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• Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis linked to OSA
• Lung function deficits occur at ‘acceptable’ ozone levels
• Lung volume-reduction surgery benefits some patients with emphysema
• Social cognition brain abnormalities seen in schizophrenia
• Fear of harm phenotype linked to pediatric bipolar disorder severity
• Catheter-directed thrombolysis improves DVT vein patency
• Silent infarcts common in the over-60s
• Postmastectomy reconstruction reduces breast cancer-specific mortality
• Serum testosterone levels not linked to prostate cancer risk
• Plasma leptin linked to poor glycemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes
• Adiponectin low in FCHL patients and their relatives
• Vitamin D deficiency linked to increased metabolic syndrome risk
• Plasma leptin linked to poor glycemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes
• Antipsychotics linked to hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes
• Vitamin D deficiency linked to increased metabolic syndrome risk
• Calcium, dairy rich diets in childhood may lower mortality
• ‘Severe shortage’ of cardiothoracic surgeons predicted by 2025
• Subjective and objective hot flash measures in breast cancer survivors do not correlate

Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis linked to OSA Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Both allergic and nonallergic rhinitis are associated with an increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea, although patients with nonallergic rhinitis appear to be at greatest risk for the sleep disorder, study results show.

Lung function deficits occur at ‘acceptable’ ozone levels Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to ozone pollution, even at levels deemed acceptable by the National Ambient Air Quality Standard, can have a negative impact on lung function in healthy people, US researchers have found.

Lung volume-reduction surgery benefits some patients with emphysema Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Lung volume-reduction surgery helps improve survival and the quality of life of some patients with emphysema, research shows.

Social cognition brain abnormalities seen in schizophrenia Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Functional and structural brain abnormalities in areas known to be associated with social cognition occur in schizophrenia patients, Italian study findings indicate.

Fear of harm phenotype linked to pediatric bipolar disorder severity Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Fear of harm represents a clinically homogenous pediatric bipolar disorder phenotype characterized by more severe disease, with potentially distinct biological characteristics, say US scientists.

Catheter-directed thrombolysis improves DVT vein patency Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Early findings support the use of catheter-directed thrombolysis for the treatment of acute proximal deep vein thrombosis and prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome.

Silent infarcts common in the over-60s Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Silent lacunar infarcts are a common incidental finding in the over-60s and are associated with hypertension and white-matter hyperintensities, show results from a community survey.

Postmastectomy reconstruction reduces breast cancer-specific mortality Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Breast cancer-specific survival is higher in patients who receive immediate postmastectomy reconstruction than in women who undergo mastectomy alone, a population-based study suggests.

Serum testosterone levels not linked to prostate cancer risk Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT There is no association between serum levels of total and free testosterone and prostate cancer risk and aggressiveness, conclude Spanish investigators.

Plasma leptin linked to poor glycemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Plasma leptin levels are inversely associated with fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in young people with Type 1 diabetes, researchers report.

Adiponectin low in FCHL patients and their relatives Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Non-obese patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia and their normolipidemic relatives have lower levels of serum adiponectin than healthy individuals, show study results.

Vitamin D deficiency linked to increased metabolic syndrome risk Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk for the metabolic syndrome and its components in older Chinese individuals, report researchers.

Plasma leptin linked to poor glycemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Plasma leptin levels are inversely associated with fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in young people with Type 1 diabetes, researchers report.

Antipsychotics linked to hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Older patients with diabetes who are treated with antipsychotic drugs are at increased risk for being hospitalized for hyperglycemia, report researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Vitamin D deficiency linked to increased metabolic syndrome risk Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk for the metabolic syndrome and its components in older Chinese individuals, report researchers.

Calcium, dairy rich diets in childhood may lower mortality Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Children in the 1930s whose diets were high in calcium and dairy products had reduced all-cause mortality, and those with high-calcium diets reduced stroke mortality, in adulthood, reveals a UK study upcoming in the journal Heart.

‘Severe shortage’ of cardiothoracic surgeons predicted by 2025 Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT The number of active cardiothoracic surgeons in the USA is set to fall by around 21% by the year 2025, while demand for their services could increase by 46% in the same period, according to the latest study estimates.

Subjective and objective hot flash measures 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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