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• Outpatient PR reduces hospital re-admittance risk among COPD patients
• Mucin levels elevated in asthmatics
• COPD exacerbations increase risk for MI, stroke
• Gray matter gyrus reductions found in bipolar disorder
• Substance use confounds study of executive function in schizophrenia
• Vacuum IFC is effective therapy for functional dyspepsia
• Single-dose correction unnecessary in patients with stable INR
• TCD screening cuts stroke rates in children with SCD
• Ethnic variation in pelvimetry linked to apical PSM rate after prostate surgery
• Race does not affect prostate cancer detection using extended biopsy
• Biomarkers improve understanding of DCIS prognosis
• Acupuncture does not effectively reduce labor pain
• Urinary biomarkers identify presence of ovarian cancer
• Age, parity linked to choice of contraception
• Potential demand for over-the-counter contraceptives exists in USA
• High prevalence of depression in peri- and postmenopausal women
• Gene variants, haplotypes linked with lipid levels in the US population
• Statins linked with reduced AF incidence in CAD patients
• Lixisenatide effective for glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes
• Periodontal disease increases HbA1c in nondiabetics
• PCI outcomes ‘comparable’ with and without on-site surgical back-up
• Long-term anabolic steroid use linked to severe cardiac dysfunction

Outpatient PR reduces hospital re-admittance risk among COPD patients Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation can reduce the risk for hospital re-admission for an exacerbation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Mucin levels elevated in asthmatics Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mucin levels are increased in patients with asthma and may have protective effects against exacerbations, say researchers.

COPD exacerbations increase risk for MI, stroke Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction and stroke, research shows.

Gray matter gyrus reductions found in bipolar disorder Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with established bipolar I disorder show reductions in superior temporal gyrus gray matter volume, especially in the left posterior regions, relative to mentally healthy controls, results of a magnetic resonance imaging study show.

Substance use confounds study of executive function in schizophrenia Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A history of substance use disorder in patients with schizophrenia has a significant influence on executive function and should be taken into account in all studies of cognitive function in schizophrenia, study results suggest.

Vacuum IFC is effective therapy for functional dyspepsia Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Vacuum interferential current is a non-invasive and effective treatment for functional dyspepsia, research shows.

Single-dose correction unnecessary in patients with stable INR Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who are well-controlled on warfarin with only occasional International Normalized Ratios outside the therapeutic range do not appear to benefit from single-dose correction, Canadian research shows.

TCD screening cuts stroke rates in children with SCD Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Transcranial Doppler screening results in a 10-fold reduction in stroke incidence among children with sickle cell disease, show study results.

Ethnic variation in pelvimetry linked to apical PSM rate after prostate surgery Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT African–American men have a significantly smaller midpelvic area and steeper symphysis pubis angle than Caucasian men, making surgery to the prostate more challenging in these men, report researchers.

Race does not affect prostate cancer detection using extended biopsy Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that the rate of prostate cancer detection does not differ between African–American and Caucasian men after undergoing an extended biopsy protocol.

Biomarkers improve understanding of DCIS prognosis Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have identified combinations of biomarkers in ductal carcinoma in situ lesions whose expression patterns improve estimation of a woman's risk for subsequent invasive cancer.

Acupuncture does not effectively reduce labor pain Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The use of acupuncture for pain management during labor is not supported by available evidence, indicate the results of a systematic review.

Urinary biomarkers identify presence of ovarian cancer Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women aged 55 years or older who have elevated levels of two urinary biomarkers have a high risk for ovarian cancer, according to US researchers.

Age, parity linked to choice of contraception Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The form of contraception women choose is linked with their age and parity, according to researchers investigating contraceptive use and pregnancies in a cohort of 286 women.

Potential demand for over-the-counter contraceptives exists in USA Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US research indicates that certain women would be likely to take advantage of over-the-counter contraceptives in the USA, were they available at low cost.

High prevalence of depression in peri- and postmenopausal women Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Turkish researchers have found that women transitioning from peri- to postmenopause have an increased risk for developing depression compared with premenopausal women.

Gene variants, haplotypes linked with lipid levels in the US population Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Variants in four genes have a small but significant influence on circulating lipid levels in the US general population, study findings suggest.

Statins linked with reduced AF incidence in CAD patients Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Statin therapy is associated with a reduced risk for new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients who have been hospitalized for coronary artery disease, a large cohort study suggests.

Lixisenatide effective for glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide significantly improves glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin alone, say researchers.

Periodontal disease increases HbA1c in nondiabetics Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from the SHIP study suggest that periodontal disease leads to a gradual increase in glycated hemoglobin, which may explain links between Type 2 diabetes and periodontitis.

PCI outcomes ‘comparable’ with and without on-site surgical back-up Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with coronary artery disease who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention at a hospital without on-site surgical support have comparable health status outcomes to those who receive the treatment in a hospital with surgical back-up, a study shows.

Long-term anabolic steroid use linked to severe cardiac dysfunction Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term anabolic steroid use seems to result in more severe cardiac dysfunction than previously recognized, and may be sufficient to increase the risk for heart failure, report researchers.

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