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• Progestogen type alters VTE risk with hormone therapy
• CAS outcomes still lagging behind surgery
• Psoriasis linked to psychiatric morbidity and cardiovascular risk factors
• Statins pre-surgery may hinder advancement of prostate cancer
• Genetic variants link breast cancer and mammographic density
• Statins pre-surgery may hinder advancement of prostate cancer
• Elevated adiponectin linked to favorable VLDL-TG catabolism
• Metabolic syndrome increases risk for high-ocular tension
• Study links micro- and macrovascular disease in diabetes
• Liraglutide approved by FDA for treatment Type 2 diabetes
• Women under-represented in CV trials, lacking in social support after MI
• 9p21 variant associations with CHD ‘small but significant’
• Genetic variants link breast cancer and mammographic density

Progestogen type alters VTE risk with hormone therapy Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Route of administration and type of progestogen significantly influence the risk for thrombosis in women using hormone replacement therapy, indicate results from the E3N cohort study.

CAS outcomes still lagging behind surgery Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST A systematic review and meta-analysis indicates that surgery is still the safest intervention for patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis, at least for short-term outcomes.

Psoriasis linked to psychiatric morbidity and cardiovascular risk factors Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Psoriasis appears to be independently associated with significant psychiatric comorbidities and with adverse cardiovascular risk factors, but not cardiovascular events, study findings show.

Statins pre-surgery may hinder advancement of prostate cancer Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Research shows that prostate cancer patients who use statins before undergoing radical prostatectomy are at significantly lower risk for tumor inflammation than men who do not take statins pre-surgery.

Genetic variants link breast cancer and mammographic density Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST At least two common breast cancer genetic susceptibility variants are associated with the mammographic density measures that predict breast cancer risk, Australian research shows.

Statins pre-surgery may hinder advancement of prostate cancer Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Research shows that prostate cancer patients who use statins before undergoing radical prostatectomy are at significantly lower risk for tumor inflammation than men who do not take statins pre-surgery.

Elevated adiponectin linked to favorable VLDL-TG catabolism Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Plasma adiponectin levels are a strong determinant of very-low-density-lipoprotein–triglyceride catabolism in postmenopausal women, Canadian researchers have shown.

Metabolic syndrome increases risk for high-ocular tension Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Presence of the metabolic syndrome increases the risk for high-ocular tension, a major cause of primary open angle glaucoma, report researchers.

Study links micro- and macrovascular disease in diabetes Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Microvascular disease is independently associated with the presence, severity, and composition of carotid atherosclerosis in people with Type 2 diabetes, Italian researchers have shown.

Liraglutide approved by FDA for treatment Type 2 diabetes Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide for treatment of Type 2 diabetes, with some stipulations, including requests for further studies to assess possible safety risks.

Women under-represented in CV trials, lacking in social support after MI Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Women are still substantially under-represented in clinical trials used to formulate guidelines in cardiovascular disease management, a US report finds.

9p21 variant associations with CHD ‘small but significant’ Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST A comprehensive systematic review has found a small but statistically significant association between single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 9p21 and risk for coronary heart disease that varies by age at disease onset.

Genetic variants link breast cancer and mammographic density Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST At least two common breast cancer genetic susceptibility variants are associated with the mammographic density measures that predict breast cancer risk, Australian research shows.

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