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• Swine flu severity linked to presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Intranasal steroids best for reducing hayfever nasal symptoms
• High vitamin E intake in pregnancy may reduce risk for infant wheeze
• Serotonin_2A receptors linked to schizophrenia pathophysiology, not cognitive deficits
• Brain changes in BD limited to paralimbic emotional regulatory structures
• Fondaparinux anticoagulation less intense, more predictable than enoxaparin
• Human brain makes new neurons after stroke
• Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be best for <i>BRCA1</i> carriers
• Continence after LRP recovered more slowly in diabetic prostate cancer patients
• Prostate cancer diagnosis and management equal for Black and White men in UK
• Cesarean section linked to increased risk for maternal death, serious complications
• Hormone use peri- and postmenopause may moderate depression, inflammation
• Cervical cancer best treated with chemoradiotherapy
• Smoking, calcium intake, parity associated with DMPA-induced bone loss
• Genotoxic, cytotoxic endometrial effects linked to copper IUD
• Aggressive statin therapy significantly improves endothelial function in CVD
• Coffee effects on reverse-cholesterol transport ‘could reduce atherosclerosis’
• Sitagliptin effective, well-tolerated in Japanese Type 2 diabetics
• Dietary soy products, isoflavones ‘do not modify diabetes risk’
• DES ‘comparable to CABG’ in left main disease
• Endothelial dysfunction linked to clopidogrel resistance pre-PCI

Swine flu severity linked to presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The presence of Streptococcus pneumonia is associated with increased severity of H1N1 pandemic influenza, researchers have found.

Intranasal steroids best for reducing hayfever nasal symptoms Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Treatment with intranasal steroids produces the greatest reductions in nasal symptoms among patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis, results of a systematic review show.

High vitamin E intake in pregnancy may reduce risk for infant wheeze Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST A high maternal intake of vitamin E during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk for infant wheeze in the first 2 years of life, study results suggest.

Serotonin<sub>2A</sub> receptors linked to schizophrenia pathophysiology, not cognitive deficits Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Frontal cortical serotonin2A receptors are involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia but are not responsible for the cognitive deficits seen in the early stages of the disease, suggest results of a receptor-binding study.

Brain changes in BD limited to paralimbic emotional regulatory structures Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results of a UK meta-analysis suggest that while brain changes in schizophrenia encompass limbic, paralimbic, and neocortical structures, the changes in bipolar disorder are limited to paralimbic regions involved in emotional regulation.

Fondaparinux anticoagulation less intense, more predictable than enoxaparin Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The less intense and more predictable anticoagulant effect of fondaparinux may explain the drug's lower rates of bleeding and improved efficacy compared with enoxaparin observed in the Organization to Assess Strategies In acute ischemic Syndromes-5 trial, researchers report.

Human brain makes new neurons after stroke Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The human brain generates new neurons within days of a stroke, shows research published in the journal Neurology.

Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be best for <i>BRCA1</i> carriers Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin is associated with a high rate of pathologic complete response among BRCA1 mutation carriers, a study of Polish women with breast cancer has shown.

Continence after LRP recovered more slowly in diabetic prostate cancer patients Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Men with Type 2 diabetes mellitus need longer to recover continence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy than their non-diabetic counterparts, report researchers.

Prostate cancer diagnosis and management equal for Black and White men in UK Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results of a UK-based study have shown no evidence of differences in prostate cancer characteristics at diagnosis or disease management between Black men and White men.

Cesarean section linked to increased risk for maternal death, serious complications Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The risk for maternal death and serious complications is high for women undergoing cesarean section and should therefore be done only when medically indicated, show findings from the third phase of World Health Organization global survey on maternal and perinatal health.

Hormone use peri- and postmenopause may moderate depression, inflammation Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings suggest that the use of oral contraceptives or hormone therapy may have a moderating effect on the association depression and inflammation in peri- and postmenopausal women.

Cervical cancer best treated with chemoradiotherapy Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results of a Cochrane meta-analysis confirm that adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy improves overall and disease-free survival in women with cervical cancer compared with radiotherapy alone.

Smoking, calcium intake, parity associated with DMPA-induced bone loss Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Depotmedroxyprogesterone acetate-associated bone mineral density loss can be ameliorated by quitting smoking and increasing calcium intake, suggest US researchers.

Genotoxic, cytotoxic endometrial effects linked to copper IUD Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Copper dissolution, after the initial insertion of a copper-intrauterine device, may result in cytotoxic and genotoxic effects on surrounding endometrial cells, suggest study findings.

Aggressive statin therapy significantly improves endothelial function in CVD Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers report that aggressive lipid-lowering therapy may be better for endothelial function than less aggressive therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Coffee effects on reverse-cholesterol transport ‘could reduce atherosclerosis’ Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Compounds found in coffee significantly increase the expression of proteins involved in reverse-cholesterol transport, say scientists who believe regular coffee drinking may decrease the risk for atherogenesis.

Sitagliptin effective, well-tolerated in Japanese Type 2 diabetics Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Once-daily sitagliptin offers superior efficacy and tolerability compared with thrice-daily voglibose in Japanese patients with Type 2 diabetes, clinical trial results indicate.

Dietary soy products, isoflavones ‘do not modify diabetes risk’ Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Dietary intake of soy products and isoflavones does not modify the risk for Type 2 diabetes in Japanese adults, a large cohort study has found.

DES ‘comparable to CABG’ in left main disease Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents is comparable to coronary artery bypass grafting surgery for the treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery disease in terms of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke at 3 years' follow-up, research shows.

Endothelial dysfunction linked to clopidogrel resistance pre-PCI Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Impaired endothelial function in angina patients awaiting percutaneous coronary intervention appears to be associated with heightened platelet reactivity after loading clopidogrel, study findings show.

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