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• Swimming pool use in early life linked to bronchiolitis, asthma
• Caffeine may produce short-term lung function improvements
• Children of asthmatic mothers at increased risk for birth defects
• Theory of Mind deficits present in first-episode schizophrenia
• Vascular burden, hospitalizations related to cognitive impairment in elderly with bipolar disorder
• Rectal sensitivity improvement does not explain gut-directed hypnotherapy benefits
• Timing of PCI clopidogrel does not affect bleeding outcomes
• ARIC confirms obesity impact on stroke risk
• <i>BRCA1</i> carriers may gain most benefit from platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Type of prostate cancer treatment depends on treatment center
• Omega fat lipid benefits vary by FABP-2 type
• Obesity does not directly influence CHD risk
• Dual intervention fails to reduce racial disparities in diabetes care
• Risk-factor control in diabetes ‘varies with atherosclerosis location’
• Breathlessness under-studied in chronic heart failure
• Newborn infants of smokers show circulatory dysfunction

Swimming pool use in early life linked to bronchiolitis, asthma Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The use of chlorinated swimming pools in early life is associated with an increased risk for bronchiolitis and the development of asthma in later childhood, study findings suggest

Caffeine may produce short-term lung function improvements Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review suggest that patients with asthma should avoid drinking coffee or other caffeinated drinks before undergoing spirometry, as caffeine may temporarily improve lung function.

Children of asthmatic mothers at increased risk for birth defects Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Children born to women with asthma are at greater risk for congenital malformations than those born to women without the respiratory condition, research shows.

Theory of Mind deficits present in first-episode schizophrenia Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST First-episode schizophrenia patients have significant Theory of Mind deficits, a German study has found.

Vascular burden, hospitalizations related to cognitive impairment in elderly with bipolar disorder Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Vascular risk factors and hospital admissions are associated with cognitive impairment in elderly patients with bipolar disorder, a study in The Netherlands has found.

Rectal sensitivity improvement does not explain gut-directed hypnotherapy benefits Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Clinical success achieved with gut-directed hypnotherapy in pediatric patients with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome cannot be explained by an improvement in rectal sensitivity, show Dutch researchers.

Timing of PCI clopidogrel does not affect bleeding outcomes Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Treatment with a high dose of clopidogrel immediately before or after percutaneous coronary intervention results in short-term ischemic outcomes and long-term mortality similar to those of patients who receive clopidogrel according to the current guidelines, research shows.

ARIC confirms obesity impact on stroke risk Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from the multi-racial ARIC study have confirmed that people's risk for stroke rises in line with increasing obesity.

<i>BRCA1</i> carriers may gain most benefit from platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy Posted: 25 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.

Type of prostate cancer treatment depends on treatment center Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients in the USA treated at county hospitals are significantly more likely to undergo surgery than those treated at private hospitals, study findings show.

Omega fat lipid benefits vary by FABP-2 type Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Scientists have shown that the beneficial effects of omega fats on hypertriglyceridemia are influenced by genetics.

Obesity does not directly influence CHD risk Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Obesity does not directly increase the risk for coronary heart disease but abnormalities associated with obesity do, shows a secondary analysis of the Japanese Lipid Intervention Trial.

Dual intervention fails to reduce racial disparities in diabetes care Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Training clinicians in "cultural competency" and providing race-stratified performance feedback improves their awareness of racial disparities in diabetes care but does not improve patient outcomes, a clinical trial has found.

Risk-factor control in diabetes ‘varies with atherosclerosis location’ Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST The control of risk factors in patients with Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis varies according to the location of vascular disease, German researchers have found.

Breathlessness under-studied in chronic heart failure Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have called for a more consistent approach to studying breathlessness in patients with chronic heart failure, after finding no consensus on how to assess severity, little methodological research to develop tools, and a lack of focus on breathlessness as a symptom.

Newborn infants of smokers show circulatory dysfunction Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Newborn infants of women who currently smoke display impaired blood pressure control mechanisms from birth up to the age of 1 year, when compared with infants of non-smokers, study results demonstrate.

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