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• Pulmonary blood flow assessment may identify early emphysema
• Electronic nose sniffs out asthma
• COPD underdiagnosed in Canada
• Self-reported childhood psychotic symptoms ‘indicate impaired development’
• Genome copy number variant burden not increased in bipolar disorder
• Survival rates for very early onset breast cancer are improving
• Prostate screening can induce psychological stress even after negative biopsy
• Open RP feasible for prostate patients with previous hernia repair
• Endothelial dysfunction marker affect varies by statin dose
• Changing fatty-acid ratio important for tackling LDL cholesterol
• Lacosamide may be useful for reducing diabetic neuropathy pain
• Ability of pancreatic cells to change type gives hope for diabetes therapy
• UK drug regulatory body modifies clopidogrel-PPI advice
• Adding ARB to ACE inhibitor therapy has no overall benefit in heart failure

Pulmonary blood flow assessment may identify early emphysema Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A technique that assesses pulmonary blood flow may help identify smokers at high risk for developing emphysema, researchers have found.

Electronic nose sniffs out asthma Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that an electronic nose that detects and identifies patterns of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath is effective for diagnosing asthma, particularly when combined with fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements.

COPD underdiagnosed in Canada Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are unaware that they have the condition, Canadian study results suggest.

Self-reported childhood psychotic symptoms ‘indicate impaired development’ Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Self-reported psychotic symptoms in childhood are often a marker of an impaired developmental process and should be actively assessed by clinicians, say researchers.

Genome copy number variant burden not increased in bipolar disorder Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients, unlike those with schizophrenia, do not have an increased burden of copy number variants in their DNA, study results indicate.

Survival rates for very early onset breast cancer are improving Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A long-term analysis of women with very early-onset breast cancer living in North-West England has shown improved survival in more recent years.

Prostate screening can induce psychological stress even after negative biopsy Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have urged doctors to warn men of the potential psychological distress caused by prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate biopsies during screening for prostate cancer.

Open RP feasible for prostate patients with previous hernia repair Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Open radical retropubic prostatectomy is a feasible option for prostate cancer patients who have had previous laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with mesh, US researchers report.

Endothelial dysfunction marker affect varies by statin dose Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The pleiotropic effect of statins on markers of endothelial dysfunction may vary according to dose in patients with newly diagnosed severe hypercholesterolemia, a study suggests.

Changing fatty-acid ratio important for tackling LDL cholesterol Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Managing the ratio of dietary polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids is important in controlling serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, researchers say.

Lacosamide may be useful for reducing diabetic neuropathy pain Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lacosamide reduces pain associated with diabetic neuropathy more than placebo and is well tolerated, report researchers.

Ability of pancreatic cells to change type gives hope for diabetes therapy Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a study in mice show that glucagon producing pancreatic α-cells are able to regenerate as insulin-producing β-cells in conditions of extreme β-cell loss, which researchers hope may help in the development of therapies for patients with diabetes.

UK drug regulatory body modifies clopidogrel-PPI advice Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has modified the advice it published in a statement in May last year regarding concomitant use of clopidogrel with proton pump inhibitors.

Adding ARB to ACE inhibitor therapy has no overall benefit in heart failure Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Any benefit of adding an angiotensin receptor blocker to ACE inhibitor therapy in heart failure patients seems to be outweighed by the increased risk for adverse effects, indicate meta-analysis results.

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