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• More evidence for proximal protection benefits in CAS
• High-intensity NPPV benefits COPD patients
• Long-term survival improving for COPD patients
• Breastfeeding protection against asthma confirmed
• Flax oil has limited efficacy in pediatric bipolar disorder
• Suicidality in schizophrenia linked to insight, depression
• Movement therapy improves functional outcomes in stroke survivors
• Radiation dose outside of the prostate indicates likelihood of treatment failure
• PSA doubling time not a reliable predictor of progression after RP
• Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea common among premenopausal breast cancer patients
• Low HDL levels implicated in variant angina pectoris
• HDL levels predict abdominal aortic aneurysm risk
• Exenatide treatment adds extra benefit to lifestyle modification
• <i>FTO</i> variant linked to CVD in men with IGT
• Exenatide treatment adds extra benefit to lifestyle modification
• Coronary stenosis severity linked to infarct-related lesions in acute MI
• Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque improve CHD risk prediction

More evidence for proximal protection benefits in CAS Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Carotid artery stenting with proximal endovascular occlusion using the Mo.Ma system is associated with a low complication rate, show Italian registry results.

High-intensity NPPV benefits COPD patients Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT High-intensity non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is superior to low-intensity NPPV for controlling nocturnal hypoventilation in patients with severe hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), research shows.

Long-term survival improving for COPD patients Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term survival after hospital discharge has improved significantly in recent years for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Spanish researchers have found.

Breastfeeding protection against asthma confirmed Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 4 months reduces the risk for asthma in children, Swedish research shows.

Flax oil has limited efficacy in pediatric bipolar disorder Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Flax oil supplementation for children and adolescents with bipolar disorder achieves only marginal improvement in symptom severity, study results show.

Suicidality in schizophrenia linked to insight, depression Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who are suicidal upon admission to hospital show elevated depression, negative symptoms, and insight compared with their non-suicidal peers, study results show.

Movement therapy improves functional outcomes in stroke survivors Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Nine months of robot-assisted movement therapy improves physical function in patients with chronic stroke, show findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Radiation dose outside of the prostate indicates likelihood of treatment failure Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The likelihood of radiotherapy-treated prostate cancer patients experiencing biological or chemical failure is linked to how much radiation reaches beyond the primary target area, Dutch study results show.

PSA doubling time not a reliable predictor of progression after RP Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A man's prostate-specific antigen doubling time after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer cannot reliably indicate whether he is likely to experience biochemical progression, say US researchers.

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea common among premenopausal breast cancer patients Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT A considerable proportion of women treated with chemotherapy will experience periods of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea, but many will resume bleeding, say US researchers.

Low HDL levels implicated in variant angina pectoris Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are a risk factor for variant angina pectoris, study results suggest.

HDL levels predict abdominal aortic aneurysm risk Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serum levels of high-density lipoprotein are the most important lipid-derived predictor of the risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm, Australian researchers have found.

Exenatide treatment adds extra benefit to lifestyle modification Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with exenatide plus lifestyle modification significantly improves glycemic control, reduces weight, and decreases blood pressure in overweight Type 2 diabetics taking metformin or a sulfonylurea compared with lifestyle modification alone, report US researchers.

<i>FTO</i> variant linked to CVD in men with IGT Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that a common polymorphism of the fat mass and obesity associated gene is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in men with impaired glucose tolerance.

Exenatide treatment adds extra benefit to lifestyle modification Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with exenatide plus lifestyle modification significantly improves glycemic control, reduces weight, and decreases blood pressure in overweight Type 2 diabetics taking metformin or a sulfonylurea compared with lifestyle modification alone, report US researchers.

Coronary stenosis severity linked to infarct-related lesions in acute MI Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Stenosis severity and infarct-related lesions are significantly associated in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, an Australian study has found.

Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque improve CHD risk prediction Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Carotid intima-media thickness and the presence or absence of plaque improve coronary heart disease risk prediction when added to traditional risk factors, a US study has found.

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