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The role of dietary fiber in the etiology of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
(1987)Diet histories of cases of NIDDM and controls were compared to determine whether low dietary fiber intake was positively associated with the occurrence of NIDDM. The study group included prevalent, medically diagnosed ... -
Facial alterations associated with alcohol, marijuana and cocaine in 80 children assessed by photo analysis and landmark digitization
(1990)A few reports have suggested that marijuana exposure during gestation may produce a recognizable facial appearance that is similar to the face of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). A previous study has demonstrated that the ... -
Primary prevention of acute respiratory infection among United States Air Force recruits through the use of antimicrobial handwipes: a randomized clinical trial
(1996)This double-blinded randomized clinical trial was performed to determine the efficacy of antimicrobial handwipes in reducing acute upper respiratory infections among United States Air Force Basic Military Trainees and in ... -
Risk of recurrence and death following breast cancer: influence of pregnancy and hormone replacement therapy
(1996)Women diagnosed with breast cancer while still in their reproductive years face special concerns regarding future childbearing following initial cancer treatment. Previous epidemiologic studies have not identified an adverse ... -
A population-based case-control study risk factors for connective tissue diseases
(1997)This dissertation describes the results of a population-based case-control study of risk factors for five connective tissue diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis/CREST syndrome, ... -
Social and economic consequences of injury in a developing nation
(1997)Efforts to study and prevent injury in the developing world are hampered by lack of adequate data sources. Vital statistics registries are often incomplete and health care data may be of limited value as many injured persons ... -
Genomic variation of human papillomavirus type 16 in relation to risk for high grade cervical and anal intraepithelial neoplasia
(1997)Prospective studies were conducted among women attending a University and women presenting to a STD clinic to evaluate an association between risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2-3 (CIN 2-3) and human ... -
Risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in relation to use of antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and other medications acting on the central nervous system
(1999)An increased risk of ovarian cancer among users of antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and certain other medications affecting the central nervous system has been hypothesized based on prior laboratory and epidemiologic ... -
Kaposi's sarcoma and sexually transmitted disease
(1999)Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common neoplasm among people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A compelling body of evidence suggests that KS is caused by a novel human herpesvirus, referred to as Kaposi's ... -
Parkinsonism and pesticide exposure among rural residents of Washington State
(1999)Objective. To determine the prevalence of parkinsonism among a cohort of rural men, primarily orchardists, and to examine associations between that prevalence and smoking, occupational pesticide use, and MAO-B and ND1/4216 ... -
Epidemiology of hereditary prostate cancer: genetic analysis of susceptibility loci incorporating clinical characteristics
(2000)Hereditary prostate cancer is a heterogeneous complex disease with at least 5 putative susceptibility loci identified to date: HPC1 (1q24-25), PCaP (1q42.2-43), HPCX (Xq27-28), CAPB (1p36), and HPC20 (20q13). Confirmation ... -
HIV-1, HIV-2, and dual infection with HIV-1 and HIV-2 are associated with increased risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) in Senegal, West Africa
(2001)We conducted a cross-sectional screening study of HIV-1 and HIV-2, human papillomavirus (HPV), and cervical intraepithelial lesions (SIL) in previously unscreened women in an outpatient infectious disease clinic in Dakar, ... -
HIV-1 shedding in women: trial of vitamin A
(2001)Vitamin A deficiency has been associated with increased vaginal shedding of HIV-1 infected cells among pregnant and non-pregnant HIV-1 infected women, as well as with increased mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission, suggesting ... -
The relationship of police-reported intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal and neonatal health outcomes
(2002)Background. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem of particular concern during pregnancy. Adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes may be associated with IPV although studies to date ... -
Relationship between hormonal, reproductive, anthropometric, and lifestyle factors and risk of lobular and ductal breast cancer
(2002)Background. Recent studies report that use of combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy (CHRT) increases risk of invasive lobular breast carcinomas (ILC), but has a more modest impact on invasive ductal ... -
Effect of nighttime magnetic field and other exposures on sleep quality in young women
(2003)The purpose of this study was to: (1) describe sleep patterns in menstruating women sleeping at home, (2) determine the effect of a nighttime magnetic field and other exposures on sleep, and (3) examine the association ... -
Audio computer-assisted self interviewing for sexually transmitted infection prediction
(2003)Background. Sexually transmitted infections (STI) cause considerable morbidity in the United States, but are under-assessed. We explored how to improve STI screening in STD clinics. Our aims were to: (1) identify efficient ... -
Measurement of lifetime dental radiographic radiation exposure to the cranial meninges
(2004)The overall goal of this investigation was to measure the ionizing radiation dose to the cranial meninges from a lifetime of self-reported dental radiography. The first aim was to estimate the radiation-absorbed dose to ... -
The association of hormone therapy with interval breast cancer
(2004)Mammography is widely accepted as an effective modality in breast cancer screening, particularly in older, postmenopausal women. Yet, some breast cancers are not detected at routine screening but are subsequently diagnosed ...