Amir Tirosh

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Affiliation: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Normal fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes in young men
    Amir Tirosh
    Medical Corps Headquarters, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    N Engl J Med 353:1454-62. 2005
  2. ncbi Autoimmune diseases in asthma
    Amir Tirosh
    Department of Internal Medicine A C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Ann Intern Med 144:877-83. 2006
  3. ncbi Changes in triglyceride levels over time and risk of type 2 diabetes in young men
    Amir Tirosh
    1Department of Internal Medicine A C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Diabetes Care 31:2032-7. 2008
  4. ncbi Changes in triglyceride levels and risk for coronary heart disease in young men
    Amir Tirosh
    Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Ann Intern Med 147:377-85. 2007
  5. ncbi Dietary intervention to reverse carotid atherosclerosis
    Iris Shai
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems Evaluation, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
    Circulation 121:1200-8. 2010
  6. ncbi White blood cell count and the risk for coronary artery disease in young adults
    Gilad Twig
    Department Medicine B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    PLoS ONE 7:e47183. 2012
  7. ncbi Association between socioeconomic status and the prevalence of asthma
    Alon Farfel
    Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 104:490-5. 2010
  8. ncbi Blood-pressure categories in adolescence predict development of hypertension in accordance with the European guidelines
    Eran Israeli
    Institute of Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    Am J Hypertens 20:705-9. 2007

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Normal fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes in young men
    Amir Tirosh
    Medical Corps Headquarters, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    N Engl J Med 353:1454-62. 2005
    ..55 mmol per liter). Whether higher fasting plasma glucose levels within this range independently predict type 2 diabetes in young adults is unclear...
  2. ncbi Autoimmune diseases in asthma
    Amir Tirosh
    Department of Internal Medicine A C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Ann Intern Med 144:877-83. 2006
    ..One controversial hypothesis postulates that asthma provides a protective effect for the development of autoimmune-related disorders...
  3. ncbi Changes in triglyceride levels over time and risk of type 2 diabetes in young men
    Amir Tirosh
    1Department of Internal Medicine A C, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Diabetes Care 31:2032-7. 2008
    ..The association between changes in triglyceride concentrations over time and diabetes is unknown. We assessed whether two triglyceride determinations obtained 5 years apart can predict incident type 2 diabetes...
  4. ncbi Changes in triglyceride levels and risk for coronary heart disease in young men
    Amir Tirosh
    Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Ann Intern Med 147:377-85. 2007
    ..Current triglyceride levels might be only a weak predictor of risk for coronary heart disease (CHD)...
  5. ncbi Dietary intervention to reverse carotid atherosclerosis
    Iris Shai
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems Evaluation, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
    Circulation 121:1200-8. 2010
    ..It is currently unknown whether dietary weight loss interventions can induce regression of carotid atherosclerosis...
  6. ncbi White blood cell count and the risk for coronary artery disease in young adults
    Gilad Twig
    Department Medicine B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    PLoS ONE 7:e47183. 2012
    ..Our objective was to assess the association between WBC count and its changes over time with CAD incidence in the Metabolic, Life-style and Nutrition Assessment in Young adults (MELANY) study, a cohort of Israeli army personnel...
  7. ncbi Association between socioeconomic status and the prevalence of asthma
    Alon Farfel
    Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 104:490-5. 2010
    ..The finding in some recent studies that the prevalence of asthma is higher in poor populations contradicts the hygiene theory, which claims that improved quality of life removes protective factors that prevent atopy...
  8. ncbi Blood-pressure categories in adolescence predict development of hypertension in accordance with the European guidelines
    Eran Israeli
    Institute of Gastroenterology, Division of Internal Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    Am J Hypertens 20:705-9. 2007
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