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• Low-dose fluticasone maintains airways response in mild asthma
• Positive drug presentation augments placebo in asthma
• New spirometric definitions proposed for COPD in elderly
• Outcomes worse with persistent substance misuse in first-episode psychosis
• Bipolar disorder patients affected by pain interference
• VTE risk independent of diabetes diagnosis
• Apathy ‘impacts strongly’ on stroke recovery
• BMI and prostate weight indicate increased blood loss in prostate surgery
• Obesity associated with aggressive prostate cancer
• SLN procedure has not led to breast cancer stage migration
• Tendon xanthomata and CAC linked to coronary obstruction in FH patients
• Smoking cessation significantly increases adiponectin levels
• GLP-1 analog taspoglutide suitable for once-weekly administration
• Metformin use may reduce cancer risk for Type 2 diabetics
• Green tea link to cardiovascular benefits further supported
• FAME follow-up confirms FFR-guided PCI benefits

Low-dose fluticasone maintains airways response in mild asthma Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT For patients with mild asthma, a daily dose of 250 mg fluticasone propionate for 3 months followed by 100 mg/day for 9 months achieves sustained improvements in asthma control, study results suggest.

Positive drug presentation augments placebo in asthma Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Using messages that enhance the expectation of asthma drugs appears to increase the placebo effect on patient-reported outcomes, study results show.

New spirometric definitions proposed for COPD in elderly Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have devised a new method for defining chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly patients, which they say will overcome the ambiguity of existing systems.

Outcomes worse with persistent substance misuse in first-episode psychosis Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT First-episode psychosis patients with persistent substance misuse have worse symptoms, outcomes, and relapse rates than patients without substance misuse, say UK scientists who call for targeted interventions.

Bipolar disorder patients affected by pain interference Posted: 08 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients report more interference from pain than those with major depressive disorder or anxiety disorders, and such pain is linked to medical and psychiatric comorbidities, conclude US researchers.

VTE risk independent of diabetes diagnosis Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk for venous thromboembolism is not elevated by diabetes or related conditions, US research indicates.

Apathy ‘impacts strongly’ on stroke recovery Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Apathy is common in stroke survivors and has a marked negative impact on outcomes, Canadian researchers have shown.

BMI and prostate weight indicate increased blood loss in prostate surgery Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A high body mass index and large prostate weight are associated with increased estimated blood loss during radical retropubic prostatectomy, say US researchers investigating pre-operative predictors for EBL.

Obesity associated with aggressive prostate cancer Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Obese men undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer have higher-grade and larger tumors, and more of their prostate affected by cancer than normal weight men, US researchers report.

SLN procedure has not led to breast cancer stage migration Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Intensified examination of the sentinel lymph node has recently led to the detection of more tumor-affected lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer, research shows.

Tendon xanthomata and CAC linked to coronary obstruction in FH patients Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Achilles tendon xanthomata and coronary artery calcium are associated with the presence of asymptomatic coronary obstruction in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, say investigators.

Smoking cessation significantly increases adiponectin levels Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers in Greece have discovered that smoking cessation, aided by the pharmacologic agent buproprion, results in a significant increase in adiponectin levels within 2 months.

GLP-1 analog taspoglutide suitable for once-weekly administration Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The glucagon-like peptide 1 analog taspoglutide, in late-stage development as a prolonged-release injection, is effective at maintaining blood glucose control and well-tolerated over the short term in patients with Type 2 diabetes not adequately controlled with metformin.

Metformin use may reduce cancer risk for Type 2 diabetics Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with Type 2 diabetes who are treated with metformin may be at reduced risk for cancer, report researchers in the journal Diabetes Care.

Green tea link to cardiovascular benefits further supported Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A study from Japan supports previous evidence that drinking green tea may have cardiovascular benefits.

FAME follow-up confirms FFR-guided PCI benefits Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Eighteen-month follow-up data from the FAME study confirm that using fractional flow reserve has advantages over angiography to guide stent placement in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

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