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• Early lipid-lowering treatment improves post-stroke outcomes
• Three more risk loci for intracranial aneurysm reported
• Smoking bans reduce hospital admissions for respiratory conditions
• Vitamin D levels linked to lung function in asthmatic children
• Nasal Nod-like receptors possible targets for allergic rhinitis treatment
• Patients’ insight, knowledge of psychotic symptoms aid functional remission
• History of bipolar disorder affects illness characteristics and outcomes
• Treatment and control of hypercholesterolemia improving, but control remains poor
• Early lipid-lowering treatment improves post-stroke outcomes
• Positive node number alters breast cancer patient prognosis
• VTE risk increased in prostate cancer
• Mipomersen aids lipid lowering but transaminase increases common
• CENTAURUS suggests early apoB/apoA-1 ratio effect with rosuvastatin
• Weight loss and gastric banding benefit immune system in obese diabetics
• Gender may influence QTc in Type 2 diabetes
• Potential NSAID-related coronary risk ‘more apparent’ for NSTE ACS
• US patients without medical insurance delay seeking care for AMI

Early lipid-lowering treatment improves post-stroke outcomes Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who suffer a stroke should be given lipid therapy before leaving hospital to reduce their risk for recurrent stroke, ischemic heart disease, or death, analysis of data from a major stroke registry has shown.

Three more risk loci for intracranial aneurysm reported Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified three new genetic loci that contribute to people's risk for developing intracranial aneurysms.

Smoking bans reduce hospital admissions for respiratory conditions Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Canadian study suggest that antismoking legislation reduces hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

Vitamin D levels linked to lung function in asthmatic children Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin D insufficiency is common in children with asthma, with lower levels of the vitamin associated with greater use of corticosteroids and poorer lung function, US researchers have found.

Nasal Nod-like receptors possible targets for allergic rhinitis treatment Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors are present in the human nose, with expression of Nod1 and Nalp3 down-regulated during the pollen season in patients with allergic rhinitis.

Patients’ insight, knowledge of psychotic symptoms aid functional remission Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with psychotic symptoms who have good insight into their illness, are knowledgeable of warning signs and drug treatments, and employ good coping strategies tend to have good treatment outcomes, a naturalistic study suggests.

History of bipolar disorder affects illness characteristics and outcomes Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients experiencing their first acute mania episode present with different illness characteristics and achieve recovery and remission more quickly than patients with multiple episodes, findings from the EMBLEM study show.

Treatment and control of hypercholesterolemia improving, but control remains poor Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Awareness, treatment, and control of hypercholesterolemia improved significantly in the USA between 1999 and 2006, but general lipid control remains poor, study findings suggest.

Early lipid-lowering treatment improves post-stroke outcomes Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who suffer a stroke should be given lipid therapy before leaving hospital to reduce their risk for recurrent stroke, ischemic heart disease, or death, analysis of data from a major stroke registry has shown.

Positive node number alters breast cancer patient prognosis Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with breast cancer and one to two positive lymph nodes have a better prognosis than those with three involved nodes, Canadian researchers report.

VTE risk increased in prostate cancer Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer increases the risk for venous thromboembolism, particularly in men receiving endocrine therapy, and should be taken into account when managing prostate cancer patients, conclude UK and Swedish investigators.

Mipomersen aids lipid lowering but transaminase increases common Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adjunctive treatment with the apolipoprotein B synthesis inhibitor mipomersen can lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients not achieving target levels with statin therapy, say researchers, but hepatic enzyme increases need further study.

CENTAURUS suggests early apoB/apoA-1 ratio effect with rosuvastatin Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment for 1 month with rosuvastatin 20 mg decreases the ratio of apolipoprotein B to A-1 more than does of atorvastatin 80 mg in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes, trial findings suggest.

Weight loss and gastric banding benefit immune system in obese diabetics Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dieting and weight loss before and after gastric banding limits the activation of circulating immune cells in obese individuals with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, a study suggests.

Gender may influence QTc in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Indian researchers report that a prolonged QT interval corrected for heart rate is associated with diabetic neuropathy in both men and women with Type 2 diabetes, but that gender differences do exist.

Potential NSAID-related coronary risk ‘more apparent’ for NSTE ACS Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with a small, nonsignificant risk for acute coronary syndrome that is more apparent for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome than other types, finds a study from Spain.

US patients without medical insurance delay seeking care for AMI Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients without medical insurance and those with financial concerns are more likely to delay seeking emergency care when suffering an acute myocardial infarction than others, reveals a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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