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301 Health workers performance in the implementation of Patient Centred Tuberculosis Treatment (PCT) strategy under programmatic conditions in Tanzania: a cross sectional study Full Text BMC Health Services Research, April 1, 2013    Review Article

302 Workplace Health Promotion: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 29, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

303 Recommendations for occupational radiation protection in interventional cardiology Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, March 28, 2013    Review Article

304 The Influence of Professional Identity on the Process of Nurses Training: An Empirical Study Leadership in Health Services, March 28, 2013    Review Article

305 Post-exposure prophylaxis in resource-poor settings: review and recommendations for pre-departure risk assessment and planning for expatriate healthcare workers Tropical Medicine & International Health, March 27, 2013    Review Article

306 Mortality among shipbreaking workers in Taiwan—A retrospective cohort study from 1985 to 2008 American Journal of Industrial Medicine, March 27, 2013    Clinical Article

307 Fatal occupational injuries among U.S. law enforcement officers: A comparison of national surveillance systems American Journal of Industrial Medicine, March 27, 2013    Review Article

308 Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: Applying a social ecological framework American Journal of Industrial Medicine, March 27, 2013    Review Article

309 Booster Breaks in the workplace: participants' perspectives on health-promoting work breaks Health Education Research, March 26, 2013

310 Does feeling respected influence return to work? Cross-sectional study on sick-listed patients' experiences of encounters with social insurance office staff Full Text BMC Public Health, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

311 Joint associations of sleep duration and insomnia symptoms with subsequent sickness absence: The Helsinki Health Study Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

312 The Health Hazards of Marriage. A cohort study of work related disability within 12,500 Norwegian couples – the HUNT Study Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

313 Burnout Among Occupational Physicians: A Threat to Occupational Health Systems?—A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey The Annals of Occupational Hygiene , March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

314 Estimated nursing workload for the implementation of ventilator bundles BMJ Quality & Safety, March 25, 2013    Review Article

315 Occupational exposure to cobalt is not associated with incipient signs of dilated cardiomyopathy in a Belgian refinery Occupational and Environmental Medicine, March 21, 2013    Clinical Article

316 A case-control study of paternal occupational exposures and the risk of childhood sporadic bilateral retinoblastoma Occupational and Environmental Medicine, March 21, 2013    Clinical Article

317 Blood hypomethylation of inflammatory genes mediates the effects of metal-rich airborne pollutants on blood coagulation Occupational and Environmental Medicine, March 21, 2013    Review Article

318 Are regulations effective in reducing construction injuries? An analysis of the Italian context Occupational and Environmental Medicine, March 21, 2013    Review Article

319 Work-unit measures of organisational justice and risk of depression—a 2-year cohort study Occupational and Environmental Medicine, March 21, 2013    Clinical Article

320 Work-related allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers is associated with inhalant chili pepper and garlic exposures Occupational and Environmental Medicine, March 21, 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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