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Noel S. Weiss
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 641
Citations - 43475
Noel S. Weiss is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 105, co-authored 630 publications receiving 40550 citations. Previous affiliations of Noel S. Weiss include University of Bern & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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A case-control study of screening sigmoidoscopy and mortality from colorectal cancer.
TL;DR: Screening by sigmoidoscopy can reduce mortality from cancer of the rectum and distal colon and a screening once every 10 years may be nearly as efficacious as more frequent screening.
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Health outcomes associated with various antihypertensive therapies used as first-line agents: a network meta-analysis
Bruce M. Psaty,Thomas Lumley,Curt D. Furberg,Gina D. Schellenbaum,Marco Pahor,Michael H. Alderman,Noel S. Weiss +6 more
TL;DR: Low-dose diuretics are the most effective first-line treatment for preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality and future trials should use low-doseDiuretics as the standard for clinically useful comparisons.
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The Risk of Myocardial Infarction Associated With Antihypertensive Drug Therapies
Bruce M. Psaty,Susan R. Heckbert,Thomas D. Koepsell,David S. Siscovick,Trivellore E. Raghunathan,Noel S. Weiss,Frits R. Rosendaal,Rozenn N. Lemaitre,Nicholas L. Smith,Patricia W. Wahl,Edward H. Wagner,Curt D. Furberg +11 more
TL;DR: The findings of this study support the current guidelines from the Joint National Committee on the Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure that recommend diuretics and beta-blockers as first-line agents unless contraindicated, unacceptable, or not tolerated.
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Temporal Trends in the Prevalence of Diabetic Kidney Disease in the United States
Ian H. de Boer,Tessa Rue,Yoshio N. Hall,Patrick J. Heagerty,Noel S. Weiss,Jonathan Himmelfarb +5 more
TL;DR: Prevalence of DKD in the United States increased from 1988 to 2008 in proportion to the prevalence of diabetes, and was stable despite increased use of glucose-lowering medications and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors among persons with diabetes.
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Decreased risk of fractures of the hip and lower forearm with postmenopausal use of estrogen.
TL;DR: It is argued that lowering of the risk of hip and forearm fractures must be weighed as a benefit of long-term estrogen use.