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• Skin test before flu shot may be unnecessary in egg-allergic children
• Violent neighborhoods linked to childhood asthma prevalence
• Oral immunotherapy may reduce acute COPD exacerbation severity
• GDNF may be peripheral marker of bipolar disorder
• Glycine links NMDA receptor dysfunction to negative schizophrenia symptoms
• Continual IEL monitoring better than snapshot analysis for RCD surveillance
• Discard tubes unnecessary for coagulation blood tests
• Chronic oral anticoagulation after acute MI reduces stroke risk
• Expression of hypoxia proteins indicates cancer recurrence after prostatectomy
• Chest radiation exposure in youth linked to future breast cancer risk
• Expression of hypoxia proteins indicates cancer recurrence after prostatectomy
• Home environment is strongest determinant of childhood obesity
• Mipomersen shows preliminary lipid-lowering efficacy
• HbA1c cutpoint for diagnosing Type 2 diabetes in Asian Indians determined
• Genetic link between low birth weight and Type 2 diabetes discovered
• PCI with DES ‘potential alternative to CABG’ in unprotected left main disease
• Larger left atria may explain increased AF prevalence in Whites
• Chest radiation exposure in youth linked to future breast cancer risk
• Prostate screening can induce psychological stress even after negative biopsy
• Open RP feasible for prostate patients with previous hernia repair
• Survival rates for very early onset breast cancer are improving
• Study confirms link between XMRV and prostate cancer
• Zoledronic acid may help reduce the spread of breast cancer

Skin test before flu shot may be unnecessary in egg-allergic children Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Skin tests before influenza vaccination may not be necessary in children who are allergic to eggs, say US researchers who found that most children with egg allergies do not experience allergic reactions to the vaccine.

Violent neighborhoods linked to childhood asthma prevalence Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Childhood asthma levels are significantly increased in neighborhoods with a high prevalence of violent crime, US researchers have found.

Oral immunotherapy may reduce acute COPD exacerbation severity Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Oral immunotherapy with inactivated nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae may reduce the severity of acute exacerbations in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research suggests.

GDNF may be peripheral marker of bipolar disorder Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder have reduced serum levels of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor, suggesting this neurotrophic factor plays a role in the pathophysiology of the condition, say researchers in China.

Glycine links NMDA receptor dysfunction to negative schizophrenia symptoms Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serum glycine levels are associated with the intensity of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, researchers have found.

Continual IEL monitoring better than snapshot analysis for RCD surveillance Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Continual monitoring of immunophenotype and clonality of intraepithelial lymphocytes is more important than snapshot analysis for diagnosing and following-up patients with refractory celiac disease, say researchers.

Discard tubes unnecessary for coagulation blood tests Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Discard tubes are unnecessary when drawing blood samples for coagulation testing, US researchers have found.

Chronic oral anticoagulation after acute MI reduces stroke risk Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Chronic oral anticoagulation with warfarin, with or without aspirin, after acute myocardial infarction reduces the risk for stroke but is associated with increased major bleeding, researchers report.

Expression of hypoxia proteins indicates cancer recurrence after prostatectomy Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified two potential novel biomarkers associated with hypoxia which may have implications for the prognosis of men with prostate cancer who have undergone radical prostatectomy.

Chest radiation exposure in youth linked to future breast cancer risk Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women treated with chest radiation for pediatric or young adult cancer have a substantially elevated risk for breast cancer at a young age, which does not seem to plateau, results of a systematic literature review have shown.

Expression of hypoxia proteins indicates cancer recurrence after prostatectomy Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified two potential novel biomarkers associated with hypoxia which may have implications for the prognosis of men with prostate cancer who have undergone radical prostatectomy.

Home environment is strongest determinant of childhood obesity Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The home environment is more important than neighborhood influences in determining children's body weight and physical activity, Australian research reveals.

Mipomersen shows preliminary lipid-lowering efficacy Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mipomersen, an inhibitor of apolipoprotein B-100, has shown preliminary lipid-lowering efficacy when added to conventional therapy in a phase II clinical trial involving patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.

HbA1c cutpoint for diagnosing Type 2 diabetes in Asian Indians determined Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A glycated hemoglobin cutpoint of 6.1% can be used as a screening test for Type 2 diabetes in Asian Indians, say researchers.

Genetic link between low birth weight and Type 2 diabetes discovered Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A genetic link has been discovered between low birthweight and Type 2 diabetes, report researchers in the journal Nature Genetics.

PCI with DES ‘potential alternative to CABG’ in unprotected left main disease Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting with drug-eluting stents could represent a good alternative to coronary artery bypass graft surgery in selected patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease, conclude researchers.

Larger left atria may explain increased AF prevalence in Whites Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation in White individuals may relate to their having larger left atrial diameters relative to African Americans, report researchers.

Chest radiation exposure in youth linked to future breast cancer risk Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women treated with chest radiation for pediatric or young adult cancer have a substantially elevated risk for breast cancer at a young age, which does not seem to plateau, results of a systematic literature review have shown.

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.

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.

Study confirms link between XMRV and prostate cancer Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a novel serologic assay to detect previous infection with xenotrophic murine leukemia virus-related virus retrovirus among prostate cancer patients.

Zoledronic acid may help reduce the spread of breast cancer Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have found that administration of zoledronic acid alongside chemotherapy for breast cancer results in a decreased proportion of patients with disseminated tumor cells detected in the bone marrow after 3 months of treatment.

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