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Serum uric acid levels in older adults: Associations with clinical outcomes and implications for reference intervals in those aged 70 years and over

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged 70 and older.
Amanda J Rickard, Cammie Tran, Hans G Schneider, Flavia M Cicuttini, Anita E Wluka, Ego Seeman, Johannes T Neumann, Md Nazmul Karim, Zhen Zhou, Sultana Monira Hussain, David P Q Clark, Daniel Clayton‐Chubb, Andrew M Tonkin, Lawrence J Beilin, Robyn L Woods, John J McNeil   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

"THE SMOKE NUISANCE." [PDF]

The Lancet, 1900
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openaire   +4 more sources

Chronic Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study from the Veteran's Health Administration

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Though used frequently to treat flare, risk of chronic opioid exposure in gout has not been well defined. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that people with gout are more likely than individuals without gout to be prescribed chronic opioids over time.
Lindsay N. Helget, Bryant R. England, Punyasha Roul, Harlan Sayles, Tuhina Neogi, James R. O'Dell, Joshua F. Baker, Ted R. Mikuls   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of effectiveness and acceptability of a psychological treatment for smoking cessation combined with a smartphone App: A pilot study

Internet Interventions
Despite the increasing number of mobile-based interventions to quit smoking over the last years, few studies have investigated the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions blended with smartphone Apps.
María Barroso-Hurtado, Ana López-Durán, Carmela Martínez-Vispo, Daniel Suárez-Castro, Elisardo Becoña   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Chewing of tobacco laced areca-nuts” - is nothing but “Chewing of tiny-cancer-causing-bombs in the mouth” and one more tobacco Hiroshima and Nagasaki is in waiting

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation In India, Sweetened Suparis (Arecanut Granules, spices) and Gutkhas (Arecanut Granules, Tobacco, spicy compounds) - packed in small pouches - are freely marketed- which causes Oral Cancer.
REGUNATHAN Venkatachalam Pillai
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Smoke

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2009
Surgical smoke is the gaseous by-product formed during surgical procedures. Most surgeons, operating theatre staff and administrators are unaware of its potential health risks. Surgical smoke is produced by various surgical instruments including those used in electrocautery, lasers, ultrasonic scalpels, high speed drills, burrs and saws.
Fan, JKM, Chu, KM, Chan, FSY
openaire   +4 more sources

Virtual or in‐person: does it matter? Comparing pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy and physical function outcomes of virtual, hybrid and in‐person GLA:D Canada participants

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, hybrid) results in differences in three‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the GLA:DTM Canada database was completed.
Jill Van Damme, Vanina Dal Bello‐Haas, Ayse Kuspinar, Patricia Strachan, Michael Zywiel, James Young, Rhona McGlasson, Lisa C. Carlesso   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records from an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PT) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-economic aspects of cigarette smoking in Malta and Gozo [PDF]

, 1989
Questions on smoking behaviour were included in the Census of Population and Housing taken in November 1985. Information was gathered on the number of cigarettes consumed by smokers, those who had stopped smoking and those who had never smoked. Since the
Lockhart, Douglas G.
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Adipokines and Associations with Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Purpose We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Michael D. George, Hannah Brubeck, Brian Sauer, Aleksander Lenert, Punyasha Roul, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Katherine D. Wysham   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source