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• Quadrupling ICS dose may reduce asthma exacerbation risk
• Spirometry unlikely to cause serious cardiac arrhythmias in COPD patients
• Medication compliance low in German asthma patients
• Psychiatric family history frequent in first-episode psychosis
• ECT shows potential for drug-resistant bipolar depression
• Reduced <i>FHIT</i> expression ‘may be early sign of gastric cancer’
• ATTRACT Trial to investigate image-guided DVT treatment
• Hyperuricemia a modest risk factor for stroke incidence, mortality
• COX2 important for bone metastasis in breast cancer
• QoL maintained after prostate surgery in healthy elderly patients
• 3D prostate biopsy may have ‘profound effect’ on patient care
• <i>PON-1</i> variants influence 10-year risk for CAD
• Orchid extract has lipid-lowering and antihypertensive properties
• Increased spending for Type 2 diabetes may pay health dividends
• HbA1c underestimates glucose level in HIV-infected patients with diabetes
• Radial angioplasty ‘effective alternative’ to femoral access in STEMI
• Influenza–myocardial infarction link confirmed

Quadrupling ICS dose may reduce asthma exacerbation risk Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Quadrupling a patient's dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) when asthma control starts to deteriorate may help reduce their risk for acute exacerbations, study findings suggest.

Spirometry unlikely to cause serious cardiac arrhythmias in COPD patients Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cardiac arrhythmias caused by spirometry tend to be simple, short-lasting, and clinically irrelevant, even in patients with mild or moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say Brazilian researchers.

Medication compliance low in German asthma patients Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Medication compliance is low among German patients diagnosed with asthma, indicating a need to educate both patients and providers about the importance of daily controller medication, say researchers.

Psychiatric family history frequent in first-episode psychosis Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Psychiatric illnesses such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and substance use disorder (SUD) are common among relatives of patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), show study results.

ECT shows potential for drug-resistant bipolar depression Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT In addition to its established effectiveness for treating unipolar (UP) depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a viable treatment for bipolar (BP) I and II depression resistant to pharmacologic treatment, suggest study results.

Reduced <i>FHIT</i> expression ‘may be early sign of gastric cancer’ Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Expression of the tumor suppressor gene, fragile histidine triad, is decreased in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and may be related to the development of gastric carcinoma, Polish researchers believe.

ATTRACT Trial to investigate image-guided DVT treatment Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Image-guided interventional radiology may play an increasing role in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis, suggests a report in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Hyperuricemia a modest risk factor for stroke incidence, mortality Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Hyperuricemia is associated with a modest increase in the risk for both stroke incidence and stroke mortality, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.

COX2 important for bone metastasis in breast cancer Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Cyclo-oxygenase-2 expression in primary breast tumors strongly correlates with bone marrow micrometastasis, US researchers report.

QoL maintained after prostate surgery in healthy elderly patients Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Healthy elderly prostate cancer patients can expect to regain satisfactory functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy, according to Japanese research.

3D prostate biopsy may have ‘profound effect’ on patient care Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A novel three-dimensional prostate mapping biopsy technique may help to accurately stage prostate cancer, report US researchers.

<i>PON-1</i> variants influence 10-year risk for CAD Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that variants in the paraoxonase 1 gene influence the 10-year risk for coronary artery disease-related events, but not all-cause mortality, in male patients with coronary artery disease.

Orchid extract has lipid-lowering and antihypertensive properties Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that a root extract from the plant Orchis mascula, a member of the orchid family, is antihypertensive, improves endothelial function, and has lipid-lowering properties.

Increased spending for Type 2 diabetes may pay health dividends Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The increased spending on healthcare for Type 2 diabetes in recent years appears to be of value in terms of the adverse outcomes prevented, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

HbA1c underestimates glucose level in HIV-infected patients with diabetes Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Use of glycated hemoglobin to measure glycemic control underestimates glucose level in Type 2 diabetics infected with HIV, report investigators.

Radial angioplasty ‘effective alternative’ to femoral access in STEMI Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Primary angioplasty via the radial rather than femoral artery reduces major vascular complications in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and has comparable procedural success, study results show.

Influenza–myocardial infarction link confirmed Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT There is consistent evidence that influenza triggers acute myocardial infarction and possibly cardiovascular death in some individuals, say the authors of a systematic review.

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