Julie E. Buring

Common genetic variants of the ion channel transient receptor potential membrane melastatin 6 and 7 (TRPM6and TRPM7), magnesium intake, and risk of type 2 diabetes in women (2009)

Song, Yiqing, Hsu, Yi-Hsiang, Niu, Tianhua, Manson, JoAnn E, Buring, Julie E, Liu, Simin

Abstract Background Ion channel transient receptor potential membrane melastatin 6 and 7 (TRPM6 and TRPM7) play a central role in magnesium homeostasis, which is critical for maintaining glucose and...

Socioeconomic status, blood pressure progression, and incident hypertension in a prospective cohort of female health professionals (2009)

Conen, David, Glynn, Robert J., Ridker, Paul M., Buring, Julie E., Albert, Michelle A.

Aims The aim of this study was to examine the association between socioeconomic status, blood pressure (BP) progression, and incident hypertension. Methods and results We included 27 207 female...

Vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene Supplementation and Cancer Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2009)

Lin, Jennifer, Cook, Nancy R., Albert, Christine, Zaharris, Elaine, Gaziano, J. Michael, Van Denburgh, Martin, ...

Background Observational studies suggested that a diet high in fruits and vegetables, both of which are rich with antioxidants, may prevent cancer development. However, findings from randomized...

Lung Cancer Occurrence in Never-Smokers: An Analysis of 13 Cohorts and 22 Cancer Registry Studies (2008)

Michael J. Thun, Lindsay M. Hannan, Paolo Boffetta, Julie E. Buring, Diane Feskanich, ...

BackgroundBetter information on lung cancer occurrence in lifelong nonsmokers is needed to understand gender and racial disparities and to examine how factors other than active smoking influence risk...

Fat, Protein, and Meat Consumption and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies (2008)

Lee, Jung Eun, Spiegelman, Donna, Hunter, David J., Albanes, Demetrius, Bernstein, Leslie, Van Den Brandt, Piet A., ...

Background Results of several case–control studies suggest that high consumption of meat (all meat, red meat, or processed meat) is associated with an increased risk of renal cell cancer, but only...

Plasma Androgen Concentrations and Risk of Incident Ovarian Cancer (2008)

Tworoger, Shelley S., Lee, I-Min, Buring, Julie E., Hankinson, Susan E.

Androgens have been implicated in increasing ovarian cancer risk; however, results from prospective studies have been inconclusive. The authors examined whether plasma concentrations of testosterone,...

A Prospective Study of Multivitamin Supplement Use and Risk of Breast Cancer (2008)

Ishitani, Ken, Lin, Jennifer, Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., Zhang, Shumin M.

The authors evaluated the association between multivitamin supplement use and breast cancer risk in a completed trial. At baseline (1992–1995), 37,920 US women aged ≥45 years and free of cancer...

Fruits, Vegetables, and Colon Cancer Risk in a Pooled Analysis of 14 Cohort Studies (2007)

Koushik, Anita, Hunter, David J., Spiegelman, Donna, Beeson, W. Lawrence, Van Den Brandt, Piet A., Buring, Julie E., ...

Background Fruit and vegetable intakes have been associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer; however, in more recent studies associations have been less consistent. Statistical power to examine...

C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Breast Cancer (2007)

Zhang, Shumin M., Lin, Jennifer, Cook, Nancy R., Lee, I-Min, Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., ...

Chronic inflammation is hypothesized to be associated with breast cancer development. However, data evaluating the association between C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, and...

Alcohol Intake and Renal Cell Cancer in a Pooled Analysis of 12 Prospective Studies (2007)

Lee, Jung Eun, Hunter, David J., Spiegelman, Donna, Adami, Hans-Olov, Albanes, Demetrius, Bernstein, Leslie, ...

Background The association between alcohol intake and risk of renal cell cancer has been inconsistent in case–control studies. An inverse association between alcohol intake and risk of renal cell...

