Medical News

Genetic variants linked to increased stroke risk Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified two genetic variations, called single-nucleotide polymorphisms, that are associated with an increased risk of stroke.

Homeopathic medicine ‘unlikely to interfere with breast cancer treatment’ Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Homeopathic medicine is unlikely to cause any adverse effects or interfere with the effectiveness of conventional treatment in cancer patients, a review of preliminary research shows.

Intense smoking-cessation programmes may improve quit rates Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more likely to quit the habit if they participate in an intensive smoking cessation programme using a number of smoking cessation aids, US research suggests.

Aggressive type of breast cancer more common in Black women Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Black women have a significantly greater risk of developing an aggressive type of breast tumour called triple negative breast cancer than other women, research shows.

Discordant pediatric bipolar disorder reports ‘clinically relevant’ Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Where there is discordance between maternal and child reports of mania in pediatric bipolar disorder, the maternal account should not be discounted, say US scientists who found similarities between concordant and discordant cases.

Suspiciousness, low self-esteem linked to anger misattribution in schizophrenia Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A study has found that patients with schizophrenia who have high levels of suspiciousness and low self-esteem tend to make misattributions of anger in others.

Inadequate biopsy to blame for regular understaging of prostate cancer Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A significant proportion of patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer are understaged, largely due to inadequate representation of the apical and dorsolateral region of the prostate on biopsy, warn German researchers.

Cytochrome P450 2B6 polymorphism linked to sporadic prostate cancer Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk for sporadic prostate cancer in native Japanese men appears to be associated with the Lys262Arg polymorphism of the cytochrome P450 2B6 gene, a team of scientists has discovered.

Breast cancer tissue research consent given by patients Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Most breast cancer patients are willing to consent to their tissue samples being used in genetic studies, Dutch researchers have found

Inadequate biopsy to blame for regular understaging of prostate cancer Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A significant proportion of patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer are understaged, largely due to inadequate representation of the apical and dorsolateral region of the prostate on biopsy, warn German researchers.

Cytochrome P450 2B6 polymorphism linked to sporadic prostate cancer Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk for sporadic prostate cancer in native Japanese men appears to be associated with the Lys262Arg polymorphism of the cytochrome P450 2B6 gene, a team of scientists has discovered.

Balance and flexibility training improves lipids in older women Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A multicomponent exercise training regime is more effective than resistance training for improving lipid parameters in postmenopausal women, a clinical trial has found.

G-proteins hold key to niacin-induced flushing Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The adapter protein β-arrestin1 is responsible for the unwanted side effect of flushing in people taking nicotinic acid, research shows.

Calcium dobesilate of no benefit in diabetic retinopathy Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with macular edema, the most common form of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, do not benefit from treatment with calcium dobesilate, report researchers in the Lancet.

Intensive lifestyle intervention improves cardiovascular risk profile Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Recent findings from the DPP Research Group indicate that early intervention with intensive lifestyle intervention, and to a lesser extent metformin treatment, improves both cardiovascular risk and glucose tolerance profile in participants at high risk for diabetes.

SCAAR: Outcomes comparable with DES and BMS both on and off label Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients undergoing coronary artery stenting with drug-eluting stents have no worse outcomes than those with bare-metal stents, irrespective of whether the procedure was done in the context of an on- or off-label indication, shows an analysis of SCAAR data.

Modification could more than halve radiation dose in ‘triple rule-out’ CTA Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The radiation dose patients receive when undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography using a "triple rule-out" protocol could be dramatically reduced by simply using tube current modulation, researchers say.

Breast cancer tissue research consent given by patients Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Most breast cancer patients are willing to consent to their tissue samples being used in genetic studies, Dutch researchers have found

Daily functioning assessment scale developed for patients with COPD Posted: 13 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have validated an activities of daily living scale designed specifically for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japanese patients and now call for further testing in patients from other countries.

LMWH may improve birth rate in women with recurrent implantation failure Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Findings from a pilot study suggest that administration of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in women with recurrent implantation failure may increase live birth rates.

HPV screening effectively reduces cervical cancer mortality, incidence in low-resource setting Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A study has found that a single round of human papillomavirus testing is associated with a significant decline in the rate of advanced cervical cancers and associated deaths compared with standard care in the Osmanabad district in India.

High pesticide levels during summer months linked to birth defects Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women residing in the USA who conceive during April-July are more likely to deliver an infant with a birth defect than in other months, a result that correlates with increased levels of pesticides in surface water during this period, suggest US study findings.

You are subscribed to email updates from MedWire Medical News Combined Feed To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of MedWire Medical News Combined Feed in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: MedWire Medical News Combined Feed, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610