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• HIV linked to increased dyspnea in patients with obstructive lung disease
• Sildenafil does not affect exhaled NO values
• Guidelines for asthma controller therapy in UK children ‘not always followed’
• Gender differences in schizophrenia may extend to Chinese patients
• Glutamate neurotransmission elevated in bipolar disorder
• Alarm features limited for predicting GI malignancy in dyspepsia patients
• DVT link to peripheral venous disease suggested
• BP rise warns of ICH in patients taking antithrombotics
• BP rise warns of ICH in patients taking antithrombotics
• Statin use may lower PSA recurrence risk in high-risk prostate cancer patients
• CMV infection may be linked to breast cancer
• Statin use may lower PSA recurrence risk in high-risk prostate cancer patients
• LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio linked to lipid-rich coronary plaque
• Algorithms to predict statin side effects published
• Benefit of antihypertensive treatment greatest in Type 2 diabetics with advanced CKD
• Low-intensity exercise helps prevents Type 2 diabetes in over-70s
• TAXUS Element efficacy comparable to TAXUS Express in PERSEUS WH
• Gender-specific gene expression found in new-onset HF
• CMV infection may be linked to breast cancer
• Prostatectomy complications increased with prior radiotherapy
• Active surveillance criteria may not accurately identify low-risk prostate cancer
• HER2 testing differs by age, race, and tumor stage
• Prostate cancer risk low in Type 2 diabetes patients
• ARM does not reliably identify non-metastatic lymph nodes
• Acupuncture may help with hot flashes in prostate cancer patients
• Prostate cancer survival protein also involved in metastasis
• Breast cancer outcome good with modified radiotherapy technique

HIV linked to increased dyspnea in patients with obstructive lung disease Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT HIV infection is associated with increased dyspnea in patients with obstructive lung disease, research shows.

Sildenafil does not affect exhaled NO values Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Swiss study suggest that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil does not influence exhaled nitric oxide levels in men.

Guidelines for asthma controller therapy in UK children ‘not always followed’ Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Monotherapy with inhaled corticosteroids is the most common controller therapy at all levels of asthma severity in UK children, and leukotriene receptor antagonists are rarely prescribed, study results show.

Gender differences in schizophrenia may extend to Chinese patients Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Gender differences in patients with schizophrenia may not be dependent on cultural differences, suggest researchers.

Glutamate neurotransmission elevated in bipolar disorder Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Elevated cortical glutamate levels in patients with bipolar disorder are likely to be due to increased glutamate neurotransmission rather than alterations in glutamate metabolism or cycling, say UK researchers.

Alarm features limited for predicting GI malignancy in dyspepsia patients Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dysphagia is the only alarm feature that significantly predicts upper gastrointestinal malignancy in Chinese patients with dyspepsia, show study results.

DVT link to peripheral venous disease suggested Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis, such as D-dimer and the factor V Leiden thrombopholic mutation, are common in patients with severe peripheral venous disease, US researchers report.

BP rise warns of ICH in patients taking antithrombotics Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A rise in blood pressure increases the risk for intracranial hemorrhage among patients taking antithrombotic medication, say Japanese researchers.

BP rise warns of ICH in patients taking antithrombotics Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A rise in blood pressure increases the risk for intracranial hemorrhage among patients taking antithrombotic medication, say Japanese researchers.

Statin use may lower PSA recurrence risk in high-risk prostate cancer patients Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men who use statins while bring treated with high-dose radiotherapy for high-risk prostate cancer have significantly better prostate-specific antigen relapse-free survival rates than their counterparts who do not use statins, report researchers.

CMV infection may be linked to breast cancer Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT An increase in serum cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody levels precedes the development of breast cancer in some women, study findings indicate.

Statin use may lower PSA recurrence risk in high-risk prostate cancer patients Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men who use statins while bring treated with high-dose radiotherapy for high-risk prostate cancer have significantly better prostate-specific antigen relapse-free survival rates than their counterparts who do not use statins, report researchers.

LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio linked to lipid-rich coronary plaque Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A high ratio of low-density lipoprotein to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may help to identify chronic coronary artery disease patients who have unstable plaques, research suggests.

Algorithms to predict statin side effects published Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed algorithms that predict patients' risk for myopathy, acute renal failure, and cataract while they are taking statins.

Benefit of antihypertensive treatment greatest in Type 2 diabetics with advanced CKD Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT An analysis of the ADVANCE trial shows that treatment with fixed-combination perindopril plus indapamide is most effective for reducing cardiovascular and renal outcomes versus placebo in patients with Type 2 diabetes and stage 3 or above chronic kidney disease.

Low-intensity exercise helps prevents Type 2 diabetes in over-70s Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low-intensity physical exercise at least once a week is enough to significantly reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes in people aged 70 years or older, report researchers.

TAXUS Element efficacy comparable to TAXUS Express in PERSEUS WH Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A trial comparing two paclitaxel-eluting stents has shown similar efficacy with the novel platinum, chromium TAXUS Element and the earlier generation TAXUS Express for de novo coronary lesions.

Gender-specific gene expression found in new-onset HF Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found gender-specific differences in gene expression profiles in endomyocardial biopsy tissue taken from new-onset heart failure patients.

CMV infection may be linked to breast cancer Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT An increase in serum cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody levels precedes the development of breast cancer in some women, study findings indicate.

Prostatectomy complications increased with prior radiotherapy Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The likelihood of medical and surgical complications after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer is higher if patients have previously undergone radiotherapy for the disease, say US researchers.

Active surveillance criteria may not accurately identify low-risk prostate cancer Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have raised concerns that active surveillance criteria for the treatment of low-risk prostate cancer may not accurately identify men with truly low-risk disease.

HER2 testing differs by age, race, and tumor stage Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adherence to recommendations for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in patients with breast cancer is high but is not equally applied to women of all ages and races, US researchers report.

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.

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.

Acupuncture may help with hot flashes in prostate cancer patients Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Acupuncture may be an active nonpharmacologic option for prostate cancer patients who experience hot flashes after treatment with androgen deprivation therapy, say US researchers.

Prostate cancer survival protein also involved in metastasis Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have shown that the signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 protein is involved in the metastasis of human prostate cancer.

Breast cancer outcome good with modified radiotherapy technique Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A simultaneous integrated boost-intensity-modulated radiation therapy technique that reduces treatment duration has a favorable toxicity profile and excellent locoregional control in breast cancer patients, US researchers report.

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