Use of Oral Conjugated Estrogen Alone and Risk of Breast Cancer (2007)

Zhang, Shumin M., Manson, JoAnn E., Rexrode, Kathryn M., Cook, Nancy R., Buring, Julie E., Lee, I-Min

The authors conducted a prospective cohort analysis in the Women's Health Study (1992–2004), a completed randomized trial assessing aspirin and vitamin E in the primary prevention of cancer and...

Dietary Carotenoids and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Pooled Analysis of 11 Cohort Studies (2007)

Männistö, Satu, Yaun, Shiaw-Shyuan, Hunter, David J., Spiegelman, Donna, Adami, Hans-Olov, Albanes, Demetrius, ...

Dietary carotenoids have been hypothesized to protect against epithelial cancers. The authors analyzed the associations between intakes of specific carotenoids (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene,...

Blood pressure and risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Women's Health Study (2007)

Conen, David, Ridker, Paul M., Mora, Samia, Buring, Julie E., Glynn, Robert J.

Aims To examine the relationship of blood pressure (BP) and BP progression with the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes. Methods and results We performed a prospective cohort study among 38...

Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Study (2007)

Zhang, Shumin M., Lee, I-Min, Manson, JoAnn E., Cook, Nancy R., Willett, Walter C., Buring, Julie E.

The authors assessed the association between moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Study (United States, 1992−2004). During an average of 10 years of follow-up,...

Oral Contraceptives, Reproductive Factors, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer among Women in a Prospective Cohort Study (2007)

Lin, Jennifer, Zhang, Shumin M., Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., Lee, I-Min

Previous findings on the associations between oral contraceptive (OC) use and reproductive factors and risk of colorectal cancer have been inconclusive. The authors evaluated associations of OC use...

Oral Contraceptives, Reproductive Factors, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer among Women in a Prospective Cohort Study (2007)

Lin, Jennifer, Zhang, Shumin M., Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., Lee, I-Min

Previous findings on the associations between oral contraceptive (OC) use and reproductive factors and risk of colorectal cancer have been inconclusive. The authors evaluated associations of OC use...

Plasma Lycopene, Other Carotenoids, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women (2006)

Wang, Lu, Liu, Simin, Pradhan, Aruna D., Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., Gaziano, J. Michael, ...

The authors conducted a nested case-control study from 1992 to 2003 among US women aged 45 years or older and free from cardiovascular disease and cancer to examine the prospective association among...

Folate, Vitamin B6, Multivitamin Supplements, and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women (2006)

Zhang, Shumin M., Moore, Steven C., Lin, Jennifer, Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Lee, I-Min, ...

The authors evaluated associations between intakes of folate and vitamin B6 and colorectal cancer risk among women enrolled in a randomized trial on aspirin and vitamin E in disease prevention. At...

Methods for Pooling Results of Epidemiologic Studies: The Pooling Project of Prospective Studies of Diet and Cancer (2006)

Smith-Warner, Stephanie A., Spiegelman, Donna, Ritz, John, Albanes, Demetrius, Beeson, W. Lawrence, Bernstein, Leslie, ...

With the growing number of epidemiologic publications on the relation between dietary factors and cancer risk, pooled analyses that summarize results from multiple studies are becoming more common....

Folate, Vitamin B6, Multivitamin Supplements, and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women (2005)

Zhang, Shumin M., Moore, Steven C., Lin, Jennifer, Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Lee, I-Min, ...

The authors evaluated associations between intakes of folate and vitamin B6 and colorectal cancer risk among women enrolled in a randomized trial on aspirin and vitamin E in disease prevention. At...

Intakes of Calcium and Vitamin D and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women (2005)

Lin, Jennifer, Zhang, Shumin M., Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Lee, I-Min, Buring, Julie E.

In vivo and in vitro studies have suggested a protective role of calcium and vitamin D in the development of colorectal cancer. However, epidemiologic data have been inconclusive. The authors...

Folate, Vitamin B6, Multivitamin Supplements, and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women (2005)

Zhang, Shumin M., Moore, Steven C., Lin, Jennifer, Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Lee, I-Min, ...

The authors evaluated associations between intakes of folate and vitamin B6 and colorectal cancer risk among women enrolled in a randomized trial on aspirin and vitamin E in disease prevention. At...

Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease mortality in hypertensive men (2004)

Malinski, Maciej K, Sesso, Howard D, Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco, Buring, Julie E, Gaziano, J Michael

BACKGROUND: Heavy alcohol drinking is associated with a dose-dependent increase in blood pressure, but data on the relation between alcohol consumption and mortality in hypertensive patients are...

Dietary Glycemic Load and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Women's Health Study (2004)

Higginbotham, Susan, Zhang, Zuo-Feng, Lee, I-Min, Cook, Nancy R., Giovannucci, Edward, Buring, Julie E., ...

Although diet is believed to influence colorectal cancer risk, the long-term effects of a diet with a high glycemic load are unclear. The growing recognition that colorectal cancer may be promoted by...

Intake of vegetables rich in carotenoids and risk of coronary heart disease in men: The Physicians' Health Study (2001)

Liu, Simin, Lee, I-Min, Ajani, Umed, Cole, Stephen R, Buring, Julie E, Manson, JoAnn E

Background Previous studies of diet and coronary heart disease (CHD) have focused on intake of nutrients rather than whole foods. Because of the findings that dietary fibre, folate and antioxidants...

Time urgency and risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction (2001)

Cole, Stephen R, Kawachi, Ichiro, Liu, Simin, Gaziano, J Michael, Manson, JoAnn E, Buring, Julie E, ...

Background Inconsistencies in the literature linking Type A behaviour pattern (TAB) to coronary heart disease (CHD) may be due to differences in the effects of various components of TAB, namely...

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND OTHER MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION IN THE PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN (2000)

Ridker, Paul M, Hennekens, Charles H, Buring, Julie E, Rifai, Nader

Background Since inflammation is believed to have a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular events, measurement of markers of inflammation has been proposed as a method to improve the prediction...

A prospective study of physical activity and risk of prostate cancer in US physicians (2000)

Liu, Simin, Lee, I-Min, Linson, Patrick, Ajani, Umed, Buring, Julie E, Hennekens, Charles H

Background Exercise can suppress androgen production and may thus decrease the risk of prostate cancer. However, findings from epidemiological studies assessing physical activity and risk of prostate...

Comparison of Self-Reported Diagnosis of Connective Tissue Disease with Medical Records in Female Health Professionals: The Women's Health Cohort Study (1999)

Karison, Elizabeth W., Lee, I-Min, Cook, Nancy R., Manson, Joann E., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

To compare self-report of connective tissue disease (CTD) with medical records, subjects were selected from 395, 543 female health professionals with and without breast implants who reported CTD on...

ß-Carotene Supplementation and Incidence of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: the Women's Health Study (1999)

Lee, I.-Min, Cook, Nancy R., Manson, JoAnn E., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

BACKGROUND: In observational studies, individuals with high intakes of fruits and vegetables containing &bgr;-carotene experience lower risks of developing cancer. However, the few randomized trials...

Coffee and Tea Intake and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction (1999)

Sesso, Howard D., Gaziano, J. Michael, Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

The authors investigated the association of caffeinated coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea with myocardial infarction in a study of 340 cases and age-, sex-, and community-matched controls. The...

Physical Exercise and Reduced Risk of Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction (1995)

O'Connor, Gerald T., Hennekens, Charles H., Willett, Walter C., Goldhaber, Samuel Z., Paffenbarger, Ralph S., Breslow, Jan L., ...

While the inverse association between physical activity and coronary heart disease risk is well documented, questions remain regarding the intensity of exercise, the potential for confounding by...

Fish Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease in the Physicians' Health Study: A Prospective Study (1995)

Morris, Martha Clare, Manson, JoAnn E., Rosner, Bernard, Buring, Julie E., Willett, Walter C., Hennekens, Charles H.

The authors examined the association between dietary intake of fish and ω3 fatty acids from seafood and the risk of cardiovascular disease in a prospective cohort study of 21,185 US male physicians...

Height, Lung Function, and Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease among the Elderly (1994)

Cook, Nancy R., Hebert, Patricia R., Satterfield, Suzanne, Taylor, James O., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

The relation between height and death from cardiovascular disease was studied in a cohort of 3,809 persons aged 65 years or older (85% of eligible individuals) enrolled in a population survey...

