Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Medical News

Medical News

Neutrophil apoptosis rate increased in sputum COPD patients

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

The sputum of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contains higher levels of apoptotic neutrophils than that of healthy controls, researchers have found.

Asthma common in OSA patients

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

More than a third of patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea also have asthma, study results indicate.

CRP and MMP-9 predict lung function decline in COPD patients

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

C-reactive protein and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels may help predict rapid lung function decline in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study results indicate.

Small putaminal volumes linked to poor treatment outcomes in schizophrenia

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Study results suggest that a progressive loss of volume of the putamen is associated with poor treatment outcomes in patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Lithium-treated BD patients show large amygdala volumes

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Study results show that lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have larger amygdala volumes than healthy individuals.

Wine has radioprotective effect in breast cancer patients

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Moderate intake of wine can protect breast cancer patients against the acute skin toxicity of radiotherapy, study suggests.

Combined anesthesia improves pain control in TRUS-guided biopsy

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Periprostatic nerve block plus intraprostatic local anesthesia for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy offers significantly better pain control than nerve block alone, conclude Chinese researchers.

Anxiety and distress ‘unaffected by prostate active surveillance’

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with early prostate cancer who opt for active surveillance do not have increased anxiety or distress, say Dutch scientists who also found that a neurotic personality was linked to unfavorable effects.

Women with impaired CFR have low adiponectin

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Women with normal epicardial coronary arteries but impaired coronary flow reserve have reduced adiponectin levels, report investigators.

Antioxidant supplementation has no effect on metabolic syndrome risk

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Long-term supplementation with antioxidants does not significantly reduce the risk for the metabolic syndrome, show study results.

Optimum post-AMI glucose level may differ depending on diabetic status

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

The optimum glucose level for reducing risk for death post-acute myocardial infarction varies between non-diabetic and diabetic patients, report researchers in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Antioxidant vitamins of no benefit for Type 2 diabetes prevention

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Intake of vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene is not linked to a reduced risk for Type 2 diabetes in women at high risk for cardiovascular disease, suggest the results of a large, randomized, trial reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Anxious, Type D personality ICD patients at increased arrhythmia risk

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with anxiety and a Type D personality are at increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias in the first year after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Defibrillator access, emergency plans, training ‘critical’ to AED program success

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Two studies published by the journal Circulation highlight the importance of planning, ongoing training and supervision, and appropriate placement of automated external defibrillators in high-risk places in reaping the benefits of public-access defibrillators.
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