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• Vitamin E supplements may reduce COPD risk in women
• High fat food linked to lung inflammation in asthma patients
• Asthmatic children at increased risk for COPD in adulthood
• Impulsivity both state and trait marker in bipolar disorder
• Early psychosis intervention ‘cost-effective’
• Subclinical neointimal coverage, thrombus higher with PES than SES
• More evidence for dangers of fluctuating BP
• Mild liver disease linked with risk for high-grade prostate cancer
• HER2 overexpression does not affect breast cancer locoregional recurrence
• Non-coital contraception is favored by university students
• Physiology of hot flashes highlights possible link to cardiovascular risk
• DSE-37: a promising vaginal contraceptive
• Vitamin D sufficiency lowers risk for preterm labor and infection
• Flaxseed diet may improve ovarian cancer prognosis
• Moderate-dose atorvastatin aids coronary regeneration after AMI
• Adiponectin levels may be prognostic marker in ACS
• More evidence for dangers of fluctuating BP
• Diabetes increases mortality risk after liver transplant
• Sight-threatening retinopathy risk increased in Type 2 diabetics with SCH
• ‘Normal’ plasma aldosterone increases associated with CVD mortality
• Cardiology fellows lack radiation safety training

Vitamin E supplements may reduce COPD risk in women Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Both smoking and non-smoking women over the age of 45 years can reduce their risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by regularly taking vitamin E supplements, research suggests.

High fat food linked to lung inflammation in asthma patients Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT People with asthma should avoid eating a lot of high fat food, say Australian researchers who found that airway inflammation increased and response to the reliever medication albuterol decreased after eating a high-fat meal.

Asthmatic children at increased risk for COPD in adulthood Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Children with severe persistent asthma are significantly more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adulthood than children without the respiratory condition, Australian research shows.

Impulsivity both state and trait marker in bipolar disorder Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder show deficits on three tests of impulsivity during a manic episode, which largely normalize with recovery or a switch into depression.

Early psychosis intervention ‘cost-effective’ Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A program of early intervention for patients with a first episode of psychosis is likely to be cost-effective in terms of improved vocational and quality-of-life outcomes, study results show.

Subclinical neointimal coverage, thrombus higher with PES than SES Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients given paclitaxel-eluting stents show more neointimal coverage and thrombus formation 18 months after implantation than patients given sirolimus-eluting stents, study findings demonstrate.

More evidence for dangers of fluctuating BP Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term fluctuating blood pressure increases people's risk for white matter disease and cerebral infarction, even if they do not have hypertension, shows a community-based study.

Mild liver disease linked with risk for high-grade prostate cancer Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US study results indicate an association between mild liver dysfunction and the presence of high-grade prostate cancer in men undergoing radical prostatectomy.

HER2 overexpression does not affect breast cancer locoregional recurrence Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2 overexpression is not associated with an increased risk for local or regional recurrence in women with early stage breast cancer, Canadian researchers report.

Non-coital contraception is favored by university students Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US study results indicate that the majority of female university students use non-coital dependent methods of contraception and are more likely to be satisfied with the method, compared with their counterparts who use coital-dependent methods.

Physiology of hot flashes highlights possible link to cardiovascular risk Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Significant decreases in cardiac vagal control occur in peri- and postmenopausal women during their hot flashes, show study findings.

DSE-37: a promising vaginal contraceptive Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Disulfide ester of carbothioic acid-37 is not only efficacious in preventing pregnancy, but also does not cause detectable damage to vaginal epithelium, show the results of an Indian study involving rats.

Vitamin D sufficiency lowers risk for preterm labor and infection Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have found that a high daily dose of vitamin D has a good safety profile in pregnancy, and also lowers the risk for potential comorbidities including infections and preterm labor.

Flaxseed diet may improve ovarian cancer prognosis Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A flaxseed-rich diet improves overall health and reduces mortality in laying hens with ovarian cancer, say researchers who hope the findings will provide the basis for a clinical trial involving women with the disease.

Moderate-dose atorvastatin aids coronary regeneration after AMI Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Atorvastatin therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with a dose-dependent improvement in coronary flow reserve, study findings indicate.

Adiponectin levels may be prognostic marker in ACS Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Circulating adiponectin may be a useful prognostic marker in patients with acute coronary syndromes, a Japanese study has found.

More evidence for dangers of fluctuating BP Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term fluctuating blood pressure increases people's risk for white matter disease and cerebral infarction, even if they do not have hypertension, shows a community-based study.

Diabetes increases mortality risk after liver transplant Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes significantly increases long-term mortality risk for patients following liver transplantation, say researchers.

Sight-threatening retinopathy risk increased in Type 2 diabetics with SCH Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with Type 2 diabetes who also have subclinical hypothyroidism are more likely to have sight threatening retinopathy than other diabetics, show study results.

‘Normal’ plasma aldosterone increases associated with CVD mortality Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mild plasma aldosterone concentration elevations are associated with increased risk for fatal cardiovascular disease, a study has found.

Cardiology fellows lack radiation safety training Posted: 16 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT An online survey of cardiology fellows suggests the majority have not been adequately educated about radiation safety.

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