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• Helminth treatment does not reduce allergic rhinitis symptoms
• Cholesterol levels linked to asthma risk in Mexican Americans
• Early-life wheezing link to asthma in adulthood confirmed
• Chromosome region linked to subtype of schizophrenia
• ‘Negligible’ effect of NAC on addiction in bipolar disorder
• GERD and BE QoL linked to manifestation of disease
• Elevated troponin and natriuretic peptides equal poor PE prognosis
• Endothelial function genes implicated in stroke risk
• Müllerian inhibiting substance linked to increased breast cancer risk
• Aggressive IMRT and SIB well tolerated by prostate cancer patients
• Statin treatment reduces risk for MI and death in elderly after surgery
• Genetic variant associated with statin-induced side effects
• Type 2 diabetes incidence high among elderly Germans
• Low dietary fiber intake increases Type 2 diabetes risk in men
• QT interval genetic variants influence sudden death risk in long-QT syndrome
• Current glucorcorticoid use linked to atrial fibrillation, flutter

Helminth treatment does not reduce allergic rhinitis symptoms Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with allergic rhinitis do not appear to benefit from treatment with the helminth Trichuris suis to reduce symptoms of their condition, say Danish researchers.

Cholesterol levels linked to asthma risk in Mexican Americans Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Total cholesterol and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are inversely related to current asthma in the US population, particularly in Mexican Americans, researchers report.

Early-life wheezing link to asthma in adulthood confirmed Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Wheezing in early life is associated with an increased risk for asthma in adulthood, even among people with an absence of symptoms in childhood and adolescence, study results show.

Chromosome region linked to subtype of schizophrenia Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who have particularly severe negative symptoms appear to share a genetic vulnerability at chromosome 1q, research shows.

‘Negligible’ effect of NAC on addiction in bipolar disorder Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Supplementation with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine does not aid a reduction in smoking or alcohol and caffeine use in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

GERD and BE QoL linked to manifestation of disease Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Health-related quality of life is generally better in patients with Barrett's esophagus than in those with nonerosive or erosive reflux disease, a study suggests.

Elevated troponin and natriuretic peptides equal poor PE prognosis Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from two meta-analyses shed light on the role of troponins in the prognosis of pulmonary embolism, suggesting that elevated levels are most useful for predicting a poor outcome when combined with high concentrations of natriuretic peptide.

Endothelial function genes implicated in stroke risk Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Variants in two genes that affect the regulation of endothelial function confer susceptibility to stroke in White women, but not Black women, US study findings indicate.

Müllerian inhibiting substance linked to increased breast cancer risk Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women with elevated serum Müllerian inhibiting substance may have an increased risk for breast cancer, US research shows.

Aggressive IMRT and SIB well tolerated by prostate cancer patients Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Men with intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer are generally able to tolerate a new and aggressive combination of radiotherapies, findings suggest.

Statin treatment reduces risk for MI and death in elderly after surgery Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The incidence of peri-operative myocardial infarction and 2-year mortality in elderly patients after noncardiac vascular surgery is significantly reduced by statin therapy, show study results.

Genetic variant associated with statin-induced side effects Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results show that being female and having a specific variant of the gene SLCO1B1 are associated with mild statin-induced side effects.

Type 2 diabetes incidence high among elderly Germans Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The incidence of Type 2 diabetes in a population of German men and women over 55 years of age is high, according to data from a longitudinal, population-based study.

Low dietary fiber intake increases Type 2 diabetes risk in men Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT A low intake of dietary fiber is associated with an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes in older men, report researchers in the journal Diabetes Care.

QT interval genetic variants influence sudden death risk in long-QT syndrome Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Genetic variants of NOS1AP, a gene associated with QTc interval, influences the risk for sudden death among people with congenital long-QT syndrome, reports a team.

Current glucorcorticoid use linked to atrial fibrillation, flutter Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Current glucorcorticoid users are almost twice as likely to develop atrial fibrillation or flutter as people who have never used the drugs, results of a case–control study suggest.

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