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• Hyperoxia at rest does not improve resting lung volume in COPD
• Keeping a cat promotes atopic allergies
• Use of heliox in COPD improves oxygen delivery to muscles during exercise
• ‘Mixed hypomania’ common phenomenon in young mixed bipolar II patients
• Factors predicting long-term bipolar disorder outcomes explored
• Growth hormone may help reduce symptoms in children with Crohn’s disease
• Risk of second stroke highest within 24 hours of first ‘mini’ stroke
• Vitamin D not linked to prostate cancer risk
• Suspension of hormone replacement therapy does not improve breast screening accuracy
• SVC filter well tolerated in the long term
• First 24 hours critical for TIA patients
• Breast cancer patients support patient-led follow-up
• Waist–hip ratio and height predict prostate cancer risk
• Factors predicting ECE and SVI in prostate cancer identified
• Impact of surgery for stage IV breast cancer is unclear
• High triglycerides and BMI increase risk for endometrial cancer
• OxPL/apoB increase in response to atorvastatin may reflect therapeutic benefit
• Intensive therapy for Type 1 diabetes has long-term benefits on CAN
• Risk for Type 2 diabetes greatly increased by gestational diabetes
• Smoking link with STEMI risk raised in younger and female patients
• Hypertension care quality ‘not reduced in complex patients’
• Coenzyme Q₁₀ supplements could aid some infertile men
• EEA/CMA oral contraceptive can treat moderate acne
• Estrogen sensitivity does not explain familial breast cancer
• Psoriasis medications available on the internet without prescription

Hyperoxia at rest does not improve resting lung volume in COPD Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The use of hyperoxia at rest does not improve resting lung volumes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Keeping a cat promotes atopic allergies Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Keeping a pet cat appears to be an allergy-promoting factor, a study has shown.

Use of heliox in COPD improves oxygen delivery to muscles during exercise Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A strategy that aims to reduce the mechanical burdens of breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients can have positive effects on exercise capacity, research shows.

‘Mixed hypomania’ common phenomenon in young mixed bipolar II patients Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have found that the phenomenon of "mixed hypomania" occurs frequently in pediatric bipolar II patients and tends to go unrecognized in early daytime assessments.

Factors predicting long-term bipolar disorder outcomes explored Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Long-term poor functional outcome among bipolar disorder patients may be linked to both cognitive impairment and the time spent with subsyndromal depressive symptomatology, Argentinean study findings indicate.

Growth hormone may help reduce symptoms in children with Crohn’s disease Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Taking growth hormone may not only improve the growth of children with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn's disease, but also help reduce symptoms and disease activity, say researchers.

Risk of second stroke highest within 24 hours of first ‘mini’ stroke Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Nearly half of all people who suffer a major stoke after experiencing a "mini" stroke, called a transient ischaemic attack, experience the second event within 24 hours of the first, study results show.

Vitamin D not linked to prostate cancer risk Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A man's risk of developing prostate cancer is not associated with his levels of vitamin D, results of a European study confirm.

Suspension of hormone replacement therapy does not improve breast screening accuracy Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Taking a short break from postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy does not improve the accuracy of breast cancer screening mammography, say US researchers.

SVC filter well tolerated in the long term Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Placement of a superior vena cava filter in patients who have contraindication or resistance to therapeutic anticoagulation is clinically effective with minimum long-term complications, study findings indicate.

First 24 hours critical for TIA patients Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Approximately half of all strokes within 7 days of first transient ischemic attack occur within the first 24 hours of symptom onset and can be strongly predicted by the ABCD risk score, UK researchers report.

Breast cancer patients support patient-led follow-up Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT After breast cancer treatment, patient-led follow-up for women at low risk for recurrence is popular, with little impact on general practitioner workload, show results from a UK audit

Waist–hip ratio and height predict prostate cancer risk Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer risk is better predicted by waist–hip ratio and body height than general adiposity, Swedish study findings indicate.

Factors predicting ECE and SVI in prostate cancer identified Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A range of prostate cancer factors that are independent predictors of side-specific extracapsular extension and seminal vesicle invasion have been discovered by a team of US scientists.

Impact of surgery for stage IV breast cancer is unclear Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Surgery for stage IV breast cancer has been shown to improve survival, but study results suggest this may only be realized among women operated on before metastatic disease is diagnosed.

High triglycerides and BMI increase risk for endometrial cancer Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT High triglycerides and body mass index significantly increase the risk for endometrial cancer, show results from a large Norwegian study.

OxPL/apoB increase in response to atorvastatin may reflect therapeutic benefit Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Atorvastatin treatment consistently increases oxidized phospholipid enriched apolipoprotein B levels across various patients with acute coronary syndrome compared with placebo, which may reflect therapeutic benefit, report investigators from the MIRACL study.

Intensive therapy for Type 1 diabetes has long-term benefits on CAN Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from the EDIC study show that the benefits of tight glucose control on cardiac autonomic neuropathy can persist for up to 14 years.

Risk for Type 2 diabetes greatly increased by gestational diabetes Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who experience gestational diabetes have a greatly increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes later in life compared with those who experience a normoglycemic pregnancy, report researchers in The Lancet.

Smoking link with STEMI risk raised in younger and female patients Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for the development of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, with the greatest impact seen in younger patients and women, warn Swedish investigators.

Hypertension care quality ‘not reduced in complex patients’ Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Pay-for-performance programs do not penalize medically complex hypertensive patients, assert US researchers in a study that showed the likelihood of receiving high-quality hypertension care was, in fact, increased in such patients.

Coenzyme Q<sub>10</sub> supplements could aid some infertile men Posted: 24 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Coenzyme Q10 supplements improve sperm motility in infertile men with idiopathic asthenozoospermia, a small trial indicates.

EEA/CMA oral contraceptive can treat moderate acne Posted: 24 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT A particular monophasic, combined oral contraceptive can improve moderate acne, phase III trial findings suggest.

Estrogen sensitivity does not explain familial breast cancer Posted: 19 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that estrogen sensitivity does not explain familial disposition to postmenopausal breast cancer.

Psoriasis medications available on the internet without prescription Posted: 14 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with psoriasis can purchase all available treatments over the internet, a study in France has shown.

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