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• Nuisance bleeding highlighted in DES patients
• Hypoxia treatment linked to improved stroke outcomes
• TNF antagonists have favorable benefit-risk profile for psoriasis
• Chronic fatigue more common after prostate cancer radiotherapy than surgery
• G2-radiosensitivity promising genetic marker for prostate cancer
• Chronic fatigue more common after prostate cancer radiotherapy than surgery
• G2-radiosensitivity promising genetic marker for prostate cancer
• Self-referral for breast screening under-utilized in older women
• Short-term, high-dose atorvastatin reduces plaque macrophage accumulation
• Extended-release carvedilol may have beneficial triglyceride effect
• Long-acting insulin analogs do not lower DKA risk in young Type 1 diabetics
• Format of diabetes screening invitation does not influence uptake
• Rhythm control may be harmful in patients with AF post-MI
• QRISK2 more accurate than NICE version of Framingham
• Self-referral for breast screening under-utilized in older women
• Standardized discharge orders could improve secondary stroke prevention

Nuisance bleeding highlighted in DES patients Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Nuisance bleeding is a common problem in patients using dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation, US researchers have found.

Hypoxia treatment linked to improved stroke outcomes Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Three processes of acute stroke care are associated with improved outcomes, show findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

TNF antagonists have favorable benefit-risk profile for psoriasis Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Tumor necrosis factor antagonists are more likely to be successful for the treatment of psoriasis during the initial year of treatment than they are to cause serious toxicity, quantitative benefit-risk assessment data show.

Chronic fatigue more common after prostate cancer radiotherapy than surgery Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer are more likely to experience chronic fatigue in the 2 years following treatment than their counterparts treated with surgery, show Norwegian study results.

G2-radiosensitivity promising genetic marker for prostate cancer Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Enhanced G2-chromosomal radiosensitivity may indicate a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer, according to German study findings.

Chronic fatigue more common after prostate cancer radiotherapy than surgery Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer are more likely to experience chronic fatigue in the 2 years following treatment than their counterparts treated with surgery, show Norwegian study results.

G2-radiosensitivity promising genetic marker for prostate cancer Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Enhanced G2-chromosomal radiosensitivity may indicate a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer, according to German study findings.

Self-referral for breast screening under-utilized in older women Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT There is a lack of knowledge about breast cancer diagnosis, and confusion about eligibility to attend screening among older women in the UK, study findings indicate.

Short-term, high-dose atorvastatin reduces plaque macrophage accumulation Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Short-term treatment with high-dose atorvastatin reduces macrophage accumulation in atherosclerotic plaque compared with cholesterol lowering without statins, Italian research suggests.

Extended-release carvedilol may have beneficial triglyceride effect Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Extended-release carvedilol differs to extended-release metoprolol in its effect on triglyceride levels, but has a similar impact on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hypertensive patients without dyslipidemia, trial findings suggest.

Long-acting insulin analogs do not lower DKA risk in young Type 1 diabetics Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Use of long-acting insulin analogs does not reduce the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes any more than Neutral Protamine Hagedorn insulin, report researchers.

Format of diabetes screening invitation does not influence uptake Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The format of a diabetes screening invitation does not significantly influence the uptake of screening by at-risk individuals, show results from a UK study.

Rhythm control may be harmful in patients with AF post-MI Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT An anti-arrhythmic drug-based rhythm control strategy is associated with excess mortality during the peri-infarct period in patients with atrial fibrillation after myocardial infarction, as compared with a rate control strategy, shows a subanalysis of VALIANT.

QRISK2 more accurate than NICE version of Framingham Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT QRISK2 is more accurate at identifying people at high risk for cardiovascular disease than the Framingham equation previously recommended by NICE, report UK researchers.

Self-referral for breast screening under-utilized in older women Posted: 13 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT There is a lack of knowledge about breast cancer diagnosis, and confusion about eligibility to attend screening among older women in the UK, study findings indicate.

Standardized discharge orders could improve secondary stroke prevention Posted: 12 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Implementing standardized discharge orders for stroke patients appears to increase prescription of preventive medication, say US researchers.

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