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• Gastroenteritis and Sabin immunization linked to asthma risk in allergy-prone children
• Gender influences adiposity link to asthma control
• Fixed airflow obstruction linked to increased lung function decline in asthma and COPD
• Schizophrenia patients show delayed inhibition of return in attention
• Prenatal testosterone disturbances linked to schizophrenia development
• Asymptomatic H. pylori common in refugee African children
• DVT risk questioned for MS patients
• Risk for reduced-quality stroke care among Black patients
• Pre-treatment PSA alone not sufficient indicator of prostate treatment outcome
• Surgical excision recommended for patients with radial scars
• Lp(a) linked to CAC in women with Type 2 diabetes
• Erythrocyte cholesterol content may be novel biomarker of CAD instability
• Adipokines predict clinical outcomes in lower-extremity bypass surgery
• Lp(a) linked to CAC in women with Type 2 diabetes
• <i>NOS1AP</i> variant influences repaglinide efficacy in Type 2 diabetics
• Study finds sirolimus- superior to zotarolimus-eluting stents in routine care
• Dual-acting antihypertensive shows promise

Gastroenteritis and Sabin immunization linked to asthma risk in allergy-prone children Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Recurrent gastroenteritis is associated with an increased risk for asthma in young children with a family history of allergies, whereas Sabin immunization is associated with a reduced risk for the respiratory disease, research suggests.

Gender influences adiposity link to asthma control Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adiposity is associated with poorer asthma control in female but not male adolescents, results from a US study suggest.

Fixed airflow obstruction linked to increased lung function decline in asthma and COPD Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Fixed airflow obstruction is associated with increased lung function decline and exacerbation rates in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study results show.

Schizophrenia patients show delayed inhibition of return in attention Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The onset of inhibition of return is delayed in patients with schizophrenia, which could impact on their attention levels, study findings show.

Prenatal testosterone disturbances linked to schizophrenia development Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found evidence to suggest the involvement of prenatal testosterone release in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.

Asymptomatic H. pylori common in refugee African children Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Refugee African children have a high prevalence of asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection, Australian study findings suggest.

DVT risk questioned for MS patients Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Multiple sclerosis could be an indication for thromboprophylaxis, say researchers who found a high rate of venous thromboembolism among patients with late-stage disease.

Risk for reduced-quality stroke care among Black patients Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Black patients with stroke are at a small but significantly increased risk for receiving poorer quality acute stroke care than White patients, shows research.

Pre-treatment PSA alone not sufficient indicator of prostate treatment outcome Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Having a pretreatment prostate-specific antigen level above 20 ng/ml is not sufficient to deem a prostate cancer patient high-risk, according to study results.

Surgical excision recommended for patients with radial scars Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Any patient with a breast lesion classified as a radial scar at percutaneous biopsy should undergo a surgical excision to rule out an underlying malignancy, say Italian researchers.

Lp(a) linked to CAC in women with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that increased lipoprotein (Lp)(a) concentration in women, but not men, with Type 2 diabetes predicts coronary artery calcification.

Erythrocyte cholesterol content may be novel biomarker of CAD instability Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The amount of cholesterol contained within the erythrocyte membrane increases in line with clinical instability in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), study findings show.

Adipokines predict clinical outcomes in lower-extremity bypass surgery Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Circulating markers of insulin resistance and inflammation predict clinical outcomes in patients undergoing lower-extremity bypass surgery, US researchers have found.

Lp(a) linked to CAC in women with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that increased lipoprotein (Lp)(a) concentration in women, but not men, with Type 2 diabetes predicts coronary artery calcification.

<i>NOS1AP</i> variant influences repaglinide efficacy in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A variant in the gene encoding the neural nitric oxide synthase adaptor protein influences the ability of repaglinide to reduce insulin resistance in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers.

Study finds sirolimus- superior to zotarolimus-eluting stents in routine care Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that the older, first-generation sirolimus-eluting stent is associated with better outcomes than the newer zotarolimus-eluting stent in patients receiving routine clinical care.

Dual-acting antihypertensive shows promise Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The investigational antihypertensive drug LCZ696 that inhibits both the angiotensin II receptor and neprilysin provides significantly greater blood-pressure reduction than does valsartan, a proof-of-concept trial shows.

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