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Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug use and risk of bladder cancer: a population based case control study

BMC Urology, 2007
Background Use of phenacetin and other analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) potentially influences bladder cancer incidence, but epidemiologic evidence is limited.
Heaney John, Andrew Angeline S, Schned Alan, Zens Michael S, Kogevinas Manolis, Fortuny Joan, Kelsey Karl T, Karagas Margaret R   +7 more
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an increased rate of diabetes. [PDF]

, 2012
ObjectiveChronic infections could be contributing to the socioeconomic gradient in chronic diseases. Although chronic infections have been associated with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and cardiovascular disease, there is limited evidence on
Aiello, Allison E, Cheng, Caroline, Clayton, Erin R, Haan, Mary N, Jeon, Christie Y, Mayeda, Elizabeth R, Miller, Joshua W   +6 more
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Real‐World Longitudinal Data on the Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Level Monitoring on Lupus Outcomes: Results of a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a cornerstone therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the weight‐based dosing does not account for clinical factors that can introduce individual variability in drug metabolism and clearance. We leveraged longitudinal data from a prospective SLE cohort to identify clinical factors that predict ...
Jay J. Patel, Fauzia Hollangel, Caroline Packee, Amita Kapoor, Brad Rovin, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Shivani Garg   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of SO2 on respiratory system of adult Miyakejima resident 2 years after returning to the island.

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Mt. Oyama in Miyakejima Island erupted in June, 2000. All Miyake villagers were forced to evacuate from the island in September, 2000, due to continuous eruptions and emissions of unsafe amounts of volcanic gas, mainly SO2.
Ai Ishigami, Akihiro Morikawa, Clinical Pulmonary Functions Committee of The Japanese Respiratory Society, Committee for Air Pollution in Kinki Area, Epidemiology Standardization Project, Fujii T, Hiroshi Nakashima, Iwao Uchiyama, Kazuyuki Omae, Kikuchi Y, Kouichi Maruyama, Makiko Nakano, Mannino DM, Mitsuru Adachi, Satoko Iwasawa, Shigeru Tanaka, Shoji Kudo, Takamoto Uemura, Takehiro Michikawa, Tazuru Tsuboi, Toru Takebayashi, Yuji Nishiwaki, Yuriko Kikuchi   +22 more
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Obesity subtypes and longitudinal trajectories of function over 7‐years of follow‐up: data from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background Obesity, defined by BMI ≥30kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA.
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relation between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and inorganic selenium in drinking water: a population-based case-control study

Environmental Health, 2010
Background A community in northern Italy was previously reported to have an excess incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among residents exposed to high levels of inorganic selenium in their drinking water. Methods To assess the extent to which such
Rothman Kenneth J, Bonvicini Francesca, Vinceti Marco, Vescovi Luciano, Wang Feiyue   +4 more
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Relaxation Penalties and Priors for Plausible Modeling of Nonidentified Bias Sources

, 2010
In designed experiments and surveys, known laws or design feat ures provide checks on the most relevant aspects of a model and identify the target parameters. In contrast, in most observational studies in the health and social sciences, the primary study
Greenland, Sander
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Clinical, histological, and serological predictors of renal function loss in lupus nephritis.

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Kidney survival is the ultimate goal in lupus nephritis (LN) management, but long‐term predictors remain inadequately studied, requiring long‐term follow‐up. This study aimed to identify baseline and early longitudinal predictors of kidney survival in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership LN longitudinal cohort.
Shangzhu Zhang, Laurence Magder, Daniel Goldman, Judith A. James, Joel M Guthridge, Carla Guthridge, Peter Izmirly, Jill P Buyon, H.Michael Belmont, Richard A. Furie, Noa Schwartz, Chaim Putterman, Jennifer L. Barnas, Jennifer H. Anolik, Sarah French, Maria Dall'era, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Hodgin, Dawit S. Demeke, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership RA/SLE Network, Michelle Petri, Andrea Fava   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confounding and Negative Control Methods in Observational Study of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Effectiveness: A Nationwide, Population-Based Danish Health Registry Study

Clinical Epidemiology
Niels Obel,1,2 Matthew P Fox,3 Malte M Tetens,2 Lars Pedersen,4 Tyra Grove Krause,5 Henrik Ullum,5 Henrik Toft Sørensen4 1Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, 2300, Denmark; 2Department of ...
Obel N, Fox MP, Tetens MM, Pedersen L, Krause TG, Ullum H, Sørensen HT   +6 more
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Epidemiologic association and shared genetic architecture between cataract and hearing difficulties among middle-aged and older adults

Human Genomics
Age-related cataract and hearing difficulties are major sensory disorders that often co-exist in the global-wide elderly and have a tangible influence on the quality of life.
Xiayin Zhang, Shan Wang, Shunming Liu, Zijing Du, Guanrong Wu, Yingying Liang, Yu Huang, Xianwen Shang, Yijun Hu, Zhuoting Zhu, Wei Sun, Xueli Zhang, Honghua Yu   +12 more
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