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• Budesonide/formoterol therapy reduces inflammation and airway remodeling
• Prenatal farm exposure influences immune system development
• Tumstatin deficiency implicated in asthma-associated airway remodeling
• No quality of life benefits with intensive first-episode psychosis treatment
• Caregivers of bipolar patients suffer psychiatric symptoms
• Prostaglandin receptor possible target in Barrett’s–associated adenocarcinoma
• Ticagrelor benefits seen in ACS patients undergoing invasive treatment
• Proteinuria linked with cerebral microbleeds in acute stroke, TIA
• Prostate surgery can benefit patients with positive lymph node status
• Prostate surgery can benefit patients with positive lymph node status
• Breast cancer multigene test results in less chemotherapy
• Glucose and lipid testing still infrequent in SGA patients despite warnings
• Aggressive statin therapy ‘improves endothelial function’
• Adiponectin predicts nonfatal CV events in men with PAD
• Bisphenol A link to CHD and diabetes confirmed
• Glucose and lipid testing still infrequent in SGA patients despite warnings
• Cocaine-associated sudden deaths highlight ‘growing problem’ in Europe
• ARB use linked to reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia
• Bisphenol A link to CHD and diabetes confirmed
• Breast cancer multigene test results in less chemotherapy
• EGFR-inhibitor C225 may improve success of radiotherapy for prostate cancer
• Secondary treatment after prostate surgery linked to disease severity
• Male breast cancer epidemiology mirrors that of women
• Researchers link genetic variant to aggressive prostate cancer
• Familial breast cancer occurs earlier than non-familial cancer
• 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

Budesonide/formoterol therapy reduces inflammation and airway remodeling Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Combination therapy with budesonide and formoterol benefits asthma patients by reducing inflammation and limiting airway remodeling, study results suggest.

Prenatal farm exposure influences immune system development Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Maternal exposure to farming activities during pregnancy modulates early immune system responses in neonates, research suggests.

Tumstatin deficiency implicated in asthma-associated airway remodeling Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST A deficiency of tumstatin in lung tissue may contribute to airway remodeling in patients with asthma, results of an Australian study suggest.

No quality of life benefits with intensive first-episode psychosis treatment Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST An intensive integrated treatment for first-episode psychosis does not improve quality of life over standard treatment, despite improving clinical outcome and treatment adherence, conclude Danish investigators.

Caregivers of bipolar patients suffer psychiatric symptoms Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder have psychiatric symptoms such as depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as increased mental health service use, the results of a US study indicate.

Prostaglandin receptor possible target in Barrett’s–associated adenocarcinoma Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have identified prostaglandin E2 receptors that could be selective targets in the prevention and treatment of adenocarcinoma associated with Barrett's esophagus.

Ticagrelor benefits seen in ACS patients undergoing invasive treatment Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The reversible P2Y12 inhibitor ticagrelor reduces the risk for death and cardiovascular events compared with clopidogrel therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes, show the results of PLATO-Invasive.

Proteinuria linked with cerebral microbleeds in acute stroke, TIA Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Proteinuria is strongly and independently associated with cerebral microbleeds in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, a cross-sectional study has found.

Prostate surgery can benefit patients with positive lymph node status Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients with positive lymph node status have improved survival rates after treatment with radical prostatectomy compared with patients in whom RP is abandoned, study results show.

Prostate surgery can benefit patients with positive lymph node status Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients with positive lymph node status have improved survival rates after treatment with radical prostatectomy compared with patients in whom RP is abandoned, study results show.

Breast cancer multigene test results in less chemotherapy Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Use of the 21-gene recurrence score assay impacts both physician and patient adjuvant breast cancer treatment decision-making in estrogen receptor-positive, lymph node-negative disease, US researchers report.

Glucose and lipid testing still infrequent in SGA patients despite warnings Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that recommendations to screen patients prescribed second generation antipsychotics for high blood glucose and cholesterol are largely being ignored by physicians.

Aggressive statin therapy ‘improves endothelial function’ Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Switching from standard to aggressive statin therapy is associated with an improvement in endothelial function, driven primarily by a reduction in cholesterol levels, a clinical trial has found.

Adiponectin predicts nonfatal CV events in men with PAD Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Decreased serum adiponectin levels are associated with an increased risk for nonfatal cardiovascular events in men with symptomatic peripheral artery disease, research suggests.

Bisphenol A link to CHD and diabetes confirmed Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST High exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical used in plastic food containers, is associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease and diabetes, confirm study results.

Glucose and lipid testing still infrequent in SGA patients despite warnings Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that recommendations to screen patients prescribed second generation antipsychotics for high blood glucose and cholesterol are largely being ignored by physicians.

Cocaine-associated sudden deaths highlight ‘growing problem’ in Europe Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Around 3% of sudden deaths occurring over a 32-month period in south-west Spain were related to cocaine use, report researchers whose study suggested even small amounts of the drug can be hazardous.

ARB use linked to reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Elderly people who take angiotensin receptor blockers have significantly reduced the incidence and progression of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, shows an analysis of a large, predominantly male US cohort.

Bisphenol A link to CHD and diabetes confirmed Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST High exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical used in plastic food containers, is associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease and diabetes, confirm study results.

Breast cancer multigene test results in less chemotherapy Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Use of the 21-gene recurrence score assay impacts both physician and patient adjuvant breast cancer treatment decision-making in estrogen receptor-positive, lymph node-negative disease, US researchers report.

EGFR-inhibitor C225 may improve success of radiotherapy for prostate cancer Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor C225 could improve the therapeutic effect of radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients, report Chinese researchers.

Secondary treatment after prostate surgery linked to disease severity Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The likelihood that prostate cancer patients who experience biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy will receive salvage therapy depends on the severity of their disease, where they were treated, and when they experienced BCR, study findings show.

Male breast cancer epidemiology mirrors that of women Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST A comparative study of male versus female breast cancer has revealed notable similarities in incidence, mortality and survival trends among men and women.

Researchers link genetic variant to aggressive prostate cancer Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Genetic variants predisposing men to aggressive rather than indolent prostate cancer exist in the genome, report researchers.

Familial breast cancer occurs earlier than non-familial cancer Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Women with a mother or sister affected by breast cancer are diagnosed with, and die from, breast cancer at an earlier age than women without a family history of breast cancer, a study of Swedish women shows.

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.

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