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• Co-existing conditions more common in children with swine than seasonal flu
• Fear of swine flu increases ED use
• Comprehensive asthma care reduces ED visits in minority children
• Bipolar and MDD patients show distinct neuronal oscillatory responses
• Time-to-pregnancy linked to increased schizophrenia risk
• Number of positive nodes best indicator for survival in esophageal cancer
• Infant age affects apnea risk after sedation
• Paracervical local anesthetic recommended for outpatient hysteroscopy
• Capnography improves sedation safety
• Large trials needed to establish anesthesia effect on cancer recurrence
• Taller men have increased risk for VTE
• Brain aneurysm linked with bicuspid aortic valves
• Early natural history of prostate cancer linked to disease grade at diagnosis
• ‘Substantial’ discordance between Gleason score at prostate biopsy and surgery
• Early natural history of prostate cancer linked to disease grade at diagnosis
• ‘Substantial’ discordance between Gleason score at prostate biopsy and surgery
• DCIS-IDC less aggressive than IDC alone
• Lp(a) levels associated with lower-limb PAD
• Soluble fiber improves multiple CV risk markers in hypercholesterolemia
• High-dose taspoglutide effective and well tolerated for lowering HbA1c
• Neighborhood socioeconomics influence diabetes risk in US youth
• High job pressure boosts women’s heart disease risk
• Pneumococcal vaccine does not reduce MI, stroke risk
• DCIS-IDC less aggressive than IDC alone
• PSA kinetics unreliable for determining treatment in prostate surveillance patients
• Poor QoL linked to poor chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer
• 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

Co-existing conditions more common in children with swine than seasonal flu Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that children hospitalized with pandemic H1N1 influenza in 2009 were older and more likely to have underlying medical conditions than those hospitalized with seasonal influenza during previous flu seasons.

Fear of swine flu increases ED use Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Just the fear of H1N1 influenza, even in the absence of the disease itself, is enough to cause overcrowding in emergency departments, results from a US study suggest.

Comprehensive asthma care reduces ED visits in minority children Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A comprehensive, patient-centered approach to asthma care significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations among minority children with the respiratory condition from low socio-economic backgrounds, research suggests.

Bipolar and MDD patients show distinct neuronal oscillatory responses Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar patients show neuropathologic patterns in response to emotional stimuli that are distinct from those in patients with major depressive disorder, researchers report.

Time-to-pregnancy linked to increased schizophrenia risk Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prolonged time-to-pregnancy may increase the risk for schizophrenia, US study findings show.

Number of positive nodes best indicator for survival in esophageal cancer Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The number of positive lymph nodes is more important than their location for predicting survival in patients with esophageal cancer, report researchers.

Infant age affects apnea risk after sedation Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The age of an infant may be an important influence on their risk for developing apnea after sedation with chloral hydrate, research suggests.

Paracervical local anesthetic recommended for outpatient hysteroscopy Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Paracervical local anesthetic is the best form of pain control for outpatients undergoing hysteroscopy, say the authors of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Capnography improves sedation safety Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adding capnography to standard monitoring during emergency department sedation reduces hypoxia and provides forewarning of all hypoxic events, show results of a randomized trial.

Large trials needed to establish anesthesia effect on cancer recurrence Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have called for large trials to ascertain whether regional anesthesia affects rates of cancer recurrence after surgery.

Taller men have increased risk for VTE Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Body height is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in men but not women, results from a large, population based study in Norway show.

Brain aneurysm linked with bicuspid aortic valves Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with a bicuspid aortic valve may be at greatly increased risk for intracranial aneurysms, a case–control study suggests.

Early natural history of prostate cancer linked to disease grade at diagnosis Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The time between detection of prostate-specific antigen elevation and prostate cancer diagnosis not only varies greatly but can indicate the likely future pathology of the disease, researchers report.

‘Substantial’ discordance between Gleason score at prostate biopsy and surgery Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT More than a third of men diagnosed with Gleason score 6 at prostate biopsy will be upgraded to a score of 7 at radical prostatectomy, show US study results.

Early natural history of prostate cancer linked to disease grade at diagnosis Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The time between detection of prostate-specific antigen elevation and prostate cancer diagnosis not only varies greatly but can indicate the likely future pathology of the disease, researchers report.

‘Substantial’ discordance between Gleason score at prostate biopsy and surgery Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT More than a third of men diagnosed with Gleason score 6 at prostate biopsy will be upgraded to a score of 7 at radical prostatectomy, show US study results.

DCIS-IDC less aggressive than IDC alone Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Invasive ductal carcinoma co-existing with ductal carcinoma in situ is characterized by lower proliferation and metastatic potential than size-matched pure IDC, study findings indicate.

Lp(a) levels associated with lower-limb PAD Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lipoprotein (Lp)(a) is independently associated with the presence of peripheral arterial disease in the lower limbs, an Italian study suggests.

Soluble fiber improves multiple CV risk markers in hypercholesterolemia Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Daily consumption of soluble fiber improves a broad range of cardiometabolic parameters in people with hypercholesterolemia, a randomized trial has demonstrated.

High-dose taspoglutide effective and well tolerated for lowering HbA1c Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The glucagon-like peptide-1 analog taspoglutide is effective for reducing glycated hemoglobin and is well tolerated at high doses in individuals with Type 2 diabetes, show study results.

Neighborhood socioeconomics influence diabetes risk in US youth Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics influence risk for incident diabetes in children, report US researchers.

High job pressure boosts women’s heart disease risk Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who feel under too much pressure in their jobs are at increased risk for ischemic heart disease, show results from the Danish Nurse Cohort Study.

Pneumococcal vaccine does not reduce MI, stroke risk Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report finding no evidence that pneumococcal vaccination is associated with reduced risk for acute myocardial infarction or stroke.

DCIS-IDC less aggressive than IDC alone Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Invasive ductal carcinoma co-existing with ductal carcinoma in situ is characterized by lower proliferation and metastatic potential than size-matched pure IDC, study findings indicate.

PSA kinetics unreliable for determining treatment in prostate surveillance patients Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have found that prostate-specific antigen kinetics are not a reliable indicator for therapeutic intervention in men with low-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance programs.

Poor QoL linked to poor chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Self-reported health-related quality of life independently predicts chemotherapy treatment benefit and toxicity in women with advanced breast cancer, study findings indicate.

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.

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