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    • Medications as a Source of Human Exposure to Phthalates. 

      Hauser, Russ B.; Duty, Susan M.; Godfrey-Bailey, Linda; Calafat, Antonia M (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2004)
      Phthalates are a group of multifunctional chemicals used in consumer and personal care products, plastics, and medical devices. Laboratory studies show that some phthalates are reproductive and developmental toxicants. ...

    • Mediterranean Diet and Prostate Cancer Risk and Mortality in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study 

      Kenfield, Stacey; DuPre, Natalie; Richman, Erin; Stampfer, Meir; Chan, June; Giovannucci, Edward (2014)
      Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) mortality rates are lower in the Mediterranean countries compared with northern Europe. Although specific components of the Mediterranean diet (Med-Diet) may influence PCa risk, few studies ...

    • Mediterranean diet and telomere length in Nurses’ Health Study: population based cohort study 

      Crous-Bou, Marta; Fung, Teresa T; Prescott, Jennifer; Julin, Bettina; Du, Mengmeng; Sun, Qi; Rexrode, Kathryn M; Hu, Frank B; De Vivo, Immaculata (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2014)
      Objective: To examine whether adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with longer telomere length, a biomarker of aging. Design: Population based cohort study. Setting: Nurses’ Health Study, an ongoing prospective ...

    • Mediterranean Diet and Workplace Health Promotion 

      Korre, Maria; Tsoukas, Michael A.; Frantzeskou, Elpida; Yang, Justin; Kales, Stefanos N. (Springer US, 2014)
      Analytical and experimental studies confirm relationships between the consumption of certain foods and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Mediterranean diet patterns have long been associated with a reduced risk ...

    • Mediterranean Diet Score and prostate cancer risk in a Swedish population-based case–control study 

      Möller, Elisabeth; Galeone, Carlotta; Andersson, Therese M.-L.; Bellocco, Rino; Adami, Hans-Olov; Andrén, Ove; Grönberg, Henrik; La Vecchia, Carlo; Mucci, Lorelei A.; Bälter, Katarina (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
      Several individual components of the Mediterranean diet have been shown to offer protection against prostate cancer. The present study is the first to investigate the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet ...

    • Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Cancer Risk in the EPIC Cohort 

      Couto, E; Ferrari, P; Buckland, G; Overvad, K; Dahm, C C; Tjønneland, A; Clavel-Chapelon, F; Boutron-Ruault, M-C; Cottet, V; Naska, A; Benetou, V; Kaaks, R; Rohrmann, S; Boeing, H; von Ruesten, A; Pala, V; Vineis, P; Palli, D; Tumino, R; May, A; Peeters, P H; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B; Büchner, F L; Skeie, G; Engeset, D; Rodríguez, L; Sánchez, M-J; Amiano, P; Barricarte, A; Hallmans, G; Johansson, I; Manjer, J; Wirfärt, E; Crowe, F; Khaw, K-T; Wareham, N; Moskal, A; Slimani, N; Jenab, M; Romaguera, D; Mouw, T; Norat, T; Riboli, E; Trichopoulou, A; Boffetta, Paolo; Lagiou, Pagona; Olsen, A; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Allen, NE; Panico, S; Navarro, C; Lund, Emily; Gonzalez, CA (Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
      Background: Although several studies have investigated the association of the Mediterranean diet with overall mortality or risk of specific cancers, data on overall cancer risk are sparse. Methods: We examined the ...

    • Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Risk of Breast Cancer 

      Couto, Elisabeth; Sandin, Sven; Löf, Marie; Ursin, Giske; Adami, Hans-Olov; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Background: A Mediterranean diet has a recognized beneficial effect on health and longevity, with a protective influence on several cancers. However, its association with breast cancer risk remains unclear. Objective: We ...

    • Medium-Term Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Markers of Inflammation and Endothelial Function 

      Alexeeff, Stacey E.; Coull, Brent Andrew; Gryparis, Alexandros; Suh, Helen; Sparrow, David; Vokonas, Pantel S.; Schwartz, Joel David (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2011)
      Background: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) contributes to increased cardiovascular risk. Land-use regression models can improve exposure assessment for TRAP. Objectives: We examined the association between ...

