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• Pulmonary rehabilitation benefits extremely obese COPD patients
• Determinants of poor exercise tolerance in COPD ‘complex and multifactorial’
• Farming childhood offers life-long protection against allergic rhinitis
• Comorbid bipolar disorder–OCD shows chronic illness course
• History of adolescent injury common in schizophrenia
• BE patients with LGD have increased risk for esophageal cancer
• Researchers call for individualized antiplatelet care
• Safety study hints at SBP reduction benefits in ICH
• Simplified cell capture method improves CTC yield
• With or without treatment, prostate cancer is a clinical and economic burden
• Selective bone loss treatment cost-effective for prostate ADT patients
• Carotid distensibility impaired in familial hyperlipidemia
• Genetic determinants of Lp-PLA₂ activity and mass identified
• Optimal HbA1c level for diagnosing diabetes in Chinese population revealed
• Consumption of processed meat increases risk for CHD and diabetes
• CTCA useful for CAD diagnosis in intermediate-risk patients
• Incomplete revascularization linked to increased mortality

Pulmonary rehabilitation benefits extremely obese COPD patients Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Extremely obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are just as likely to benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation as their normal-weight counterparts, researchers have found.

Determinants of poor exercise tolerance in COPD ‘complex and multifactorial’ Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Determinants of poor performance on the 6-minute walking test among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are complex and involve physical and psychological factors, say researchers.

Farming childhood offers life-long protection against allergic rhinitis Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Swedish study suggest that growing up on a farm is associated with life-long protection against the development of allergic rhinitis.

Comorbid bipolar disorder–OCD shows chronic illness course Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive–compulsive disorder appear to have a more chronic illness course, marked by protracted episodes of depression, compared with bipolar disorder patients with no such comorbidity.

History of adolescent injury common in schizophrenia Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia show an increased prevalence of serious injuries and especially fractures during adolescence relative to mentally healthy controls, study results show.

BE patients with LGD have increased risk for esophageal cancer Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with Barrett's esophagus are frequently over-diagnosed with low-grade dysplasia, an associated condition, say researchers.

Researchers call for individualized antiplatelet care Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers champion the case for individualized antiplatelet therapy by genotyping patients for risk-associated alleles.

Safety study hints at SBP reduction benefits in ICH Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treating elevated systolic blood pressure may limit hematoma expansion and perihematomal edema, and improve outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, suggests an analysis of the ATACH study.

Simplified cell capture method improves CTC yield Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report a simplified method for capturing circulating tumor cells that results in a significantly improved yield and facilitates molecular characterization and recognition of discordant human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 amplification in breast cancer.

With or without treatment, prostate cancer is a clinical and economic burden Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The clinical and economic cost of prostate cancer is a significant burden to society, regardless of whether men are receiving active treatment or undergoing watchful waiting, show US study findings.

Selective bone loss treatment cost-effective for prostate ADT patients Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US study results show that a cost-effective way to address potential bone loss in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy, is to first identify whether men have osteoporosis using bone mineral density analysis, and then initiate antiresorptive therapy.

Carotid distensibility impaired in familial hyperlipidemia Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT People with familial combined hyperlipidemia display distinctive abnormalities in carotid artery distensibility, Italian researchers report.

Genetic determinants of Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub> activity and mass identified Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Polymorphisms at four independent loci influence lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity, a genome-wide association study has found.

Optimal HbA1c level for diagnosing diabetes in Chinese population revealed Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an epidemiological study suggest that a glycated hemoglobin threshold of 6.3% is effective for diagnosing diabetes in Chinese adults.

Consumption of processed meat increases risk for CHD and diabetes Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that people who consume 50 g or more of processed meat a day have a significantly increased risk for coronary heart disease and diabetes.

CTCA useful for CAD diagnosis in intermediate-risk patients Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Computed tomography coronary angiography is useful for predicting need for invasive coronary angiography in patients with an intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease, a study has found.

Incomplete revascularization linked to increased mortality Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with coronary artery disease who are incompletely revascularized have significantly higher mortality at 3 years compared with those who undergo complete revascularization, US researchers report.

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