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Lack of a relation between vitamin and mineral antioxidants and bone mineral density: results from the Women's Health Initiative by Wolf, Randi L, Cauley, Jane A, Pettinger, Mary, Jackson, Rebecca, Lacroix, Andrea, Leboff, Meryl S, Lewis, Cora E, Nevitt, Michael C, Simon, Joel A, Stone, Katie L, Wactawski-Wende, Jean

“…BACKGROUND: Antioxidant defenses are one possible mechanism for decreasing oxidative damage and its potentially negative effects on age-related bone mass…”
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Wearable Cardioverter–Defibrillator after Myocardial Infarction by Olgin, Jeffrey E, Pletcher, Mark J, Vittinghoff, Eric, Wranicz, Jerzy, Malik, Rajesh, Morin, Daniel P, Zweibel, Steven, Buxton, Alfred E, Elayi, Claude S, Chung, Eugene H, Rashba, Eric, Borggrefe, Martin, Hue, Trisha F, Maguire, Carol, Lin, Feng, Simon, Joel A, Hulley, Stephen, Lee, Byron K

“…Patients with acute MI and an ejection fraction of 35% or less were randomly assigned to receive a wearable cardioverter–defibrillator plus medical therapy or…”
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The Relation of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy to Serum Uric Acid and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Events: The Heart and Estrogen–Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) by Simon, Joel A., Lin, Feng, Vittinghoff, Eric, Bittner, Vera

“…To determine whether baseline serum uric acid (UA) levels and estrogen–progestin (E + P)-associated change in serum UA in postmenopausal women with coronary…”
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relation of α-linolenic acid to the risk of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Simon, Joel A, Chen, Yea-Hung, Bent, Stephen

“…BACKGROUND: α-Linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3n-3) has been associated inconsistently with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Additional studies have become…”
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Relationship of Ascorbic Acid to Blood Lead Levels by Simon, Joel A, Hudes, Esther S

“…CONTEXT Some animal studies suggest that orally administered ascorbic acid may chelate lead and decrease the risk of the toxic effects of lead. However,…”
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Variation in the 3-Hydroxyl-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Gene Is Associated With Racial Differences in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Response to Simvastatin Treatment by KRAUSS, Ronald M, MANGRAVITE, Lara M, SAAD, Mohammed, WILLIAMS, Paul T, TAYLOR, Kent D, HUIYING YANG, NICKERSON, Deborah A, ROTTER, Jerome I, SMITH, Joshua D, MEDINA, Marisa W, DAI WANG, XIUQING GUO, RIEDER, Mark J, SIMON, Joel A, HULLEY, Steven B, WATERS, David

“…Use of 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl-3 coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) inhibitors, or statins, reduces cardiovascular disease risk by lowering plasma low-density…”
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Serum fatty acids and the risk of coronary heart disease by Simon, J A, Hodgkins, M L, Browner, W S, Neuhaus, J M, Bernert, Jr, J T, Hulley, S B

“…To examine the relation between serum fatty acids and coronary heart disease (CHD), the authors conducted a nested case-control study of 94 men with incident…”
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Phenotypic Predictors of Response to Simvastatin Therapy Among African-Americans and Caucasians: The Cholesterol and Pharmacogenetics (CAP) Study by Simon, Joel A., Lin, Feng, Hulley, Stephen B., Blanche, Patricia J., Waters, David, Shiboski, Stephen, Rotter, Jerome I., Nickerson, Deborah A., Yang, Huiying, Saad, Mohammed, Krauss, Ronald M.

“…Although statins are effective lipid-lowering agents, the phenotypic and demographic predictors of such lowering have been less well examined. We enrolled 944…”
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Serum Ascorbic Acid and Other Correlates of Self-Reported Cataract Among Older Americans by Simon, Joel A, Hudes, Esther S

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the correlates of self-reported cataract among older Americans, and specifically, to determine whether serum ascorbic…”
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Review: Evidence for the effectiveness of vitamin D and calcium for reducing CV outcomes, cancer, and death is limited by Simon, Joel A.

“…Simon comments on the study by Chung et al determining whether vitamin D, calcium, or a combination of both improve health outcomes. Simon asserts that both…”
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Serum fatty acids and the risk of stroke by SIMON, J. A, FONG, J, BERNERT, J. T, BROWNER, W. S

“…To examine the relationship between serum fatty acids, which reflect dietary intake, and stroke, we conducted a nested case-control study of 96 men with…”
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Hypnosis for Smoking Relapse Prevention: A Randomized Trial by Carmody, Timothy P., Duncan, Carol L., Solkowitz, Sharon N., Huggins, Joy, Simon, Joel A.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether hypnosis would be more effective than standard behavioral counseling in helping smokers to remain abstinent…”
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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of stroke: The Heart and Estrogen-progestin Replacement Study (HERS) by Simon, J A, Hsia, J, Cauley, J A, Richards, C, Harris, F, Fong, J, Barrett-Connor, E, Hulley, S B

“…Observational studies have shown that postmenopausal hormone therapy may increase, decrease, or have no effect on the risk of stroke. To date, no clinical…”
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Serum Fatty Acids and Blood Pressure by Simon, Joel A, Fong, Josephine, Bernert, NA

“…To examine the relation between serum fatty acids and blood pressure, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 156 men who were enrolled in the Multiple Risk…”
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Intensive intervention for alcohol-dependent smokers in early recovery: A randomized trial by Carmody, Timothy P, Delucchi, Kevin, Duncan, Carol L, Banys, Peter, Simon, Joel A, Solkowitz, Sharon N, Huggins, Joy, Lee, Sharon K, Hall, Sharon M

“…Abstract Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of an intensive tobacco cessation intervention for alcohol-dependent smokers in…”
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Telephone-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management Among Older Military Veterans: A Randomized Trial by Carmody, Timothy P, Duncan, Carol L, Huggins, Joy, Solkowitz, Sharon N, Lee, Sharon K, Reyes, Norma, Mozgai, Sharon, Simon, Joel A

“…This study investigated the effectiveness of telephone-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (T-CBT) in the management of chronic pain with older military…”
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Estrogen and Progestin, Lipoprotein(a), and the Risk of Recurrent Coronary Heart Disease Events After Menopause by Shlipak, Michael G, Simon, Joel A, Vittinghoff, Eric, Lin, Feng, Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth, Knopp, Robert H, Levy, Robert I, Hulley, Stephen B

“…CONTEXT Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has been identified as an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) events. However, few data exist on the…”
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Hypnosis for smoking cessation: A randomized trial by Carmody, Timothy P., Duncan, Carol, Simon, Joel A., Solkowitz, Sharon, Huggins, Joy, Lee, Sharon, Delucchi, Kevin

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether hypnosis would be more effective in helping smokers quit than standard behavioral counseling when both…”
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Expectancies Regarding the Interaction Between Smoking and Substance Use in Alcohol-Dependent Smokers in Early Recovery by Carmody, Timothy P., Delucchi, Kevin, Simon, Joel A., Duncan, Carol L., Solkowitz, Sharon N., Huggins, Joy, Lee, Sharon K., Hall, Sharon M.

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate expectancies regarding the interaction between cigarette smoking and use of alcohol among alcohol-dependent…”
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Intensive smoking cessation counseling versus minimal counseling among hospitalized smokers treated with transdermal nicotine replacement: a randomized trial by Simon, Joel A, Carmody, Timothy P, Hudes, Esther S, Snyder, Elizabeth, Murray, Jana

“…To determine whether an intensive cognitive-behavioral intervention begun during hospitalization when combined with transdermal nicotine replacement therapy is…”
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