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• <i>ADAM33</i> genotype ‘interacts with in utero smoke exposure’
• Asthma Control Test shows promise for guiding asthma therapy
• Higher maternal vitamin D intake ‘may reduce allergy in offspring’
• Brain circuit disruptions underpin cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
• Brain structural changes linked to genetic liability for bipolar disorder
• Asthma education reduces repeat emergency department visits among children
• Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms
• Obese or diabetic young people already show signs of blood vessel damage
• Breast cancer patients ‘not at increased risk of colorectal cancer’
• Short-term suspension of HRT does not reduce mammography recall
• Conformal radiotherapy and brachytherapy ‘good for prostate cancer’
• Inhibin-alpha subunit expression linked to advanced prostate cancer
• Young with obesity or diabetes have carotid artery thickening, stiffening
• ApoB but not LDL cholesterol linked to CAC in Type 2 diabetics
• Increasing levels of hypertriglyceridemia raise CVD risk
• Two risk-scoring models help identify those at risk for Type 2 diabetes
• ApoB but not LDL cholesterol linked to CAC in Type 2 diabetics
• Increasing levels of hypertriglyceridemia raise CVD risk
• Young with obesity or diabetes have carotid artery thickening, stiffening
• Pioglitazone effect on insulin levels depends on baseline values
• Young with obesity or diabetes have carotid artery thickening, stiffening
• Anemia predicts death, hospitalization in AF elderly
• Multivitamin use linked to pre-eclampsia protection
• Acetaminophen implicated in pre-term birth risk in pre-eclampsia

<i>ADAM33</i> genotype ‘interacts with in utero smoke exposure’ Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Variations in the so-called asthma gene, ADAM33, interact with exposure to cigarette smoke in utero to influence lung function in childhood, a study has found.

Asthma Control Test shows promise for guiding asthma therapy Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A five-item questionnaire, The Asthma Control Test, correlates well with treatment decisions made by asthma specialists and outperforms standard measures of disease control, study results show.

Higher maternal vitamin D intake ‘may reduce allergy in offspring’ Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Maternal dietary intake of vitamin D during pregnancy is inversely associated with the risk for asthma and atopy in offspring, epidemiologic data suggest.

Brain circuit disruptions underpin cognitive deficits in schizophrenia Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The cognitive fragmentation that characterizes schizophrenia may be due to disruptions within the cortico-cerebellar-thalamic-cortical (CCTC) brain circuit, US study findings suggest.

Brain structural changes linked to genetic liability for bipolar disorder Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Both bipolar disorder and genetic liability for the condition are characterized by disturbances to the structural integrity within specific intra- and interhemispheric tracts within the brain, conclude scientists.

Asthma education reduces repeat emergency department visits among children Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Educating young children and their parents about how to manage asthma can significantly reduce repeat hospital emergency department visits and admissions to hospital among children with the respiratory disease, results of a review show.

Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Infants with a low birth weight are more likely to experience psychosis-like symptoms in later childhood than those with a normal birth weight, UK study findings suggest.

Obese or diabetic young people already show signs of blood vessel damage Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Teenagers and young adults who are obese or who have Type 2 diabetes already show signs of damage to their blood vessels caused by fatty deposits, putting them at increased risk of a heart attack or stroke, a US study shows.

Breast cancer patients ‘not at increased risk of colorectal cancer’ Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who have survived breast cancer are no more likely to develop colorectal cancer than the general population, a Canadian study shows.

Short-term suspension of HRT does not reduce mammography recall Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Mammography recall after breast cancer screening is not affected by short-term hormone replacement therapy suspension, despite changes in breast density, a trial confirms.

Conformal radiotherapy and brachytherapy ‘good for prostate cancer’ Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Brachytherapy and three-dimensional conformal external beam radiotherapy are excellent treatment choices for low-risk prostate cancer patients, regardless of the percentage of positive biopsy cores, say US scientists.

Inhibin-alpha subunit expression linked to advanced prostate cancer Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Inhibin-alpha subunit has pro-tumorigenic and pro-metastatic effects in prostate cancer and is associated with androgen-independent metastatic disease, Australian study findings indicate.

Young with obesity or diabetes have carotid artery thickening, stiffening Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report that teenagers and young adults who are obese or have Type 2 diabetes have increased carotid artery intima-media thickness and stiffness.

ApoB but not LDL cholesterol linked to CAC in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Levels of plasma apolipoprotein B, but not low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, are associated with coronary artery calcification scores in Type 2 diabetics, report researchers.

Increasing levels of hypertriglyceridemia raise CVD risk Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increasing severity of hypertriglyceridemia is associated with a rise in cardiovascular disease risk, show results from the ICARIA study.

Two risk-scoring models help identify those at risk for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed basic and enhanced risk-scoring systems that both effectively identify older adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes, with the enhanced system showing better accuracy at predicting extreme risk.

ApoB but not LDL cholesterol linked to CAC in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Levels of plasma apolipoprotein B, but not low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, are associated with coronary artery calcification scores in Type 2 diabetics, report researchers.

Increasing levels of hypertriglyceridemia raise CVD risk Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increasing severity of hypertriglyceridemia is associated with a rise in cardiovascular disease risk, show results from the ICARIA study.

Young with obesity or diabetes have carotid artery thickening, stiffening Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report that teenagers and young adults who are obese or have Type 2 diabetes have increased carotid artery intima-media thickness and stiffness.

Pioglitazone effect on insulin levels depends on baseline values Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Pioglitazone reduces insulin resistance and improves beta-cell function according to baseline insulin levels, observational study results show.

Young with obesity or diabetes have carotid artery thickening, stiffening Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report that teenagers and young adults who are obese or have Type 2 diabetes have increased carotid artery intima-media thickness and stiffness.

Anemia predicts death, hospitalization in AF elderly Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Anemia independently predicts death and hospitalization among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation, US research suggests.

Multivitamin use linked to pre-eclampsia protection Posted: 24 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who are regularly take multivitamins around the time of conception may have a reduced risk for pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, researchers report.

Acetaminophen implicated in pre-term birth risk in pre-eclampsia Posted: 24 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Acetaminophen use in the third trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for pre-term birth in women with pre-eclampsia, a study suggests.

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