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• Viral infection and sensitization significantly increase asthma severity
• Serious psychological distress prevalent in asthma patients
• Exercise reduces arterial stiffness in COPD patients
• Infant trauma common in patients with paranoid schizophrenia
• Behavioral addictions linked to bipolar disorder
• New celiac disease-specific quality of life questionnaire developed
• Dexmedetomidine offers sedation with less respiratory depression
• Corrected great artery D-transposition rarely complicates anesthesia
• Vulnerability to anemia may underlie beta-blocker peri-operative risk
• Sugammadex reverses deep block under sevoflurane
• VTE patients may not require periprocedural bridging therapy
• Thrombolysis urged for women
• Secreted caveolin-1 potential biomarker for prostate cancer
• Risk of prostate cancer recurrence after RP varies even among experienced surgeons
• Acupuncture ‘promising’ for aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain
• Secreted caveolin-1 potential biomarker for prostate cancer
• Risk of prostate cancer recurrence after RP varies even among experienced surgeons
• Extra physical activity in schools helps children’s fitness
• Insulin resistance may enhance statin response
• HbA1c better predictor for CVD than fasting plasma glucose
• Diabetic women have high HbA1c in late pregnancy due to iron deficiency
• Major football venues in Europe lack adequate AED, CPR training provision
• Job strain linked to poor long-term prognosis after a first AMI
• Acupuncture ‘promising’ for aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain
• Stereotactic body radiotherapy achieves low toxicity and maintains QoL
• Osteoporosis drugs may reduce breast cancer risk
• Prognostic factor estimates unaffected by biochemical recurrence definition
• RARP ‘safe option’ for clinically localized prostate cancer
• Fewer adverse effects reported with hypofractionated radiotherapy regimen
• Low disease burden predicts favorable PSA after cryoablation
• Axillary node micrometastases linked to worse breast cancer outcome

Viral infection and sensitization significantly increase asthma severity Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST A combination of viral infection and allergen sensitization is associated with significantly increased severity and frequency of asthma symptoms in children, research shows.

Serious psychological distress prevalent in asthma patients Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Serious psychological distress is more common among patients with asthma than the general population, say US researchers in findings that emphasize the importance of mental health screening for patients with the respiratory condition.

Exercise reduces arterial stiffness in COPD patients Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Exercise training may help reduce arterial stiffness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, say French researchers.

Infant trauma common in patients with paranoid schizophrenia Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Infant trauma is common in patients with paranoid schizophrenia and appears to be linked to specific psychopathology, particularly hostility, unnatural movements and posture, depression, and preoccupation, study findings show.

Behavioral addictions linked to bipolar disorder Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for behavioral addictions, researchers have found.

New celiac disease-specific quality of life questionnaire developed Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have developed a new instrument specifically for measuring quality of life in patients with celiac disease.

Dexmedetomidine offers sedation with less respiratory depression Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Dexmedetomidine is an effective sedative for patients undergoing monitored anesthesia care and causes less respiratory depression than current options, research suggests.

Corrected great artery D-transposition rarely complicates anesthesia Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with surgically corrected D-transposition of the great arteries do not require invasive monitoring during general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery, say US researchers.

Vulnerability to anemia may underlie beta-blocker peri-operative risk Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST The putative excess risk for certain peri-operative complications in patients given beta blockers may be caused by the drugs increasing patients' vulnerability to the effects of anemia, research suggests.

Sugammadex reverses deep block under sevoflurane Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Sugammadex is effective for the reversal of deep neuromuscular blockade in patients under sevoflurane anesthesia, report researchers.

VTE patients may not require periprocedural bridging therapy Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Venous thromboembolism patients who have their oral anticoagulation therapy interrupted before an invasive procedure are at low risk for recurrent thrombosis and bleeding, US researchers have found.

Thrombolysis urged for women Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Canadian registry data have confirmed the clinical trial finding that women with stroke gain greater absolute benefits from thrombolysis treatment than do men.

Secreted caveolin-1 potential biomarker for prostate cancer Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Secreted caveolin-1 has potential as a biomarker for prostate cancer, indicates a review published in the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases.

Risk of prostate cancer recurrence after RP varies even among experienced surgeons Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST The risk for prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy for localized disease varies greatly between experienced surgeons, researchers report.

Acupuncture ‘promising’ for aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST A 6-week course of acupuncture therapy improves joint pain, stiffness, and functional ability in women with aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia, study findings indicate.

Secreted caveolin-1 potential biomarker for prostate cancer Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Secreted caveolin-1 has potential as a biomarker for prostate cancer, indicates a review published in the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases.

Risk of prostate cancer recurrence after RP varies even among experienced surgeons Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST The risk for prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy for localized disease varies greatly between experienced surgeons, researchers report.

Extra physical activity in schools helps children’s fitness Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST A school-based physical activity program can improve children's fitness and decrease their body fat, a Swiss randomized controlled trial suggests.

Insulin resistance may enhance statin response Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Insulin resistance is associated with an enhanced response to statin therapy, research suggests.

HbA1c better predictor for CVD than fasting plasma glucose Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Glycated hemoglobin is a better predictor for cardiovascular disease and death than fasting plasma glucose, report researchers.

Diabetic women have high HbA1c in late pregnancy due to iron deficiency Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Results show that diabetic women in late pregnancy have elevated glycated hemoglobin, but not serum glycated albumin levels, and this is likely due to iron deficiency.

Major football venues in Europe lack adequate AED, CPR training provision Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Too many major football clubs in Europe do not have adequate equipment and procedures in place for emergency resuscitation of people who suffer cardiac arrest, say researchers in the European Heart Journal.

Job strain linked to poor long-term prognosis after a first AMI Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Work stress is associated with a poor prognosis in patients experiencing a first acute myocardial infarction, research from Sweden indicates.

Acupuncture ‘promising’ for aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST A 6-week course of acupuncture therapy improves joint pain, stiffness, and functional ability in women with aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia, study findings indicate.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy achieves low toxicity and maintains QoL Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Stereotactic body radiotherapy achieves low toxicity and maintains quality of life in patients with localized prostate cancer, researchers report.

Osteoporosis drugs may reduce breast cancer risk Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Women who use biphosphonate drugs to prevent and treat osteoporosis may have a lower risk for breast cancer than non-users, according to a study by US researchers.

Prognostic factor estimates unaffected by biochemical recurrence definition Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Prognostic factors for biochemical recurrence in men who have undergone radical prostatectomy should give similar results irrespective of the definition of biochemical recurrence used, research suggests.

RARP ‘safe option’ for clinically localized prostate cancer Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is a "safe option" for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer, say researchers who found low complication rates in a single-surgeon series of the procedures.

Fewer adverse effects reported with hypofractionated radiotherapy regimen Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with breast cancer report fewer radiotherapy-associated adverse effects when treated with a hypofractionated regimen compared with the international standard regimen of 50 Gy in 25 fractions, UK research shows.

Low disease burden predicts favorable PSA after cryoablation Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Low disease burden prior to primary prostate cryoablation is highly prognostic for having an initial post-cryoablation PSA below 0.6 ng/ml, researchers report.

Axillary node micrometastases linked to worse breast cancer outcome Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The presence of micrometastases in axillary lymph nodes is associated with poor disease-free and overall survival in patients with breast cancer, according to the findings of a large systematic review.

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