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• Gene test may improve prostate cancer diagnosis
• Heat procedure may reverse Barrett’s oesophagus
• Crowded emergency departments pose increased risk for chest pain patients
• Cardiovascular fitness unaffected by standard cancer therapies
• Thrombophilia testing criteria need improvement
• Stroke surgery waiting times “unacceptable”
• <i>HLA</i> gene influences role of streptococcal throat infection on psoriasis
• Two-compound solution for scalp psoriasis improves QoL
• Peripheral bone density correlates with axial density in prostate cancer
• Prostate cancer prognosis excellent after 5 years free of biochemical relapse
• HRT decline reduced breast cancer incidence
• Peripheral bone density correlates with axial density in prostate cancer
• Prostate cancer prognosis excellent after 5 years free of biochemical relapse
• Intensive lipid lowering could decrease carotid plaque inflammation
• Childhood smoke exposure could initiate atherosclerosis early on in life
• Type 2 diabetes prevalence in UK men ‘has increased dramatically’
• Metabolic syndrome may be independent risk factor for microalbuminuria
• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation shows functional promise
• Education level strong predictor of incident hypertension in women
• HRT decline reduced breast cancer incidence
• Coenzyme Q₁₀ supplements could aid some infertile men
• EEA/CMA oral contraceptive can treat moderate acne
• Dyslipidaemia prevalence increased in patients with lichen planus
• Pre-operative anemia adds to death risk in noncardiac surgery

Gene test may improve prostate cancer diagnosis Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A genetic blood test used in combination with conventional prostate-specific antigen screening can significantly increase the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, researchers claim.

Heat procedure may reverse Barrett’s oesophagus Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results of a US suggest that a procedure called radiofrequency ablation, which uses targeted thermal energy, is effective for the treatment for Barrett's oesophagus, helping reduce patients' risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus.

Crowded emergency departments pose increased risk for chest pain patients Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Heart attack patients and those with other forms of chest pain are significantly more likely to experience serious complications after admission to hospital if they were initially treated in a crowded emergency department, US research shows.

Cardiovascular fitness unaffected by standard cancer therapies Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The cardiovascular fitness levels of cancer survivors are not affected by most standard cancer therapies, study findings suggest.

Thrombophilia testing criteria need improvement Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Thrombophilia testing is missed in patients with venous thromboembolism who meet guideline criteria for investigation and performed in those who do not, caution researchers in the journal Thrombosis Research.

Stroke surgery waiting times “unacceptable” Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Only 20% of UK patients have surgery to reduce their risk for stroke within the two-week target time set by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, a UK study has found.

<i>HLA</i> gene influences role of streptococcal throat infection on psoriasis Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Streptococci infection may lead to the onset or exacerbation of psoriasis in patients carrying the Cw*602 allele of the human leukocute antigen gene.

Two-compound solution for scalp psoriasis improves QoL Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The calcioptriol/betamethasone dipropionate scalp formulation not only reduces symptoms of scalp psoriasis, but also improves the quality of life of affected patients, researchers have found.

Peripheral bone density correlates with axial density in prostate cancer Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT When diagnosed with osteoporosis using peripheral dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to the forearm, the majority of prostate cancer patients with also be osteoporotic or osteopenic at the hip, say UK researchers.

Prostate cancer prognosis excellent after 5 years free of biochemical relapse Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy who remain biochemically free of disease for 5 or more years have excellent prognosis for the first 10 years after treatment, US study findings indicate.

HRT decline reduced breast cancer incidence Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The decrease in breast cancer incidence in the UK since 1999 may be attributed to a reduced use of hormone replacement therapy, suggest UK figures.

Peripheral bone density correlates with axial density in prostate cancer Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT When diagnosed with osteoporosis using peripheral dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to the forearm, the majority of prostate cancer patients with also be osteoporotic or osteopenic at the hip, say UK researchers.

Prostate cancer prognosis excellent after 5 years free of biochemical relapse Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy who remain biochemically free of disease for 5 or more years have excellent prognosis for the first 10 years after treatment, US study findings indicate.

Intensive lipid lowering could decrease carotid plaque inflammation Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Intensive lipid-lowering therapy can decrease carotid plaque inflammation using an advanced form of magnetic resonance imaging, suggest results from a small study.

Childhood smoke exposure could initiate atherosclerosis early on in life Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Children exposed to cigarette smoke have a low-grade inflammatory response and altered markers of lipid metabolism that may initiate atherosclerosis early on in life, a German study suggests.

Type 2 diabetes prevalence in UK men ‘has increased dramatically’ Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes among UK men has risen by 10.9% over the past three decades, with a dramatic increase in more recent years accounting for a large proportion of the overall increase, report UK researchers

Metabolic syndrome may be independent risk factor for microalbuminuria Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Metabolic syndrome increases the risk for microalbuminuria more than three-fold in Middle-Eastern people with Type 2 diabetes, an Iranian study shows.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation shows functional promise Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Transcatheter aortic valve implantation as an alternative to open heart surgery can result in functional improvements in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis, research suggests.

Education level strong predictor of incident hypertension in women Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women's education level independently predicts their risk for developing hypertension, an analysis of the Women's Health Study has shown.

HRT decline reduced breast cancer incidence Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The decrease in breast cancer incidence in the UK since 1999 may be attributed to a reduced use of hormone replacement therapy, suggest UK figures.

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.

Dyslipidaemia prevalence increased in patients with lichen planus Posted: 21 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found further evidence to support a link between inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis and an increased risk of dyslipidaemia.

Pre-operative anemia adds to death risk in noncardiac surgery Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A Canadian study suggests that a third of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery may be anemic, placing them at increased risk for death.

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