmental organizations, and health system strengthening: perspectives of public sector health workers in mozambique Full Text Human Resources for Health, June 19, 2013 Review Article
3 Attitude and flexibility are the most important work place factors for working parents’ mental wellbeing, stress, and work engagement Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Comparison of sick leave patterns between Norway and Denmark in the health and care sector: A register study Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, June 19, 2013 Review Article
5 Validation of an empathy scale in pharmacy and nursing students Full Text American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, June 19, 2013 Review Article
6 A looming joblessness crisis for new pharmacy graduates and the implications it holds for the academy Full Text American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, June 19, 2013 Review Article
7 Exploratory evaluation of medication classes most commonly involved in nursing home errors Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 18, 2013 Review Article
8 Current genetics and epigenetics of smoking/tobacco-related cardiovascular disease Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, June 18, 2013 Review Article
9 The meaning of occupation, occupational need, and occupational therapy in a military context Physical Therapy, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Evaluation of a workplace intervention to promote commuter cycling: A RE-AIM analysis Full Text BMC Public Health, June 18, 2013 Review Article
11 Hotel housekeeping work influences on hypertension management American Journal of Industrial Medicine, June 18, 2013 Review Article
12 Heat exposure in sugarcane harvesters in Costa Rica American Journal of Industrial Medicine, June 18, 2013 Review Article
13 Social environment, secondary smoking exposure, and smoking cessation among head and neck cancer patients Cancer, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Cognitive health and older workers: policy implications Journal of Gerontological Nursing, June 17, 2013
15 Diagnostic approach in cases with suspected work-related asthma Full Text Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, June 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
16 Tuberculin skin test and boosted reactions among newly employed healthcare workers: an observational study PLOS ONE, June 14, 2013 Review Article
17 Interaction of polymorphisms in mitotic regulator genes with cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk Molecular Carcinogenesis, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Are environmental characteristics in the municipal eldercare, more closely associated with frequent short sick leave spells among employees than with total sick leave: a cross-sectional study Full Text BMC Public Health, June 14, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Airway irritation among indoor swimming pool personnel: trichloramine exposure, exhaled NO and protein profiling of nasal lavage fluids International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health, June 14, 2013 Review Article
20 What factors are most relevant to the assessment of work ability of employees on long-term sick leave? The physicians perspective International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health, June 14, 2013 Review 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 summary1 Comparison of Nicotine and Carcinogen Exposure with Water Pipe and Cigarette Smoking Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, April 25, 2013
2 Work related injury among aging women Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, April 10, 2013
3 Impact of Smoking on Mortality of Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Thoracic Cancer, May 10, 2013 Review Article
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The Increased Risk of Colon Cancer Due to Cigarette Smoking May Be Greater in Women than Men
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, May 3, 2013
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5 Doctor and dentist contacts with an NHS occupational health service Occupational Medicine, May 22, 2013 Review Article
6 Therapeutic vaccines against tobacco addiction Expert Review of Vaccines, March 28, 2013 Review Article
7 One thousand cases of severe occupational contact dermatitis Contact Dermatitis, April 25, 2013
8 Non-Cigarette Tobacco and the Lung Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
9 Does a history of physical exposures at work affect hand-grip strength in midlife? A retrospective cohort study in Denmark Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, May 22, 2013
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