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Statin use may combat elevated VTE risk after MI, stroke Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with arterial thrombosis have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism for 3 months following an atherosclerotic cardiovascular episode, say researchers who also found evidence that statin use may reduce this risk.

COPD prevalent in nonsmokers in China Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is prevalent among Chinese nonsmokers, and these individuals often have different profiles from those of COPD patients who smoke, research shows.

Maternal smoking eradicates breastfeeding allergy benefits Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months can protect infants against early respiratory allergy, but maternal smoking negates this benefit and may even increase the risk, claim investigators.

Collaborative therapeutic relationship reduces suicide ideation in bipolar patients Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with bipolar disorder are less likely to consider suicide if they believe that their relationship with their mental health treatment provider is collaborative, US study findings suggest.

Speech motor dysfunction underpins schizophrenia audiovisual deficits Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Audiovisual integration deficits during speech perception in schizophrenia patients are linked to speech motor system dysfunction in the right hemisphere and reduced lateralization in the left hemisphere, say German scientists.

Th17 cytokines affect psoriasis via CCL20 upregulation Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT T-helper-cell 17 cytokines traffic to and persist in psoriatic skin by inducing expression of CC chemokine ligand 20, research suggests.

Osteopontin role in psoriasis supported Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Osteopontin is expressed in the skin and blood cells of patients with psoriasis, but not in those with atopic dermatitis or in healthy volunteers, report researchers.

PDL benefits mediated through microvessel destruction Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Pulsed dye laser therapy improves patients' psoriasis symptoms by reducing the number of dermal papillary microvessels in their plaques, research indicates.

Methotrexate useful option in severe paediatric psoriasis Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Methotrexate treatment, if closely monitored, is an effective therapeutic option for children with severe psoriasis, say UK researchers.

Altered gene expression indicates cancer elsewhere in the prostate Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT German scientists have discovered five genes in histologically normal prostate cancer for which altered expression is indicative of the presence of prostate cancer elsewhere in the organ.

Regional recurrence after breast conserving treatment ‘salvagable’ Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who present with recurrent disease in their regional lymph nodes after breast conserving treatment for stage I or II invasive disease may respond to further treatment, US researchers have found.

Optimal breast cancer surgical margins determined Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Surgeons have identified the optimal surgical margins for balancing risk for recurrence and cosmetic outcome in patients undergoing breast conserving surgery or surgery plus radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ.

Altered gene expression indicates cancer elsewhere in the prostate Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT German scientists have discovered five genes in histologically normal prostate cancer for which altered expression is indicative of the presence of prostate cancer elsewhere in the organ.

Regional recurrence after breast conserving treatment ‘salvagable’ Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who present with recurrent disease in their regional lymph nodes after breast conserving treatment for stage I or II invasive disease may respond to further treatment, US researchers have found.

Optimal breast cancer surgical margins determined Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Surgeons have identified the optimal surgical margins for balancing risk for recurrence and cosmetic outcome in patients undergoing breast conserving surgery or surgery plus radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ.

Good doctor/patient relationship reduces thoughts of suicide in bipolar patients Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with bipolar disorder are less likely to consider suicide if they believe that their relationship with their mental health treatment provider is collaborative, US study findings suggest.

Lung disease patients have risky breathing–swallowing patterns Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease coordinate breathing with swallowing in a way that risks taking food and liquid into their lungs, research suggests.

Beneficial effect of exercise on stroke risk confirmed Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk of stroke falls the more a person exercises, even if he or she already engages in regular vigorous exercise, study results show.

Obesity ‘not a risk factor for reflux disease in children’ Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Being overweight or obese does not appear to increase the risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children, say US researchers.

Statin use reduces VTE risk Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients who use lipid-lowering treatment may inadvertently be reducing their risk for venous thromboembolism, say Dutch researchers.

Impaired cognition may be surgical indication in asymptomatic carotid stenosis Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Some patients with otherwise asymptomatic carotid stenosis have reduced cerebrovascular reactivity associated with impaired cognitive performance, say Italian researchers.

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.

Chemotherapy in older women not linked to dementia Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Older women who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer do not face an increased risk for dementia, concludes an international team of scientists.

Atorvastatin more effective for preventing HF events than simvastatin Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Use of high-dose atorvastatin is more effective for secondary prevention of heart failure than moderate-dose simvastatin in patients with previous myocardial infarction, report investigators from the IDEAL study.

Rare <i>NAMPT</i> variant ‘strongly protective’ against severe obesity Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT A rare variant in the nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase gene, which encodes the adipokine visfatin, is strongly protective against severe obesity, report researchers.

Exposure to severe hypoglycemia linked to cognitive decline Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results presented at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference suggest that exposure to severe hypoglycemia may be linked to cognitive decline in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.

Less LVH benefit from antihypertensive therapy in patients with diabetes Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with hypertension and diabetes gain less improvement in left ventricular contractility and have more remaining left ventricular hypertrophy with antihypertensive treatment than do those without diabetes despite comparable blood pressure reduction, a LIFE sub-study shows.

Stress echocardiography prognostic value ‘comparable’ in men and women Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prognosis is at least comparable in men and women with ischemia or with coronary artery disease and no ischemia at stress echocardiography testing, a study shows.

Routine procedures, diagnostic tests can trigger stress cardiomyopathy features Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Routine procedures and diagnostic tests that involve intravenous administration of catecholamines or beta-receptor agonists can precipitate all the classic features of stress cardiomyopathy, researchers say.

Chemotherapy in older women not linked to dementia Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Older women who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer do not face an increased risk for dementia, concludes an international team of scientists.

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.

Prostate cancer outcome nomogram ‘inaccurate for brachytherapy’ Posted: 23 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT A nomogram for predicting prostate cancer outcomes does not predict recurrence after permanent prostate brachytherapy, say researchers who urge caution when using the nomogram for counseling patients.

PSA screening cuts prostate cancer deaths by a fifth Posted: 23 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk of death from prostate cancer is reduced by 20% with prostate-specific antigen-based screening, although there is also a high risk for overdiagnosis, the results of a pan-European study indicate.

Clinical trial results influence breast cancer treatment patterns Posted: 23 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Treatment practices for early-stage breast cancer have changed in recent years at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in response to the results of clinical trial findings, study analysis shows.

Ki-67 shows promise as prostate cancer biomarker Posted: 22 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT The protein Ki-67 is a powerful biomarker for predicting the prognosis of clinically localized prostate cancer and the need for radical or conservative therapy, conclude UK researchers.

Receptor status differs between primary tumor and metastases Posted: 22 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Biopsy of metastatic lesions highlights the discrepancy between receptor status of primary breast cancer and distant metastases, which in some cases affects patient management, study results suggest.

MERIT40 protein plays role BRCA1–Rap80 protein DSB targeting Posted: 22 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Mediator of Rap80 Interactions and Targeting 40 kD is a Rap80-associated protein that is essential for BRCA1–Rap80 complex protein interactions, stability, and targeting of DNA double-strand breaks, study findings show.

Abstinence from alcohol boosted by drug-therapy combination Posted: 02 May 2006 05:00 PM PDT Study findings from the USA have shown that for alcoholics, medical management in combination with the drug naltrexone or specialised behavioural therapy effectively boosts abstinence.

Charity to develop shelved anti-cancer agents Posted: 02 May 2006 05:00 PM PDT Novel drugs that have been shelved by pharmaceutical companies but still hold potential as anti-cancer treatments are to be developed by Cancer Research UK.

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