Friday, October 2, 2009

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Medical News


LMWH thromboprophylaxis reduces risk for thrombocytopenia

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia is uncommon after treatment for venous thrombembolism, but the risk could be reduced further by using low molecular weight heparin, researchers suggest in the American Journal of Medicine.

Prodromal TIA heralds one in eight ischemic strokes

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Ischemic stroke is preceded by a transient ischemic attack – or "warning stroke" – in one out of eight cases, a cohort study suggests.

Topical psoralen enhances UVB efficacy in psoriasis

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Topical application of 8-methoxypsoralen gel increases the efficacy of narrowband ultraviolet B therapy in patients with psoriasis, Turkish study findings show.

Low Gleason score does not guarantee low-risk prostate cancer

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Prostate cancer patients who have a low Gleason score at biopsy do not always have low-risk disease, say researchers.

Obesity linked to aggressive prostate cancer regardless of race

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Obesity is associated with recurring prostate cancer in Black and White men, and is not more influential in either race, report US researchers.

Low Gleason score does not guarantee low-risk prostate cancer

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Prostate cancer patients who have a low Gleason score at biopsy do not always have low-risk disease, say researchers.

Obesity linked to aggressive prostate cancer regardless of race

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Obesity is associated with recurring prostate cancer in Black and White men, and is not more influential in either race, report US researchers.

Prognosis no poorer in pregnancy-associated breast cancer

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Women with pregnancy-associated breast cancer have a similar prognosis to those with non-gestational cancer, despite the challenges associated with cancer treatment during pregnancy, researchers report.

Central obesity, dyslipidemia linked to poor antihypertensive treatment response

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Study findings show some components of the metabolic syndrome, namely visceral obesity, high triglyceride levels, and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, are associated with resistance to antihypertensive treatment.

Metabolic syndrome independent risk factor for arterial stiffness in Japanese

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased arterial stiffness in the general Japanese population, independent of other atherogenic risk factors, researchers report.

Ileal interposition surgery improves glucose tolerance for Type 2 diabetics

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Two versions of laparascopic ileal interposition surgery and sleeve gastrectomy lead to significantly improved glucose tolerance in normal and overweight patients with Type 2 diabetes, show results presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes 45th Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria.

Use of exenatide does not increase risk for acute pancreatitis

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Treatment of Type 2 diabetics with the glucagon-like peptide 1 analogue exenatide does not significantly increase the risk for acute pancreatitis compared with other antidiabetic drugs, report researchers.

Fish oils show ‘no major’ protection against heart failure

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Dutch researchers have thrown doubt on the proposed link between consumption of fish oils and reduced risk for heart failure.

High US readmission rates for heart failure and myocardial infarction

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Analysis of new Medicare data shows that mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure vary across the USA, but that readmission rates are consistently high.

Prognosis no poorer in pregnancy-associated breast cancer

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Women with pregnancy-associated breast cancer have a similar prognosis to those with non-gestational cancer, despite the challenges associated with cancer treatment during pregnancy, researchers report.

Desflurane and sevoflurane comparable for ambulatory anesthesia

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers report that desflurane and sevoflurane for maintenance of anesthesia do not differ with regard to times to discharge and patients return to normal daily activities.

Training in ventilator bundle reduces days spent on mechanical ventilation

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Staff training by an intensive care unit change team in pre-defined interventions improves the quality of care in mechanically ventilated patients, say researchers.

Low pre-operative hemoglobin levels predict late mortality after CABG

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Patients have a worse long-term outcome after undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting if they have low pre-operative hemoglobin levels, say researchers.

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