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• Call for improved genetic testing for cholesterol disorder
• High soy intake linked to reduced risk of lung disorder
• Further evidence for hormone therapy link to breast cancer
• Sleep disorder treatment reduces mortality risk in stroke patients
• Post-op D-dimer kinetics clarified
• Antiplatelet clinical trials only partially represent clinical practice
• Photosensitive psoriasis represents a phenotypically distinct patient subset
• Goeckerman still attractive modality for moderate-to-severe psoriasis
• Prostate gene expression during brachytherapy may predict outcomes
• Prostate gene expression during brachytherapy may predict outcomes
• US breast cancer reduction patterns attributed to hormone therapy use
• Patient support improves breast cancer treatment adherence
• Two eggs a day does not increase total or LDL cholesterol
• Severe hypertriglyceridemia increases CVD mortality
• Nephropathy, PVD, and poor care exacerbate diabetic foot syndrome in India
• Omega-3 supplementation may increase risk for CVD in Type 2 diabetes
• Non-STEMI patients have greater long-term death risk than STEMI patients
• Cardiac rehabilitation benefits extend to older patients
• US breast cancer reduction patterns attributed to hormone therapy use
• Patient support improves breast cancer treatment adherence

Call for improved genetic testing for cholesterol disorder Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Most people in England and Wales with a genetic disorder that causes high cholesterol levels are unaware that they have the condition because of lack of testing, results of a pilot audit suggest.

High soy intake linked to reduced risk of lung disorder Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Eating a lot of soy-based foods is associated with improved lung health and a reduced risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study results suggest.

Further evidence for hormone therapy link to breast cancer Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The recent decline in the number of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the USA is much more pronounced in wealthy urban areas than in poor and rural areas, which reflects differences in the use of hormone replacement therapy and access to information regarding the risk of breast cancer, say US researchers.

Sleep disorder treatment reduces mortality risk in stroke patients Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT A type of treatment called continuous positive airway pressure reduces mortality risk in stroke patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, research shows.

Post-op D-dimer kinetics clarified Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT D-dimer levels rise and fall in a predictable fashion in patients undergoing abdominal surgery, say researchers who believe this pattern may help exclude the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in this population.

Antiplatelet clinical trials only partially represent clinical practice Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients enrolled in international, multicenter randomized clinical trials of antiplatelet treatment for secondary prevention after transient ischemic attack and stroke are not fully representative of patients treated in daily practice, Dutch researchers report.

Photosensitive psoriasis represents a phenotypically distinct patient subset Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have phenotypically characterized a subset of patients with severe photosensitive psoriasis.

Goeckerman still attractive modality for moderate-to-severe psoriasis Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT The Goeckerman therapy is still a good treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, state researchers.

Prostate gene expression during brachytherapy may predict outcomes Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Biochemical outcomes after brachytherapy for prostate cancer may be predicted by prostate-specific antigen and human kallikrein 2 transcript levels in peripheral blood during treatment, say Israeli scientists.

Prostate gene expression during brachytherapy may predict outcomes Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Biochemical outcomes after brachytherapy for prostate cancer may be predicted by prostate-specific antigen and human kallikrein 2 transcript levels in peripheral blood during treatment, say Israeli scientists.

US breast cancer reduction patterns attributed to hormone therapy use Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Discrepancies in the rates of breast cancer between urban and rural US populations may be due to differences in their pattern of hormone therapy use, researchers believe.

Patient support improves breast cancer treatment adherence Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increasing support for patients undergoing breast cancer treatment can help improve adherence to treatment, study findings suggest.

Two eggs a day does not increase total or LDL cholesterol Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from a small exploratory study show that individuals who consume two eggs per day as part of an energy restricted weight loss diet do not have increased plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or increased weight compared with non-consumers on the same diet.

Severe hypertriglyceridemia increases CVD mortality Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Severe hypertriglyceridemia is associated with a substantially increased risk for cardiovascular disease mortality, report researchers from the Simon Broome Register of Familial Hyperlipidemia in the UK.

Nephropathy, PVD, and poor care exacerbate diabetic foot syndrome in India Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Around two thirds of diabetic patients attending a clinic in Northern India are at risk for foot ulceration, only 19% of who follow correct foot care practices, study results show.

Omega-3 supplementation may increase risk for CVD in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements may lead to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, by decreasing levels of homocysteine, a study from Iran shows.

Non-STEMI patients have greater long-term death risk than STEMI patients Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction have a higher short-term risk but lower long-term risk for mortality than patients with non-STEMI, a study of recent data has shown.

Cardiac rehabilitation benefits extend to older patients Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Survival benefits from cardiac rehabilitation extend to older patients, research in more than half a million US Medicare beneficiaries suggests.

US breast cancer reduction patterns attributed to hormone therapy use Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Discrepancies in the rates of breast cancer between urban and rural US populations may be due to differences in their pattern of hormone therapy use, researchers believe.

Patient support improves breast cancer treatment adherence Posted: 25 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increasing support for patients undergoing breast cancer treatment can help improve adherence to treatment, study findings suggest.

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