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Genetic polymorphism helps explain bronchodilator response in COPD Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Bronchodilator responsiveness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be partly explained by genetic factors, US research shows.

COPD severity score effective in primary care Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity score is a simple, useful, and reliable way to grade the severity of obstructive respiratory disease in the primary care setting, say researchers.

Pediatric dyspnea scale predicts asthma relapse after hospitalization Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers in the USA have developed what they believe is the first clinical instrument for assessing the perception of dyspnea in children hospitalized for asthma.

Structural ventral prefrontal cortex abnormalities in bipolar disorder Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found structural abnormalities in both the ventral prefrontal cortex and the orbitofrontal cortex in patients with bipolar disorder.

Tooth size reduced in schizophrenia patients Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia tend to have smaller teeth than those without the mental health disorder, research suggests.

Long-term prostate cancer death risk ‘unaffected by screening’ Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen testing and digital rectal examination does not significantly reduce the long-term risk for death from prostate cancer, US investigators have discovered.

FASN inhibits apoptosis to promote prostate carcinogenesis Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT In the presence of the androgen receptor, the fatty acid synthase gene is a prostate cancer oncogene that acts by inhibiting the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, conclude US researchers.

Reflux disease linked to sleep problems Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT People who suffer from sleep problems are significantly more likely to suffer from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease than other people, research shows.

Schizophrenia patients have small teeth Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia tend to have smaller teeth than those without the mental health disorder, research suggests.

Music may help restore visual awareness in stroke patients Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT People who have lost part of their visual awareness after suffering a stroke may benefit from listening to pleasurable music to improve their sight, say UK researchers.

Eating soy as a child may reduce breast cancer risk in Asian women Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Eating soy as a child may help to reduce the risk of breast cancer, findings in Asian-American women suggest.

Omega-3 fatty acids protect against aggressive prostate cancer Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids appear to protect against aggressive prostate cancer, potentially through the cyclo-oxygenase-2 enzyme pathway, US study findings indicate.

Breast cancer microenvironment predicts systemic spread Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Examining breast tumors for areas rich in a microenvironment associated with metastasis could identify women at risk for distant disease, reveal US researchers.

Childhood soy consumption linked to reduced breast cancer risk Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Eating soy, particularly in childhood, decreases the risk for breast cancer in Asian–American women, an epidemiologic analysis suggests.

OxPL/apoB varies by ethnicity and is linked to Lp(a) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Levels of oxidized phospholipids linked to apolipoprotein B particles vary depending on ethnic origin and are inversely associated with apolipoprotein isoform size, report investigators in the journal Circulation.

High fruit and vegetable intake associated with low LDL cholesterol Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT High consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, show results from a large, cross-sectional study.

Mortality risk declining but still high for diabetes patients Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT A recent analysis of data from the Framingham Heart study shows that, although reductions in all-cause mortality in people with Type 2 diabetes have occurred over time, they remain at higher risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality than those without diabetes.

Metformin plus insulin improves weight and HbA1c of Type 2 diabetics Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT The addition of metformin hydrochloride to ongoing insulin therapy improves the body weight, glycemic control, and insulin requirement of individuals with Type 2 diabetes, report investigators from the HOME trial.

RFCA cost-effective for drug-refractory atrial fibrillation Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Radiofrequency catheter ablation is potentially a cost-effective treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that is refractory to pharmacologic therapy, a UK team believes.

<i>LAMP2</i> cardiomyopathy ‘a lethal genetic disease’ Posted: 24 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT A newly identified inherited cardiomyopathy is associated with rapid clinical deterioration and early death, say researchers who call for urgent work to identify molecular markers and genetic tests for the disease.

Middle-aged Americans less healthy than English Posted: 02 May 2006 05:00 PM PDT The health of middle-aged people in England is much better than that of their counterparts in the USA, say investigators, who remain uncertain as to why this is the case.

Epileptics need warning over death risk Posted: 02 May 2006 05:00 PM PDT Neurologists should tell epilepsy patients of the increased risk of mortality associated with seizures, UK experts warned today.

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