    • The MedSeq Project: a randomized trial of integrating whole genome sequencing into clinical medicine 

      Vassy, Jason L; Lautenbach, Denise M; McLaughlin, Heather M; Kong, Sek Won; Christensen, Kurt D; Krier, Joel; Kohane, Isaac S; Feuerman, Lindsay Z; Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer; Roberts, J Scott; Lehmann, Lisa Soleymani; Ho, Carolyn Y; Ubel, Peter A; MacRae, Calum A; Seidman, Christine E; Murray, Michael F; McGuire, Amy L; Rehm, Heidi L; Green, Robert C (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is already being used in certain clinical and research settings, but its impact on patient well-being, health-care utilization, and clinical decision-making remains largely unstudied. ...

    • Meeting report for the 1st skin microbiota workshop, boulder, CO October 15-16 2012 

      Gilbert, Jack A; Ball, Madeleine; Blainey, Paul; Blaser, Martin J; Bohannan, Brendan JM; Bateman, Ashley; Bunge, John; Dominguez-Bello, Maria Gloria; Epstein, Slava; Fierer, Noah; Gevers, Dirk; Grikscheit, Tracy; Hamdan, Leila J; Harvey, James; Huttenhower, Curtis; Kirkup, Benjamin; Kong, Heidi H; Lauber, Christian; Lemon, Katherine P; Lynch, Susan V; Martin, Lance; Mello, Charlene; Palma, Joseph; Parker, Roy; Petrosino, Joseph; Segre, Julia A; Vosshall, Leslie; Yi, Rui; Knight, Rob (BioMed Central, 2014)
      This report details the outcome of the 1st Skin Microbiota Workshop, Boulder, CO, held on October 15th-16th 2012. The workshop was arranged to bring Department of Defense personnel together with experts in microbial ecology, ...

    • Meeting Report: Consensus Statement—Parkinson’s Disease and the Environment: Collaborative on Health and the Environment and Parkinson’s Action Network (CHE PAN) Conference 26–28 June 2007. 

      Bronstein, Jeff; Carvey, Paul; Chen, Honglei; Cory-Slechta, Deborah; DiMonte, Donato; Duda, John; English, Paul; Grate, Stephen; Hansen, Johnni; Hoppin, Jane; Jewell, Sarah; Kamel, Freya; Koroshetz, Walter; Langston, James W.; Logroscino, Giancarlo; Nelson, Lorene; Ravina, Bernard; Rocca, Walter; Schettler, Ted; Scott, Bill; Seegal, Richard; Singleton, Andrew; Steenland, Kyle; Tanner, Caroline M.; Van Den Eeden, Stephen; Goldman, Samuel; Ross, George W.; Schwarzschild, Michael Alan; Weisskopf, Marc G. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
      Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. People with PD, their families, scientists, health care providers, and the general public are increasingly interested in identifying ...

    • Meeting Report: Measuring Endocrine-Sensitive Endpoints within the First Years of Life 

      Arbuckle, Tye E.; Swan, Shanna H.; Mao, Catherine S.; Longnecker, Matthew P.; Main, Katharina M.; Whyatt, Robin M.; Mendola, Pauline; Rovet, Joanne; Till, Christine; Wade, Mike; Jarrell, John; Matthews, Stephen; Van Vliet, Guy; Bornehag, Carl-Gustaf; Mieusset, Roger; Hauser, Russ B.; Legrand, Melissa (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
      An international workshop titled “Assessing Endocrine-Related Endpoints within the First Years of Life” was held 30 April–1 May 2007, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Representatives from a number of pregnancy cohort studies ...

    • Meeting Report: Methylmercury in Marine Ecosystems—From Sources to Seafood Consumers 

      Chen, Celia Y.; Serrell, Nancy Ann; Evers, David C.; Fleishman, Bethany J.; Lambert, Kathleen Fallon; Weiss, Jeri; Mason, Robert P.; Bank, Michael S (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
      Mercury and other contaminants in coastal and open-ocean ecosystems are an issue of great concern globally and in the United States, where consumption of marine fish and shellfish is a major route of human exposure to ...

