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December blogs digest: the health benefits of nuts, sequencing the Iberian lynx genome, the importance of pets and more
How can we measure health behavior theories mathematically? William Riley looks at whether Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) could be expressed mathematically. He reports on his article published in Translational Behavioral Medicine in which he and co-authors developed a dynamic computational model for SCT. Magnesium deficiency and its multiple health outcomes Getting enough magnesium in your diet? A study published in BMC Medicine last month found that increased dietary magnesium is associated with a reduced risk of heart failure, stroke, diabetes, and all-cause mortality. The study was the largest of its kind to date, using ...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - January 6, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Davy Falkner Tags: Biology Health Medicine Open Access blogs digest Source Type: blogs

Improvement in quality of hospital care during accreditation: A nationwide stepped-wedge study
Conclusion</div>These findings support the hypothesis that hospital accreditation leads to improvements in patient care.</span>
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - January 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Intra-hospital correlations among 30-day mortality rates in 18 different clinical and surgical settings
Conclusions</div>The variability in 30-day mortality rates at hospital level and the correlation between risk mortality rates suggest that there may be common hospital-wide factors influencing short-term mortality.</span>
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - January 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Adiposity, post-diagnosis weight change, and risk of cardiovascular events among early-stage breast cancer survivors
ConclusionExtreme adiposity and any elevation in WC increased risk of CVD among breast cancer survivors; however, changes in weight in the early post-diagnosis period were not associated with CVD. Survivors with high WC and existing CVD risk factors should be monitored.
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - February 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Abstract PD4-07: Are aromatase inhibitors associated with higher myocardial infarction risk in breast cancer patients? A Medicare population study
Conclusions: The occurrence of MI is very low in this cohort (4.4%), reassuring the clinicians that the older adults with comorbidities may not be at a higher risk of MI with adjuvant endocrine therapy. However, the confidence interval for the hazard ratio of AIs vs Tamoxifen is very wide, indicating that a larger sample may be needed for the power of the study to be conclusive.Citation Format: Kamaraju S, Smith E, Shi Y, Laud P, Neuner J. Are aromatase inhibitors associated with higher myocardial infarction risk in breast cancer patients? A Medicare population study [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual C...
Source: Cancer Research - February 13, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: S Kamaraju, E Smith, Y Shi, P Laud, J Neuner Tags: Poster Discussion Abstracts Source Type: research

Assessing the Safety of Sitagliptin in Older Participants in the Trial Evaluating Cardiovascular Outcomes with Sitagliptin (TECOS)
CONCLUSIONS Among older patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, sitagliptin had neutral effects on cardiovascular risk and raised no significant safety concerns.
Source: Diabetes Care - March 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Bethel, M. A.; Engel, S. S.; Green, J. B.; Huang, Z.; Josse, R. G.; Kaufman, K. D.; Standl, E.; Suryawanshi, S.; Van de Werf, F.; McGuire, D. K.; Peterson, E. D.; Holman, R. R.; for the TECOS Study Group Tags: Emerging Science and Concepts for Management of Diabetes and Aging Source Type: research

Hypothyroidism is associated with all ‐cause mortality in a national cohort of chronic hemodialysis patients
ConclusionHypothyroidism is associated with increased all‐cause mortality in chronic HD patients. The interaction of hypothyroidism and diabetes, but not other common comorbidities in HD patients, has an effect on mortality risks.
Source: Nephrology - March 28, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hsuan ‐Jen Lin, Chung‐Chih Lin, Hsuan Ming Lin, Hsuan‐Ju Chen, Che‐Chen Lin, Chiz‐Tzung Chang, Che‐Yi Chou, Chiu‐Ching Huang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Experimental Cardiac Radiation Exposure Induces Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction with Preserved Ejection Fraction.
CONCLUSION: Experimental cardiac radiation exposure resulted in diastolic dysfunction without reduced EF. These data provide insight into the association between cardiac radiation exposure and HFpEF risk and lend further support for the importance of inflammation related coronary microvascular compromise in HFpEF. PMID: 28550173 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology - May 26, 2017 Category: Physiology Authors: Saiki H, Moulay G, Guenzel AJ, Liu W, Decklever T, Classic K, Pham L, Chen HH, Burnett JC, Russell SJ, Redfield MM Tags: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Source Type: research

