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Herbal plant <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> suppresses airway inflammation Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Andrographolide, the active component of a plant commonly used in herbal medicine, can suppress allergic airway inflammation, research shows.

Serum eosinophils predict asthma risk in allergic rhinitis Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Serum eosinophil levels are highly predictive of subsequent asthma development in people with seasonal rhinitis, a Swedish team believes.

Vitamin A and C linked to asthma risk Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Low levels of vitamin C and A increase the risk for asthma, a meta-analysis suggests.

Cough, sputum production mark acute attack risk in lung disease patients Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Persistent cough and sputum production may mean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more likely to suffer an acute attack, say French researchers.

Most breast cancer patients willing to provide tissue for research Posted: 19 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.

Cannabis use linked to earlier age at schizophrenia onset Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis use is significantly associated with earlier age at schizophrenia development, with a higher frequency of use linked to a younger age at onset, say Spanish researchers.

Laughter may be good medicine for diabetes patients Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes may benefit from a daily dose of laughter to reduce their risk of developing heart disease, research suggests.

sEPCR link to VTE not replicated Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found no link between the soluble form of the endothelial protein C receptor and venous thromboembolism despite previous studies suggesting that elevated sEPCR levels increase the risk for VTE.

Admission hyperglycemia worsens stroke thrombolysis outcomes Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Admission hyperglycemia is independently associated with increased mortality, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, and poor functional outcome in stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis, say researchers

False-positive rate of breast NCB is extremely low Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT True false-positive diagnoses following pre-operative breast needle core biopsy (NCB) are exceedingly rare, a large UK study shows.

Agent Orange exposure linked to increased prostate cancer progression risk Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients exposed to Agent Orange have an increased risk for biochemical progression and short prostate-specific antigen doubling time after radical prostatectomy, conclude US researchers.

Breast cancer treatment unaffected by homeopathy Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Use of homeopathy to relieve side effects of cancer treatment is unlikely to cause adverse effects or interfere with treatment efficacy, a review of preliminary research shows.

TU effective male contraceptive in Chinese men Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that monthly testosterone undecanoate 500 mg injections can provide effective, reversible, and acceptable contraception without serious short-term adverse effects.

Whole-body vibration plus resistance training reduces body fat in postmenopausal women Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A whole-body vibration stimulus enhances body fat loss in postmenopausal women undergoing high-intensity resistance training, report researchers.

Upright position during first stage of labor shortens labor time Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Walking and upright positions during the first stage of labor may reduce labor length and do not seem to be associated with increased intervention or negative effects on mothers' and infants' wellbeing.

Recurrent low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma ‘relatively resistant’ to cytotoxic therapy Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Recurrent low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma is not as sensitive to cytotoxic chemotherapy as high-grade disease, according to US study results.

No link between NSAID, acetaminophen use and ovarian cancer Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT There is no association between regular use of aspirin, nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or acetaminophen and ovarian cancer, according to US study results.

High body fat content decreases effectiveness of male contraceptive Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Men carrying excess weight have a decreased likelihood of effective gonadotropin suppression during treatment with testosterone undecanoate as a male contraceptive, according to study results.

Acupuncture may be ineffective for treating menopausal hot flashes Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A systematic review has found no evidence for the superiority of real acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes, regardless of the technique employed.

Home birth safety, outcomes comparable to hospital births for most pregnancies Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Planning a home birth does not increase the risks for perinatal mortality and severe perinatal morbidity among low-risk women, suggest Dutch study results.

Subclinical CVD detected in overweight children Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Arterial stiffness, an early marker of cardiovascular disease, is present in overweight but apparently healthy children, data from the Lifestyle of Our Kids Study reveal.

Pericardial fat volume reflects coronary atheroma burden Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The amount of adipose tissue surrounding the heart is a strong indicator for the presence and extent of coronary atherosclerosis, a German team has shown.

Impaired perfusion, distal embolization may explain poor of angioplasty outcome in diabetics Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients with diabetes undergoing primary angioplasty have poor myocardial perfusion and an increased incidence of distal embolization, despite extensive use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, say researchers.

Reducing sugar, increasing fiber intake improves diabetes risk factor profile Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the equivalent of half a cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factor profiles associated with Type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescents, report researchers in the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Hyperglycemia in hospitalized HF patients does not affect mortality Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that they found no significant association between admission glucose levels and mortality in a large cohort of elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure.

Attainment of DASH dietary goals varies by ethnicity Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Attainment of DASH dietary goals varies significantly among different ethnic groups, an analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis shows.

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