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Respiratory testing in cardiac clinics improves risk assessment Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Routine use of spirometry testing in individuals who attend chest pain clinics could improve risk stratification, researchers believe.

Endogenous opioids may modify exertional breathlessness Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Endogenous production of opioids may explain, at least in part, how exercise training reduces breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research suggests.

Oxidative damage to nucleic acids occurs in severe emphysema Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The oxidation of nucleic acids is increased in alveolar wall cells in emphysematous lungs compared with non-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and donor lungs, US research shows.

Prenatal infection exposure affects executive function in schizophrenia Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who were prenatally exposed to maternal infection have significantly worse performance on measures of executive function than other schizophrenia patients, US researchers have discovered.

Antipsychotic treatment type affects psychosis brain structural changes Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The brain structural changes observed in patients with psychosis may be due to antipsychotic treatment, with the type of antipsychotic used having differential effects, UK study findings indicate.

Clue to how lithium benefits bipolar patients Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified a possible mechanism for how lithium stabilises the mood of people with bipolar disorder, which may lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat the condition.

Breastfeeding may reduce mothers’ risk of heart disease, stroke Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that the longer mothers breastfeed, the lower their risk of developing heart disease and related conditions later in life.

Women with psoriasis have increased risk of hypertension Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women with psoriasis have a significantly greater risk of developing hypertension and diabetes than those without the condition, results of a US study show.

Low levels of vitamins A and C may increase asthma risk Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with low dietary levels of vitamin A and C face an increased risk of asthma, results of a UK study suggest.

Elevated D-dimer level predicts idiopathic VTE recurrence Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism whose D-dimer level is elevated 1 month after discontinuation of oral anticoagulation therapy are more than twice as likely as patients with normal D-dimer levels to suffer recurrence, Dutch researchers report.

NNT estimates published for stroke thrombolysis Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Number needed to treat estimates for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator therapy in stroke support the view that thrombolysis is beneficial in unselected patients for up to 4.5 hours after symptom onset.

Alcohol use disorders common in schizophrenia patients Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Approximately one in five schizophrenia patients have a lifetime diagnosis of alcohol use disorders, although the exact prevalence depends on the definition used, observe Finnish investigators.

Cannabis use linked to earlier age at schizophrenia onset Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Frequent cannabis use is significantly associated with a younger age at schizophrenia onset, say Spanish researchers.

Comprehension of prostate cancer terms poor among low-income patients Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer knowledge and comprehension of prostate cancer terms is poor in low-income, under-served populations, potentially hampering informed consent and the accurate measurement of outcomes, warn US investigators.

Percentage of positive cores dictates prostate cancer EBRT outcomes Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Biochemical failure in intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients receiving dose-escalation external beam radiotherapy is most likely in those with a percentage of positive cores ≥50, US researchers have discovered.

Breast radiotherapy outcome predicted by chest wall, lung radiation dose Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Outcome, in terms of pain but not cosmesis, following accelerated partial breast intensity-modulated radiotherapy is dependent on treatment planning parameters, a phase II study shows.

Gene, diet, and BMI interaction influences metabolic syndrome risk Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A variant of the PDZ domain containing 1 gene interacts with diet to influence risk for the metabolic syndrome in obese individuals, report researchers in the Journal of Nutrition.

‘Hypertriglyceridemic waist’ individuals have elevated hs-CRP Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with the "hypertriglyceridemic waist" phenotype have higher levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a marker of low-grade inflammation, than those with a normal waist circumference and triglycerides, show study results.

Severe hypoglycemia history linked to dementia in elderly Type 2 diabetics Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A history of severe hypoglycemic events is associated with a greater risk for dementia in older adults with Type 2 diabetes, report US researchers.

Smoking raises risk for developing pre-diabetes Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A US community-based study shows that smoking is an independent risk factor for the development of impaired fasting glucose.

PREMIER points to major impact of lifestyle, diet intervention on CV risk Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Following lifestyle recommendations and switching to the DASH diet led to substantial reductions in estimated coronary heart disease risk among participants in the PREMIER trial, a team reports in the journal Circulation.

Risk score predicts post-PCI outcome in cardiogenic shock complicating STEMI Posted: 20 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Four easily obtainable factors can predict the prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating ST-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, Spanish researchers say.

Short-term cyclosporine augments topical vitamin D benefits Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A short-term course of cyclosporine may benefit patients with mild or moderate psoriasis symptoms who fail to respond to topical vitamin D treatment, say Japanese researchers.

Two-compound product benefits nail psoriasis patients Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A two-compound ointment containing calcipotriol and betamethasone improves the symptoms of patients with nail psoriasis, an open-label study indicates.

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