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• Negative schizophrenia symptoms common despite treatment
• Emotional vulnerability affects cognitive control in bipolar disorder patients
• Safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy remains undecided
• GERD-related conditions frequent cause for hospitalization in USA
• CTEPH patients have thrombophilic tendencies
• Complications on the increase for stroke hospitalizations
• Brachytherapy viable cancer treatment for small prostates
• CTC analysis indicates prostate cancer severity
• Brachytherapy viable cancer treatment for small prostates
• CTC analysis indicates prostate cancer severity
• Breast cancer screening benefits outweigh harms
• Adipokine profile ‘useful’ for treating obesity in children
• Low testosterone linked with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese
• Acarbose offers superior endothelial function improvement in Type 2 diabetes
• Hyperglycemia impairs endothelial cell revascularization properties
• Potential link between acute mental stress and CVD risk supported
• Primary PCI advantage over fibrinolysis persists long-term in DANAMI-2
• Breast cancer screening benefits outweigh harms
• Novel analysis evaluates cancer risk after negative prostate biopsy
• Age influences outcome of certain breast cancer subtypes
• Researchers identify ‘exciting new target in prostate cancer’
• Real chance of elderly patients achieving potency and continence after robotic RP
• Hormonal changes may mediate physical activity benefits on postmenopausal breast cancer risk
• Prostate brachytherapy effective intermediate- as well as low-risk cancer treatment
• High-dose chemotherapy may compromise postoperative radiotherapy delivery

Negative schizophrenia symptoms common despite treatment Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A high number of patients with schizophrenia or schizophrenia spectrum disorders continue to experience negative symptoms despite receiving antipsychotic treatment, findings from the CLAMORS study show.

Emotional vulnerability affects cognitive control in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that heightened emotional arousal in bipolar disorder patients, compared with mentally healthy individuals, may enhance their reaction time to cognitive tasks.

Safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy remains undecided Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The current evidence concerning the safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy is limited and inconclusive, say researchers.

GERD-related conditions frequent cause for hospitalization in USA Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Gastroesophageal reflux disease-related conditions accounted for around 15 million hospitalizations in the USA between 2003 and 2006, show study results.

CTEPH patients have thrombophilic tendencies Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension may have both hereditary and acquired risk factors for thrombosis, study findings demonstrate.

Complications on the increase for stroke hospitalizations Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT US study findings indicate that complication rates among patients hospitalized for stroke have gone up in recent years.

Brachytherapy viable cancer treatment for small prostates Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The results of the largest review to date of brachytherapy for men with prostate cancer with glands measuring under 20 cm3 indicate that the treatment is viable and offers acceptable rates of urinary and rectal morbidity.

CTC analysis indicates prostate cancer severity Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Detection of circulating tumor cells may form the basis of noninvasive testing for metastatic disease in early PC, researchers report.

Brachytherapy viable cancer treatment for small prostates Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The results of the largest review to date of brachytherapy for men with prostate cancer with glands measuring under 20 cm3 indicate that the treatment is viable and offers acceptable rates of urinary and rectal morbidity.

CTC analysis indicates prostate cancer severity Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Detection of circulating tumor cells may form the basis of noninvasive testing for metastatic disease in early PC, researchers report.

Breast cancer screening benefits outweigh harms Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The benefits of mammography, in terms of lives saved, significantly outweigh any harm experienced in the form of overdiagnosis, a study based on data from England and Sweden has shown.

Adipokine profile ‘useful’ for treating obesity in children Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring serum adipokine levels can provide useful information on the treatment of obesity in children, Spanish researchers say.

Low testosterone linked with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low testosterone levels are associated with the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese men, a study has shown.

Acarbose offers superior endothelial function improvement in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The α-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose has a greater beneficial effect on endothelial dysfunction than the insulin-secretagogue nateglinide in patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes, Japanese scientists have shown.

Hyperglycemia impairs endothelial cell revascularization properties Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hyperglycemia and increased levels of oxidized lipids associated with diabetes and coronary artery disease severely impair the migration of endothelial progenitor cells and, therefore, vascular regeneration, say scientists.

Potential link between acute mental stress and CVD risk supported Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Meta-analysis results appear to confirm that greater vascular responsivity to acute mental stress is associated with worsened cardiovascular disease risk status.

Primary PCI advantage over fibrinolysis persists long-term in DANAMI-2 Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term follow-up of the Danish Acute Myocardial Infarction-2 study indicates that the advantage of primary percutaneous coronary intervention over fibrinolysis seen early on in the trial persists in the long term.

Breast cancer screening benefits outweigh harms Posted: 31 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The benefits of mammography, in terms of lives saved, significantly outweigh any harm experienced in the form of overdiagnosis, a study based on data from England and Sweden has shown.

Novel analysis evaluates cancer risk after negative prostate biopsy Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have used a novel analytical approach to quantify risk factors for future prostate cancer detection after an initial negative biopsy.

Age influences outcome of certain breast cancer subtypes Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Very young patients with triple negative, luminal B or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer have a worse prognosis than older patients with similar disease characteristics, Italian research shows.

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.

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.

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.

Prostate brachytherapy effective intermediate- as well as low-risk cancer treatment Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Research has confirmed the success of permanent prostate brachytherapy for low-risk prostate cancer, and indicates its efficacy in intermediate-risk cases.

High-dose chemotherapy may compromise postoperative radiotherapy delivery Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy for breast cancer are less likely to initiate and complete local-regional radiotherapy than those treated with intermediate-dose chemotherapy, study findings indicate.

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