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| Vertebral deformities common in lung disease patients Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a greater risk of bone fractures, as indicated by a significantly increased prevalence of vertebral abnormalities, than people without the lung condition, researchers have found. |
| Psychoeducation helps teenagers cope with inflammatory bowel disease Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease may benefit from a psychoeducation programme to improve their ability to cope with the disease, as well as their confidence and health-related quality of life, say Dutch researchers. |
| Overweight children show early signs of heart disease Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Overweight but apparently healthy children show signs of arterial stiffness, an early marker of cardiovascular disease, Australian researchers have found. |
| Peripheral artery disease often overlooked in heart disease patients Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Around one in six patients with coronary artery disease have unrecognised peripheral artery disease affecting the limb circulation, even those who are being treated by a cardiovascular specialist, US researchers have found. |
| VTE cancer patients may benefit from anticoagulant dose escalation Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cancer patients with recurrent venous thromboembolism during anticoagulation therapy may benefit from dose escalation, suggest Canadian researchers. |
| High-dose atorvastatin does not improve CVR or endothelial dysfunction Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT High-dose atorvastatin does not improve cerebral vasoreactivity or endothelial dysfunction of the carotid and brachial arteries in patients with recent lacunar stroke, show study results. |
| Inequalities in stroke secondary prevention identified in UK Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients aged 80 years or older are less likely to receive secondary drug prevention after stroke than younger patients, a study in England, UK, reveals. |
| Psoriasis increased in patients with alcoholic liver disease Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of psoriasis appears to be much higher in patients who misuse alcohol than in the general population, researchers report. |
| DNA ploidy predicts organ- vs nonorgan-confined prostate cancer Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT DNA ploidy is a surrogate biomarker for organ- versus nonorgan-confined prostate cancer prediction that has the potential to replace biopsy Gleason scores, claim US investigators. |
| Twelve-core biopsy ‘unnecessary in men with PSA >10 ng/ml’ Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT It is unnecessary to take 12 cores during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy to diagnose prostate cancer in patients with a prostate-specific antigen level of more than 10 ng/ml, UK researchers have discovered. |
| Per cent breast water in young women linked to cancer susceptibility Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The water content of breasts in early adulthood predicts mammographic density in later years, say Canadian researchers who believe their findings may explain why breasts are most susceptible to carcinogens in early life. |
| DNA ploidy predicts organ- vs nonorgan-confined prostate cancer Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT DNA ploidy is a surrogate biomarker for organ- versus nonorgan-confined prostate cancer prediction that has the potential to replace biopsy Gleason scores, claim US investigators. |
| Twelve-core biopsy ‘unnecessary in men with PSA >10 ng/ml’ Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT It is unnecessary to take 12 cores during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy to diagnose prostate cancer in patients with a prostate-specific antigen level of more than 10 ng/ml, UK researchers have discovered. |
| High-dose atorvastatin does not improve CVR or endothelial dysfunction Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT High-dose atorvastatin does not improve cerebral vasoreactivity or endothelial dysfunction of the carotid and brachial arteries in patients with recent lacunar stroke, show study results. |
| Relatives of FCHL patients have increased arterial stiffness Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Normolipidemic family members of familial combined hyperlipidemia patients have greater levels of arterial stiffening and atherosclerotic plaques than healthy controls, report investigators. |
| IGT, Type 2 diabetes patients at increased CV risk after vascular surgery Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with impaired glucose tolerance or Type 2 diabetes who undergo vascular surgery have an increased risk for post-operative adverse cardiovascular events and death, report investigators in the American Heart Journal. |
| Genetic risk score moderately improves risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A genetic risk score based on a combined genotype of 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms moderately improves risk estimation for Type 2 diabetes, report researchers. |
| ICD use may be appropriate in high-risk heart transplant patients Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy may be appropriate in some patients after cardiac transplantation, say US researchers, and should be considered in individuals with graft atherosclerosis who are at high risk for sudden death. |
| Noncompliance ‘major cause of aspirin resistance’ in stented patients Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Aspirin resistance is rare in compliant patients receiving the drug for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention after coronary stenting, being mostly found in noncompliant patients who respond when therapy is controlled, reports a French team. |
| Per cent breast water in young women linked to cancer susceptibility Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT The water content of breasts in early adulthood predicts mammographic density in later years, say Canadian researchers who believe their findings may explain why breasts are most susceptible to carcinogens in early life. |
| Dyspepsia best practice ‘more likely with gastroenterologists’ Posted: 05 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Gastroenterologists are more likely to adhere to dyspepsia best practice guidelines than primary care providers, say US researchers, although compliance remains incomplete in both groups. |
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