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• Bronchitis linked to stroke risk
• ACE activity not linked to asthma or COPD risk
• Neuropilin-1 expression linked to risk for emphysema
• Novel auditory brain potential shows bipolar disorder marker promise
• Mortality in never-treated and treated schizophrenia similar in rural China
• Training for sentinel lymph node surgery successful
• Adding PCA3 to PSA improves prostate cancer detection
• Trimodal treatment success for high-risk prostate cancer patients
• <i>FABP2</i> variant increases metabolic risk after consuming saturated fat
• Low-carb, high-protein diet may cause atherosclerosis
• Cognitive dysfunction increases risk for CV events in Type 2 diabetics
• Basal–bolus regimens reduce severe nocturnal hypoglycemia in Type 1 diabetes patients
• CV disease history may be contraindication for prostate cancer therapy
• Gender differences in ACS mortality due to clinical, angiographic factors

Bronchitis linked to stroke risk Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Bronchitis and frequent influenza-like illnesses are associated with an increased risk for stroke, results of a case–control study suggest.

ACE activity not linked to asthma or COPD risk Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Lifelong elevated angiotensin-converting enzyme gene activity is not associated with an increased risk for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nor with an increased risk for cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with COPD, Danish research shows.

Neuropilin-1 expression linked to risk for emphysema Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Dysregulated expression of the neuropilin-1 gene is associated with an increased risk for emphysema caused by smoking, results of a study in mice suggest.

Novel auditory brain potential shows bipolar disorder marker promise Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The gating ratio of auditory brain potentials at 85 ms may help clinicians differentiate between bipolar disorder patients and healthy individuals, conclude US researchers.

Mortality in never-treated and treated schizophrenia similar in rural China Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Never-treated patients with schizophrenia have similar rates of mortality but higher rates of marked symptoms than their treated counterparts, the results of a long-term study of individuals in rural China indicates.

Training for sentinel lymph node surgery successful Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The training methods used for surgeons participating in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-32 trial resulted in uniform and high overall sentinel lymph node resection rates.

Adding PCA3 to PSA improves prostate cancer detection Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer prediction is improved by adding prostate cancer antigen 3 to prostate-specific antigen testing, potentially helping to stratify patients based on their risk for biopsy and cancer detection, say US scientists.

Trimodal treatment success for high-risk prostate cancer patients Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT High-risk prostate cancer patients have a significantly reduced risk for prostate cancer-specific mortality if brachytherapy is supplemented with androgen suppression therapy and external-beam radiation therapy, research findings suggest.

<i>FABP2</i> variant increases metabolic risk after consuming saturated fat Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT A variant of the fatty acid binding protein 2 gene is associated with an adverse metabolic response to high intake of saturated fatty acids, report researchers.

Low-carb, high-protein diet may cause atherosclerosis Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from a mouse study indicate that consuming a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may cause atherosclerosis.

Cognitive dysfunction increases risk for CV events in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with Type 2 diabetes who have impaired cognitive function are at increased risk for cardiovascular events and death, report researchers in the journal Diabetologia.

Basal–bolus regimens reduce severe nocturnal hypoglycemia in Type 1 diabetes patients Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report a low incidence of severe nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with Type 1 diabetes treated with insulin glargine in combination with either regular human insulin or insulin lispro.

CV disease history may be contraindication for prostate cancer therapy Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The use of hormone therapy may increase mortality risk in prostate cancer patients with a history of coronary artery disease–induced congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction, US study results suggest.

Gender differences in ACS mortality due to clinical, angiographic factors Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Men and women with acute coronary syndrome show differences in 30-day mortality, a study has shown, with women more likely to die from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and men more likely to die from unstable angina and non-STEMI.

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