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• Beta-carotene intake may reduce allergic sensitization risk in young children
• Europeans may underestimate swine flu threat
• Passive smoking lowers FeNO values in asthmatic children
• <i>NOS1</i> link to worse cognitive performance unaffected by schizophrenia
• Intermediate cognitive phenotypes identified for bipolar disorder patients
• Newly diagnosed CLE patients ‘getting younger’
• Pre-hospital high-dose tirofiban reduces early stent thrombosis
• Anti-arrhythmic drug reduces stroke risk in AF patients
• Online breast cancer prognosis predictor ‘overoptimistic’ in UK women
• Partners relieve prostate cancer men’s fear
• High insulin levels linked to prostate cancer risk
• Increased LIGHT levels linked to high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol
• Low HDL cholesterol in LVD patients independently predicts mortality
• Low vitamin D levels linked to Type 2 diabetes
• Dapagliflozin effective add-on to metformin for treating Type 2 diabetics
• Increased LIGHT levels linked to high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol
• Hypertension leading cause of premature death in China
• Mercury pollutants counter benefit of fish nutrients on blood pressure
• Anti-arrhythmic drug reduces stroke risk in AF patients

Beta-carotene intake may reduce allergic sensitization risk in young children Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT An increased intake of beta-carotene is associated with a reduced risk for allergic sensitization in young children, research suggests.

Europeans may underestimate swine flu threat Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT People in Europe are less concerned about swine flu than their Asian counterparts, survey results suggest.

Passive smoking lowers FeNO values in asthmatic children Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with reduced fraction of exhaled nitric oxide values in children with asthma, research shows.

<i>NOS1</i> link to worse cognitive performance unaffected by schizophrenia Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Variations in the nitric oxide synthase 1 gene are associated with poor performance on cognitive tests in both schizophrenia patients and healthy individuals, although patients perform significantly worse, say European researchers.

Intermediate cognitive phenotypes identified for bipolar disorder patients Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Factor scores for cognitive performance allow the identification of intermediate cognitive phenotypes in bipolar disorder patients that may provide specific targets for the development of novel treatments, argue US scientists.

Newly diagnosed CLE patients ‘getting younger’ Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT UK study findings suggest that newly diagnosed patients with columnar-lined esophagus are getting younger.

Pre-hospital high-dose tirofiban reduces early stent thrombosis Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Pre-hospital initiation of high-dose tirofiban halves the incidence of early stent thrombosis in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting, research shows.

Anti-arrhythmic drug reduces stroke risk in AF patients Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Adding dronedarone to standard medical therapy reduces stroke rates in people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, a post hoc analysis of the ATHENA clinical trial indicates.

Online breast cancer prognosis predictor ‘overoptimistic’ in UK women Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT An online tool to predict breast cancer prognosis overestimates expected survival times in UK women, study findings indicate.

Partners relieve prostate cancer men’s fear Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Men with prostate cancer have significantly less anxiety about disease recurrence if they have a partner, according to US research.

High insulin levels linked to prostate cancer risk Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Elevated fasting levels of serum insulin are associated with a high risk for prostate cancer, scientists report.

Increased LIGHT levels linked to high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT High levels of the protein LIGHT are associated with high triglyceride and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, report researchers.

Low HDL cholesterol in LVD patients independently predicts mortality Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol strongly predict short- and medium-term mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, irrespective of whether coronary artery disease is present, researchers report.

Low vitamin D levels linked to Type 2 diabetes Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance have low levels of vitamin D, show study results.

Dapagliflozin effective add-on to metformin for treating Type 2 diabetics Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The addition of dapagliflozin to existing metformin therapy stimulates further improvements in glycemic control and weight loss for patients with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers.

Increased LIGHT levels linked to high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT High levels of the protein LIGHT are associated with high triglyceride and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, report researchers.

Hypertension leading cause of premature death in China Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths in China, researchers report in The Lancet.

Mercury pollutants counter benefit of fish nutrients on blood pressure Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Mercury contaminants present in some seafood raise blood-pressure levels, possibly outweighing the benefits of certain fish nutrients, a study of Nunavik Inuit adults suggests.

Anti-arrhythmic drug reduces stroke risk in AF patients Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Adding dronedarone to standard medical therapy reduces stroke rates in people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, a post hoc analysis of the ATHENA clinical trial indicates.

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