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• Anxiety linked to poorer health outcomes in COPD
• COPD risk from solid fuel smoke confirmed
• Low vitamin D levels linked to increased asthma severity
• Diabetes common in schizophrenia patients and influences antipsychotic choice
• Number of previous bipolar episodes impacts on psychoeducation efficacy
• Short stature of celiac disease children linked with pituitary abnormality
• VTE presentation differences may account for gender recurrence risks
• Low stroke rates reported for CAS with proximal protection
• OR-based evaluation of prostate SNPs superior to accumulative approach
• OR-based evaluation of prostate SNPs superior to accumulative approach
• Breast screening effect on mortality questioned
• OxLDL concentration linked with diabetes duration
• Very low LDL targets attainable with statin-based therapy
• Factors predicting severe hypoglycemia in Type 2 diabetics elucidated
• Vildagliptin more effective than voglibose for treating Japanese Type 2 diabetics
• OxLDL concentration linked with diabetes duration
• Women with ACS less invasively examined, treated than men
• Decline in AMI hospitalization slower in Black than White elderly patients
• Breast screening effect on mortality questioned
• 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
• Pre-treatment PSA alone not sufficient indicator of prostate treatment outcome
• Surgical excision recommended for patients with radial scars
• Infertility linked to high-grade prostate cancer
• Pre-operative pelvic floor exercises improve continence recovery after prostate surgery
• <i>ATM</i> mutations plus radiation may increase contralateral breast cancer risk

Anxiety linked to poorer health outcomes in COPD Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Anxiety is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is associated with poorer health outcomes, US study results show.

COPD risk from solid fuel smoke confirmed Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies confirms that regular exposure to smoke from solid fuels is a significant risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Low vitamin D levels linked to increased asthma severity Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low vitamin D levels are associated with increased asthma severity and reduced treatment response in patients with the respiratory condition, research shows.

Diabetes common in schizophrenia patients and influences antipsychotic choice Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have a high prevalence of diabetes and those with both conditions are more likely to be prescribed conventional antipsychotics than atypical antipsychotics or a combination of both, Japanese research indicates.

Number of previous bipolar episodes impacts on psychoeducation efficacy Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder have a worsening response to psychoeducation the more previous episodes they have, a proof-of-concept study suggests.

Short stature of celiac disease children linked with pituitary abnormality Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Poor growth in children with celiac disease could relate to the pituitary gland, Italian study findings suggest.

VTE presentation differences may account for gender recurrence risks Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings may help explain why men are more likely to experience recurrent venous thromboembolism than women.

Low stroke rates reported for CAS with proximal protection Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A prospective, noncomparative study has shown very low 30-day stroke rates among patients undergoing carotid artery stenting with the MO.MA proximal protection device.

OR-based evaluation of prostate SNPs superior to accumulative approach Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that an odds ratio-based approach to measuring the predictive value of prostate cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms is superior to simply counting the number of SNPs a man possesses.

OR-based evaluation of prostate SNPs superior to accumulative approach Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that an odds ratio-based approach to measuring the predictive value of prostate cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms is superior to simply counting the number of SNPs a man possesses.

Breast screening effect on mortality questioned Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The Danish breast cancer screening program has had no effect on breast cancer deaths since its introduction in 1991, researchers report in the British Medical Journal.

OxLDL concentration linked with diabetes duration Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serum levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein are associated with the duration of diabetes, even in people with normal LDL cholesterol levels, research demonstrates.

Very low LDL targets attainable with statin-based therapy Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Very low target levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol are achievable through statin-based therapy, a study of very-high-risk heart patients has found.

Factors predicting severe hypoglycemia in Type 2 diabetics elucidated Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that independent predictors for severe hypoglycemia in Type 2 diabetics include longer time on insulin, history of hypoglycemia, a low estimated glomerular filtration rate, peripheral neuropathy, and having an educational attainment higher than primary level.

Vildagliptin more effective than voglibose for treating Japanese Type 2 diabetics Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor vildagliptin is more effective than the α-glucosidase inhibitor voglibose for improving glycemic control in Japanese Type 2 diabetics, report researchers.

OxLDL concentration linked with diabetes duration Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serum levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein are associated with the duration of diabetes, even in people with normal LDL cholesterol levels, research demonstrates.

Women with ACS less invasively examined, treated than men Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Another study has highlighted gender disparities in the management of acute coronary syndromes, showing that women with ACS are approached in a less aggressively invasive way and receive less interventional treatment than men.

Decline in AMI hospitalization slower in Black than White elderly patients Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations among Medicare fee-for-service patients in the USA fell substantially between 2002 and 2007, research shows.

Breast screening effect on mortality questioned Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The Danish breast cancer screening program has had no effect on breast cancer deaths since its introduction in 1991, researchers report in the British Medical Journal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

<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.

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