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Schizophrenia patients’ body composition puts them at risk of cardiovascular disease Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with schizophrenia have an unfavorable body composition that increases their risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, research suggests.

Differences exist for pole change symptoms in the course of bipolar disorder Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT US study results suggest that in bipolar disorder, depressive symptoms become more persistent over the decades in young adults, and that an early age of onset predicts increased long-term depressive morbidity but not a deteriorating course.

Serotonin protein shows possible therapeutic relevance in psoriasis Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The serotonin transporter protein may be a potential therapeutic target in psoriasis, say researchers.

Myocardial perfusion is preserved in patients with psoriasis Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that myocardial perfusion is preserved in patients with psoriasis and no clinically evident cardiovascular disease.

Antibiotic therapy improves psoriasis Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Antibiotic therapy may improve psoriatic skin lesions, report researchers after studying long-term cefuroxime axetil administration.

Neopterin possible urine marker for psoriasis disease activity Posted: 09 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Urine neopterin concentrations may reflect disease activity in psoriasis, say researchers who found that levels were raised in patients with the skin condition but were reduced with etanercept treatment.

Lung disease patients lack knowledge of their condition Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lack knowledge about their respiratory condition, and are more likely to be well informed about underlying disorders, US research shows.

Heart failure patients reap benefits from regular exercise Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with heart failure feel better if they exercise and may be less likely to die or be admitted to hospital, shows US research.

Body composition linked to heart disease risk in schizophrenia patients Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with schizophrenia have an unfavourable body composition that increases their risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases, research suggests.

More women with early breast cancer opting for double mastectomies Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The number of women with early-stage breast cancer who decide to undergo surgery to remove both breasts has increased significantly in recent years, US researchers have found.

Premature atherosclerosis clinical feature of PAPS Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Premature atherosclerosis, defined by carotid intima media thickness is a clinical feature of primary antiphospholipid syndrome, study findings indicate.

Early hemicraniectomy best after malignant MCA infarction Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Surgical decompression only improves the functional outcomes of patients with space-occupying middle cerebral artery infarctions if it is performed within 48 hours of symptom onset, show data from HAMLET.

Prostate tumors common on cytoprostatectomy samples for bladder cancer Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Urothelial carcinoma involving the prostate and prostate adenocarcinoma are common occurrences on radical cytoprostatectomy specimens due to a common pathway of carcinogenesis, says a team of scientists.

SHBG predicts lymph node invasion in prostate cancer surgery patients Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT In prostate cancer patients undergoing extended pelvic lymph node dissection, sex hormone-binding globulin levels predict lymph node invasion, study findings indicate.

Prostate tumors common on cytoprostatectomy samples for bladder cancer Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Urothelial carcinoma involving the prostate and prostate adenocarcinoma are common occurrences on radical cytoprostatectomy specimens due to a common pathway of carcinogenesis, says a team of scientists.

SHBG predicts lymph node invasion in prostate cancer surgery patients Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT In prostate cancer patients undergoing extended pelvic lymph node dissection, sex hormone-binding globulin levels predict lymph node invasion, study findings indicate.

‘Chemo brain’ effect questioned in breast cancer patients Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers refute the idea of the "chemo brain" in patients with breast cancer, and instead attribute cognitive decline to other, yet unknown, factors.

Pravastatin confirmed as effective in moderate CKD Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with pravastatin is associated with both cardiac and renal benefits in patients with moderately severe chronic kidney disease, a post hoc analysis of clinical trial data suggests.

Metabolic syndrome prevalence in US teens unchanged since 1999 Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in US adolescents remained stable between 1999 and 2006, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveal.

Dapagliflozin improves hyperglycemia and weight in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The newly developed sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor dapagliflozin effectively improves hyperglycemia and assists weight loss in Type 2 diabetics by inducing controlled excretion of glucose into the urine, show study results.

64-slice MDCT fails to impact on angiograms or PCI, but reduces stress testing Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Introduction of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography had no significant impact on volumes of diagnostic invasive coronary angiograms or percutaneous coronary interventions in its first year of use, but was associated with reduced volumes of stress testing, a study in a large US university medical center reveals.

ALLHAT impact on prescriptions limited Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The ALLHAT trial has failed to have the impact on prescribing of initial hypertension therapies that US governing bodies expected, an analysis published in the journal Hypertension shows.

‘Chemo brain’ effect questioned in breast cancer patients Posted: 08 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers refute the idea of the "chemo brain" in patients with breast cancer, and instead attribute cognitive decline to other, yet unknown, factors.

Inflammation on prostate biopsy ‘does not predict subsequent cancer’ Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer is not predicted by inflammation on initial and subsequent biopsy, say US researchers who nevertheless caution that a role for inflammation in prostate cancer pathogenesis cannot be dismissed.

Novel SNP in COX-2 gene associated with breast cancer risk Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A novel single nucleotide polymorphism in the cyclooxygenase-2 gene PTGS2 is associated with the risk of breast cancer, Chinese study shows.

Breast cancer screening invitation uptake high in older women Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Over 70% of women in England aged 65–70 years will take up an invitation to undergo mammograms, study findings indicate.

Preoperative cytokeratin bone marrow cells predict prostate cancer outcome Posted: 06 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cytokeratin-positive cells in the bone marrow of prostate cancer patients are only prognostic of outcome when they are detected before surgery, say German researchers.

PSA bounce common after permanent prostate brachytherapy Posted: 06 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate-specific antigen level "bounce" is a common phenomenon in prostate cancer patients who have undergone permanent prostate brachytherapy and should be considered before implementing salvage interventions, say Japanese scientists.

Hemoglobin may shed light on breast cancer prognosis Posted: 06 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Using a fiber-optic biopsy needle to measure tumor oxygenation could help improve breast cancer prognosis and guide treatment decisions, say US researchers.

Frizzled complexes mediate prostate cancer androgen receptor cuts Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Androgen receptor downregulation in prostate cancer by secreted Frizzled-related protein-1 may be mediated by the formation of complexes with Frizzled receptors, say scientists.

PBSI acceptable, well-tolerated for early breast cancer radiotherapy Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT 103Palladium permanent breast seed implant is a safe and tolerable partial breast irradiation technique for treatment of early stage breast cancer, clinical trial results show.

Breast cancer more common in women with high-density breasts Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Breast cancer is more frequent but mortality is reduced in women with high- than low-density breasts, a Danish study shows.

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