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• Air pollution affects SABA efficacy in asthmatic children
• Childhood immunization ‘not linked to asthma in adulthood’
• ICS treatment ‘does not reduce bone density in COPD patients’
• Early improvement predicts remission, response in schizophrenia
• Caregivers of BD patients show ill health and depression
• Obesity impact on GER symptoms examined
• Hemostatic markers linked to arterial disease, vascular dementia
• Birth or residence in the US Stroke Belt tied to excess stroke mortality
• Many breast cancer patients try complementary medicine
• Heavy coffee drinkers have reduced risk for advanced prostate cancer
• BMI and waist circumference predict 10-year CVD risk
• NAFLD associated with atherogenic lipid profile
• Breastfeeding reduces metabolic syndrome risk
• Androgen deprivation therapy may increase risk for diabetes and CVD
• Patient’s baseline risk dictates acceptable delay in primary PCI treatment
• Emergency CABG ‘reasonable approach’ in AMI
• BMI and waist circumference predict 10-year CVD risk

Air pollution affects SABA efficacy in asthmatic children Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Increases in daily air pollution levels are associated with reductions in bronchodilation response to short-acting β-agonists in children with asthma, researchers have found.

Childhood immunization ‘not linked to asthma in adulthood’ Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Childhood immunization against smallpox, diphtheria, and other diseases is not associated with an increased risk for asthma and allergies in middle-age, research shows.

ICS treatment ‘does not reduce bone density in COPD patients’ Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Inhaled corticosteriod treatment has no significant effect on bone mineral density in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, report researchers.

Early improvement predicts remission, response in schizophrenia Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Early improvement is a predictor of subsequent remission and response in the treatment of schizophrenia, show researchers who have replicated clinical drug trial findings in a naturalistic sample of patients.

Caregivers of BD patients show ill health and depression Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST People who care for bipolar disorder patients with increasing suicidal ideation over time and depressive, rather than manic, symptoms are prone to suffering from depression and worsening health, show US researchers.

Obesity impact on GER symptoms examined Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Two teams of researchers at the Gastro 2009 meeting in London, UK, have shed light on the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux and obesity, finding individuals with a high body mass index have an increased risk for symptoms.

Hemostatic markers linked to arterial disease, vascular dementia Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Elevated D-dimer and fibrinogen are associated with arterial disease in the elderly, report French researchers.

Birth or residence in the US Stroke Belt tied to excess stroke mortality Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Being born in the US "Stroke Belt" and living there as an adult are each independently associated with increased stroke mortality, study findings show.

Many breast cancer patients try complementary medicine Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST A Danish study of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients has revealed that 40% of them had used one or more types of complementary and alternative medicine since the time of diagnosis.

Heavy coffee drinkers have reduced risk for advanced prostate cancer Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Men who regularly drink coffee have a reduced risk for developing advanced or lethal prostate cancer, study findings have shown.

BMI and waist circumference predict 10-year CVD risk Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST People who are overweight or obese and have a high waist circumference have a significantly increased 10-year fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease risk, report researchers.

NAFLD associated with atherogenic lipid profile Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have a significantly more atherogenic lipid profile than those without the condition, report researchers.

Breastfeeding reduces metabolic syndrome risk Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Breastfeeding, especially for longer periods, may protect women from developing the metabolic syndrome in later life, say researchers.

Androgen deprivation therapy may increase risk for diabetes and CVD Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Results show that androgen deprivation therapy for treating prostate cancer is associated with a significantly increased risk for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Patient’s baseline risk dictates acceptable delay in primary PCI treatment Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The baseline mortality risk of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients is a major determinant of the primary angioplasty-related delay time at which the invasive strategy holds a survival advantage over thrombolytic therapy, says an Italian team.

Emergency CABG ‘reasonable approach’ in AMI Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery achieves acceptable results in patients with acute myocardial infarction, especially those without cardiogenic shock, a study suggests.

BMI and waist circumference predict 10-year CVD risk Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST People who are overweight or obese and have a high waist circumference have a significantly increased 10-year fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease risk, report researchers.

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