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• COPD medical utilization and costs driven by comorbidity burden
• Bronchial reversibility common in allergic rhinitis children
• Ig FLCs linked to nasal hypersensitivity in allergic and nonatopic rhinitis
• Bilateral oophorectomy recommended for breast cancer ovarian metastases
• Patient characteristics determine most accurate prostate biopsy protocol
• ASTRONOMER confirms ineffectiveness of lipid lowering for slowing AS
• Potassium channel disruption may reduce obesity at cost of muscle endurance
• Type 2 diabetics with high inflammatory markers have reduced cognition
• Low income associated with increased diabetes mortality
• Old antidepressant points to novel therapeutic approach in heart failure
• Benefits of cardiac rehab increase the more sessions attended

COPD medical utilization and costs driven by comorbidity burden Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease carries a high comorbidity burden associated with high medical utilization and costs, say US scientists who call for a measure to predict comorbidity in such patients.

Bronchial reversibility common in allergic rhinitis children Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Children with allergic rhinitis should undergo bronchodilation testing as a significant proportion will demonstrate reversibility indicative of early bronchial involvement, say Italian researchers.

Ig FLCs linked to nasal hypersensitivity in allergic and nonatopic rhinitis Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Immunoglobulin free light chains appear to play a role in nasal hypersensitivity, with levels increased in both allergic and nonatopic rhinitis nasal mucosa, the results of a European study suggest.

Bilateral oophorectomy recommended for breast cancer ovarian metastases Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST A French study of women with breast cancer who had ovarian metastases has revealed that macroscopic optimal resection improves survival compared with other non-optimal surgical techniques.

Patient characteristics determine most accurate prostate biopsy protocol Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The individual clinical characteristics of men with suspected prostate cancer determine the most advantageous prostate biopsy protocol, according to research.

ASTRONOMER confirms ineffectiveness of lipid lowering for slowing AS Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from the ASTRONOMER study confirm previous findings that lipid-lowering treatment is ineffective at reducing the progression of aortic stenosis.

Potassium channel disruption may reduce obesity at cost of muscle endurance Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a study carried out in mice show that disruption of an ATP-sensitive potassium channel located in the sarcolemma reduces obesity, but at the expense of compromised physical endurance.

Type 2 diabetics with high inflammatory markers have reduced cognition Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Individuals with Type 2 diabetes who have elevated circulating levels of inflammatory markers have reduced cognitive ability compared with those with normal levels, report UK researchers.

Low income associated with increased diabetes mortality Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Overall mortality from diabetes has declined significantly in Canada over the past decade, but mostly in individuals with a high rather than low income.

Old antidepressant points to novel therapeutic approach in heart failure Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that the monoamine oxidase-A inhibitor clorgyline, an antidepressant that was developed over 40 years ago and is no longer in use, protects against cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction in an animal model.

Benefits of cardiac rehab increase the more sessions attended Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Research indicates that patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation have a greater chance of surviving and avoiding a myocardial infarction the more sessions they attend.

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