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• Swine flu may cause obstetric complications in pregnant women
• Nasal polyps reflect tissue remodeling mediator changes in rhinosinusitis
• Beta blockers may benefit COPD patients
• Online chart helps bipolar disorder patients log mood
• Paranoid tendencies may evolve in prodromal phase of schizophrenia
• Magnetic resonance enterography useful for Crohn’s disease management
• Coumarin attenuates clopidogrel efficacy after PCI
• Premature menopause raises women’s stroke risk
• ARM does not reliably identify non-metastatic lymph nodes
• Prostate cancer risk low in Type 2 diabetes patients
• Lp-PLA2 gene not associated with CHD or coronary atheroma
• Statins lower risk for VTE, while fibrates increase the risk
• Enteroviral infection linked to Type 1 diabetes in childhood
• Environmental factors make sizeable contribution to Type 2 diabetes
• Kidney disease common, predicts mortality in NSTE ACS
• ALLHAT/JNC7 dissemination may have upped thiazide prescriptions

Swine flu may cause obstetric complications in pregnant women Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that pregnant women with H1N1 influenza are at increased risk for obstetric complications.

Nasal polyps reflect tissue remodeling mediator changes in rhinosinusitis Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mediators of tissue remodeling differ between chronic rhinosinusitis patients with and without nasal polyps, researchers have found.

Beta blockers may benefit COPD patients Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Dutch study suggest that treatment with beta blockers reduces the risk for mortality and exacerbations among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Online chart helps bipolar disorder patients log mood Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to regularly fill out an online mood chart than the standard paper-based version, and generally give more detail about their current condition online, study results show.

Paranoid tendencies may evolve in prodromal phase of schizophrenia Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with a first episode of psychosis and those considered to be at ultra-high risk for psychosis show an attribution bias towards perceived hostility in others, study results show.

Magnetic resonance enterography useful for Crohn’s disease management Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Magnetic resonance enterography helps clinicians to identify active Crohn's disease and its chronic complications, show study results.

Coumarin attenuates clopidogrel efficacy after PCI Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings demonstrate that the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel are significantly reduced by co-administration of phenprocoumon in patients with coronary artery disease.

Premature menopause raises women’s stroke risk Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who undergo menopause, particularly surgical menopause, before the age of 40 years may be at increased risk for ischemic stroke, show Japanese study findings.

ARM does not reliably identify non-metastatic lymph nodes Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A study of women with lymph node-positive breast cancer has revealed that a high proportion of lymph nodes identified by axillary reverse mapping contain metastases.

Prostate cancer risk low in Type 2 diabetes patients Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Swedish study show that men who are hospitalized for Type 2 diabetes have a lower risk for developing prostate cancer than do men in the general population.

Lp-PLA2 gene not associated with CHD or coronary atheroma Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A variant of the gene that encodes for lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 is associated with modest effects on the protein's activity, but none of the gene's variants are associated with angiographic coronary disease and coronary heart disease events, research shows.

Statins lower risk for VTE, while fibrates increase the risk Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Statins appear to lower the risk for venous thromboembolism, while the use of fibrates appears to increase the risk, research shows.

Enteroviral infection linked to Type 1 diabetes in childhood Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Enteroviral infection affects significantly more children with than without Type 1 diabetes, report Italian researchers.

Environmental factors make sizeable contribution to Type 2 diabetes Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a novel Environment-Wide Association Study suggest that exposure to high levels of the pesticide-derivative heptachlor epoxide, polychlorinated biphenyls, and the vitamin E compound γ-tocopherol significantly increase the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

Kidney disease common, predicts mortality in NSTE ACS Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Research demonstrates that kidney disease is common in patients hospitalized with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome and is a powerful predictor of subsequent mortality in this patient population.

ALLHAT/JNC7 dissemination may have upped thiazide prescriptions Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The ALLHAT/JNC7 Dissemination Project, providing clinicians with face-to-face education by investigators trained to explain trial findings and guidelines, was associated with a small increase in thiazide-type diuretic prescriptions, a report shows.

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