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• Improved home heating reduces school absences in asthmatic children
• Diesel pollution increases respiratory symptoms in teens
• Active and passive smoking decreases FeNO levels
• ECT equally effective for unipolar and bipolar depression
• Sexual, physical abuse common in first psychotic episode patients
• Barrett’s esophagus surveillance helps identify esophageal cancer early
• Surgery provoked VTE patients show lower risk for recurrence
• Statins protect against subclinical brain damage
• Age, time, type of prostate treatment linked with future health-related QoL
• Age, time, type of prostate treatment linked with future health-related QoL
• ERα and p53 changes linked to breast cancer development
• Statins protect against subclinical brain damage
• Dose-response shown for nut consumption lipid benefits
• No proof of extra benefit of long-acting insulin analogs in Type 1 diabetics
• Computer algorithms can detect diabetic retinopathy
• AHA warns of CVD risk from air pollution
• Subcutaneous ICD shows promise
• ERα and p53 changes linked to breast cancer development
• Previous abdominal surgery does not contraindicate RRP
• Dose escalation for prostate cancer is feasible using IMRT
• Five new breast cancer susceptibility loci identified
• Older men’s estrone levels linked with risk for prostate cancer
• Survey shows more UK surgeons performing SLNB
• Apical cores increase prostate cancer detection at initial biopsy
• Reduced prostate radiotherapy margins improve morbidity outcomes
• Isolated RNF rare after breast conserving therapy

Improved home heating reduces school absences in asthmatic children Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Installing effective, non-polluting heating in the home reduces the number of missed school days in children with asthma, results from a New Zealand study show.

Diesel pollution increases respiratory symptoms in teens Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Recent exposure to increased levels of diesel exhaust particles is associated with an increased risk for wheeze, shortness of breath, and chest tightness among adolescents, particularly those with asthma, research shows.

Active and passive smoking decreases FeNO levels Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Active and passive smoking decreases fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels, say researchers who advise that such exposures be taken into account when interpreting FeNO values in patients with asthma.

ECT equally effective for unipolar and bipolar depression Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar depression are as likely to remit with standard electroconvulsive therapy as those with unipolar depression, say researchers.

Sexual, physical abuse common in first psychotic episode patients Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT One quarter of patients with bipolar I disorder presenting with a first episode of psychotic mania have suffered sexual and/or physical abuse in childhood and adolescence, a study shows.

Barrett’s esophagus surveillance helps identify esophageal cancer early Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Regular endoscopic surveillance in Barrett's esophagus patients helps identify esophageal cancer at an early stage, say researchers.

Surgery provoked VTE patients show lower risk for recurrence Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism is higher in patients with idiopathic rather than surgery provoked first episodes of thrombosis, US researchers confirm.

Statins protect against subclinical brain damage Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with simvastatin reduces the occurrence of subclinical cerebral infarcts in patients at risk for large-artery stroke, a post-hoc analysis of the ROCAS study suggests.

Age, time, type of prostate treatment linked with future health-related QoL Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Age at diagnosis, time since treatment, and type of primary treatment influence a prostate cancer patient's future health-related quality of life, report US researchers.

Age, time, type of prostate treatment linked with future health-related QoL Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Age at diagnosis, time since treatment, and type of primary treatment influence a prostate cancer patient's future health-related quality of life, report US researchers.

ERα and p53 changes linked to breast cancer development Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Increased and deregulated estrogen receptor α and p53 heterozygosity have independent and collaborating roles in increasing the risk for mammary preneoplasia, US researchers report.

Statins protect against subclinical brain damage Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with simvastatin reduces the occurrence of subclinical cerebral infarcts in patients at risk for large-artery stroke, a post-hoc analysis of the ROCAS study suggests.

Dose-response shown for nut consumption lipid benefits Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT People can improve their lipid profile by increasing their consumption of nuts, show results of a meta-analysis.

No proof of extra benefit of long-acting insulin analogs in Type 1 diabetics Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a report published by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care in Germany suggest that long-acting insulin analogs offer no additional benefit to patients with Type 1 diabetes as compared with human NPH insulin.

Computer algorithms can detect diabetic retinopathy Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that automated diabetic retinopathy detection has improved significantly and cannot be differentiated from best clinical practice standards.

AHA warns of CVD risk from air pollution Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The evidence linking air pollution to cardiovascular disease has "substantially strengthened" and high-risk individuals in particular should limit their exposure to airborne particulate matter, advise experts in an updated American Heart Association scientific statement.

Subcutaneous ICD shows promise Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Preliminary study findings suggest that an entirely subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator is effective at treating ventricular fibrillation and sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia.

ERα and p53 changes linked to breast cancer development Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Increased and deregulated estrogen receptor α and p53 heterozygosity have independent and collaborating roles in increasing the risk for mammary preneoplasia, US researchers report.

Previous abdominal surgery does not contraindicate RRP Posted: 11 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that previous abdominal or inguinal surgery is not a contraindication to robotic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.

Dose escalation for prostate cancer is feasible using IMRT Posted: 11 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that dose escalation of image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy to the prostate, including the pelvic lymph nodes and seminal vesicles, is feasible, with acceptable rates of toxicity.

Five new breast cancer susceptibility loci identified Posted: 11 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Scientists have found five new regions of the genome that are associated with an increased risk for developing breast cancer, according to a study published in Nature Genetics.

Older men’s estrone levels linked with risk for prostate cancer Posted: 10 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Among older men, high estrone levels are strongly linked with an increased risk for prostate cancer, reports a US research team.

Survey shows more UK surgeons performing SLNB Posted: 10 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The UK National training program for sentinel lymph node biopsy has increased the number of surgeons performing the procedure to stage clinically node negative patients with breast cancer, researchers report.

Apical cores increase prostate cancer detection at initial biopsy Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The inclusion of an apical core, particularly an extreme apical core, in initial trans-rectal ultrasound-guided biopsy increases the detection of prostate cancer, say US researchers.

Reduced prostate radiotherapy margins improve morbidity outcomes Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Reducing planning target volume margins while using real-time tumor tracking decreases morbidity in prostate radiotherapy patients compared with radiotherapy using standard margins, show US research results.

Isolated RNF rare after breast conserving therapy Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Isolated regional nodal failure is a rare occurrence after breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy for invasive breast cancer, but rates vary according to biological subtype, US researchers report.

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