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• Common colds more frequent and severe in atopic children with asthma
• Prolonged breastfeeding may reduce allergic rhinitis risk
• Passive smoking linked to chronic rhinosinusitis
• High rate of bipolar disorder–OCD comorbidity in pediatric patients
• Cannabis use associated with acute illness onset in psychosis
• Niacin exposure determines CIMT regression
• IBS ‘diagnosis of exclusion’ increasing healthcare costs
• PM exposure linked to inflammation marker levels
• Intensive glucose control reduces MI risk in Type 2 diabetics
• Fibrin glue does not reduce post-breast surgery seroma formation
• Prostate biomarkers indicate which surveillance patients will need treatment
• Anti-apoA-1 IgG has prognostic promise in myocardial infarction
• Tendon xanthomas, atherosclerosis may share genetic origins in FH
• Intensive glucose control reduces MI risk in Type 2 diabetics
• Diabetes risk higher in recent immigrants to Canada than long-term residents
• Severe HF patients ‘may benefit from ICD’
• CV risk profiles vary strikingly among different ethnic groups

Common colds more frequent and severe in atopic children with asthma Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Atopic children with asthma experience more frequent and severe virus-associated colds than nonatopic children with the respiratory condition, study results show.

Prolonged breastfeeding may reduce allergic rhinitis risk Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prolonged breastfeeding reduces the risk for allergic rhinitis (AR), while sensitization to certain allergens increases the risk for the condition in African-American children with a family history of allergies, US research shows.

Passive smoking linked to chronic rhinosinusitis Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Regular exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke is associated with an increased risk for chronic rhinosinusitis, say researchers.

High rate of bipolar disorder–OCD comorbidity in pediatric patients Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Around 20% of children and adolescents with an initial diagnosis of bipolar disorder also meet criteria for obsessive–compulsive disorder, while a similar number of obsessive–compulsive disorder patients have underlying bipolar disorder, study results show.

Cannabis use associated with acute illness onset in psychosis Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT In patients presenting with a first episode of psychosis, cannabis use in the previous year is associated with a more acute onset of illness, study results suggest.

Niacin exposure determines CIMT regression Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients achieve regression of carotid atherosclerosis if they take niacin rather than ezetimibe, as an adjunct to statins, show results of the ARBITER 6-HALTS trial.

IBS ‘diagnosis of exclusion’ increasing healthcare costs Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Generalists are failing to comply with guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis, leading to unnecessary testing of patients and increased healthcare resource use, study findings show.

PM exposure linked to inflammation marker levels Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Regular exposure to particulate matter may cause long-term inflammatory and coagulatory changes, suggest study findings published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Intensive glucose control reduces MI risk in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show that intensive glucose control in patients with Type 2 diabetes reduces the risk for non-fatal myocardial infarction compared with conventional glucose control.

Fibrin glue does not reduce post-breast surgery seroma formation Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The use of fibrin glue does not prevent seroma formation and does not reduce seroma magnitude and duration following axillary lymphadenectomy, Italian researchers report.

Prostate biomarkers indicate which surveillance patients will need treatment Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Novel application of the Prostate Health Index and measurement of DNA content can predict which prostate cancer patients under active surveillance will ultimately need active treatment, US researchers report.

Anti-apoA-1 IgG has prognostic promise in myocardial infarction Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Immunoglobulin G auto-antibodies against apolipoprotein A-1 have prognostic value in patients with myocardial infarction, a clinical study has shown.

Tendon xanthomas, atherosclerosis may share genetic origins in FH Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The presence of tendon xanthomas in people with familial hypercholesterolemia is associated with genetic variations in the reverse cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein oxidation pathways, Dutch scientists have discovered.

Intensive glucose control reduces MI risk in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show that intensive glucose control in patients with Type 2 diabetes reduces the risk for non-fatal myocardial infarction compared with conventional glucose control.

Diabetes risk higher in recent immigrants to Canada than long-term residents Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Recent immigrants to Canada, particularly women and those of South Asian and African origin, are at increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes compared with long-term residents, show study results.

Severe HF patients ‘may benefit from ICD’ Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The current prevailing assumption that patients with severe heart failure are unlikely to benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy must be questioned, argue researchers.

CV risk profiles vary strikingly among different ethnic groups Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings reveal striking differences in cardiovascular risk profiles among four major ethnic groups living in Ontario, Canada.

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