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Tamsulosin and the risk of dementia in older men with benign prostatic hyperplasia by Duan, Yinghui, Grady, James J., Albertsen, Peter C., Helen Wu, Z.

“…Purpose Clinicians use tamsulosin, an α1‐adrenoceptor antagonist, to manage symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Because α1‐adrenoceptors are also…”
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Acute Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Postural Stability in Older Adults by Wu, Helen Z., Barry, Lisa C., Duan, Yinghui, Bohannon, Richard W., Covault, Jonathan M., Grady, James J.

“…This study involved healthy community-living older adults in an investigation of the association between moderate alcohol consumption (AC) and acute changes in…”
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Seesaw dysautonomia: A manifestation of autonomic dysreflexia by Wu, Helen Z.Y, Ahmad, Kate E, Tan, Kimberley, Blair, Nicholas F

“…A 58-year-old man with an incomplete C6/7 spinal cord injury due to traumatic injury 30 years earlier (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale…”
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Exploring Causes of Depression and Anxiety Health Disparities (HD) by Examining Differences between 1:1 Matched Individuals by Coman, Emil N, Wu, Helen Z, Assari, Shervin

“…Poor comparability of social groups is one of the major methodological problems that threatens the validity of health disparities (HD) research findings. We…”
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Predictors of reincarceration and disease progression among released HIV-infected inmates by Baillargeon, Jacques, Giordano, Thomas P, Harzke, Amy Jo, Spaulding, Anne C, Wu, Z Helen, Grady, James J, Baillargeon, Gwen, Paar, David P

“…We conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine the 3-year reincarceration rate of all HIV-infected inmates (n = 1917) released from the Texas prison…”
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Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy Following Release From Prison by Baillargeon, Jacques, Giordano, Thomas P, Rich, Josiah D, Wu, Z. Helen, Wells, Katherine, Pollock, Brad H, Paar, David P

“…CONTEXT Interruption of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the first weeks after release from prison may increase risk for adverse clinical outcomes,…”
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Differential Racial/Ethnic Patterns in Substance Use Initiation among Young, Low-Income Women by Helen Wu, Z., Temple, Jeff R., Shokar, Navkiran K., Nguyen-Oghalai, Tracy U., Grady, James J.

“…Background: Accumulating research suggests that the gateway hypothesis of substance use may not apply equally across different race/ethnicity groups…”
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Cost analysis of alpha blocker treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia in Medicare beneficiaries by Sidi, Yulia, Duan, Yinghui, Rhee, Taeho Greg, Wu, Z. Helen

“…Tamsulosin is the most widely used alpha-1 blocker medication for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as indicated in the current practice guideline…”
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Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine Overdose Fatalities are Shifting to the Black Community: An Analysis of the State of Connecticut by Wu, Z. Helen, Yong, Qiao, Walker, Joanne M., Grady, James J., Laurencin, Cato T.

“…Background Historically, Blacks and Hispanics have had lower opioid-involved overdose death rates in Connecticut (CT). We examined if a shift has taken place…”
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Excess Deaths Among Blacks and Latinx Compared to Whites During Covid-19 by Laurencin, Cato T., Wu, Z Helen, McClinton, Aneesah, Grady, James J., Walker, Joanne M.

“…Importance Blacks and Latinx are disproportionately affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and experience higher mortality rates than Whites and…”
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The Shift: COVID-19-Associated Deaths are Now Trending Lower Among Blacks and Hispanics Compared to Whites by Laurencin, Cato T., Wu, Z Helen, Grady, James J., Wu, Rong, Murray, Marsha M., Slivinsky, Michelle

“…Background Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, research revealed people of color were more likely to be infected, have severe illness, and die due…”
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Changes in COVID-19-Associated Deaths During a Year Among Blacks and Hispanics Compared to Whites in the State of Connecticut by Laurencin, Cato T., Wu, Z. Helen, Grady, James J., Wu, Rong, Walker, Joanne M.

“…Background With recent COVID-19 vaccination rates relatively high in the USA, the USA still maintains the most documented cases globally,[ 1 ] even though…”
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Stress and Drug Use from Prepregnancy, During Pregnancy, to Postpartum by Wu, Z. Helen, Wu, Rong, Brownell, Elizabeth, Oncken, Cheryl, Grady, James

“…Objective To document changes of stress and illicit drug use among women from 4 months prepregnancy to 6 months postpartum. Study Design In a longitudinal…”
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Attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and risky sexual behavior in young adult women by Hosain, G M Monawar, Berenson, Abbey B, Tennen, Howard, Bauer, Lance O, Wu, Z Helen

“…This study was undertaken to assess the association between adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and high-risk sexual behavior. This…”
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Stress Mediates the Relationship Between Past Drug Addiction and Current Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Low-income Women by Wu, Z. Helen, Tennen, Howard, Hosain, G. M. Monawar, Coman, Emil, Cullum, Jerry, Berenson, Abbey B.

“…This study examined the role of stress as a mediator of the relationship between prior drug addiction and current high‐risk sexual behaviour. Eight hundred…”
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Neighborhood and Individual Factors in Marijuana and Other Illicit Drug Use in a Sample of Low‐income Women by Sunder, Punita K., Grady, James J., Wu, Z. Helen

“…Few studies have systematically evaluated whether contextual variables differ in their ability to explain the use of different drugs in the same sample. Our…”
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Reproductive correlates of depressive symptoms among low-income minority women by Berenson, Abbey B, Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki, Wu, Z.Helen

“…To estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among women of reproductive age attending family planning clinics across southeast Texas in addition to…”
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Contextual Influences on Polydrug Use among Young, Low-Income Women: Effects of Neighborhood and Personal Networks by Wu, Z. Helen, Eschbach, Karl, Grady, James J.

“…This study assessed contextual risks for polydrug use in a triethnic sample (non-Hispanic white, African American, Hispanic) of young women with a low income…”
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Anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum by Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki, Primeau, Loree A., Levine, Ruth E., Olson, Gayle L., Wu, Z. Helen, Berenson, Abbey B.

“…This cross-sectional study compared the distribution of anxiety symptoms among pregnant, non-pregnant, and postpartum women of lower socioeconomic status…”
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The role of misconceptions on Latino women's acceptance of emergency contraceptive pills by Romo, Laura F, Berenson, Abbey B, Wu, Z.Helen

“…The goal of this study was to assess factors associated with hormonal emergency contraception (EC) awareness and acceptability among a sample of low-income…”
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