Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Medical News

Aprotonin benefits outweigh risks for high-risk CPB patients

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Research shows that for prevention of major blood loss after cardiac surgery, aprotinin has a better risk–benefit profile than tranexamic acid in high-risk, but not low- or moderate-risk cardiopulmonary bypass patients.

Eosinopenia may indicate COPD exacerbation severity

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Eosinophil levels may indicate exacerbation severity in patients admitted to hospital with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers have found.

Allergen and trigger-avoidance advice helps improve lung function

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Allergen and trigger-avoidance advice given as part of a primary care asthma review is associated with improved lung function but has little effect on asthma control, study results show.

No association of ABO blood type with asthma

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Research indicates there is no association of ABO blood type with asthma.

Bipolar disorder susceptibility gene affects cortical function in healthy children

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Variations in a candidate gene for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia affect cortical functioning linked to perception and monitoring in healthy children as young as 10–12 years of age, UK researchers have discovered.

Reactions to specific fearful facial components altered in schizophrenia

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Schizophrenia patients have altered neural responses to the eyes and brows of fearful faces compared with healthy individuals on principal component analysis (PCA), study results indicate.

DHA may improve breast cancer chemotherapy outcome

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Adding docosahexaenoic acid to chemotherapy can slow progression and improve survival among patients with metastatic breast cancer, without adverse side effects, French research shows.

Anti-platelet therapy underused in NSTE-ACS patients

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

The use of clopidogrel and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors is generally low in eligible patients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome, study findings show.

Exercise tests predict outcome in CHF patients on beta blockers

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters are associated with cardiac outcomes in chronic heart failure patients treated with beta blockers, study results confirm.

DC-SCRIPT may have prognostic value in breast cancer

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Dendritic cell-specific transcript is a key regulator of nuclear receptor activity that may have prognostic value in breast cancer, according to researchers from The Netherlands.

Brachytherapy offers superior cancer control for prostate patients

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Brachytherapy (BT) achieves superior cancer control in prostate cancer patients with low- or intermediate-risk disease compared with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), but at the cost of higher rates of urinary toxicity, report researchers.

Off-hours presentation may explain continuing fibrinolytic therapy in STEMI

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

A substantial number of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients still receive fibrinolytic therapy at hospitals with capability to perform percutaneous coronary intervention in the USA, report researchers.

Low education level most important socioeconomic risk factor for AMI

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

Low education level is the socioeconomic status marker most consistently associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction globally, show results from the INTERHEART study.
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