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• Fondaparinux plus thrombolysis feasible for PE treatment
• Omega-3 fish oil fails to improve CV risk factors in ischemic stroke
• Vitamin C and calcium may protect against infant wheeze
• BMI linked to psoriasis onset and severity
• Radical prostatectomy beneficial in organ-confined high-risk prostate cancer
• Familial prostate cancer alters malignancy risk
• Radical prostatectomy beneficial in organ-confined high-risk prostate cancer
• Familial prostate cancer alters malignancy risk
• Tamoxifen halves contralateral breast cancer risk in premenopausal women
• <i>NPC1L1</i> variant linked to autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia
• Antiphospholipid syndrome may be associated with dysfunctional HDL
• Repaglinide–metformin combination effective as second-line therapy
• Poor glycemic control linked to increased erectile dysfunction risk
• Survival after cardiac arrest improved with more chest compressions
• Mid-life cardiovascular risk impacts on life expectancy
• Omega-3 fish oil fails to improve CV risk factors in ischemic stroke
• Tamoxifen halves contralateral breast cancer risk in premenopausal women

Fondaparinux plus thrombolysis feasible for PE treatment Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The factor Xa inhibitor fondaparinux can be used alongside thrombolysis to treat pulmonary embolism, suggests preliminary French research.

Omega-3 fish oil fails to improve CV risk factors in ischemic stroke Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Omega-3 fish-oil supplements have no impact on cardiovascular risk factors or mood in patients with ischemic stroke, a randomized controlled trial suggests.

Vitamin C and calcium may protect against infant wheeze Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT An increased intake of vitamin C and calcium may have a protective effect against wheeze in young children, results of a Greek study suggest.

BMI linked to psoriasis onset and severity Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Excessive body weight increases both the risk for psoriasis onset and the severity of the condition, study findings show.

Radical prostatectomy beneficial in organ-confined high-risk prostate cancer Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with high-risk prostate cancer have good outcomes with radical prostatectomy, but only if they have organ-confined disease, the results of a Japanese study indicate.

Familial prostate cancer alters malignancy risk Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients with a family history of prostate cancer are at increased risk for developing subsequent urinary bladder cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, and myeloma, according to German research findings using Swedish data.

Radical prostatectomy beneficial in organ-confined high-risk prostate cancer Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with high-risk prostate cancer have good outcomes with radical prostatectomy, but only if they have organ-confined disease, the results of a Japanese study indicate.

Familial prostate cancer alters malignancy risk Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients with a family history of prostate cancer are at increased risk for developing subsequent urinary bladder cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, and myeloma, according to German research findings using Swedish data.

Tamoxifen halves contralateral breast cancer risk in premenopausal women Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Two years of adjuvant treatment with tamoxifen halves the risk for contralateral breast cancer in premenopausal women, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

<i>NPC1L1</i> variant linked to autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A variant of the Niemann–Pick C1-Like 1 gene may, at least in part, explain the phenotype of high cholesterol observed in some individuals with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia who do not have typical mutations, suggest study results.

Antiphospholipid syndrome may be associated with dysfunctional HDL Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women with antiphospholipid syndrome have lower paraoxonase activity and greater functional and structural arterial abnormalities than healthy controls, report researchers.

Repaglinide–metformin combination effective as second-line therapy Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT An observational study shows that glycemic control improves when repaglinide is added to metformin in patients with Type 2 diabetes not adequately controlled with metformin monotherapy.

Poor glycemic control linked to increased erectile dysfunction risk Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Men with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for erectile dysfunction, report researchers.

Survival after cardiac arrest improved with more chest compressions Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The chance of surviving cardiac arrest is increased if rescuers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation before the first defibrillation spend a greater proportion of the time on chest compressions, a study in the journal Circulation suggests.

Mid-life cardiovascular risk impacts on life expectancy Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Smoking and having high blood pressure and cholesterol levels in middle age can shorten men's life expectancy by as much as 10 to 15 years, even if individual cardiovascular risk levels are lowered considerably over time, results from the UK Whitehall study indicate.

Omega-3 fish oil fails to improve CV risk factors in ischemic stroke Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Omega-3 fish-oil supplements have no impact on cardiovascular risk factors or mood in patients with ischemic stroke, a randomized controlled trial suggests.

Tamoxifen halves contralateral breast cancer risk in premenopausal women Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Two years of adjuvant treatment with tamoxifen halves the risk for contralateral breast cancer in premenopausal women, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

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