http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Epidemiology"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:26:01 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 55462 | Editorial Board http://en.redtram.com/go/230795275/top100/ 230795275 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:58:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795275/top100/ 55462 | Subscriptions http://en.redtram.com/go/230795251/top100/ 230795251 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:58:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795251/top100/ 55462 | Table of contents http://en.redtram.com/go/230795227/top100/ 230795227 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:58:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795227/top100/ 55462 | Prediction of Incident Stroke Events Based on Retinal Vessel Caliber: A Systematic Review and Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis http://en.redtram.com/go/230795198/top100/ 230795198 The caliber of the retinal vessels has been shown to be associated with stroke events. However, the consistency and magnitude of association, and the changes in predicted risk independent of traditional risk factors, are unclear. To determine the association between Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:58:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795198/top100/ 55462 | The Quality of Meta-Analyses of Genetic Association Studies: A Review With Recommendations http://en.redtram.com/go/230795174/top100/ 230795174 Although there has been a rapid rise in the publication of meta-analyses of genetic association studies, little is known about their methodological quality. The authors reviewed the quality of 120 randomly selected genetic meta-analyses published between 2005 and 2007. Data Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795174/top100/ 55462 | Association Between the Ubiquitin Carboxyl-Terminal Esterase L1 Gene (UCHL1) S18Y Variant and Parkinson's Disease: A HuGE Review and Meta-Analysis http://en.redtram.com/go/230795144/top100/ 230795144 The ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 gene, UCHL1, located on chromosome 4p14, has been studied as a potential candidate gene for Parkinson's disease risk. The authors conducted a Human Genome Epidemiology review and meta-analysis of published case-control studies of the UCHL1 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795144/top100/ 55462 | Maternal Contributions to Preterm Delivery http://en.redtram.com/go/230795105/top100/ 230795105 Preterm delivery (PTD) is a complex trait with a significant familial component. However, no specific inheritance patterns have been established. The authors examined the contribution of PTDs in both the woman's family and her partner's family to her risk of Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795105/top100/ 55462 | Maternal Effects for Preterm Birth: A Genetic Epidemiologic Study of 630,000 Families http://en.redtram.com/go/230795084/top100/ 230795084 This study was undertaken to disentangle the maternal genetic from the fetal genetic effects for preterm birth and to study the possibility of these effects being explained by known risk factors. By cross-linking of the population-based Swedish Multigeneration and Medical Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795084/top100/ 55462 | The Genetics of Preterm Birth: Using What We Know to Design Better Association Studies http://en.redtram.com/go/230795068/top100/ 230795068 Women delivering preterm are at greatly increased risk of another preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies, reflecting effects of the environment, genetics, or both. Recent literature tells an increasingly coherent story about genetic susceptibility. Women who change partners after delivering preterm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795068/top100/ 55462 | Invited Commentary: Maternal Effects in Preterm Birth--Effects of Maternal Genotype, Mitochondrial DNA, Imprinting, or Environment? http://en.redtram.com/go/230795046/top100/ 230795046 Preterm birth is an important public health problem. A wide range of risk factors has been investigated, of which the strongest established is a woman's previous history of preterm birth. In this issue of the Journal, Boyd et al. (Am Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795046/top100/ 55462 | Svensson et al. Respond to "Maternal Genes and Environment in Preterm Birth" http://en.redtram.com/go/230795028/top100/ 230795028 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795028/top100/ 55462 | Timing and Trajectories of Fetal Growth Related to Cognitive Development in Childhood http://en.redtram.com/go/230795010/top100/ 230795010 The authors investigated timing and trajectories of fetal growth in relation to childhood development in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development-Scandinavian Study of Successive Small-for-Gestational Age Births (1986-1988) (n = 1,059). Fetal size was assessed by ultrasound Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230795010/top100/ 55462 | Estimation of the Contribution of Non-Assisted Reproductive Technology Ovulation Stimulation Fertility Treatments to US Singleton and Multiple Births http://en.redtram.com/go/230794995/top100/ 230794995 Infertility treatments that include ovulation stimulation, both assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and non-ART ovulation stimulation, are associated with increased risks of multiple birth and concomitant sequelae and adverse outcomes, even among singletons. While a US surveillance system for ART-induced births Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794995/top100/ 55462 | Use of Fertility Drugs and Risk of Uterine Cancer: Results From a Large Danish Population-based Cohort Study http://en.redtram.com/go/230794980/top100/ 230794980 Some epidemiologic studies have indicated that uterine cancer risk may be increased after use of fertility drugs. To further assess this association, the authors used data from a large cohort of 54,362 women diagnosed with infertility who were referred to Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794980/top100/ 55462 | Apolipoprotein E Genotype, Plasma Cholesterol, and Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study http://en.redtram.com/go/230794953/top100/ 230794953 Observational studies have shown an association between low plasma cholesterol levels and increased risk of cancer, whereas most randomized clinical trials involving cholesterol-lowering medications have not shown this association. Between 1997 and 2002, the authors assessed the association between plasma Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:55:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794953/top100/ 55462 | Mammographic Screening and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/230794926/top100/ 230794926 Screening mammography can distort estimated effects in breast cancer risk models due to associations with other risk factors. Mammography information was available in the Nurses' Health Study from 1988, and 1,815 incident breast cancers were accrued through 2000 among 55,625 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:55:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794926/top100/ 55462 | Newly Reported Respiratory Symptoms and Conditions Among Military Personnel Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan: A Prospective Population-based Study http://en.redtram.com/go/230794894/top100/ 230794894 Concerns about respiratory conditions have surfaced among persons deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Data on 46,077 Millennium Cohort Study participants who completed baseline (July 2001-June 2003) and follow-up (June 2004-February 2006) questionnaires were used to investigate 1) respiratory symptoms (persistent Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:55:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794894/top100/ 55462 | "Proportion Explained": A Causal Interpretation for Standard Measures of Indirect Effect? http://en.redtram.com/go/230794870/top100/ 230794870 The assessment of indirect effects is an important tool for epidemiologists interested in exploring the mechanisms of exposure-disease relations. A standard way of expressing an indirect effect is in terms of the "proportion explained"; this is the proportion of the Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:55:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794870/top100/ 55462 | A Dictionary of Epidemiology, Fifth Edition: Edited by Miquel Porta http://en.redtram.com/go/230794850/top100/ 230794850 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:54:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794850/top100/ 55462 | International Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Studies: By the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) http://en.redtram.com/go/230794836/top100/ 230794836 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:54:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/230794836/top100/