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• Gender differences in emphysema severity identified
• Benefits of budesonide similar in smoking and non-smoking asthmatics
• H1N1 influenza damages upper and lower airways
• Worse care for psychotic heart disease and stroke patients
• Bipolar II disorder treatment in specialized clinics may be ‘suboptimal’
• Compound found in beer may help prevent prostate cancer
• Exercise lowers risk for death in prostate cancer patients
• ADT for prostate cancer may increase risk for diabetes and CVD
• High soy intake linked to reduced breast cancer mortality
• Type 2 diabetes gene linked to childhood BMI
• Migraines have adverse effect on lipid profile
• Early statin initiation improves outcomes in ACS patients
• Type 2 diabetes gene linked to childhood BMI
• CV benefit from aspirin similar for diabetics and nondiabetics
• Dialysis patients undergoing PCI often receive contraindicated antithrombotic
• Childhood cancer survivors have increased cardiovascular disease burden

Gender differences in emphysema severity identified Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Canadian researchers have found gender differences in emphysema severity among smokers with, or at risk for, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Benefits of budesonide similar in smoking and non-smoking asthmatics Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Smokers and non-smokers with asthma gain similar benefits from budesonide therapy in terms of limiting their lung function decline, research shows.

H1N1 influenza damages upper and lower airways Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a US autopsy study show that the H1N1 influenza virus can damage cells throughout the entire respiratory tract.

Worse care for psychotic heart disease and stroke patients Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Heart disease and stroke patients with psychosis do not receive the same standards of care as non-psychotic patients, even under a system of universal healthcare, say Canadian investigators.

Bipolar II disorder treatment in specialized clinics may be ‘suboptimal’ Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The overall outcome of bipolar disorder patients is improved by treatment in a specialized bipolar clinic, but the treatment of bipolar II disorder appears to be suboptimal, the results of a European study indicate.

Compound found in beer may help prevent prostate cancer Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The natural compound xanthohumol, which is derived from hops, may help prevent prostate cancer, study findings show.

Exercise lowers risk for death in prostate cancer patients Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients who exercise have a lower risk for death for at least 4 years after their diagnosis than those who do not exercise, say researchers.

ADT for prostate cancer may increase risk for diabetes and CVD Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Results show that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy may have an increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

High soy intake linked to reduced breast cancer mortality Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that Chinese women with breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food have a lower risk for breast cancer recurrence and death, than those with low intakes.

Type 2 diabetes gene linked to childhood BMI Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a genome-wide association study show that a variant of the gene HHEX-IDE previously associated with Type 2 diabetes is also linked to elevated childhood body mass index.

Migraines have adverse effect on lipid profile Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients of normal weight who suffer from migraines are more likely to have an adverse lipid profile than those of normal weight who do not, report researchers.

Early statin initiation improves outcomes in ACS patients Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients who are started on intensive statin therapy during hospitalization for acute coronary syndromes have better long-term outcomes than those who receive standard care, an analysis of clinical trial data suggests.

Type 2 diabetes gene linked to childhood BMI Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a genome-wide association study show that a variant of the gene HHEX-IDE previously associated with Type 2 diabetes is also linked to elevated childhood body mass index.

CV benefit from aspirin similar for diabetics and nondiabetics Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The results of a meta-analysis suggest that the benefits of aspirin treatment for cardiovascular risk reduction are similar for diabetics and nondiabetics.

Dialysis patients undergoing PCI often receive contraindicated antithrombotic Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST A US study reveals that dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention often receive antithrombotic medications that are renally cleared and therefore contraindicated or not recommended in this group.

Childhood cancer survivors have increased cardiovascular disease burden Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Childhood cancer survivors have significantly increased cardiovascular disease morbidity in young adulthood, shows the largest study to investigate the association to date.

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