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• Weight-loss surgery reduces asthma severity
• Maternal confers greater risk than paternal asthma for childhood asthma
• Lyprinol may benefit allergic asthma patients
• Antimanic medications for child bipolar I disorder underused in primary care
• Childhood and midlife vocabulary deficits seen in schizophrenia patients
• Cerebrovascular reactivity linked to ischemia risk after SAH
• A man’s estrogen level could predict his prostate cancer risk
• Breast cancer risk may be linked to grandmother's diet
• Weight gain at time of prostate cancer surgery increases recurrence risk
• Ethnic differences in Type 2 diabetes precursors present in young children
• Pravastatin may decrease ventricular irritability
• LAGB surgery improves symptoms of Type 2 diabetes long-term
• Ethnic differences in Type 2 diabetes precursors present in young children
• Severe psoriasis linked to increased CV mortality
• Audiotaped pre-op consultation improves patients’ knowledge, reduces anxiety

Weight-loss surgery reduces asthma severity Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduction in the amount of medication needed to control asthma symptoms in obese patients, researchers have found.

Maternal confers greater risk than paternal asthma for childhood asthma Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis confirm that maternal asthma is associated with a greater risk for the respiratory condition in children than paternal asthma.

Lyprinol may benefit allergic asthma patients Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dietary supplementation with lyprinol may benefit patients with allergic asthma, say researchers who found that the marine-based oil reduced allergic inflammation and airway hyper-responsiveness in mice.

Antimanic medications for child bipolar I disorder underused in primary care Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT The use of antimanic medications by community practitioners for children with bipolar I disorder is relatively low, study findings suggest.

Childhood and midlife vocabulary deficits seen in schizophrenia patients Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adults with schizophrenia have impaired receptive vocabulary that is evident in childhood and deteriorates further in midlife, study findings show.

Cerebrovascular reactivity linked to ischemia risk after SAH Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who have progressive loss of cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide challenge after suffering subarachnoid hemorrhage are at high risk for delayed cerebral ischemia, say researchers.

A man’s estrogen level could predict his prostate cancer risk Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified a type of estrogen metabolite that is more prevalent in men with prostate cancer than men without the disease, and believe it could be used as a biomarker to assess prostate cancer risk.

Breast cancer risk may be linked to grandmother's diet Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to a high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk for breast cancer in both daughters and granddaughters, US researchers report

Weight gain at time of prostate cancer surgery increases recurrence risk Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men whose body mass index increases by as little as 1 kg/m2 in the 5 years before and the year after surgery for prostate cancer are twice as likely to experience disease recurrence than men whose body mass index remains stable, study results show.

Ethnic differences in Type 2 diabetes precursors present in young children Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Ethnic differences in Type 2 diabetes precursors are present in children under the age of 10 years and are generally similar to those seen in adults, report UK researchers.

Pravastatin may decrease ventricular irritability Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Pravastatin, but not simvastatin, may decrease ventricular irritability in the heart, a small trial suggests.

LAGB surgery improves symptoms of Type 2 diabetes long-term Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that laparascopic adjustable gastric banding improves symptoms of Type 2 diabetes in the long term, but rarely leads to prolonged remission in patients with long-standing Type 2 diabetes.

Ethnic differences in Type 2 diabetes precursors present in young children Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Ethnic differences in Type 2 diabetes precursors are present in children under the age of 10 years and are generally similar to those seen in adults, report UK researchers.

Severe psoriasis linked to increased CV mortality Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Severe psoriasis is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, independently of traditional risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, study findings show.

Audiotaped pre-op consultation improves patients’ knowledge, reduces anxiety Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT An audiotaped recording of the consultation before cardiac surgery appears to improve patients' understanding of the procedures and their health status and reduce their levels of anxiety and depression, a randomized controlled trial has found.

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