Rachel Dankner

..We predict that analysis of personal trajectories of glucose and of HbA(1c) will promote earlier intervention and a greater reduction in disease complications than current standards, which are based on population-based norms...

..The anticholinergic agent ipratropium bromide has demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of severe asthma exacerbations...

..In a preliminary report, we found an association between hyperinsulinemia in the basal (fasting) state and the development of diabetes...

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..This report describes a comprehensive and low cost educational intervention designed to increase the attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programs of patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery...

..Type 2 diabetes, an extreme state of glucose intolerance, has been found to be associated with cancer mortality; less is known about impaired glucose tolerance and cancer incidence...

..5). This study demonstrated a positive association between homocysteine and adiponectin in both elderly men and women and a statistically significant association between adiponectin and MTHFR C677T genotypes in women only...

..CONCLUSIONS Basal hyperinsulinemia in normoglycemic adults constitutes an independent risk factor for developing dysglycemia over 24 years...

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..early detection and prompt treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) may reduce the complications and burden associated with the disease...

..This study emphasizes the importance of maintaining a physically active lifestyle in the elderly...

..In order to promote prevention of sports-related injuries, the magnitude of the problem must first be identified and the incidence and severity of sports injuries described...

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..Because of the similarity of antecedent predictors, treatment of risk factors among patients with coronary heart disease should prove valuable for the prevention of all-cause mortality...

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..The aim of our study was to test the hypothesis that there is an association between physical activity, life-style habits and plasma Hcy levels in an elderly population...

..The disease-specific instrument, MacNew heart disease HRQL questionnaire (MacNew), is designed specifically to evaluate HRQL among heart patients...

..Physical activity, known to reduce CVD risk, has been related to levels of Hcy. Recently, higher Hcy was shown to be associated with lower cardiovascular fitness in women but not in men...

..Over the past few decades, a sizable monotonous decrease in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates was evident in Israel. Our purpose was to evaluate the association of risk factor time trends with this decline...

..Recent evidence has suggested that some treatments for diabetes are associated with an increased cancer risk. Less is known about the association between endogenous insulin in the prediabetes state and cancer risk...

..Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of various glucose-related clinical measurements in predicting the 20-year risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in an elderly population...

..53 (95% CI: 0.29-0.97)]. Smoking, increased systolic BP, older age and male sex increased mortality risk. We conclude that in our study, although ethnic origin and lifestyle habits are interrelated, each affects mortality independently...

..Despite evidence on the benefits of participating in cardiac-rehabilitation (CR) following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and the inclusion of CR in the basic "Health Basket", referral and uptake of CR in Israel remain low...

..A self-administered questionnaire must be suited to respondents' ages and education levels. Detailed questionnaires/interviews place a considerable burden on subjects...

..The means of all values of FBG and of hemoglobin A1c were significantly higher among patients with complications (n=49) than in those without (P=0.01)...

..It is therefore an appropriate tool to be used in epidemiological studies...

..To determine whether outsourcing of medical consulting services could improve the quality of medical treatment in military primary care clinics...

..These results suggest that different SNPs in ApoA5 polymorphisms may be associated with triglyceride concentration and CVD in each of these ethnic origins...

..The purpose of this study was to compare the associations of BMI and waist circumference with cardiorespiratory fitness...

..In order to reduce the incidence and severity of sports injuries in Israel, there is a necessity to improve the level of information regarding such injuries through the establishment of a national sports injury surveillance system...

..That the first line therapies are so effective, safe and simple make these more sensitive approaches very attractive...

..In most countries, career soldiers receive better health care services than civilians, especially in countries with military rule or under military threat...

..To assess whether, and to what extent, cognitive outcome relates to overall functional outcome among elderly stroke patients...

..5) Many patients with insulinoma who have elevated basal levels of insulin have reduced (but not absent) responsiveness to administered insulin. In summary, hyperinsulinemia is often both a result and a driver of insulin resistance...

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