Physical Activity and Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
Conclusions: Compared with a poor PA level, the PA recommended by the World Health Organization was associated with lower lifetime risk of CVD, but not total cancer, in both men and women.
Source: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - July 18, 2017 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Glycaemic control and the risk of hospitalisation for infection in patients with type 2 diabetes: Hong Kong Diabetes Registry
ConclusionsBurden of serious infection is high in diabetic population and a U‐shape relationship between glycaemia and infection‐related hospitalisation was detected in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Source: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews - July 21, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Andrea O.Y. Luk, Eric S.H. Lau, Kitty K.T. Cheung, Alice P. Kong, Ronald C.W. Ma, Risa Ozaki, Francis C.C. Chow, Wing ‐Yee So, Juliana C.N. Chan Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Two Liters a Day Keep the Doctor Away? Considerations on the Pathophysiology of Suboptimal Fluid Intake in the Common Population
Suboptimal fluid intake may require enhanced release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin for the maintenance of adequate hydration. Enhanced copeptin levels (reflecting enhanced vasopressin levels) in 25% of the common population are associated with enhanced risk of metabolic syndrome with abdominal obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, vascular dementia, cognitive impairment, microalbuminuria, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and premature mortality. Vasopressin stimulates the release of glucocorticoids which in turn up-regulate the serum- and g...
Source: Kidney and Blood Pressure Research - August 8, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Experimental cardiac radiation exposure induces ventricular diastolic dysfunction with preserved ejection fraction
Breast cancer radiotherapy increases the risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Cardiomyocytes are highly radioresistant, but radiation specifically affects coronary microvascular endothelial cells, with subsequent microvascular inflammation and rarefaction. The effects of radiation on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function are poorly characterized. We hypothesized that cardiac radiation exposure may result in diastolic dysfunction without reduced EF. Global cardiac expression of the sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) was induced by cardiotropic gene (adeno-associated virus serotype 9) delivery to 5-w...
Source: AJP: Heart and Circulatory Physiology - August 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Saiki, H., Moulay, G., Guenzel, A. J., Liu, W., Decklever, T. D., Classic, K. L., Pham, L., Chen, H. H., Burnett, J. C., Russell, S. J., Redfield, M. M. Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Adherence to the 2015 Dutch dietary guidelines and risk of non-communicable diseases and mortality in the Rotterdam Study
AbstractWe aimed to evaluate the criterion validity of the 2015 food-based Dutch dietary guidelines, which were formulated based on evidence on the relation between diet and major chronic diseases. We studied 9701 participants of the Rotterdam Study, a population-based prospective cohort in individuals aged 45  years and over [median 64.1 years (95%-range 49.0–82.8)]. Dietary intake was assessed at baseline with a food-frequency questionnaire. For all participants, we examined adherence (yes/no) to fourteen items of the guidelines: vegetables (≥200 g/day), fruit (≥200 g/day), whole-grains (≥90  g/day), legumes...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - August 19, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Acromegaly at diagnosis in 3173 patients from the Liege Acromegaly Survey (LAS) Database
In conclusion, this study of >3100 patients is the largest international acromegaly database and shows clinically relevant trends in the characteristics of acromegaly at diagnosis.
Source: Endocrine-Related Cancer - August 22, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Petrossians, P., Daly, A. F., Natchev, E., Maione, L., Blijdorp, K., Sahnoun-Fathallah, M., Auriemma, R., Diallo, A. M., Hulting, A.-L., Ferone, D., Hana, V., Filipponi, S., Sievers, C., Nogueira, C., Fajardo-Montanana, C., Carvalho, D., Hana, V., Stalla, Tags: Research Source Type: research

Glycaemia control and the risk of hospitalisation for infection in patients with type 2 diabetes: Hong Kong Diabetes Registry
ConclusionsIn patients with type 2 diabetes, burden of serious infection is high. In the diabetic population, a U‐shape relationship between glycaemia and infection‐related hospitalisation was detected.
Source: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews - September 7, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Andrea O.Y. Luk, Eric S.H. Lau, Kitty K.T. Cheung, Alice P.S. Kong, Ronald C.W. Ma, Risa Ozaki, Francis C.C. Chow, Wing ‐Yee So, Juliana C.N. Chan Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research