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• Apixaban superior to LMWH for VTE prevention after TKA
• Ocular shingles may raise stroke risk
• Antibodies to adalimumab affect treatment response in psoriasis patients
• High doses required for optimal local control after prostate brachytherapy
• High doses required for optimal local control after prostate brachytherapy
• Plasma estradiol link to gene expression in ER-positive breast cancers
• Adiponectin linked to cardiometabolic factors in PCOS women
• Heart lipid content decreases with regular exercise
• Regional fat depots linked with calcified plaque in Black diabetics
• No evidence for adverse effects of vildagliptin
• Beta blockers ‘underused’ before and after device implantation in HF patients
• ICD testing after implantation linked to impaired cognitive function
• Plasma estradiol link to gene expression in ER-positive breast cancers

Apixaban superior to LMWH for VTE prevention after TKA Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from ADVANCE-2 show that the oral active factor Xa inhibitor apixaban offers greater protection from venous thromboembolism following total knee arthroplasty than low molecular weight heparin, without increasing the risk for bleeding.

Ocular shingles may raise stroke risk Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST People who suffer shingles involving the eye are at increased risk for suffering a stroke during the following year, say Taiwanese researchers.

Antibodies to adalimumab affect treatment response in psoriasis patients Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Some patients who take adalimumab for the treatment of plaque psoriasis develop antibodies to the drug, which could impair their responses to the treatment, researchers report.

High doses required for optimal local control after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy who receive a biologically effective dose of more than 200 Gy achieve significantly better local control than patients who receive lower doses of radiation, researchers report.

High doses required for optimal local control after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy who receive a biologically effective dose of more than 200 Gy achieve significantly better local control than patients who receive lower doses of radiation, researchers report.

Plasma estradiol link to gene expression in ER-positive breast cancers Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Plasma estradiol levels are associated with estrogen-responsive gene expression in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers, study findings indicate.

Adiponectin linked to cardiometabolic factors in PCOS women Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, levels of adiponectin are linked to insulin resistance, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and abdominal adiposity, but are unrelated to metformin treatment.

Heart lipid content decreases with regular exercise Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Regular exercise can markedly lower cardiac lipid content in overweight individuals as well as improving ejection fraction, a study suggests.

Regional fat depots linked with calcified plaque in Black diabetics Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Pericardial adipose tissue is associated with calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries and infrarenal aorta in African Americans with Type 2 diabetes, study findings show.

No evidence for adverse effects of vildagliptin Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from two meta-analyses investigating the safety profile of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor vildagliptin found no evidence for increased cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or liver-related adverse effects associated with the drug versus all comparators.

Beta blockers ‘underused’ before and after device implantation in HF patients Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Beta blockers are underused before and after cardiac device procedures in patients with heart failure, a US study shows.

ICD testing after implantation linked to impaired cognitive function Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Over a third of patients have significant psychological functioning impairments in the year after undergoing implantable cardioverter defibrillator surgery related to ventricular defibrillation testing of the device, researchers report.

Plasma estradiol link to gene expression in ER-positive breast cancers Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Plasma estradiol levels are associated with estrogen-responsive gene expression in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers, study findings indicate.

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