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• CBT reduces anxiety and depression in COPD patients
• Severe asthma linked to increased serum IL-17
• Occupational exposure accounts for significant proportion of severe asthma attacks
• Rapid cycling in bipolar disorder linked to serious life disruption
• Schizophrenia linked to worse verbal memory than 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
• Links between endoscopic findings and dyspeptic symptoms clarified
• Impaired kidney function predicts acute PE mortality
• ‘Little evidence’ of gender bias in stroke management
• Researchers identify ‘exciting new target in prostate cancer’
• Hormonal changes may mediate physical activity benefits on postmenopausal breast cancer risk
• Real chance of elderly patients achieving potency and continence after robotic RP
• Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio not preferable to individual adipokines in CV risk-prediction
• Recombinant apolipoprotein A-I Milano shows anti-atherosclerotic promise
• Age and frequency for most effective Type 2 diabetes screening suggested
• Depression increases risk for Type 2 diabetes
• Eating chocolate linked to reduced CVD risk
• Causal role of androgens in progression of HF in men questioned

CBT reduces anxiety and depression in COPD patients Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Cognitive behavioral therapy is effective for reducing levels of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Severe asthma linked to increased serum IL-17 Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with severe asthma have increased serum levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-17, researchers have found.

Occupational exposure accounts for significant proportion of severe asthma attacks Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Around one in seven severe asthma attacks among people of working age are caused by occupational exposure to substances and gases, study results suggest.

Rapid cycling in bipolar disorder linked to serious life disruption Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder who experience frequent mood episodes show a greater level of life disruption than their peers with less frequent episodes, results of a large community study show.

Schizophrenia linked to worse verbal memory than 22q11.2 deletion syndrome Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Young patients with schizophrenia show marked deficits in verbal memory compared with intellectually matched youths with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, research shows.

Links between endoscopic findings and dyspeptic symptoms clarified Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT About 75% of people who experience dyspeptic symptoms do not have endoscopic findings, report researchers.

Impaired kidney function predicts acute PE mortality Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Impaired kidney function independently predicts all-cause mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism, Polish researchers report.

‘Little evidence’ of gender bias in stroke management Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers found little evidence of gender disparity in stroke management that could not be explained by clinical features related to prognosis.

Researchers identify ‘exciting new target in prostate cancer’ Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have discovered a potential role for Cyr61 protein expression in characterizing hard-to-diagnose prostate cancer.

Hormonal changes may mediate physical activity benefits on postmenopausal breast cancer risk Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found hormonal changes consistent with a reduced risk for breast cancer in previously sedentary postmenopausal women who participated in a year-long aerobic exercise program.

Real chance of elderly patients achieving potency and continence after robotic RP Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Elderly men have an acceptable probability of achieving continence and potency after robotic radical prostatectomy for treatment of prostate cancer, according to researchers.

Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio not preferable to individual adipokines in CV risk-prediction Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The ratio of leptin to adiponectin offers no additional information over levels of the individual adipokines in predicting atherosclerosis risk, Dutch researchers believe.

Recombinant apolipoprotein A-I Milano shows anti-atherosclerotic promise Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Recombinant apolipoprotein A-I Milano may be a promising therapeutic approach for aortic valve stenosis, a study in rabbits suggests.

Age and frequency for most effective Type 2 diabetes screening suggested Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results obtained using a mathematical model indicate that screening for Type 2 diabetes in the US population is cost effective when started at age 30–45 years and repeated every 3–5 years.

Depression increases risk for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Middle-aged or older individuals with elevated depressive symptoms have a significantly increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, report researchers in the journal Diabetes Care.

Eating chocolate linked to reduced CVD risk Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Eating chocolate may reduce risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), partly as a result of its blood-pressure lowering effect, an observational study suggests.

Causal role of androgens in progression of HF in men questioned Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serum levels of androgens are not independently associated with increased mortality among men with heart failure, researchers report.

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