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• Asthma prevalence no higher in swimmers than other endurance athletes
• Formula milk supplemented with fatty acids may reduce childhood allergy risk
• Cough response may indicate treatment effectiveness in asthma
• Depressed suicide attempt possible marker for bipolar disorder
• White and gray matter cingulate defects found in schizophrenia
• CERTIFY confirms non-inferiority of certoparin medical thromboprophylaxis
• Reduced rtPA dose supported for Chinese stroke patients
• Infertility linked to high-grade prostate cancer
• <i>ATM</i> mutations plus radiation may increase contralateral breast cancer risk
• Pre-operative pelvic floor exercises improve continence recovery after prostate surgery
• Women’s support groups improve birth outcomes in rural areas
• GPs ‘ideally placed to help prevent heart disease, osteoporosis’
• Older women underinvestigated for suspected ovarian cancer
• IUDs suitable, effective for nulliparous women
• Pharmacies show promise as setting for depot contraception
• Diet linked to number metabolic syndrome components in Japanese adults
• Inflammation shows dose-dependent link to future CAD risk
• High FPG predicts impaired glucose metabolism in obese youth
• High plasma selenium reduces risk for dysglycemia in older men
• Pre-operative CRP elevations in low range predict long-term mortality
• Experts call for improved risk stratification strategies before elective angiography

Asthma prevalence no higher in swimmers than other endurance athletes Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of asthma is higher in swimmers than in the general population, but similar to levels found in other endurance athletes, researchers have found.

Formula milk supplemented with fatty acids may reduce childhood allergy risk Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Formula milk supplemented with docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid may reduce the risk for upper respiratory infections and allergic diseases in infants who are not breastfed, research suggests.

Cough response may indicate treatment effectiveness in asthma Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring cough response during bronchial provocation tests may offer an effective method for assessing treatment response in patients with asthma who find spirometry difficult, such as the elderly and children, say researchers.

Depressed suicide attempt possible marker for bipolar disorder Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A diagnosis of bipolar disorder should be considered in patients with recurrent major depression who have attempted suicide, say researchers.

White and gray matter cingulate defects found in schizophrenia Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic schizophrenia show significant reductions in cingulate gyrus white and gray matter volume as well as decreased anisotropy relative to mentally healthy controls, research shows.

CERTIFY confirms non-inferiority of certoparin medical thromboprophylaxis Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The low molecular weight heparin certoparin is non-inferior to unfractionated heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in elderly medical patients, German researchers say.

Reduced rtPA dose supported for Chinese stroke patients Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Chinese stroke patients appear to have better outcomes with a lower than standard dose of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, results of the Taiwan Thombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke study indicate.

Infertility linked to high-grade prostate cancer Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results of a US study suggest that infertile men are at higher risk for developing high-grade prostate cancer than fertile men.

<i>ATM</i> mutations plus radiation may increase contralateral breast cancer risk Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Certain rare mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene, when combined with radiation exposure, may increase a woman's risk for developing contralateral breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Pre-operative pelvic floor exercises improve continence recovery after prostate surgery Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Practicing pelvic floor muscle exercises before prostate surgery may improve rates of urinary continence and quality of life scores post-surgery, according to Italian research results.

Women’s support groups improve birth outcomes in rural areas Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from two studies suggest that women's community support groups can improve birth outcomes and maternal depression rates, provided the programs are appropriately designed and population coverage is adequate.

GPs ‘ideally placed to help prevent heart disease, osteoporosis’ Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT General practitioners are ideal placed to help prevent coronary heart disease and osteoporosis in Dutch premenopausal women since access to primary care is not influenced by socioeconomic status, researchers believe.

Older women underinvestigated for suspected ovarian cancer Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Older women with suspected ovarian cancer are investigated with less urgency than their younger counterparts, UK researchers believe.

IUDs suitable, effective for nulliparous women Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Intrauterine devices are effective and well-tolerated in nulliparous women and have higher or comparable continuation rates compared with other contraceptive methods, according to a new clinical guideline.

Pharmacies show promise as setting for depot contraception Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Pharmacies are a feasible alternative to clinicians' offices as a setting for the administration of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception, a US pilot study suggests.

Diet linked to number metabolic syndrome components in Japanese adults Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Intake of certain foods and nutrients is related to the number of components of the metabolic syndrome present, a study in elderly Japanese individuals suggests.

Inflammation shows dose-dependent link to future CAD risk Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Circulating levels of inflammatory markers show a dose-dependent association with the 10-year risk for coronary artery disease, an analysis of US population data reveals.

High FPG predicts impaired glucose metabolism in obese youth Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that a higher than average fasting plasma glucose level, within the normal range, predicts insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction in obese children and adolescents.

High plasma selenium reduces risk for dysglycemia in older men Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that high plasma selenium levels appear to be protective against impaired fasting glucose or Type 2 diabetes in elderly men, but not women.

Pre-operative CRP elevations in low range predict long-term mortality Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Research indicates that even modest pre-operative C-reactive protein elevations predict long-term mortality after nonemergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Experts call for improved risk stratification strategies before elective angiography Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Only around one third of patients without known coronary artery disease who underwent elective coronary angiography were found to have obstructive disease in a large, representative US registry, report researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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