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• Vitamin D deficiency common in COPD patients
• Asthma linked to increased risk for IBD in children
• Low birthweight may increase asthma risk
• Visual masking schizophrenia deficits linked to lateral occipital cortex
• Doubt cast over chromosome 12–bipolar disorder link
• Novel UC inflammation test could allow self-monitoring
• Aspirin resistance and elevated MPV linked to poor outcomes in ACS patients
• Large-vessel intracranial occlusion portends poor prognosis
• Partin nomogram effectively discriminates advanced prostate cancer
• Partin nomogram effectively discriminates advanced prostate cancer
• Skin infection common in patients treated with EGFRIs
• Soluble leptin receptor level predicts diabetes risk
• Cholesterol drug response unaffected by metabolic rates
• Statin response enhanced in Black CHD patients
• Soluble leptin receptor level predicts diabetes risk
• Simple self-monitoring protocol improves glycemic control
• New MRI technique reveals gender, age differences in cardiac velocities
• Bubble trap device may lessen neurocognitive decline after CABG
• Skin infection common in patients treated with EGFRIs
• 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
• Heavy coffee drinkers have reduced risk for advanced prostate cancer
• Many breast cancer patients try complementary medicine
• Prostate cancer invasion into bladder neck does not guarantee stage T4 cancer
• HER2 overexpression worsens outcome in women with small breast tumors

Vitamin D deficiency common in COPD patients Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, particularly in those carrying specific variants of the vitamin D binding protein gene, researchers have found.

Asthma linked to increased risk for IBD in children Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST A history of asthma is associated with an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease in children, research suggests.

Low birthweight may increase asthma risk Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Low birthweight is a risk factor for asthma development in children, results from a study of twins suggest.

Visual masking schizophrenia deficits linked to lateral occipital cortex Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The lateral occipital cortex appears to be central to visual masking and may provide the neural basis for visual masking deficits in schizophrenia patients, conclude US investigators.

Doubt cast over chromosome 12–bipolar disorder link Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST None of several polymorphisms of a gene in chromosome 12 previously linked to bipolar disorders are involved in susceptibility to mood disorders, the results of a UK study indicate.

Novel UC inflammation test could allow self-monitoring Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients with ulcerative colitis could, in the future, use a simple test to self-monitor their level of inflammation, Danish researchers suggest.

Aspirin resistance and elevated MPV linked to poor outcomes in ACS patients Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Aspirin resistance combined with an elevated mean platelet volume is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes, Turkish researchers report.

Large-vessel intracranial occlusion portends poor prognosis Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Nearly half of all ischemic strokes are due to large-vessel intracranial occlusion, a stroke subtype with a particularly poor prognosis, US study findings suggest.

Partin nomogram effectively discriminates advanced prostate cancer Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The Partin nomogram for prostate cancer staging discriminates excellently in the prediction of seminal vesicle invasion and positive lymph nodes, and performs best in men below 61 years of age, study findings show.

Partin nomogram effectively discriminates advanced prostate cancer Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The Partin nomogram for prostate cancer staging discriminates excellently in the prediction of seminal vesicle invasion and positive lymph nodes, and performs best in men below 61 years of age, study findings show.

Skin infection common in patients treated with EGFRIs Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients who experience dermatologic toxic effects from epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors have a high prevalence of skin and nail infections, according to US researchers.

Soluble leptin receptor level predicts diabetes risk Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Higher levels of soluble leptin receptor are associated with a lower risk for Type 2 diabetes in women, show findings from the Nurses' Health Study.

Cholesterol drug response unaffected by metabolic rates Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients tend to achieve similar reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol whether treated with simvastatin or ezetimibe, a study shows.

Statin response enhanced in Black CHD patients Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Researchers have confirmed a significant reduction in coronary events among Black patients who received pravastatin in ALLHAT-LLT, despite the overall negative results of the study.

Soluble leptin receptor level predicts diabetes risk Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Higher levels of soluble leptin receptor are associated with a lower risk for Type 2 diabetes in women, show findings from the Nurses' Health Study.

Simple self-monitoring protocol improves glycemic control Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Fortnightly self-monitoring of blood glucose is associated with better glycemic control than monthly monitoring, a study of people with Type 2 diabetes suggests.

New MRI technique reveals gender, age differences in cardiac velocities Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Researchers have described gender- and age-related differences in normal cardiac motion, made possible by magnetic resonance imaging tissue phase mapping.

Bubble trap device may lessen neurocognitive decline after CABG Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Gaseous microembolization during coronary artery bypass graft surgery contributes to neuropsychologic decline which is measurable 3 months after the operation, say researchers who found use of a dynamic bubble trap filter device during the operation offered some protection against this effect.

Skin infection common in patients treated with EGFRIs Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Patients who experience dermatologic toxic effects from epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors have a high prevalence of skin and nail infections, according to US researchers.

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.

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.

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.

Prostate cancer invasion into bladder neck does not guarantee stage T4 cancer Posted: 06 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer that invades the bladder neck should not automatically be designated a stage T4 cancer, as it currently is under the American Joint Committee on Cancer's classification, say researchers.

HER2 overexpression worsens outcome in women with small breast tumors Posted: 06 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status has clinical relevance in patients with small, node-negative breast cancer, Italian researchers report.

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