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• Asthma–obesity link not due to systemic oxidative stress
• Use of hypertonic saline in treatment of bronchiolitis remains unclear
• Surgical mask comparable to N95 respirator for protecting nurses against influenza
• Cerebellar vermis volume raised in male BD patients
• Processing of input information linked to primary cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
• WCE suitable for detecting small intestinal pathology in young children
• Prothrombin fragment F1+2 linked to atherosclerosis development
• Jury still out on statins for aneurysmal SAH
• Prostate cancer recurrence reduced by proton boost to radiation therapy
• AS means long periods without treatment and no worsening of prostate cancer
• Early menopausal hormone therapy may increase breast cancer risk
• Elevated HDL cholesterol has protective effect on carotid IMT
• High-risk women with dyslipidemia still undertreated
• Anemia treatment fails to improve outcomes in Type 2 diabetics with CKD
• Survival improving in Type 2 diabetics on renal dialysis
• Annuloplasty relieves IMR but fails to influence LV remodeling
• Aspirin for primary prevention ‘not justified’
• Anemia treatment fails to improve outcomes in Type 2 diabetics with CKD

Asthma–obesity link not due to systemic oxidative stress Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST The association between asthma and obesity does not appear to be mediated by systemic oxidative stress, research published in the journal Chest shows.

Use of hypertonic saline in treatment of bronchiolitis remains unclear Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Hypertonic saline plus epinephrine offers no extra benefit over normal saline plus epinephrine in the treatment of infants with acute bronchiolitis, study findings show.

Surgical mask comparable to N95 respirator for protecting nurses against influenza Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Surgical masks appear to be no worse than N95 respirators in preventing influenza among nurses caring for patients with respiratory illness, Canadian researchers report.

Cerebellar vermis volume raised in male BD patients Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST US researchers have found that men, but not women, with bipolar disorder have larger cerebellar vermis volumes than healthy individuals.

Processing of input information linked to primary cognitive deficits in schizophrenia Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Deficits in externally guided movement preparation in patients with recent-onset schizophrenia occur secondary to deficits in the visual processing of external information, suggest Dutch study results.

WCE suitable for detecting small intestinal pathology in young children Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Wireless capsule endoscopy is feasible for detecting small intestinal pathology in children younger than 8 years of age, study findings show.

Prothrombin fragment F1+2 linked to atherosclerosis development Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found a positive association between carotid artery intima media thickness and levels of prothrombin fragment 1+2 in patients with myocardial infarction.

Jury still out on statins for aneurysmal SAH Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST The efficacy of statins in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage has been called into question by the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis, which found no beneficial effect of statin therapy for this indication.

Prostate cancer recurrence reduced by proton boost to radiation therapy Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Adding a round of proton therapy to photon radiotherapy reduces cancer recurrence rates in low-risk prostate cancer patients, according to the results of a randomized trial.

AS means long periods without treatment and no worsening of prostate cancer Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Active surveillance for early prostate cancer could prevent the need for active treatment for up to 2 years with no worsening of the condition, study findings suggest.

Early menopausal hormone therapy may increase breast cancer risk Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST The timing of estrogen-progestagen menopausal hormone therapy initiation transiently modulates the risk for breast cancer, study findings indicate.

Elevated HDL cholesterol has protective effect on carotid IMT Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Having high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol appears to have a protective effect on carotid intima-media thickness, say investigators.

High-risk women with dyslipidemia still undertreated Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from the L-TAP 2 study show that, although treatment of women with dyslipidemia has improved over the past 10 years, it is still suboptimal compared with men especially among high-risk women.

Anemia treatment fails to improve outcomes in Type 2 diabetics with CKD Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from the TREAT study show that darbepoetin alfa treatment for anemia does not improve cardiovascular or renal outcomes or related mortality of patients with Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and moderate anemia.

Survival improving in Type 2 diabetics on renal dialysis Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST People in Finland with Type 2 diabetes and on renal dialysis are living longer, a survey of the population from 1995 to 2005 has shown.

Annuloplasty relieves IMR but fails to influence LV remodeling Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Annuloplasty provided durable relief from ischemic mitral regurgitation but failed to limit left ventricular remodeling in an animal model, investigators have reported.

Aspirin for primary prevention ‘not justified’ Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST The routine use of low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is not justified by the available evidence, say editors of the UK journal Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

Anemia treatment fails to improve outcomes in Type 2 diabetics with CKD Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from the TREAT study show that darbepoetin alfa treatment for anemia does not improve cardiovascular or renal outcomes or related mortality of patients with Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and moderate anemia.

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