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481 The first evaluation of the advanced practice nurse role in Finland - the perspective of nurse leaders Journal of Nursing Management, August 23, 2011

482 Factors influencing midwifery migration from the United Kingdom to Australia International Nursing Review, August 22, 2011

483 Help-seeking behaviours in childbearing women in Ghana, West Africa International Nursing Review, August 22, 2011

484 Singaporean nurses provision of guidance to parents on non-pharmacological postoperative pain-relief methods: An educational intervention study Nursing & Health Sciences, August 16, 2011

485 Acquiring cultural competency in caring for black African women British Journal of Midwifery, August 11, 2011

486 Examining the Impact of Worker and Workplace Factors on Prolonged Work Absences Among Canadian Nurses Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, August 9, 2011

487 The development of clinical nurse specialist roles in Ireland British Journal of Nursing, August 5, 2011

488 Treatment Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Shifting Management of Stable ART Patients to Nurses in South Africa: An Observational Cohort Full Text PLoS Medicine, August 5, 2011

489 Factors contributing to contemporary nursing shortage in Macao Journal of Nursing Management, August 4, 2011

490 Occupational stress, job satisfaction and job performance among hospital nurses in Kampala, Uganda Journal of Nursing Management, August 1, 2011

491 Bilingual teaching in nursing education in China: Evolution, status, and future directions Nursing & Health Sciences, August 1, 2011

492 Use of and Attitudes Toward Current Care Guidelines Among Primary and Secondary Care Nurses in Finland Clinical Nursing Research, July 29, 2011

493 Comparison of the clinical competence of nurses working in two university hospitals in Iran Nursing & Health Sciences, July 28, 2011

494 Primary care visits to occupational health physicians and nurses in Finland Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, July 28, 2011

495 Preferences of Israeli nursing students in choosing their future workplace Journal of Nursing Management, July 22, 2011

496 Introducing traditional Chinese nursing: a review of concepts, theories and practices International Nursing Review, July 19, 2011

497 Low cognitive ability in early adulthood is associated with reduced lung function in middle age: the Vietnam Experience Study Thorax, July 13, 2011

498 Nursing students concerns about end of life in California, Norway, and Sweden International Journal of Palliative Nursing, July 12, 2011

499 Nurses participation in the end-of-life process in two paediatric intensive care units in Brazil International Journal of Palliative Nursing, July 12, 2011

500 Childhood sexual abuse and psychosis: data from a cross-sectional national psychiatric survey in England The British Journal of Psychiatry, July 8, 2011

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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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