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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx121 Sports participation in non-compaction cardiomyopathy: a systematic review British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 21, 2013 Review Article
122 Sports injury prevention in your pocket?! Prevention apps assessed against the available scientific evidence: a review British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
123 Volume reductions in frontopolar and left perisylvian cortices in methamphetamine induced psychosis Schizophrenia Research, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
124 Chemotherapy-induced prospective memory impairment in patients with breast cancer Psycho-Oncology, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
125 Relationship between cancer-related fatigue and personality in patients with breast cancer after chemotherapy Psycho-Oncology, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
126 Muscle cell-derived factors inhibit inflammatory stimuli-induced damage in hMSC-derived chondrocytes Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , May 21, 2013 Review Article
127 Gradual strenuous running regimen predisposes to osteoarthritis due to cartilage cell death and altered levels of glycosaminoglycans Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , May 21, 2013 Review Article
128 Pharmacological chaperones as a potential therapeutic option in methylmalonic aciduria cblB type Human Molecular Genetics, May 21, 2013 Review Article
129 PGC-1{alpha} is a male-specific disease modifier of human and experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Human Molecular Genetics, May 21, 2013 Review Article
130 A comprehensive immunohistochemical approach of AKT/mTOR pathway and p-STAT3 in mycosis fungoides Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
131 Zinc deficiency and its management in the pediatric population: A literature review and proposed etiologic classification Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
132 A case-control study of clinicopathologic features, prognosis, and therapeutic responses in patients with granulomatous mycosis fungoides Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
133 Thymus histology and concomitant autoimmune diseases in Japanese patients with muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase-antibody-positive myasthenia gravis European Journal of Neurology, May 21, 2013 Review Article
134 Epidemiology of chronic inflammatory neuropathies in south-east England European Journal of Neurology, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
135 Screening for At-Risk Alcohol Use and Drug Use in an Emergency Department: Integration of Screening Questions Into Electronic Triage Forms Achieves High Screening Rates Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 21, 2013 Review Article
136 Comparison of Electronic Pharmacy Prescription Records With Manually Collected Medication Histories in an Emergency Department Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 21, 2013 Review Article
137 Randomized Clinical Trial of the 2 mg Hydromorphone Bolus Protocol Versus the “1+1” Hydromorphone Titration Protocol in Treatment of Acute, Severe Pain in the First Hour of Emergency Department Presentation Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
138 Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer shows active perivascular cuffs in multiple sclerosis Brain, May 21, 2013 Review Article
139 Analgesic use in relation to sex hormone and prolactin concentrations in premenopausal women Cancer Causes and Control, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
140 Epigenetic mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease: Implications for pathogenesis and therapy Ageing Research Reviews, May 21, 2013 Review Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
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