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• Apoptotic cell clearance impaired by cigarette smoke
• Fluticasone shows long-term efficacy for nasal polyposis
• Gender modifies interaction between BMI and asthma morbidity
• Cannabis raises schizophrenia medication non-adherence and drop-out risk
• Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms
• Psoriasis linked to tuberculin skin testing hypersensitivity
• CD2 cells are not effective therapeutic target in psoriasis
• High-dose better than low-dose UVB therapy for psoriasis
• Early multiple anesthesia exposure linked to learning disabilities
• Long-term effect of extended–duration continuous nerve block questioned
• Need for better ambulatory anesthesia patient satisfaction questionnaires
• Prolonged local anesthesia with minimal toxicity developed
• Smoke-free law yields some positive changes for UK mental health in-patients
• Mental health patients have mixed views on electronic storage of health records
• Infliximab has long-term benefits for children with Crohn’s disease
• Dietary vitamin D in pregnancy may reduce allergy risk in children
• Alcohol linked to reduced VTE risk
• Risk factors for stroke vary according to subtype
• Increased plasma genistein may protect against prostate cancer
• Increased plasma genistein may protect against prostate cancer
• IMRT reduces breast radiation dermatitis
• IGF cord blood differences may explain breast cancer epidemiology
• Rapid growth in infancy predicts adverse lipids at age 18
• Armolipid food supplement improves lipid profile over diet alone
• Pioglitazone lipid benefits unaffected by other medications
• Visceral fat accumulation linked to carotid atherosclerosis severity
• Visceral fat accumulation linked to carotid atherosclerosis severity
• Pioglitazone lipid benefits unaffected by other medications
• Plasma parathyroid hormone predicts CVD death in community
• Mistaken ‘low-risk’ perception hampers elderly NSTE-ACS catheterization
• IMRT reduces breast radiation dermatitis
• IGF cord blood differences may explain breast cancer epidemiology
• Conformal radiotherapy and brachytherapy ‘good for prostate cancer’
• Inhibin-alpha subunit expression linked to advanced prostate cancer
• Short-term suspension of HRT does not reduce mammography recall
• Waist–hip ratio and height predict prostate cancer risk
• Factors predicting ECE and SVI in prostate cancer identified
• Breast cancer patients support patient-led follow-up
• Impact of surgery for stage IV breast cancer is unclear
• Oncogenic role for MEN1 in prostate cancer uncovered
• VABB breast biopsy accurate, cost-effective for C3 breast lesion assessment

Apoptotic cell clearance impaired by cigarette smoke Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cigarette smoke impairs the clearance of apoptotic cells, likely through an oxidant-dependent mechanism, US research shows.

Fluticasone shows long-term efficacy for nasal polyposis Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Topical steroids are effective as both acute and long-term therapy for nasal polyposis, a randomized controlled study has found.

Gender modifies interaction between BMI and asthma morbidity Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Gender modifies the relationship between body mass index and asthma-related morbidity among African-American adolescents, US research shows.

Cannabis raises schizophrenia medication non-adherence and drop-out risk Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Among first-episode schizophrenia patients, cannabis use is a risk factor for non-adherence to medication and dropout from treatment, US researchers have discovered.

Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms Posted: 04 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.

Psoriasis linked to tuberculin skin testing hypersensitivity Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Overt psoriasis is associated with increased tuberculin skin testing measurements, say researchers who suggest this could lead to an overestimated risk of latent tuberculosis infection.

CD2 cells are not effective therapeutic target in psoriasis Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Targeting CD2 cells as a potential treatment for psoriasis does not appear to be beneficial, say researchers.

High-dose better than low-dose UVB therapy for psoriasis Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A high-dose ultraviolet B therapy for psoriasis is more beneficial than a low-dose regimen, say researchers.

Early multiple anesthesia exposure linked to learning disabilities Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Infants exposed to multiple, but not single, anesthetics are at increased risk for later development of learning disabilities, research findings suggest.

Long-term effect of extended–duration continuous nerve block questioned Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Extending an overnight continuous femoral nerve block to 4 days after tricompartment knee arthroplasty does not impact on subsequent health-related quality of life up to 12 months after surgery, say researchers.

Need for better ambulatory anesthesia patient satisfaction questionnaires Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have called for the development of better quality questionnaires for measuring patient satisfaction in ambulatory anesthesia after finding that patient satisfaction is often assessed using non-validated questionnaires.

