Monday, December 14, 2009

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Medical News


Swedish childhood wheezing rates no longer rising

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Childhood wheezing rates are no longer increasing in Sweden and may have plateaued, study results suggest.

Adverse effect of steroids in SIT balanced with vitamin D

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

The use of oral corticosteroid therapy failed to enhance the effectiveness of allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT), a study shows.

Bifidobacterial diversity enhances mucosal and immune responses

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Early gut microbiota is associated with salivary secretory IgA (SIgA) levels during the first year of life, research shows.

Emotional regulation difficulties identified in schizophrenia

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Schizophrenia patients are significantly more likely to suppress and have difficulties identifying emotions compared with healthy individuals, potentially due to symptoms of depression, say scientists.

Bipolar outcome worse for predominantly depressive patients

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Bipolar disorder patients who have predominantly depressive symptoms have a worse prognosis and are more likely to maintain substance abuse than mostly manic patients, conclude Spanish researchers.

Carotid IMT predictive value ‘modest’

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Carotid intima-media thickness is an independent but modest predictor of vascular risk and adds little value to that of conventional risk factors, say the authors of a review.

Latitude is strong determinant of carotid IMT

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Geographical latitude is a major determinant of carotid intima-media thickness, a marker of early atherosclerosis, a study of high-risk European adults has found.

Link between obstructive sleep apnea and Type 2 diabetes confirmed

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases the risk for Type 2 diabetes independently of other risk factors, show results from an observational cohort study.

History of foot ulcer significantly increases mortality risk in diabetics

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Study results show that individuals with diabetes and a history of foot ulcer have a significantly increased mortality risk compared with diabetics without foot ulcers and non-diabetics.

Clopidogrel-PPI interaction impact on clinical outcomes further explored

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Results of an observational study indicate there is no significant reduction in the clinical efficacy of clopidogrel through concomitant use of a proton-pump inhibitor.

Diagnostic strategy saves money by ruling out DVT in primary care setting

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

A diagnostic management strategy based on a clinical decision rule and a point of care D-dimer assay is more cost-effective for excluding deep vein thrombosis in primary care patients than hospital-based strategies, study findings indicate.

Stroke risk elevated for many years following TIA

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

The risk for ischemic stroke following transient ischemic attack is highest in the first 3 months after the event but remains elevated more than 5 years later, US researchers have found.

Katz nomogram superior to Louisville scores models

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

The Katz nomogram outperforms the two Louisville scores models when predicting axillary lymph node involvement in patients with breast cancer, French researchers report.

Sexual function stops declining after 2 years in prostate EBRT patients

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Contrary to conventional wisdom, men treated with external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer experience a decline in sexual function for 2 years after treatment at which point it stabilizes, report researchers.

Lack of antihypertensive efficacy in trials may relate to normal entry BPs

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

The lack of benefit of antihypertensive therapy in some trials might be due to some patients having normal 24-hour blood pressure at study entry, researchers say.

Lack of antihypertensive efficacy in trials may relate to normal entry BPs

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

The lack of benefit of antihypertensive therapy in some trials might be due to some patients having normal 24-hour blood pressure at study entry, researchers say.

Clopidogrel-PPI interaction impact on clinical outcomes further explored

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Results of an observational study indicate there is no significant reduction in the clinical efficacy of clopidogrel through concomitant use of a proton-pump inhibitor.

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