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41 Nurse-facilitated preparation and life completion interventions are acceptable and feasible in the australian palliative care setting: results from a phase 2 trial Cancer Nursing, May 7, 2013

42 Translation and validation of the wound-specific quality of life instrument Cardiff Wound Impact Schedule in a Swedish population Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, May 7, 2013

43 A population-based study of venous thrombosis in pregnancy in Scotland 1980-2005 European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

44 Prostate cancer research in China Asian Journal of Andrology, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

45 Association between polymorphisms in renin-angiotensin system genes and primary ovarian insufficiency in Korean women Menopause, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

46 Adaptation of the Utian Quality of Life Scale to Portuguese using a community sample of Portuguese women in premenopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause Menopause, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

47 Serum osteocalcin levels in relation to metabolic syndrome in Chinese postmenopausal women Menopause, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

48 Neighbourhood deprivation and very preterm birth in an English and French cohort Full Text BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 3, 2013

49 Western Australia facing critical losses in its midwifery workforce: A survey of midwives' intentions Midwifery, May 2, 2013

50 Community attitudes toward breastfeeding in public places among Western Australia adults, 1995-2009 Journal of Human Lactation, May 1, 2013

51 Introducing solids and water to Australian infants Journal of Human Lactation, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

52 Postpartum depression in Pakistan Nursing for Women's Health, May 1, 2013    Clinical Article

53 Genetic variants in 2q31 and 5p15 are associated with aggressive benign prostatic hyperplasia in a Chinese population The Prostate, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

54 Association between genetic variants of the VEGFR-2 gene and the risk of developing endometriosis in Northern Chinese women Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

55 Breastfeeding by Chinese mothers in Australia and China: the healthy migrant effect Journal of Human Lactation, April 30, 2013

56 Communication barriers among spanish-speaking women with pelvic floor disorders: lost in translation? Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, April 30, 2013    Clinical Article

57 Women's awareness and periconceptional use of folic acid: data from a large European survey Full Text International Journal of Women's Health, April 29, 2013    Clinical Article

58 Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance of the Commensal Flora in Dutch Nursing Homes Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, April 29, 2013    Review Article

59 HIV knowledge and behavior among Chinese college students in China and the United States Western Journal of Nursing Research , April 26, 2013    Clinical Article

60 Supporting minority nursing students: 'Opportunity for Success' for Ethiopian immigrants in Israel International Nursing Review, April 26, 2013

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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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