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• SPECT scintigraphy feasible alternative to CTPA for PE diagnosis
• High prevalence of allergy-related disorders in young children
• Continuous and interval training offer similar benefits for COPD patients
• MMP12 variant linked to improved lung function and reduced COPD risk
• Left amygdala response to facial emotion highlights bipolar depression
• Apathy linked to poor functioning in first-episode psychosis
• Being underweight increases breast cancer recurrence and death
• Biochemical response key to determining benefit of neoadjuvant ADT
• Reducing TV watching increases energy expenditure activity in obese
• Pitavastatin helps maintain LDL-C reductions for up to a year
• Anemia doubles CVD death risk in diabetics
• Depression predicts obesity, CVD in Type 2 diabetes
• Hypoglycemia not a direct mediator of AMI outcome
• Ticagrelor antiplatelet effect superior to clopidogrel in CAD
• Uncontrolled CV risk factors linked with ICH during cold periods
• CAPRA score and Stephenson nomogram superior for predicting biochemical recurrence
• Hypofractionated RT and adjuvant AST is well tolerated in prostate cancer patients
• <i>ERCC4</i> SNP does not modify breast cancer risk in <i>BRCA1/2</i> mutation carriers
• Being fit, reducing waist girth, and not smoking improves CV health in men
• Adenovirus-36 infection not linked to high BMI in European cohort
• Whole-pancreas fat analysis could predict diabetes in obese individuals
• Hypomagnesemia link to diabetes development dismissed

SPECT scintigraphy feasible alternative to CTPA for PE diagnosis Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Single-photon emission computed tomography ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy is a viable alternative to multislice computed tomography pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, study findings indicate.

High prevalence of allergy-related disorders in young children Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Results from a Norwegian study suggest that around two in five young children have an allergy-related disorder, although less than 10% have a positive skin-prick test result.

Continuous and interval training offer similar benefits for COPD patients Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Continuous and interval training offer similar improvements in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), results of a systematic review show.

MMP12 variant linked to improved lung function and reduced COPD risk Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase 12 gene (MMP12) is associated with better lung function among children with asthma and adults who smoke, as well as a reduced risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among adult smokers, researchers have found.

Left amygdala response to facial emotion highlights bipolar depression Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Increased left amygdala activity in response to mild sad and neutral faces appears to be a marker for depression in bipolar disorder but not major depressive disorder (MDD), concludes a team of international scientists.

Apathy linked to poor functioning in first-episode psychosis Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Poor functioning in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) is associated with the negative subsyndrome of apathy, say researchers who recommend including negative symptoms in early detection strategies.

Being underweight increases breast cancer recurrence and death Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Underweight breast cancer patients are at increased risk for poor overall survival and shorter time to recurrence, report researchers.

Biochemical response key to determining benefit of neoadjuvant ADT Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Biochemical response to neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy before radiotherapy is a more critical determinant of prostate cancer patient outcome than total duration of therapy, report researchers.

Reducing TV watching increases energy expenditure activity in obese Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Reducing the amount of time spent watching television significantly increases energy expenditure in overweight and obese individuals, but has no effect on energy intake, findings from a randomized study show.

Pitavastatin helps maintain LDL-C reductions for up to a year Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Pitavastatin is generally well tolerated and efficacious for up to a year in patients with hypercholesterolemia or combined dyslipidemia who have previously received treatment with pitvastatin, atorvastatin, or simvastatin, an extension study of 52 weeks shows.

Anemia doubles CVD death risk in diabetics Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Italian scientists have confirmed that anemia significantly and independently increases the risk for death by cardiovascular disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Depression predicts obesity, CVD in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Depression, but not anxiety, is associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease in individuals with Type 2 diabetes, analysis of data from the Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study indicates.

Hypoglycemia not a direct mediator of AMI outcome Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Hypoglycaemia modestly predicts 30-day mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction, but the association dissipates within the first 24 hours of hospitalization, research shows.

Ticagrelor antiplatelet effect superior to clopidogrel in CAD Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Ticagrelor achieves more rapid and greater platelet inhibition than high-loading-dose clopidogrel in patients with stable coronary artery disease, which is sustained during the maintenance phase and quickly offset, study results show.

Uncontrolled CV risk factors linked with ICH during cold periods Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk for intracerebral hemorrhage during cold periods of the year, an analysis of registry data suggests.

CAPRA score and Stephenson nomogram superior for predicting biochemical recurrence Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Both the Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment score and Stephenson nomogram outperform the D'Amico risk stratification for predicting biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy, say researchers.

Hypofractionated RT and adjuvant AST is well tolerated in prostate cancer patients Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST High-risk prostate cancer patients treated with large doses of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and androgen suppression therapy show no signs of long-term acute toxicity, researchers report.

<i>ERCC4</i> SNP does not modify breast cancer risk in <i>BRCA1/2</i> mutation carriers Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Contrary to previous general population studies, a single nucleotide polymorphism in intron 1 of the ERCC4 gene does not reduce breast cancer risk in women carrying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, report researchers.

Being fit, reducing waist girth, and not smoking improves CV health in men Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Study results show that being physically fit, having a normal waist circumference, and not smoking reduces the risk for coronary heart disease-related events and cardiovascular or all-cause death in men.

Adenovirus-36 infection not linked to high BMI in European cohort Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Adenovirus-36 infection is not associated with increased body mass index in a European cohort, report researchers.

Whole-pancreas fat analysis could predict diabetes in obese individuals Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST The accumulation of fat across the whole pancreas in rodents mirrors accumulation in individual islets and predicts the risk for diabetes, say researchers who suggest that new techniques for whole-pancreas fat analysis in humans could do the same.

Hypomagnesemia link to diabetes development dismissed Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST Hypomagnesemia is associated with Type 2 diabetes, but not with its pre-cursor conditions, research shows.

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