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| Wael K Al-DelaimySummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Ethical concepts and future challenges of neuroimaging: an islamic perspectiveWael K Al-Delaimy
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92093 0628, USA
Sci Eng Ethics 18:509-18. 2012..Neuroscientists should also be prepared to assist in setting the ethical frameworks in place in advance of what might be perceived as runaway applications of technology...
Perceptions of hookah smoking harmfulness: predictors and characteristics among current hookah usersKhaled Aljarrah
Applied Physics Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Tob Induc Dis 5:16. 2009..Hookah smoking is another form of tobacco use that has rapidly spread in the United State and Europe. This study assessed beliefs about the harmfulness of smoking hookah...- Greater risk of incident asthma cases in adults with allergic rhinitis and effect of allergen immunotherapy: a retrospective cohort studyRiccardo Polosa
Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Respir Res 6:153. 2005..Moreover, treatment with allergen immunotherapy lowers the risk of the development of new asthma cases in adults with allergic rhinitis... - Insulinlike growth factor-1, insulinlike growth factor binding protein-1, and cognitive function in older men and womenWael K Al-Delaimy
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1441-6. 2009..To assess the association between insulinlike growth factor (IGF)-1 and IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-1 with three cognitive function tests in a healthy elderly population... 
Adolescents' perceptions about quitting and nicotine replacement therapy: findings from the California Tobacco SurveyWael K Al-Delaimy
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0645, USA
J Adolesc Health 38:465-8. 2006....- Determinants of hookah use among high school studentsJoshua R Smith
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 13:565-72. 2011..We examined hookah use initiation, prevalence, cessation, and psychosocial risk factors of hookah use among high school students... - Longitudinal biological exposure to carotenoids is associated with breast cancer-free survival in the Women's Healthy Eating and Living StudyCheryl L Rock
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores University of California, San Diego Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:486-94. 2009..23). Higher biological exposure to carotenoids, when assessed over the time frame of the study, was associated with greater likelihood of breast cancer-free survival regardless of study group assignment... - The California Tobacco Control Program's effect on adult smokers: (3) Similar effects for African Americans across statesDennis R Trinidad
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 0901, USA
Tob Control 16:96-100. 2007..To compare trends in African-American (AA) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) smoking between states categorised as having three different levels of tobacco control practice in the 1990s... - Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on prognosis following treatment for breast cancer: the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) randomized trialJohn P Pierce
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
JAMA 298:289-98. 2007..Evidence is lacking that a dietary pattern high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in total fat can influence breast cancer recurrence or survival... - The California Tobacco Control Program's effect on adult smokers: (2) Daily cigarette consumption levelsWael K Al-Delaimy
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0901, California, USA
Tob Control 16:91-5. 2007..To investigate the association of the California Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program with self-reported population trends of cigarette consumption during 1992-2002... - Greater survival after breast cancer in physically active women with high vegetable-fruit intake regardless of obesityJohn P Pierce
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores University of California, San Diego Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:2345-51. 2007..Single-variable analyses have associated physical activity, diet, and obesity with survival after breast cancer. This report investigates interactions among these variables... - Telephone counseling helps maintain long-term adherence to a high-vegetable dietary patternJohn P Pierce
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
J Nutr 137:2291-6. 2007..This large change will allow testing of hypotheses on the role of dietary change in preventing additional breast cancer events... - Reproductive steroid hormones and recurrence-free survival in women with a history of breast cancerCheryl L Rock
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:614-20. 2008.... - Dietary intake, supplement use, and survival among women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancerJuliann Saquib
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
Nutr Cancer 63:327-33. 2011..Dietary supplements may improve overall micronutrient intakes of breast cancer survivors. However, vitamin and mineral intakes were not associated with all-cause mortality... - Low to moderate alcohol intake is not associated with increased mortality after breast cancerShirley W Flatt
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:681-8. 2010..An inverse association between alcohol intake and obesity suggests possible confounding between these variables (and perhaps other factors) with breast cancer outcomes... - Increasing hookah use in CaliforniaJoshua R Smith
Joint Doctoral Program, University of California, San Diego, and San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 101:1876-9. 2011..Hookah use is increasing in California, especially among young adults, and in 2008 reached the highest prevalence ever reported for both genders... - IGF1 and risk of additional breast cancer in the WHEL studyWael K Al-Delaimy
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093 0628, USA
Endocr Relat Cancer 18:235-44. 2011..Tamoxifen can confound analysis of IGF1 and recurrence. This supports re-evaluating significance of IGF1 to breast cancer recurrence... - Toenail nicotine levels as predictors of coronary heart disease among womenWael K Al-Delaimy
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:1342-8. 2008..12, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.24). In conclusion, toenail nicotine levels are predictive of CHD among women independent of other risk factors and remained significant even after adjustment for history of cigarette smoking... - Reliability of plasma carotenoid biomarkers and its relation to study powerWael K Al-Delaimy
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
Epidemiology 19:338-44. 2008..We assessed reliability of plasma carotenoid levels over time and how it could influence study power through sample size and effect-size... - Smoking cessation rates in the United States: a comparison of young adult and older smokersKaren Messer
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0901, USA
Am J Public Health 98:317-22. 2008..We compared smoking quit rates by age in a nationally representative sample to determine differences in cessation rates among younger and older adults... - Toenail nicotine level as a novel biomarker for lung cancer riskWael K Al-Delaimy
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093 0628, USA
Am J Epidemiol 173:822-8. 2011.... - Measurement of tobacco smoke exposure: comparison of toenail nicotine biomarkers and self-reportsWael K Al-Delaimy
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1255-61. 2008..The objective is to compare toenail nicotine levels, a novel biomarker of tobacco exposure, with self-reports of tobacco exposure from a large cohort study... - Time-varying effects of prognostic factors associated with disease-free survival in breast cancerLoki Natarajan
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093 0901, USA
Am J Epidemiol 169:1463-70. 2009..7 years (hazard ratio = 1.5). These results emphasize the importance of careful statistical modeling allowing for possibly time-dependent effects in long-term survivorship studies... - Hormone use and lung cancer incidence: the Rancho Bernardo cohort studyJoshua R Smith
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Menopause 16:1044-8. 2009..This study examines the association of hormone use and lung cancer among women... - The California Tobacco Control Program's effect on adult smokers: (1) Smoking cessationKaren Messer
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 0901, USA
Tob Control 16:85-90. 2007..To estimate national population trends in long-term smoking cessation by age group and to compare cessation rates in California (CA) with those of two comparison groups of states... - Complex emergencies, HIV, and substance use: no "big easy" solutionSteffanie A Strathdee
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
Subst Use Misuse 41:1637-51. 2006 - Tribal casinos in California: the last vestige of indoor smokingDavid S Timberlake
Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Anteater Instruction and Research Building, Irvine, CA 92697 3957, USA
BMC Public Health 12:144. 2012..Yet, little is known regarding the smoking status of casino patrons, their avoidance of secondhand smoke while visiting, and their views on a hypothetical smoking ban... - Desert dust exposure is associated with increased risk of asthma hospitalization in childrenKumiko T Kanatani
University of California, San Diego, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 182:1475-81. 2010..Epidemiologically, areas impacted by desert dust storms, such as communities in the Middle East and the Caribbean, seem to have higher incidences of asthma than might be expected... - Insulin-like growth factor I, insulin-like growth factor I binding protein 1, insulin, glucose, and leptin serum levels are not influenced by a reduced-fat, high-fiber diet interventionWael K Al-Delaimy
Cancer Prevention and Control, Moores Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Drive #0901, La Jolla, CA 92093-0901, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:1238-9. 2006