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• Passive smoking in pregnancy linked to asthma risk in children
• Maternal education level linked to atopic sensitization in children
• Trials launched to test 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine candidates
• Oxidative damage may play role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• STG gray matter abnormalities specific to schizophrenia
• Factors for differentiating between psoriasis and ACD identified
• Tuberculosis immune responses impaired in untreated psoriasis
• Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism implicated in psoriasis
• Treatment guidelines change the way Germans treat psoriasis patients
• Psoriasis inversely linked to contact allergy
• LMWH effective for pregnancy mechanical heart valve thromboprophylaxis
• Patients responsible for delay in assessment after TIA
• Gleason score risk group 8–10 ‘should be subdivided’
• Urine DNA methylation markers identify prostate cancer patients
• Use of antioxidant supplements common during breast cancer treatment
• Gleason score risk group 8–10 ‘should be subdivided’
• Urine DNA methylation markers identify prostate cancer patients
• Metabolic syndrome definitions vary in ability to detect subclinical atherosclerosis in Chinese people
• Plaque features linked with worse fibrous cap status
• Pioglitazone plus metformin therapy best for improving insulin resistance
• Intensive glucose control reduces CVD, but increases severe hypoglycemia risk
• Universal statin therapy in elderly ‘warrants investigation’
• High-salt diet contributes to resistant hypertension
• Use of antioxidant supplements common during breast cancer treatment
• Lymphocyte apoptotic response to radiotherapy ‘predicts late toxicity’
• Multimodal reminder program improves repeat mammogram screening rate
• Artificial neural network unable to predict prostate cancer risk
• Capsular incision at prostate surgery worsen outcomes
• Increased risk for DVT, PE in first 2 years of tamoxifen breast cancer therapy
• Erectile aid use common after localized prostate cancer use
• Ssubjective and objective hot flash measure in breast cancer survivors do not correlate

Passive smoking in pregnancy linked to asthma risk in children Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Children born to women exposed to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy face an increased risk for asthma symptoms in early life, researchers warn.

Maternal education level linked to atopic sensitization in children Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT A high maternal education level is associated with an increased risk for atopic sensitization in children, researchers have found.

Trials launched to test 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine candidates Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Scientists in the USA are to begin a series of clinical trials to test the effectiveness of potential H1N1 influenza vaccines under the direction of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Oxidative damage may play role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The pathological process of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia may be due, in part, to oxidative damage, say Canadian researchers in findings that may point to novel treatment approaches.

STG gray matter abnormalities specific to schizophrenia Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Morphologic abnormalities in the gray matter of the superior temporal gyrus are specific to schizophrenia and may play a role in the underlying pathophysiology, conclude scientists.

Factors for differentiating between psoriasis and ACD identified Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Italian researchers have identified a histopathological parameter and a commercially available antibody that clinicians could use to help distinguish between psoriasis and allergic contact dermatitis of the palmo-plantar skin.

Tuberculosis immune responses impaired in untreated psoriasis Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with severe untreated psoriasis appear to have decreased immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens, which could lead to false-negative results on tests for tuberculosis infection, study findings show.

Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism implicated in psoriasis Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Allele ε2 of the apolipoprotein E polymorphism may play a role in the development of psoriasis, particularly late-onset psoriasis, study results indicate.

Treatment guidelines change the way Germans treat psoriasis patients Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Treatment guidelines are an important tool for improving the quality of care provided to patients with psoriasis, say German researchers.

Psoriasis inversely linked to contact allergy Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found an inverse relationship between psoriasis and contact allergy, which they say suggests opposing immunological mechanisms for the two conditions.

LMWH effective for pregnancy mechanical heart valve thromboprophylaxis Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Low molecular weight heparin may offer effective thromboprophylaxis for pregnant women with mechanical heart valves, researchers suggest, by balancing the risks for maternal thrombosis and fetal harm.

Patients responsible for delay in assessment after TIA Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The majority of delay in seeking assessment after transient ischemic attack is due to a lack of response by the patient, UK research shows.

