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• Steroid treatment of limited value in ‘symptom-free’ asthma patients
• Undiagnosed COPD common in Norway
• Anti-helminthic therapy does not increase risk for allergic disease
• Substance use increasing among young female FEP patients
• Adverse pregnancy outcome risk increased with bipolar disorder
• Hematoma fails to predict PCI outcome
• Carotid IMT predicts silent cerebral infarction in Type 2 diabetics
• rTMS shows long-term motor benefits in ischemic stroke
• EBRT versus CRYO for prostate cancer: short- and long-term effects differ
• Individualized screening protocols may reduce number of unnecessary prostate biopsies
• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy response not influenced by tumor stage
• Breastfeeding for over 6 months reduces metabolic syndrome risk
• 5-HTP treatment ineffective for postmenopausal hot flashes
• CA125, HE4, mesothelin levels increase 3 years prior to ovarian cancer diagnosis
• Estradiol valerate/dienogest OC well-tolerated, highly acceptable
• Paracervical block effective for hysteroscopic sterilization
• Lipid accumulation product predicts mortality risk better than BMI
• Simvastatin shows bone-strengthening benefits
• CV response to stress is stable measure in long-term
• Diabetes link with prostate cancer dependent on race and BMI
• Carotid IMT predicts silent cerebral infarction in Type 2 diabetics
• CV response to stress is stable measure in long-term
• Radiofrequency identification systems potential risk to pacemakers

Steroid treatment of limited value in ‘symptom-free’ asthma patients Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Treatment with inhaled steroids may reduce markers of inflammation in symptom-free patients with mild asthma, but has no impact on quality of life, research shows.

Undiagnosed COPD common in Norway Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Around two-thirds of Norwegians with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are undiagnosed, study results suggest.

Anti-helminthic therapy does not increase risk for allergic disease Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Treating children for infection with helminths, such as hookworm, increases their risk for skin sensitization but not allergic diseases, researchers have found.

Substance use increasing among young female FEP patients Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Substance use disorders are common in first-episode psychosis patients, and the greatest increases in prevalence in recent years are seen among women aged 16–29 years, the results of a UK study indicate.

Adverse pregnancy outcome risk increased with bipolar disorder Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Women with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for having low birthweight, preterm birth, and small-for-gestational-age babies, say Taiwanese scientists who advocate early intervention in order to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Hematoma fails to predict PCI outcome Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Large hematomas do not significantly predict poor outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, indicate results from the STEEPLE trial.

Carotid IMT predicts silent cerebral infarction in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that carotid intima-media thickness, but not pulse wave velocity, predicts silent cerebral infarction in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

rTMS shows long-term motor benefits in ischemic stroke Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has long-term beneficial effects on motor function in patients with acute ischemic stroke, a randomized trial has found.

EBRT versus CRYO for prostate cancer: short- and long-term effects differ Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Rates of disease progression after treatment with external beam radiotherapy and cryoablation for prostate cancer do not differ in the short term, whereas long-term rates favor CRYO, report researchers.

Individualized screening protocols may reduce number of unnecessary prostate biopsies Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST An individualized approach to prostate cancer screening that relies on pre-biopsy information in addition to prostate-specific antigen test results, could reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, study findings show.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy response not influenced by tumor stage Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Tumor stage is not associated with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy among patients with inflammatory breast cancer, locally advanced breast cancer, or operable breast cancer, research shows.

Breastfeeding for over 6 months reduces metabolic syndrome risk Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings suggest that women who breastfeed for longer than 6 months are less likely to develop the metabolic syndrome later in life than those breastfeeding for shorter durations, especially if they suffered from gestational diabetes.

5-HTP treatment ineffective for postmenopausal hot flashes Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results of a pilot study suggest that treatment with 5-hydroxytryptophan, the amino acid precursor of serotonin, is ineffective for postmenopausal hot flashes.

CA125, HE4, mesothelin levels increase 3 years prior to ovarian cancer diagnosis Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings suggest that serum levels of CA125, human epididymis protein 4, and mesothelin increase 3 years before diagnosis of ovarian cancer but only become substantially elevated in the last year before diagnosis.

Estradiol valerate/dienogest OC well-tolerated, highly acceptable Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST A novel estradiol-based contraceptive containing estradiol valerate and dienogest is well-tolerated and has a high degree of user satisfaction and low discontinuation rate, show results of a German study.

Paracervical block effective for hysteroscopic sterilization Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Paracervical block with 1 percent lidocaine is effective for reducing pain during office-based hysteroscopic sterilization, say researchers.

Lipid accumulation product predicts mortality risk better than BMI Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Lipid accumulation product outperforms body mass index as a predictor for all-cause mortality in individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease, US researchers have shown.

Simvastatin shows bone-strengthening benefits Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Simvastatin treatment is associated with an increase in bone mineral density in hyperlipidemic individuals with osteopenia, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

CV response to stress is stable measure in long-term Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have shown that cardiovascular and catecholamine hyper-reactivity to stress is a stable phenomenon that remains intact over an 18-year follow-up period.

Diabetes link with prostate cancer dependent on race and BMI Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST US researchers report that diabetes is generally not associated with prostate cancer progression in patients treated with radical prostatectomy.

Carotid IMT predicts silent cerebral infarction in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that carotid intima-media thickness, but not pulse wave velocity, predicts silent cerebral infarction in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

CV response to stress is stable measure in long-term Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have shown that cardiovascular and catecholamine hyper-reactivity to stress is a stable phenomenon that remains intact over an 18-year follow-up period.

Radiofrequency identification systems potential risk to pacemakers Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The use of radiofrequency identification systems may interfere with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators at certain frequencies, results of in vitro test study show.

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