    • Meeting the needs of the resident trainee during an elective subspecialty rotation 

      Hale, Andrew; Glassman, Rebecca; Fessler, David; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Stead, Wendy (IJME, 2016)
      Objective: To examine and compare perceptions between resident-trainees and faculty-educators on goals and reasons why resident trainees choose certain subspecialty elective rotations. Methods: In June 2013 residents and ...

    • MEK inhibition induces apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells with constitutive ERK1/2 phosphorylation 

      Baranski, Zuzanna; Booij, Tijmen H.; Kuijjer, Marieke L.; de Jong, Yvonne; Cleton-Jansen, Anne-Marie; Price, Leo S.; van de Water, Bob; Bovée, Judith V. M. G.; Hogendoorn, Pancras C.W.; Danen, Erik H.J. (Impact Journals LLC, 2015)
      Conventional high-grade osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer with relatively high incidence in young people. Recurrent and metastatic tumors are difficult to treat. We performed a kinase inhibitor screen in ...

    • Melanocortin-1 Receptor, Skin Cancer and Phenotypic Characteristics (M-SKIP) Project: Study Design and Methods for Pooling Results of Genetic Epidemiological Studies 

      Raimondi, Sara; Gandini, Sara; Fargnoli, Maria Concetta; Bagnardi, Vincenzo; Maisonneuve, Patrick; Specchia, Claudia; Kumar, Rajiv; Nagore, Eduardo; Han, Jiali; Hansson, Johan; Kanetsky, Peter A; Ghiorzo, Paola; Gruis, Nelleke A; Dwyer, Terry; Blizzard, Leigh; Fernandez-de-Misa, Ricardo; Branicki, Wojciech; Debniak, Tadeusz; Morling, Niels; Landi, Maria Teresa; Palmieri, Giuseppe; Ribas, Gloria; Stratigos, Alexander; Cornelius, Lynn; Motokawa, Tomonori; Anno, Sumiko; Helsing, Per; Wong, Terence H; Autier, Philippe; García-Borrón, José C; Little, Julian; Newton-Bishop, Julia; Sera, Francesco; Liu, Fan; Kayser, Manfred; Nijsten, Tamar (BioMed Central, 2012)
      Background: For complex diseases like cancer, pooled-analysis of individual data represents a powerful tool to investigate the joint contribution of genetic, phenotypic and environmental factors to the development of a ...

    • Melanoma Disparities among US Hispanics: Use of the Social Ecological Model to Contextualize Reasons for Inequitable Outcomes and Frame a Research Agenda 

      Harvey, Valerie M.; Oldfield, Charlene W.; Chen, Jarvis T.; Eschbach, Karl (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)
      Cutaneous melanoma is a significant public health concern, accounting for thousands of deaths annually in the US. Early detection and diagnosis are critical given the poor prognosis and limited treatment options of ...

    • Melatonin secretion and the incidence of type 2 diabetes 

      McMullan, Ciaran J.; Schernhammer, Eva S.; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600; Hu, Frank B.; Forman, John P. (American Medical Association, 2013)
      Importance Loss-of-function mutations in the melatonin receptor are associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Additionally, in a cross-sectional analysis of persons without diabetes, lower nocturnal melatonin ...

    • Menopausal Hormone Therapy after Breast Cancer 

      Colditz, Graham A. (BioMed Central, 2005)
      The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy after breast cancer remains controversial. Evidence shows variation by study design, and even among three randomized controlled trials there is substantial heterogeneity of results. ...

    • Menopausal Status Dependence of the Timing of Breast Cancer Recurrence after Surgical Removal of the Primary Tumour 

      Demicheli, Romano; Bonadonna, Gianni; Hrushesky, William JM; Retsky, Michael W.; Valagussa, Pinuccia (BioMed Central, 2004)
      Introduction: Information on the metastasis process in breast cancer patients undergoing primary tumour removal may be extracted from an analysis of the timing of clinical recurrence. Methods: The hazard rate for local-regional ...