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• Aldose reductase inhibitors may help prevent allergic asthma attacks
• Early-life intake of fish and fish oil does not protect against asthma
• Interactive education program reduces emergency care in asthmatic children
• Psychosocial functioning improved with early intervention for psychosis
• High-risk behavior in BD associated with reduced sensitivity to reward, punishment
• Small increased bleeding risk for anticoagulated cataract patients
• Combined IV–endovascular approach shows promise in ischemic stroke
• Vitamin D deficiency predicts poor breast cancer outcome
• Dose escalation improves treatment results for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
• Low FSH, high LH linked to success in assisted reproduction
• Induced labor ‘for all mildly hypertensive women after 37 weeks’ gestation’
• Uterine wall produces estrogen critical for sustaining pregnancy
• Gene expression may differentiate ovarian cancer types
• Denosumab reduces fracture risk in postmenopausal women
• BZA/CE effectively prevents postmenopausal endometrial hyperplasia
• Cervical cancer screening rates reduced among women with schizophrenia
• Pregnancy rate in women with unexplained infertility not improved by double IUI
• Early weight gain predicts later increases in DMPA users
• Continuous OC regimen as tolerable, effective as cyclic regimen
• <i>APOE</i> and <i>ABCB1</i> variants influence response to statin therapy
• Lp-PLA₂ reduced by lipid-lowering therapy and lifestyle counseling
• Tight glycemic, blood-pressure control reduces long-term CVD complications
• Albuminuria independent predictor of outcomes in HF
• Poor glycemic control in Type 1 and 2 diabetes common in Brazil
• Tight glycemic, blood-pressure control reduces long-term CVD complications
• Sudden cardiac death in athletes largely due to silent cardiomyopathies
• Albuminuria independent predictor of outcomes in HF

Aldose reductase inhibitors may help prevent allergic asthma attacks Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Aldose reductase inhibitors may help prevent allergen-provoked asthma attacks, suggest results of a study conducted in vitro and in mice.

Early-life intake of fish and fish oil does not protect against asthma Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Infants who eat fish at least once a week have a reduced risk for developing eczema, but not asthma, by the age of 2 years, research shows.

Interactive education program reduces emergency care in asthmatic children Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT An interactive asthma education program for children significantly reduces the need for emergency treatment, as well as the need for oral corticosteroids, study results show.

Psychosocial functioning improved with early intervention for psychosis Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Initial improvements in substance abuse and psychopathology do not continue to improve over the course of treatment for first-episode psychosis at an Early Intervention for Psychosis Service, despite significant improvements in psychosocial functioning, show study results.

High-risk behavior in BD associated with reduced sensitivity to reward, punishment Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Risk-taking behavior in bipolar disorder is not characterized by a generalized tendency to risk-taking, but involves reduced sensitivity to psychologic factors that promote and inhibit risky behavior related to value outcomes, suggest study results.

Small increased bleeding risk for anticoagulated cataract patients Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Continuing warfarin treatment in patients undergoing cataract surgery presents a small increase in risk for bleeding, study findings suggest.

Combined IV–endovascular approach shows promise in ischemic stroke Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Combined treatment with intravenous alteplase and thrombectomy is superior to alteplase alone, a study of stroke patients suggests.

Vitamin D deficiency predicts poor breast cancer outcome Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Low plasma vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk for distant recurrence and death in women with breast cancer, Canadian researchers report.

Dose escalation improves treatment results for intermediate-risk prostate cancer Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Dose escalation in the form of intensity-modulated radiotherapy, or permanent transperineal brachytherapy either alone or in addition to external beam radiotherapy, produce better treatment outcomes than conventional dose three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy study findings show.

Low FSH, high LH linked to success in assisted reproduction Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women undergoing IVF/ICSI treatment tend to achieve higher pregnancy rates if they have low serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and high levels of luteinizing hormone, study results indicate.

Induced labor ‘for all mildly hypertensive women after 37 weeks’ gestation’ Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT All pregnant women with mild hypertensive disorders after 37 weeks' gestation should undergo induced labor to improve outcomes, recommend Dutch researchers.

Uterine wall produces estrogen critical for sustaining pregnancy Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Alongside the ovary, the uterine wall also produces the estrogen required to sustain pregnancy once the embryo attaches, scientists have discovered.

Gene expression may differentiate ovarian cancer types Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified two sets of genes that differentiate between endometriosis-associated endometrioid cancer and endometriosis-independent endometrioid ovarian cancer.

Denosumab reduces fracture risk in postmenopausal women Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that the human monoclonal antibody to the receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand denosumab is associated with a reduced fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

BZA/CE effectively prevents postmenopausal endometrial hyperplasia Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Progestin-free menopausal therapy may be an alternative treatment to conventional estrogen-containing therapies, suggest US study results.

Cervical cancer screening rates reduced among women with schizophrenia Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cervical cancer screening rates are lower among women with schizophrenia than in the general population, show Canadian study results.

Pregnancy rate in women with unexplained infertility not improved by double IUI Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Double intrauterine insemination is no more effective than single IUI in improving the overall clinical pregnancy rate in couples with unexplained infertility, indicate study results.

Early weight gain predicts later increases in DMPA users Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that most depot medroxyprogesterone acetate users who gain excessive weight show more than a 5 percent weight increase within the first 6 months of use.

Continuous OC regimen as tolerable, effective as cyclic regimen Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that a continuous oral contraceptive regimen is as tolerable and effective as cyclic regimens, with bleeding and adverse event profiles improving with increased duration of use.

<i>APOE</i> and <i>ABCB1</i> variants influence response to statin therapy Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E gene significantly influence the response of patients' low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to atorvastatin and pravastatin, report investigators.

Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub> reduced by lipid-lowering therapy and lifestyle counseling Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Lifestyle counseling and combined lipid-lowering therapy significantly reduce levels of pro-inflammatory lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 in addition to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, report researchers.

Tight glycemic, blood-pressure control reduces long-term CVD complications Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Long-term data from the Swedish National Diabetes Register show that tight control of blood glucose and blood pressure reduces the risk for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes by about one-third compared with inadequate levels of control.

Albuminuria independent predictor of outcomes in HF Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Albuminuria is relatively common and associated with increased risk for adverse clinical outcomes including death among patients with heart failure, an analysis of the CHARM program shows.

Poor glycemic control in Type 1 and 2 diabetes common in Brazil Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT A survey of patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes shows that poor glycemic control is a common problem in Brazil.

Tight glycemic, blood-pressure control reduces long-term CVD complications Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Long-term data from the Swedish National Diabetes Register show that tight control of blood glucose and blood pressure reduces the risk for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes by about one-third compared with inadequate levels of control.

Sudden cardiac death in athletes largely due to silent cardiomyopathies Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Over 80% of sudden cardiac deaths in athletes occur in individuals with no prior symptoms or family history of cardiovascular disease, report UK researchers who say that screening with health questionnaires is not an effective strategy.

Albuminuria independent predictor of outcomes in HF Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Albuminuria is relatively common and associated with increased risk for adverse clinical outcomes including death among patients with heart failure, an analysis of the CHARM program shows.

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