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1 Depression, stress and body fat are associated with binge eating in a community sample of African American and Hispanic women Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, May 22, 2013    Review Article

2 Diagnostic procedures and treatment of childhood obesity by pediatricians Health Policy, May 22, 2013    Review Article

3 Effects of social support on low socioeconomic-status pregnant women Nursing & Health Sciences, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Patient and societal value functions for the testing morbidities index Medical Decision Making, May 22, 2013    Review Article

5 Predictors and pregnancy outcomes associated with a newborn birth weight of 4000 g or more in Lusaka, Zambia International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Early experience with electronic prescribing of controlled substances in a community setting JAMIA, May 22, 2013    Review Article

7 Using the computer in the clinical consultation; setting the stage, reviewing, recording, and taking actions: multi-channel video study JAMIA, May 22, 2013    Review Article

8 Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a survey Full Text BMC Public Health, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Lipid-lowering pharmacotherapy and socioeconomic status: atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) surveillance study Full Text BMC Public Health, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Barriers faced by vietnamese immigrant women in taiwan who do not regularly undergo cervical screenings: a qualitative study Journal of Advanced Nursing, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

11 The impact of workplace relationships on engagement, well-being, commitment and turnover for nurses in Australia and the USA Journal of Advanced Nursing, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

12 The public health benefit of medicines: how it has been assessed in France? the principles and results of five years experience Health Policy, May 22, 2013    Review Article

13 The international cancer benchmarking partnership: an international collaboration to inform cancer policy in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom Health Policy, May 22, 2013    Review Article

14 Productivity and patient satisfaction in primary care--conflicting or compatible goals Health Policy, May 22, 2013    Review Article

15 Development of a national position paper for chronic care: example of Belgium Health Policy, May 22, 2013    Review Article

16 Developing a national medicines information strategy in Finland--a stakeholders perspective on the strengths, challenges and opportunities in medicines information Health Policy, May 22, 2013    Review Article

17 Marital status and its relationship with the risk and pattern of visual impairment in a multi-ethnic Asian population Journal of Public Health, May 22, 2013

18 An ecological public health approach to understanding the relationships between sustainable urban environments, public health and social equity Health Promotion International, May 22, 2013

19 Perceived breastfeeding support assessment tool (pbsat): development and testing of psychometric properties with pakistani urban working mothers Midwifery, May 22, 2013

20 Blood pressure and falls in community-dwelling people aged 60 years and older in the VHM&PP cohort Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

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RBP4 is weakly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis

As published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, an elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) level was shown to be associated hypertriglyceridemia and coronary artery calcification, but not other cardiometabolic risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated CRP, and increased CIMT. The study involved 709 postmenopausal women from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).

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n-3 PUFAs are renoprotective in diabetics

As published in Diabetes Care, n-3 PUFA supplementation (4 g/d x 6 w) in patients with diabetes (n=29) resulted in decreased urine NGAL excretion; there was no effect on urine albumin excretion, serum markers of kidney function, and eGFR. In patients taking RAAS blockers, n-3 PUFA supplementation decreased albumin excretion, NGAL, LFABP, and NAG.

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Homocysteine and folate predict CHD and all-cause mortalities

Researchers at the University of Sydney have reported that the highest vs. lowest quartile of homocysteine (HR=2.45) and folate deficiency (HR=1.53), but not vitamin B12 levels, predict CHD mortality. Further hyperhomocysteinaemia (> 15 µmol/L) was reported to be associated with all-cause mortality (HR=1.47).

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