Effect of interleukin-6 receptor blockade on surrogates of vascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: MEASURE, a randomised, placebo-controlled study [PDF]
Objectives The interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) blocker tocilizumab (TCZ) reduces inflammatory disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but elevates lipid concentrations in some patients.
Bathon, Joan M. +10 more
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[Risk society and epidemiological risk].
The concept of risk entails a broad discussion, ranging from a more general approach, seeking to contextualize it in the dynamic of societal change, to a more specific approach in the field of health, particularly in epidemiological studies on associations.
Olinda do Carmo, Luiz, Amélia, Cohn
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Descriptive and spatial epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis in North-Eastern Spain (Catalonia).
From March 2005 to December 2007, 284 animals from 67 cattle farms (24 dairy and 43 beef) affected by bovine cysticercosis were detected in the region of Catalonia (North-Eastern Spain).
Alba, A +6 more
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Flavonoid intake and the risk of age-related cataract in China’s Heilongjiang Province [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Epidemiological evidence suggests that diets rich in flavonoids may reduce the risk of developing age-related cataract (ARC).
Boots AW +11 more
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Coffee consumption and prostate cancer risk: further evidence for inverse relationship [PDF]
Background Higher consumption of coffee intake has recently been linked with reduced risk of aggressive prostate cancer (PC) incidence, although meta-analysis of other studies that examine the association between coffee consumption and overall PC risk ...
AW Hsing +37 more
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Circulating interleukin-10 and risk of cardiovascular events: a prospective study in the elderly at risk [PDF]
<p><b>Objective:</b> The goal of this study was to examine the association of the antiinflammatory interleukin-10 (IL-10) with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).</p> <p><b>Methods and Results:</b> In the ...
Craen, A.J.M. de +11 more
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Leveraging Epidemiology to Improve Risk Assessment. [PDF]
The field of environmental public health is at an important crossroad. Our current biomonitoring efforts document widespread exposure to a host of chemicals for which toxicity information is lacking.
Burke, Thomas A +5 more
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Objective: to identify some «internal» and «external» risks that are signifi cant for the Rostov region and calculate their quantitative characteristics.Materials and methods: materials for «internal» risks in the administrative territories of the Rostov
A. A. Kononenko, S. S. Vodyanitskaya
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Respiratory syncytial virus: Clinical and epidemiological pattern in pediatric patients admitted to a children’s hospital between 2000 and 2013 [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major causative organism associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in children.The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological pattern of RSV and identify ...
Bakir, Julia +8 more
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