Low-Dose Aspirin and Incidence of Colorectal Tumors in a Randomized Trial (1993)

Gann, Peter H., Manson, JoAnn E., Glynn, Robert J., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H.

Background: Laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic studies have recently suggested that regular use of aspirin can reduce colorectaJ cancer incidence or mortality. However, observational...

A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONE USE AND RISK OF BREAST CANCER IN US WOMEN (1987)

BURING, JULIE E., HENNEKENS, CHARLES H., LIPNICK, ROBERT J., WILLETT, WALTER, STAMPFER, MEIR J., ROSNER, BERNARD, ...

The association between history of postmenopausal hormone use as of 1976 and breast cancer incidence during 1976–1980 was examined prospectively among 33,335 married, postmenopausal registered...

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN USE AND RISK OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER (1986)

BURING, JULIE E., BAIN, CHRISTOPHER J., EHRMANN, ROBERT L.

The relation Between use or conjugated estrogens and the risk or uterine cancer was examined among 188 white women with newly diagnosed endometrial cancer and 428 controls hospitalized for...

Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP)

Cook, Nancy R, Cutler, Jeffrey A, Obarzanek, Eva, Buring, Julie E, Rexrode, Kathryn M, Kumanyika, Shiriki K, ...

Objective To examine the effects of reduction in dietary sodium intake on cardiovascular events using data from two completed randomised trials, TOHP I and TOHP II.

Low dose aspirin and cognitive function in the women's health study cognitive cohort

Kang, Jae Hee, Cook, Nancy, Manson, JoAnn, Buring, Julie E, Grodstein, Francine

Objective To determine whether low dose aspirin protects women aged 65 or more against cognitive decline.

Risk of cardiovascular events among women with high normal blood pressure or blood pressure progression: prospective cohort study

Conen, David, Ridker, Paul M, Buring, Julie E, Glynn, Robert J

Objective To compare cardiovascular risk among women with high normal blood pressure (130-9/85-9 mm Hg) against those with normal blood pressure (120-9/75-84 mm Hg) and those with baseline...

Aspirin and Decreased Adult-Onset Asthma: Randomized Comparisons from the Physicians' Health Study

Barr, R. Graham, Kurth, Tobias, Stampfer, Meir J., Buring, Julie E., Hennekens, Charles H., Gaziano, J. Michael

Rationale: In an observational cohort study, women who self-selected for frequent aspirin use developed less newly diagnosed asthma than women who did not take aspirin.

Migraine, vascular risk, and cardiovascular events in women: prospective cohort study

Kurth, Tobias, Schürks, Markus, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Gaziano, J Michael, Buring, Julie E

Objectives To evaluate whether the association between migraine with aura and increased risk of cardiovascular disease is modified by vascular risk groups as measured by the Framingham risk score for...

Lung Cancer Occurrence in Never-Smokers: An Analysis of 13 Cohorts and 22 Cancer Registry Studies

Thun, Michael J, Hannan, Lindsay M, Adams-Campbell, Lucile L, Boffetta, Paolo, Buring, Julie E, Feskanich, Diane, ...

Michael Thun and colleagues pooled and analyzed comprehensive data on lung cancer incidence and death rates among never-smokers to examine what factors other than active smoking affect lung cancer...

Loci Related to Metabolic-Syndrome Pathways Including LEPR,HNF1A, IL6R, and GCKR Associate with Plasma C-Reactive Protein: The Women's Genome Health Study

Ridker, Paul M., Pare, Guillaume, Parker, Alex, Zee, Robert Y.L., Danik, Jacqueline S., Buring, Julie E., ...

Although elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) independently predict increased risk of development of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, myocardial infarction, and stroke, comprehensive analysis of...

Migraine and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Schürks, Markus, Rist, Pamela M, Bigal, Marcelo E, Buring, Julie E, Lipton, Richard B, Kurth, Tobias

Objective To evaluate the association between migraine and cardiovascular disease, including stroke, myocardial infarction, and death due to cardiovascular disease.