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• Anxiety and depression linked to poor asthma control
• Osteoporosis risk high in COPD patients
• Chlorinated swimming pools increase asthma risk in atopic children
• Neuropeptide gene dysfunction linked to schizophrenia in males
• Substance abuse, eating disorders in BD affect facial expression processing
• Fast-food outlets linked with neighborhood stroke risk
• Periprostatic adipose tissue may determine prostate cancer aggressiveness
• SHBG influences HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels during puberty
• EPA improves arterial stiffness by suppressing serum amyloid α-LDL
• Beta-blocker use challenged as first-line antihypertensive therapy
• High serum uric acid may be predictor for Type 2 diabetes
• Cystatin C associated with IR and inflammation in Type 2 diabetes
• Beta-blocker use challenged as first-line antihypertensive therapy
• Activation of PMNs is ‘novel pathway’ in unstable angina

Anxiety and depression linked to poor asthma control Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The presence of anxiety and/or depression is significantly associated with poor asthma control, results of an Italian study show.

Osteoporosis risk high in COPD patients Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk for osteoporosis is high among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Italian study results show.

Chlorinated swimming pools increase asthma risk in atopic children Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The frequent use of chlorinated swimming pools significantly increases the risk for asthma and other respiratory allergies among atopic children, study results show.

Neuropeptide gene dysfunction linked to schizophrenia in males Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Danish researchers suggest that a dysfunction of the neuropeptide cholecystokinin-A receptor gene (CCKAR) may be involved in the etiology of schizophrenia, and that it is present specifically in men.

Substance abuse, eating disorders in BD affect facial expression processing Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT US study results suggest that in bipolar disorder (BD), relationships exist between substance abuse and eating disorder comorbidity, and prefrontal-cortical and subcortical-striatal activity to facial expressions.

Fast-food outlets linked with neighborhood stroke risk Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT There is a positive association between the number of fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood and the risk for stroke among local residents, an epidemiological study has found.

Periprostatic adipose tissue may determine prostate cancer aggressiveness Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Interleukin-6 found in periprostatic adipose tissue is associated with more aggressive prostate cancer, say scientists researching the association between obesity and prostate cancer aggressiveness.

SHBG influences HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels during puberty Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Changes in sex hormone-binding globulin levels during puberty are associated with reductions in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides during this period, say researchers.

EPA improves arterial stiffness by suppressing serum amyloid α-LDL Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Supplementation with purified eicosapentaenoic acid reduces arterial stiffness by decreasing the level of serum amyloid α low-density lipoprotein, report researchers.

Beta-blocker use challenged as first-line antihypertensive therapy Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that for patients with hypertension uncomplicated by coronary heart disease, amlodipine is superior to atenolol treatment in preventing cardiovascular events and procedures even in patients with high heart rates.

High serum uric acid may be predictor for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Data strongly suggest that high serum uric acid is an independent predictor for the development of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the journal Diabetes Care.

Cystatin C associated with IR and inflammation in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that the concentration of cystatin C is closely related to the degree of insulin resistance, as well as to other cardiovascular risk factors, in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Beta-blocker use challenged as first-line antihypertensive therapy Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that for patients with hypertension uncomplicated by coronary heart disease, amlodipine is superior to atenolol treatment in preventing cardiovascular events and procedures even in patients with high heart rates.

Activation of PMNs is ‘novel pathway’ in unstable angina Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with unstable angina exhibit a marked delay in apoptosis of blood polymorphonuclear neutrophils relative to their peers with stable disease, study results show.

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