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• <i>TGF-β1</i> gene variant linked to asthma risk
• Non-invasive ventilation benefits patients with severe asthma attacks
• Poor air quality in schools linked to dry cough, rhinitis and nasal patency in children
• Female schizophrenia patients particularly prone to obesity
• Medication nonadherence in schizophrenia linked to suicide risk
• Celiac disease screening in young adults can be cost effective
• Screening tool warns of warfarin non-adherence risk
• Asymptomatic CAD common in stroke patients
• Gene expression in breast epithelium may indicate breast cancer risk
• Urinary and sexual HRQoL varies significantly with prostate treatment
• Prostate cancer patients on AS have low anxiety, distress in first 9 months
• Childhood obesity determines CRP, adiponectin levels in adulthood
• n–6 fatty acids linked with lipoproteins across racial subgroups
• Candesartan reduces new-onset diabetes risk in hypertensive patients
• High glycemic load increases CHD risk in women
• Collaborative care for depression beneficial in ACS
• High glycemic load increases CHD risk in women
• Better defined criteria for cardiac device use in elderly needed
• Multidisciplinary teams cut ICU mortality
• Moderate pre-operative CRP levels predict later mortality
• Maintaining tight BIS range may improve long-term surgical outcomes
• Doubts raised over dopamine safety for shock

<i>TGF-β1</i> gene variant linked to asthma risk Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis support an association between a single nucleotide polymorphism in the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) gene and an increased risk for asthma.

Non-invasive ventilation benefits patients with severe asthma attacks Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Non-invasive ventilation helps stabilize patients experiencing severe attacks of asthma and may reduce the need for endotracheal intubation, researchers have found.

Poor air quality in schools linked to dry cough, rhinitis and nasal patency in children Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Children who study in classrooms with poor air quality face an increased risk for dry cough, rhinitis, and reduced nasal patency, researchers have found.

Female schizophrenia patients particularly prone to obesity Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have a higher body mass index, body surface area, and percentage body fat than healthy age-matched individuals, report researchers who found that the effect was more pronounced in female patients.

Medication nonadherence in schizophrenia linked to suicide risk Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Poor adherence to antipsychotic drugs in outpatients with schizophrenia can be predicted by current alcohol and substance abuse and a history of previous nonadherence, among other factors, researchers report.

Celiac disease screening in young adults can be cost effective Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mass screening for celiac disease can be a cost-effective strategy in young adults, Israeli researchers report.

Screening tool warns of warfarin non-adherence risk Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have created a screening tool that may help identify patients at risk for non-adherence to warfarin therapy.

Asymptomatic CAD common in stroke patients Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT About one in every five stroke patients has asymptomatic coronary artery disease, study findings show.

Gene expression in breast epithelium may indicate breast cancer risk Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A distinct gene expression profile in histologically normal epithelium distinguishes women with breast cancer or at high risk for breast cancer from women with no known increased risk for the disease , US researchers report.

Urinary and sexual HRQoL varies significantly with prostate treatment Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men who undergo brachytherapy or cryotherapy for localized prostate cancer report better urinary function and bother scores compared with men who undergo surgery, study findings show.

Prostate cancer patients on AS have low anxiety, distress in first 9 months Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Anxiety and distress levels remain generally favorably low during the first 9 months of active surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer, study findings show.

Childhood obesity determines CRP, adiponectin levels in adulthood Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adiposity in children is related to levels of cardiovascular risk markers in young adulthood, study findings suggest.

n–6 fatty acids linked with lipoproteins across racial subgroups Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serum levels of omega-6 fatty acids are significantly associated with various lipoprotein subclasses, a multiracial population-based study has found.

Candesartan reduces new-onset diabetes risk in hypertensive patients Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Candesartan reduces the risk for new-onset diabetes in patients with hypertension, findings from the CASE-J study suggest.

High glycemic load increases CHD risk in women Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who regularly consume carbohydrates with a high glycemic index are significantly increasing their risk for coronary heart disease, while men's risk for CHD seems unaffected by such a diet, data from the EPICOR study show.

Collaborative care for depression beneficial in ACS Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A collaborative, stepped care approach to treating depression after acute coronary syndrome results in significant reductions in patients' depressive symptoms, findings of the COPES trial show.

High glycemic load increases CHD risk in women Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who regularly consume carbohydrates with a high glycemic index are significantly increasing their risk for coronary heart disease, while men's risk for CHD seems unaffected by such a diet, data from the EPICOR study show.

Better defined criteria for cardiac device use in elderly needed Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Complication rates and in-hospital mortality are increased in elderly patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, report researchers.

Multidisciplinary teams cut ICU mortality Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Critically ill patients are less likely to die if they are treated in an intensive care unit that benefits from daily rounds by a multidisciplinary team, say US researchers.

Moderate pre-operative CRP levels predict later mortality Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Pre-operative C-reactive protein levels as low as 3 mg/L predict long-term mortality after nonemergent coronary artery bypass grafting, shows research.

Maintaining tight BIS range may improve long-term surgical outcomes Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Avoiding prolonged low intra-operative bispectral index values may improve patients' long-term outcomes, shows an analysis of the B-Aware trial.

Doubts raised over dopamine safety for shock Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dopamine is associated with more arrhythmias than is norepinephrine in patients with shock, and increases mortality in those with cardiogenic shock, shows a randomized trial.

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