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Proteins may help predict relapse risk in bowel disease patients Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Measuring levels of two proteins in the faeces of patients with inflammatory bowel disease may help identify those who are likely to relapse within the next 3 months, say researchers.

Patients with mood disorders commonly use herbal supplements Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Almost a third of older adults with mood disorders use herbal and nutritional compounds, but they rarely inform their doctors about using such supplements, US study findings suggest.

Early exposure to pollen and fungal spores increases childhood wheezing risk Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to high levels of pollen and fungal spores during the first months of life increases the risk of wheezing in young children, research shows

Chemotherapy does not increase dementia risk in older women Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Chemotherapy for breast cancer does not increase women's risk of dementia, research shows.

Predictors of complications after intracranial stenting identified Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Major cerebrovascular events soon after intracranial stenosis are most likely to occur in patients with posterior circulation stenosis who are treated at a low-volume site, soon after the qualifying event, and have stroke as their qualifying event, research suggests.

Arginase gene variants implicated in childhood asthma Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Variations in the genes encoding arginase are associated with childhood asthma and may be mediated by atopy and ambient ozone levels, a clinical research study has shown.

Lp(a) may contribute to vascular risk in psoriasis Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Elevated lipoprotein (a) may be independently contribute to the recognised increased cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriasis, a study suggests.

Ezetimibe therapy not linked to increased cancer risk Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from a large-scale post-marketing analysis of reported adverse events associated with lipid-lowering medication provide no evidence to support the claim that ezetimibe therapy increases the risk for cancer.

<i>OSBPL11</i> variants involved in cholesterol and glucose metabolism Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Two variants in the oxysterol-binding protein–like protein 11 gene are associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood pressure, hyperglycemia, and the metabolic syndrome in obese individuals, show study results.

Uncontrolled diabetes can triple odds of Alzheimer’s disease Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Uncontrolled diabetes increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, according to a new report.

Intensive insulin therapy increases hypoglycemia risk in critically ill Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis, including data from the NICE-SUGAR study, show that intensive insulin therapy for critically ill patients significantly increases the risk for severe hypoglycemia and does not improve mortality compared with moderate insulin therapy.

Simplified hypertension management strategy proposed Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT A simplified antihypertensive treatment algorithm involving an initial low-dose, fixed-dose combination is superior to guideline-based management of uncomplicated hypertension, Canadian researchers have found.

Women in multigenerational households have increased CHD risk Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women living with a spouse and parents, or spouse, parents, and children in the same household are two to three times as likely to develop coronary heart disease as those who live with only a spouse, a study in Japan suggests.

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