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• Nurse-led assessments and home visits benefit children with problematic asthma
• Vented biomass stove may help prevent COPD in developing countries
• Chronic rhinosinusitis reduces QoL in bronchiectasis patients
• No 5-HT_1A binding reductions in euthymic bipolar disorder patients
• Sexual dysfunction common in schizophrenia patients
• Gene hypermethylation predicts disease course in BE
• Prostatic epithelial XMRV infection linked to aggressive prostate cancer
• Novel scoring system ably predicts prostate outcome for androgen deprivation patients
• Prostatic epithelial XMRV infection linked to aggressive prostate cancer
• Sorafenib ‘shows promise’ for breast cancer treatment
• Novel scoring system ably predicts prostate outcome for androgen deprivation patients
• High pancreatic fat increases risk for Type 2 diabetes
• Mediterranean-style diet improves postprandial vascular function
• Inhibiting vascular oxidative system could prevent CVD in familial hyperlipidemia
• Vildagliptin lowers hypoglycemia risk during Ramadan
• High pancreatic fat increases risk for Type 2 diabetes
• Moderate alcohol consumption lowers MI risk in hypertensive men
• Routine invasive strategy best for ‘real-world’ NSTEMI patients
• Sorafenib ‘shows promise’ for breast cancer treatment
• Simple surgical margin status sufficient for prostate cancer prognosis
• Breast cancer family history not linked to all-cause mortality
• QoL maintained after prostate surgery in healthy elderly patients
• 3D prostate biopsy may have ‘profound effect’ on patient care
• COX2 important for bone metastasis in breast cancer
• Periprostatic adipose tissue may determine prostate cancer aggressiveness
• Pentoxifylline plus vitamin E reduces some radiation associated side effects

Nurse-led assessments and home visits benefit children with problematic asthma Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Nurse-led assessments and home visits can help identify potentially modifiable triggers and causes of poor disease control in young people with problematic asthma, researchers report.

Vented biomass stove may help prevent COPD in developing countries Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The use of an improved, vented biomass stove may help reduce respiratory symptoms and may even lower the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among people in developing countries, say researchers.

Chronic rhinosinusitis reduces QoL in bronchiectasis patients Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The presence of chronic rhinosinusitis is associated with significantly reduced quality of life in patients with bronchiectasis, study results show.

No 5-HT<sub>1A</sub> binding reductions in euthymic bipolar disorder patients Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT 5-HT1A receptor binding is not reduced in medicated euthymic bipolar disorder patients versus healthy individuals, say researchers in findings that contrast with the reductions seen in unipolar and bipolar depressed patients.

Sexual dysfunction common in schizophrenia patients Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The nature of sexual dysfunction reported by schizophrenia patients is comparable to that seen in the general population, but the rate at which such dysfunction occurs is higher in patients, conclude UK researchers.

Gene hypermethylation predicts disease course in BE Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Hypermethylation of the p16 and APC genes predicts disease progression in patients with Barrett's esophagus whereas the absence of hypermethylation is associated with a benign disease course, research shows.

Prostatic epithelial XMRV infection linked to aggressive prostate cancer Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Infection with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus is found in malignant prostatic epithelium and is associated with prostate cancer, particularly more aggressive tumors, conclude US researchers.

Novel scoring system ably predicts prostate outcome for androgen deprivation patients Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A new risk assessment system for patients with localized or advanced prostate cancer receiving primary androgen deprivation therapy performs well in diverse populations, reports an international research team.

Prostatic epithelial XMRV infection linked to aggressive prostate cancer Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Infection with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus is found in malignant prostatic epithelium and is associated with prostate cancer, particularly more aggressive tumors, conclude US researchers.

Sorafenib ‘shows promise’ for breast cancer treatment Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Sorafenib, combined with the chemotherapy drug capecitabine, significantly improves the progression-free survival of women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer compared with placebo, say researchers.

Novel scoring system ably predicts prostate outcome for androgen deprivation patients Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A new risk assessment system for patients with localized or advanced prostate cancer receiving primary androgen deprivation therapy performs well in diverse populations, reports an international research team.

High pancreatic fat increases risk for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Build-up of fat in the pancreas increases with increasing body mass index and is associated with elevated risk for Type 2 diabetes, show results from a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

Mediterranean-style diet improves postprandial vascular function Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The cardiovascular benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet may be due to the effect of monounsaturated fats on postprandial endothelial function, an analysis of new data from the LIPGENE study shows.

Inhibiting vascular oxidative system could prevent CVD in familial hyperlipidemia Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Spanish researchers believe they have taken a step closer to understanding why individuals with familial combined hyperlipidemia are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

Vildagliptin lowers hypoglycemia risk during Ramadan Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The addition of the dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor vildagliptin to metformin therapy in fasting Muslim patients with Type 2 diabetes reduces the incidence of hypoglycemia compared with the addition of the sulfonylurea gliclazide, research suggests.

High pancreatic fat increases risk for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Build-up of fat in the pancreas increases with increasing body mass index and is associated with elevated risk for Type 2 diabetes, show results from a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

Moderate alcohol consumption lowers MI risk in hypertensive men Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Moderate alcohol consumption is inversely associated with the incidence of myocardial infarction in men with hypertension, data from the Physicians' Health Study reveal.

Routine invasive strategy best for ‘real-world’ NSTEMI patients Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT An early invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction reduces mortality compared with conservative management, a UK observational study suggests.

Sorafenib ‘shows promise’ for breast cancer treatment Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Sorafenib, combined with the chemotherapy drug capecitabine, significantly improves the progression-free survival of women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer compared with placebo, say researchers.

Simple surgical margin status sufficient for prostate cancer prognosis Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Subclassifying positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy does not improve accuracy in predicting prostate cancer recurrence, report researchers.

Breast cancer family history not linked to all-cause mortality Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT A family history of breast cancer is not associated with all-cause mortality after breast cancer diagnosis for women without a known germline mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, study results show.

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.

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.

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.

Pentoxifylline plus vitamin E reduces some radiation associated side effects Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The combination of pentoxifylline and vitamin E can be used to prevent the development of increased arm volume after postoperative irradiation in women with breast cancer, Swedish researchers report.

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