Gleason score risk group 8–10 ‘should be subdivided’ Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The high-risk prostate cancer Gleason score category 8–10 should be subdivided and include Gleason score 7 with tertiary Grade 5, recommend US researchers after finding outcome differences between scores.

Urine DNA methylation markers identify prostate cancer patients Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients can be accurately discriminated from biopsy-negative patients by analysis of DNA methylation biomarkers in urine, say scientists who suggest the use of these biomarkers in predictive nomograms.

Use of antioxidant supplements common during breast cancer treatment Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The majority of women, use antioxidant supplements during radiation or systemic treatment for breast cancer, especially White women with high socioeconomic status, a US study suggests.

Gleason score risk group 8–10 ‘should be subdivided’ Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The high-risk prostate cancer Gleason score category 8–10 should be subdivided and include Gleason score 7 with tertiary Grade 5, recommend US researchers after finding outcome differences between scores.

Urine DNA methylation markers identify prostate cancer patients Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients can be accurately discriminated from biopsy-negative patients by analysis of DNA methylation biomarkers in urine, say scientists who suggest the use of these biomarkers in predictive nomograms.

Metabolic syndrome definitions vary in ability to detect subclinical atherosclerosis in Chinese people Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Some definitions of the metabolic syndrome are better than others at detecting subclinical atherosclerosis in Chinese people without diabetes, research suggests.

Plaque features linked with worse fibrous cap status Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The size of the lipid-rich necrotic core and the presence of hemorrhage are independently associated with the vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque to rupture, in vivo imaging of the carotid artery suggests.

Pioglitazone plus metformin therapy best for improving insulin resistance Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT A comparison of the long-term effect of four oral antidiabetes treatment regimens shows that therapy based on the combination of pioglitazone and metformin is associated with the greatest improvement in insulin resistance parameters.

Intensive glucose control reduces CVD, but increases severe hypoglycemia risk Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis show that intensive glucose control reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease in individuals with Type 2 diabetes to a greater extent than conventional control.

Universal statin therapy in elderly ‘warrants investigation’ Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patient characteristics cannot reliably identify individuals with elevated C-reactive protein levels, report researchers in the American College of Cardiology.

High-salt diet contributes to resistant hypertension Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT A high-salt diet makes a major contribution to the elevated blood pressure observed in hypertension resistant to medication, a small trial suggests.

Use of antioxidant supplements common during breast cancer treatment Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The majority of women, use antioxidant supplements during radiation or systemic treatment for breast cancer, especially White women with high socioeconomic status, a US study suggests.

Lymphocyte apoptotic response to radiotherapy ‘predicts late toxicity’ Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The degree of lymphocyte apoptosis following radiation therapy for prostate cancer may predict which patients will experience late toxicity, the results of a preliminary study indicate.

Multimodal reminder program improves repeat mammogram screening rate Posted: 21 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT In women who have already undergone breast screening mammography, a multimodal reminder program increases the mammography uptake rate, a quasi-experimental study finds.

Artificial neural network unable to predict prostate cancer risk Posted: 20 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT An artificial neural network developed to predict the risk for the presence of prostate cancer is insufficiently accurate, missing a relatively large number of patients, conclude Dutch researchers.

Capsular incision at prostate surgery worsen outcomes Posted: 20 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Capsular incision at radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer has an adverse effect on biochemical outcomes, the results of a study in Japanese men indicate.

Increased risk for DVT, PE in first 2 years of tamoxifen breast cancer therapy Posted: 20 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Tamoxifen for treatment or prevention of breast cancer is associated with an increased risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the first 2 years of therapy, a Danish study shows.

Erectile aid use common after localized prostate cancer use Posted: 19 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Over half of men treated for localized prostate cancer use erectile aids for dysfunction, particularly those who have undergone radical prostatectomy or have significant comorbidity, US researchers have found.

Ssubjective and objective hot flash measure in breast cancer survivors do not correlate Posted: 19 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT In postmenopausal women receiving aromatase inhibitor treatment for breast cancer, an objective recording of hot flashes does not correlate with subjective measures, US study suggests.

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