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• Energy-efficient buildings have low dust mite allergen levels
• Elderly patients with dementia at high risk for flu mortality
• FENO a weak predictor of steroid response in COPD patients
• Cardiovascular risk factors prevalent, under-treated in schizophrenia patients
• Smoking predicts suicidality in BD patients
• Appendicectomy shows potential for treating ulcerative proctitis
• <i>F11</i> SNPs influence DVT risk
• Doppler embolic signals predict stroke risk in large-vessel disease
• No benefit in adjusting PSA thresholds according to BMI
• Risk for cerebral metastases elevated in triple-negative,HER2-positive breast cancers
• Hyperhomocysteinemia linked to CVD via atherogenic lipids
• Raising HDL-C level reduces CVD risk independently of LDL-C lowering
• Liraglutide induces weight loss in obese individuals
• Height adds little to diabetes risk-prediction
• MI prevalence in women rising, but survival improved
• CV risk factors common, under-diagnosed in schizophrenia patients

Energy-efficient buildings have low dust mite allergen levels Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Environmental conditions inside energy-efficient buildings are less likely to encourage the growth of dust mites than those inside conventional buildings, research shows.

Elderly patients with dementia at high risk for flu mortality Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Elderly patients with dementia and influenza have significantly higher mortality rates than their cognitively healthy counterparts, results of a US study show.

FENO a weak predictor of steroid response in COPD patients Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Exhaled nitric oxide has limited value for predicting short-term response to oral corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Cardiovascular risk factors prevalent, under-treated in schizophrenia patients Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that major cardiovascular risk factors are prevalent and under-diagnosed in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting a lack of sufficient therapeutic management.

Smoking predicts suicidality in BD patients Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Current cigarette smoking is a predictor for current and 9-month suicidal ideation and behavior in bipolar disorder patients, suggest US study results.

Appendicectomy shows potential for treating ulcerative proctitis Posted: 27 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have reported evidence supporting the benefits of appendicectomy as a therapy for ulcerative proctitis.

<i>F11</i> SNPs influence DVT risk Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Variant forms of the gene encoding factor XI are associated with an increased risk for deep vein thrombosis, shows research published in the Journal of Thormbosis and Haemostasis.

Doppler embolic signals predict stroke risk in large-vessel disease Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The presence of asymptomatic embolic signals on transcranial Doppler imaging predicts future stroke risk in patients with a range of large-vessel diseases, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.

No benefit in adjusting PSA thresholds according to BMI Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Adjusting a man's prostate specific antigen threshold according to body mass index is not warranted, say US researchers investigating the link between obesity and low PSA levels.

Risk for cerebral metastases elevated in triple-negative,HER2-positive breast cancers Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with triple-negative or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer have a higher risk for cerebral metastases than patients bearing steroid receptor-positive/HER2-negative phenotype, research shows.

Hyperhomocysteinemia linked to CVD via atherogenic lipids Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The link between increased plasma levels of homocysteine and cardiovascular disease is due, in part, to a reduction in the size of low-density lipoprotein particles and higher levels of oxidized LDL, Korean scientists believe.

Raising HDL-C level reduces CVD risk independently of LDL-C lowering Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Increasing levels of anti-atherogenic lipids by 1% typically decreases the risk for cardiovascular disease events by 2%, a relationship that is independent of changes in atherogenic lipids, researchers have shown.

Liraglutide induces weight loss in obese individuals Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with liraglutide, in addition to an energy-deficit diet and exercise program, induces weight loss, improves certain obesity-related risk factors, and reduces prediabetes in obese individuals, study results show.

Height adds little to diabetes risk-prediction Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Accounting for height does not alter the ability of waist circumference to predict incident diabetes, but may be useful for exploring differences in risk among racial/ethnic groups, US researchers believe.

MI prevalence in women rising, but survival improved Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Myocardial infarction is increasingly common in middle-aged women, but all women and especially those under 55 years of age have recently experienced a greater increase than men in their chances of surviving the event, researchers report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

CV risk factors common, under-diagnosed in schizophrenia patients Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Major cardiovascular risk factors are common and under-diagnosed in schizophrenia patients, suggesting a gap in therapeutic management of these patients, report researchers.

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