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Filaggrin gene mutations allow early asthma prediction Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Mutations in the gene encoding filaggrin represent a distinct mechanism in the pathogenesis of asthma and interact with other risk factors such as early food sensitization, study results show.

Surgery better than corticosteroids for nasal polyposis patients Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Functional endoscopic sinus surgery significantly improves nasal and asthma symptoms in patients with nasal polyposis and should replace anti-inflammatory treatment as first-line therapy, say Swedish researchers.

IgE response to Trichophyton associated with asthma severity Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The specific immunoglobulin E response to proteins from the fungus Trichophyton increases with increasing severity of asthma, research shows.

Tachyphylaxis may occur after repeated use of antidepressants Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results of a US study show that tachyphylaxis may occur after repeated antidepressant drug exposures in patients with bipolar type II major depression.

Depressive bipolar symptoms ‘more common during menopause’ Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women with bipolar disorder who are going through the menopause are more likely to experience depressive symptoms than either male patients or younger women with the disorder, US researchers have discovered.

Study points to need for prostate education for low-income men Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Men from low-income, under-served populations often have little knowledge of the prostate and do not understand the medical terms used by doctors in consultations, US study results show.

Eating fatty fish once a week could reduce men’s heart failure risk Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Eating a moderate amount of fatty fish and marine omega-3 fatty acids may help protect men from developing heart failure, one of the largest studies to test the association shows.

Anxiety in pregnancy linked to asthma risk in children Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Children born to women who suffer anxiety during pregnancy face an increased risk of developing asthma, results of a UK study suggest.

Certain drugs may increase risk of ‘benign’ infections in bowel disease patients Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are taking immune-system suppressing drugs face an increased risk of "benign" infections, research shows.

Medical costs increased by lymphedema following breast cancer Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Breast cancer-related lymphedema is associated with full axillary node dissection, chemotherapy, and geographical region, a study shows.

IMRT for breast cancer may reduce radiation-induced cardiac mortality Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Aperture-based multifield intensity-modulated radiotherapy for left-sided breast cancer reduces the maximal radiation dose to the left ventricle, and may therefore decrease cardiac mortality, study analysis shows.

AR signature may improve hormone-resistant prostate cancer therapy Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A novel transcription-based activity signature is able to detect androgen receptor activity within individual prostate cancer specimens, say US scientists whose findings may help to improve care for patients with castration-resistant tumors.

More effective dyslipidemia treatment needed for African–Americans Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Improved detection and treatment of dyslipidemia is needed in African-American individuals, suggest researchers in the American Journal of Medicine.

Moderate fatty fish and omega-3 intake linked to lower HF incidence in men Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A moderate intake of fatty fish and omega-3 fatty acids is associated with a lower rate of heart failure in middle-aged or older men, report researchers.

More children being treated for hypertension and diabetes Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A US study of commercially-insured children and adolescents shows that use of antidiabetes medications increased from November 2004 to June 2007.

UKPDS, Framingham risk equations may overestimate cardiovascular risk Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The UK Prospective Diabetes Study Risk Engine and Framingham risk equations perform reasonably well for identifying those with a high cardiovascular disease risk in patients with diabetes, but both equations overestimate risk, report researchers in the journal Diabetes Care.

Complication rates increased when nonelectrophysiologists implant ICDs Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Complication rates with implantable cardioverter defibrillators are higher when the devices are implanted by nonelectrophysiologists rather than board-certified electrophysiologists, according to a study of US registry data.

Breastfeeding linked to reduced CV risk in mothers Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that the longer mothers breastfeed, the less likely they are to develop cardiovascular disease in later life.

Rheumatologists surveyed on joint pain management in psoriasis patients Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A US team has collated recommendations from rheumatologists on how dermatologists should deal with joint pain in patients with psoriasis.

Two-compound formulation proves effective for scalp psoriasis Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Further evidence to support a once-daily combination treatment for scalp psoriasis has been reported in a study of calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate.

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