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• AR duration and mite allergy linked to reduced lung function in children
• Risk for autoimmune diseases increased after asthma hospitalization
• Asthma prevalence ‘higher than recognized’ in Japanese athletes
• Lithium may reduce dementia rate in bipolar disorder
• Brain activation altered in schizophrenia during working memory tasks
• Supradiaphragmatic acid pocket position linked to GERD pathogenesis
• Oral vitamin K inadequate for pre-op INR correction
• High vascular, mortality risk after stroke
• Time to first detectable ultrasensitive PSA after surgery predicts recurrence risk
• Lack of research into effects of pre-existing diabetes on prostate cancer prognosis
• Time to first detectable ultrasensitive PSA after surgery predicts recurrence risk
• ERCC1 not linked to early breast cancer prognosis
• Lack of research into effects of pre-existing diabetes on prostate cancer prognosis
• Metabolic syndrome diagnosis in lipid clinic ‘may not be warranted’
• Laropiprant can improve extended-release niacin dosing
• Low neighborhood socioeconomic status linked to Type 2 diabetes in Black women
• Type 1 diabetics with high VEGF have increased risk for CVD
• ACCOMPLISH: Nephropathy progression slower with benazepril–amlodipine
• Being happy, contented linked to reduced CHD risk
• ERCC1 not linked to early breast cancer prognosis
• More low-risk UK prostate cancer patients taking up AS protocols
• MRI does not reduce breast cancer reoperation rate
• Number, age of relatives with prostate cancer influences men’s prostate cancer risk
• Twice-yearly PSA test optimal for detection of prostate treatment failure
• Mammographic screening simulation suitable for hereditary breast cancer risk–benefit estimation
• Clusterin level, density could predict prostate cancer disease extension
• Web-based nomogram predicts ipsilateral breast tumor risk with varied accuracy

AR duration and mite allergy linked to reduced lung function in children Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Long duration of allergic rhinitis and sensitization to dust mite are associated with reduced lung function in children with AR, Italian researchers have found.

Risk for autoimmune diseases increased after asthma hospitalization Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients who have been hospitalized for asthma are at increased risk for subsequent hospitalization for autoimmune diseases and related disorders, study results suggest.

Asthma prevalence ‘higher than recognized’ in Japanese athletes Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The prevalence of bronchial asthma among Japanese athletes may be significantly higher than previously thought, say researchers.

Lithium may reduce dementia rate in bipolar disorder Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Bipolar disorder patients treated with lithium appear to have a reduced rate of dementia compared with patients who receive anticonvulsants, antidepressants, or antipsychotics, the results of a Danish study indicate.

Brain activation altered in schizophrenia during working memory tasks Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Blood oxygenation analyses reveal brain areas with inverted U-shaped activation curves in schizophrenia patients that are not present in healthy individuals and point to widespread neural inefficiency in working memory, say US scientists.

Supradiaphragmatic acid pocket position linked to GERD pathogenesis Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that supradiaphragmatic positioning of the postprandial acid pocket, which is largely determined by the presence of a hiatal hernia, represents an important mechanism promoting acid reflux into the distal esophagus.

Oral vitamin K inadequate for pre-op INR correction Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Oral vitamin K administration does not overcome the requirement for bridging therapy in vitamin K antagonist users who require elective surgery, French researchers have found.

High vascular, mortality risk after stroke Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Nearly one in 10 stroke patients will suffer a repeat event within a year and a quarter will die, say US researchers.

Time to first detectable ultrasensitive PSA after surgery predicts recurrence risk Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The length of time between surgery for prostate cancer and the first detectable ultrasensitive prostate-specific antigen reading can identify men with low-risk recurrence disease, say researchers.

Lack of research into effects of pre-existing diabetes on prostate cancer prognosis Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The results of a systematic review show a noticeable lack of research into the impact of pre-existing diabetes mellitus on the survival of prostate cancer patients.

Time to first detectable ultrasensitive PSA after surgery predicts recurrence risk Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The length of time between surgery for prostate cancer and the first detectable ultrasensitive prostate-specific antigen reading can identify men with low-risk recurrence disease, say researchers.

ERCC1 not linked to early breast cancer prognosis Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Increased expression of the excision repair cross-complementation 1 enzyme is not linked to breast cancer outcome but does correlate with favorable prognostic factors, study findings indicate.

Lack of research into effects of pre-existing diabetes on prostate cancer prognosis Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The results of a systematic review show a noticeable lack of research into the impact of pre-existing diabetes mellitus on the survival of prostate cancer patients.

Metabolic syndrome diagnosis in lipid clinic ‘may not be warranted’ Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST A diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome is no better at predicting subclinical atherosclerosis than the sum of its component cardiovascular risk factors, Italian researchers claim.

Laropiprant can improve extended-release niacin dosing Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST A meta-analysis of trials supports the use of laropiprant for up to a year to improve dosing of extended-release niacin to modify lipid levels, researchers say.

Low neighborhood socioeconomic status linked to Type 2 diabetes in Black women Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST African–American women who live in a low socioeconomic status neighborhood are at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, show study results.

Type 1 diabetics with high VEGF have increased risk for CVD Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes and high levels of vascular endothelial growth factor have increased risk for cardiovascular disease, say researchers.

ACCOMPLISH: Nephropathy progression slower with benazepril–amlodipine Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Initial antihypertensive therapy with the combination of benazepril and amlodipine slows progression of nephropathy to a greater extent than does the combination of benazepril and hydrochlorothiazide, conclude the ACCOMPLISH trial investigators.

Being happy, contented linked to reduced CHD risk Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST People who are generally happy and contented have a lower risk for developing coronary heart disease than others who tend to be less happy, suggest the findings of a large study in a Canadian population.

ERCC1 not linked to early breast cancer prognosis Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Increased expression of the excision repair cross-complementation 1 enzyme is not linked to breast cancer outcome but does correlate with favorable prognostic factors, study findings indicate.

More low-risk UK prostate cancer patients taking up AS protocols Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST More men in the UK with low-risk prostate cancer are joining active surveillance protocols in recent years, according to a study which assessed the impact of national guidelines on the management of low-risk disease.

MRI does not reduce breast cancer reoperation rate Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Adding magnetic resonance imaging scans to conventional triple assessment techniques for breast cancer diagnosis does not affect the reoperation rate after wide local excision, UK research shows.

Number, age of relatives with prostate cancer influences men’s prostate cancer risk Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings confirm that men with multiple first-degree relatives are at increased risk for prostate cancer compared with men with no or few affected relatives.

Twice-yearly PSA test optimal for detection of prostate treatment failure Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that a prostate-specific antigen test should be carried out twice a year to optimize the detection of biochemical and clinical failure after prostate cancer treatment.

Mammographic screening simulation suitable for hereditary breast cancer risk–benefit estimation Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST A simulation model developed to provide information on the benefits and risks for breast cancer screening in women with an increased risk for hereditary breast cancer accurately predicts the outcomes in the majority of cases, Dutch researchers report.

Clusterin level, density could predict prostate cancer disease extension Posted: 14 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Research findings suggest that the serum level and density of clusterin in men with prostate cancer could be used as a biomarker for estimating disease extension.

Web-based nomogram predicts ipsilateral breast tumor risk with varied accuracy Posted: 14 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST IBTR! version 2.0, a web-based predictive nomogram for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after breast conserving therapy, accurately predicts IBTR risk in most low-to-moderate risk patients but still overestimates risk in a minority of patients with higher risk features, research shows.

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