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• Allergic rhinitis underdiagnosed in asthmatic children
• Early cat exposure linked to asthma risk in childhood
• Low birthweight linked to respiratory disease in adulthood
• Common genetic variants linked to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
• High rate of symptomatic remission, low rate of functional recovery in FEP
• MammoSite APBI comparable to other APBI types for breast cancer
• Prostate cancer outcomes ‘unrelated to lower urinary tract symptoms’
• Low-carbohydrate diet and low-fat diet differ in effects on lipid levels
• <i>LPIN1</i> gene expression linked to lower adiposity and favorable metabolic profile
• Promising phase II results for once-weekly GLP-1 analog taspoglutide
• Rate of insulin initiation low in elderly Type 2 diabetes patients
• <i>LPIN1</i> gene expression linked to lower adiposity and favorable metabolic profile
• QRISK score ‘should be recommended’ in UK
• Cardiovascular medication spending changes

Allergic rhinitis underdiagnosed in asthmatic children Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Allergic rhinitis is a common but underdiagnosed and undertreated condition among schoolchildren with asthma, results of a Finnish study suggest.

Early cat exposure linked to asthma risk in childhood Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to cats, but not dogs, in the first year of life is associated with an increased risk for wheezing and asthma in later childhood, Italian researchers have found.

Low birthweight linked to respiratory disease in adulthood Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT People with a low birth weight are significantly more likely to be hospitalized for respiratory illnesses in adulthood than those with a normal birth weight, researchers have found.

Common genetic variants linked to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from a large genome-wide association study show that at least one-third of the genetic basis for schizophrenia is attributed to the cumulative actions of thousands of common genetic variants.

High rate of symptomatic remission, low rate of functional recovery in FEP Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT First-episode psychosis patients show high rates of symptomatic remission and lower rates of functional recovery after 1 year of treatment, study results show.

MammoSite APBI comparable to other APBI types for breast cancer Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT MammoSite accelerated partial breast irradiation produces acceptable results in breast cancer patients, similar to those reported with other forms of this type of radiotherapy, a 4-year update of trial results show.

Prostate cancer outcomes ‘unrelated to lower urinary tract symptoms’ Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Tumor characteristics and treatment outcome are not associated with the presence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men undergoing radical prostatectomy, Danish study findings indicate.

Low-carbohydrate diet and low-fat diet differ in effects on lipid levels Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Adhering to a low-carbohydrate diet for 12 months is associated with greater increases in HDL cholesterol levels and greater decreases in triglyceride levels and the ratio of triglyceride to HDL cholesterol than an isocaloric low-fat diet, Australian researchers report.

<i>LPIN1</i> gene expression linked to lower adiposity and favorable metabolic profile Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT High levels of lipin 1 gene expression are associated with low body mass index, body fat percentage, triglycerides, and leptin in Chinese women, report researchers.

Promising phase II results for once-weekly GLP-1 analog taspoglutide Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT A phase II dose-ranging study supports the efficacy and tolerability of the long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 analog taspoglutide when added to metformin in patients with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers in the journal Diabetes Care.

Rate of insulin initiation low in elderly Type 2 diabetes patients Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The rate of insulin initiation in elderly Type 2 diabetes patients taking oral anti-diabetes drugs is low, whether this is due to failure of first-line drug therapy or better management of the condition is not clear, say researchers.

<i>LPIN1</i> gene expression linked to lower adiposity and favorable metabolic profile Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT High levels of lipin 1 gene expression are associated with low body mass index, body fat percentage, triglycerides, and leptin in Chinese women, report researchers.

QRISK score ‘should be recommended’ in UK Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The QRISK score is better than a contemporary version of the Framingham risk model at identifying people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, a study in an independent UK cohort shows.

Cardiovascular medication spending changes Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Spending on cardiovascular medications has risen steadily in recent years and the type of drugs being prescribed has changed, a study from Canada suggests.

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