Prolonged local anesthesia with minimal toxicity developed Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a controlled-release anesthetic that could provide prolonged nerve block with minimal toxicity.

Smoke-free law yields some positive changes for UK mental health in-patients Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Most mental health units in England have faced challenges introducing smoke-free policies, but such policies have provided some positive changes for patients, survey results show.

Mental health patients have mixed views on electronic storage of health records Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Most mental health patients have no objections to their medical records being stored electronically, but concerns regarding security and other potential issues are common, UK researchers have found.

Infliximab has long-term benefits for children with Crohn’s disease Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Infliximab treatment can be effective for children with Crohn's disease in the long term, study findings suggest.

Dietary vitamin D in pregnancy may reduce allergy risk in children Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT An increased maternal dietary intake of vitamin D during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis in children, study results suggest.

Alcohol linked to reduced VTE risk Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Drinking alcohol may reduce the risk for venous thromboembolism in older women, suggest study findings published in the American Heart Journal.

Risk factors for stroke vary according to subtype Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome are greater risk factors for the development of intracranial atherosclerosis-related stroke than for extracranial atherosclerosis or non-atherosclerotic stroke, research suggests.

Increased plasma genistein may protect against prostate cancer Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increased circulating levels of the isoflavone genistein appear to reduce the risk for prostate cancer, but there is no association with plasma lignans, concludes a team of European researchers.

Increased plasma genistein may protect against prostate cancer Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increased circulating levels of the isoflavone genistein appear to reduce the risk for prostate cancer, but there is no association with plasma lignans, concludes a team of European researchers.

IMRT reduces breast radiation dermatitis Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Intensity-modulated radiation therapy reduces the impact of dermatitis on breast cancer patients compared with older forms of radiotherapy, US researchers say.

IGF cord blood differences may explain breast cancer epidemiology Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified differences in insulin-like growth factor levels in the cord blood of White and Chinese babies that may help explain differences in breast cancer risk between the two populations.

Rapid growth in infancy predicts adverse lipids at age 18 Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Excessive weight gain in early childhood is associated with adverse blood lipid profiles in adolescence, Brazilian scientists show.

Armolipid food supplement improves lipid profile over diet alone Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A food supplement called Armolipid containing natural hypocholesterolemic and antioxidant agents is effective for improving lipid levels compared to diet alone, report researchers at the 8th European Congress on Menopause.

Pioglitazone lipid benefits unaffected by other medications Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with pioglitazone improves triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes independently of other lipid-lowering and antihyperglycemic medications, report investigators from the PROactive trial.

Visceral fat accumulation linked to carotid atherosclerosis severity Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Visceral fat-associated alterations in adipokines may mediate the development and progression of atherosclerosis in people with Type 2 diabetes, Japanese study shows.

Visceral fat accumulation linked to carotid atherosclerosis severity Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Visceral fat-associated alterations in adipokines may mediate the development and progression of atherosclerosis in people with Type 2 diabetes, Japanese study shows.

Pioglitazone lipid benefits unaffected by other medications Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with pioglitazone improves triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes independently of other lipid-lowering and antihyperglycemic medications, report investigators from the PROactive trial.

Plasma parathyroid hormone predicts CVD death in community Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Plasma parathyroid hormone levels independently predict cardiovascular disease death, even in people with levels in the normal range and without signs of a disturbed mineral metabolism, a study in community-based elderly men has shown.

Mistaken ‘low-risk’ perception hampers elderly NSTE-ACS catheterization Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes often do not undergo cardiac catheterization because they are mistakenly considered to be at low coronary risk by physicians, a Canadian study suggests.

IMRT reduces breast radiation dermatitis Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Intensity-modulated radiation therapy reduces the impact of dermatitis on breast cancer patients compared with older forms of radiotherapy, US researchers say.

IGF cord blood differences may explain breast cancer epidemiology Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified differences in insulin-like growth factor levels in the cord blood of White and Chinese babies that may help explain differences in breast cancer risk between the two populations.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Oncogenic role for MEN1 in prostate cancer uncovered Posted: 31 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT The multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) gene plays an oncogenic role in the development of advanced prostate cancer, US study findings indicate.

VABB breast biopsy accurate, cost-effective for C3 breast lesion assessment Posted: 31 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Ultrasound -guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) of C3 lesions is an accurate and cost-effective method compared with surgery, results of study suggest.

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