Rationale: Virus-induced wheezing episodes in infancy often precede the development of
asthma. Whether infections with specific viral pathogens confer differential future asthma risk …

BACKGROUND: The contribution of viral respiratory infections during infancy to the development
of subsequent wheezing and/or allergic diseases in early childhood is not established. …

PURPOSE: To describe the 15-year cumulative incidence of signs of early and late age-related
macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: …

Methods In the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, stereoscopic color fundus photographs were
taken at baseline, at the 2-year follow-up visit, and annually thereafter. Photographs were …

PURPOSE: To identify risk factors for the development of high-risk proliferative diabetic
retinopathy (PDR) and for the development of severe visual loss or vitrectomy (SVLV) in eyes …

Robbins JA, Kays SA, Gangnon RE, Hind JA, Hewitt AL, Gentry LR, Taylor AJ. The effects of
lingual exercise in stroke patients with dysphagia. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of …

… Ronald E. Gangnon PhD… Ronald Gangnon participated in the statistical analysis and
writing for this article. Thanks to Abby Duane for manuscript preparation. …

Purpose Adjuvant chemotherapy is typically considered for patients with stage II colon cancer
characterized by poor prognostic features, including obstruction, perforation, emergent …

Background National legislation is under consideration that would require women with
mammographically dense breasts to be informed of their breast density and encouraged to …

ContextThe use of antibiotics for treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection has become
controversial since a recent small study found that it may increase the risk of hemolytic …