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• Major bleeding increases mortality risk in hospitalized patients
• IL-2 and eotaxin-1 levels indicate disease stability in COPD
• Early steroid treatment does not improve lung function in asthmatic children
• Smoking bans do not increase children’s SHS exposure at home
• Parental age-related schizophrenia ‘distinct from other forms’
• Bipolar weight gain begins with first manic episode
• Salt consumption increases stroke and heart disease risk
• Pregnancy-induced protein may prevent breast cancer
• RP feasible for high-risk prostate cancer patients, but they may need additional therapy
• Syndecan-2 protein linked to unfavorable prostate cancer prognosis
• Consumption of non-soy legumes reduces total and LDL cholesterol
• Hypertension treatment increases oxidized LDL antibodies
• Genetic evidence strengthens link between SHBG and Type 2 diabetes
• CXCL5 may link obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance
• iv drug administration during ALCS does not significantly improve outcomes
• Salt consumption increases stroke and heart disease risk

Major bleeding increases mortality risk in hospitalized patients Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Major bleeding is a strong predictor of death in hospitalized patients at risk for venous thromboembolism, study results show.

IL-2 and eotaxin-1 levels indicate disease stability in COPD Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST High plasma levels of interleukin-2 and low eotaxin-1 plasma levels are significant markers for disease stability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, US researchers have found.

Early steroid treatment does not improve lung function in asthmatic children Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Treatment with corticosteroids in early life does not improve lung function in children with asthma, Norwegian study findings suggest.

Smoking bans do not increase children’s SHS exposure at home Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST The introduction of legislation banning smoking in public places has not resulted in children being exposed to higher levels of second-hand smoke at home, results of a UK study show.

Parental age-related schizophrenia ‘distinct from other forms’ Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Parental age-related schizophrenia has a distinct etiopathology from other forms of schizophrenia and female gender does not exert a protective effect over its development, US study findings indicate.

Bipolar weight gain begins with first manic episode Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST The clinically significant weight gain observed in bipolar disorder patients begins with the first manic episode, regardless of previous episodes, and may be due to the treatment required, say Canadian researchers.

Salt consumption increases stroke and heart disease risk Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a meta-analysis have confirmed that high salt intake is associated with elevated risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Pregnancy-induced protein may prevent breast cancer Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST A protein induced by pregnancy hormones has shown the ability to inhibit breast cancer growth in experimental models, US researchers report.

RP feasible for high-risk prostate cancer patients, but they may need additional therapy Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Men who have high-risk prostate cancer, with a Gleason score of 8 or above, can feasibly be treated with radical prostatectomy, however, adjuvant therapy may be necessary, say researchers.

Syndecan-2 protein linked to unfavorable prostate cancer prognosis Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients who have overexpression of syndecan-2 in their tumor cells have a worse prognosis than patients whose tumor cells have limited or no expression of the protein, study findings show.

Consumption of non-soy legumes reduces total and LDL cholesterol Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a meta-analysis show that consumption of non-soy legumes, including beans, peas, and some seeds, leads to significant reductions in total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

Hypertension treatment increases oxidized LDL antibodies Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Circulating levels of autoantibodies against oxidized low-density lipoprotein increase after successful treatment for hypertension, Brazilian researchers have discovered.

Genetic evidence strengthens link between SHBG and Type 2 diabetes Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Researchers report genetic evidence that strengthens the association between sex hormone binding globulin and risk for Type 2 diabetes.

CXCL5 may link obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Study results show that high levels of chemokine CXC ligand 5, secreted in white adipose tissue, may cause obese individuals to develop Type 2 diabetes by blocking insulin-stimulated glucose uptake.

iv drug administration during ALCS does not significantly improve outcomes Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Intravenous drug treatment during advanced cardiac life support for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest does not significantly improve survival to hospital discharge or long-term survival, show study results.

Salt consumption increases stroke and heart disease risk Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a meta-analysis have confirmed that high salt intake is associated with elevated risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.

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