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• Obesity limits body’s ability to develop flu immunity
• COPD increases postoperative pneumonia risk in lung cancer patients
• Air pollution link to childhood asthma supported
• Physical health monitoring guidance in mentally ill not backed by evidence
• GABA_A receptor genes have selective influence on bipolar disorder phenotype
• Evidence suggests prostate cancer progresses faster in Black than White men
• Walnut consumption may slow prostate cancer development
• Analgesic use may decrease postmenopausal estrogen levels
• T-cell balance implicated in coronary plaque stability
• Statins plus lifestyle modification cause atherosclerosis regression
• Low plasma lactate linked to weight gain in Type 2 diabetics
• Prediabetes modestly increases cardiovascular disease risk
• B-type natriuretic peptide-guided HF therapy linked to reduced all-cause mortality
• Admission systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked to mortality

Obesity limits body’s ability to develop flu immunity Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Obesity may interfere with the body's ability to develop immunity to influenza viruses, say US researchers who found that obese mice were less able to produce protective influenza-specific memory T cells than lean mice.

COPD increases postoperative pneumonia risk in lung cancer patients Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lung cancer patients face a significantly increased risk for postoperative pneumonia if they also have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Air pollution link to childhood asthma supported Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a large US study support previous findings of a link between air pollution and the development of childhood asthma.

Physical health monitoring guidance in mentally ill not backed by evidence Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Current guidance on monitoring the physical health of people with serious mental illness is not supported by any evidence from randomized controlled trials, indicates a review in The Cochrane Collaboration.

GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor genes have selective influence on bipolar disorder phenotype Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with variations in gamma-amino butyric acid A receptor genes may be more susceptible to the bipolar disorder phenotype schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, study findings suggest.

Evidence suggests prostate cancer progresses faster in Black than White men Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Research results suggest that prostate cancer grows more rapidly and progresses from latent to aggressive disease earlier in Black than in White men.

Walnut consumption may slow prostate cancer development Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A walnut-rich diet slows the growth of prostate tumors in mice and may have the same effect in humans, study findings indicate.

Analgesic use may decrease postmenopausal estrogen levels Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Postmenopausal women who regularly use aspirin and other analgesics have lower estrogen levels than non-users, which could contribute to a decreased risk for breast or ovarian cancer, US researchers report.

T-cell balance implicated in coronary plaque stability Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with acute coronary syndromes show a shift in the balance between T helper 17 cells and CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells, study findings show.

Statins plus lifestyle modification cause atherosclerosis regression Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The combination of statin therapy plus lifestyle modification can bring about regression of coronary atherosclerotic plaque, a prospective study has found.

Low plasma lactate linked to weight gain in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low fasting plasma lactate concentration predicts increased weight gain in Type 2 diabetics, report researchers.

Prediabetes modestly increases cardiovascular disease risk Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis show that presence of impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance, collectively known as prediabetes, modestly increase the risk for cardiovascular disease.

B-type natriuretic peptide-guided HF therapy linked to reduced all-cause mortality Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Meta-analysis results show that B-type natriuretic peptide-guided therapy reduces all-cause mortality in patients with chronic heart failure compared with usual care, particularly among those younger than 75 years.

Admission systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked to mortality Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests a low supine systolic blood pressure on admission to hospital is associated with increased 1-year mortality among patients hospitalized with chest pain.

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