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• Elevated INR does not protect chronic liver disease patients against VTE
• CREST published: Supports ‘individualized’ treatment choices
• Ustekinumab improves depression, anxiety in psoriasis patients
• Low-risk prostate cancer patients frequently harbor bilateral disease
• Many prostate tumors upgraded upon prostatectomy
• Mitochondrial DNA content predicts tumor response to anthracyclines
• Low-risk prostate cancer patients frequently harbor bilateral disease
• Many prostate tumors upgraded upon prostatectomy
• Apo B changes may drive diet-induced falls in inflammation, insulin resistance
• Physician–patient communication about dyslipidemia falls short
• Factors determining Type 2 diabetics’ response to insulin therapy identified
• Adolescents exposed to GDM have increased risk for overweight, metabolic syndrome
• Poor oral hygiene linked to increased CVD risk
• Swedish 1-year death risk not elevated after unexplained chest pain
• Mitochondrial DNA content predicts tumor response to anthracyclines

Elevated INR does not protect chronic liver disease patients against VTE Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Physicians should not rely on "auto-anticoagulation" to protect patients with chronic liver disease against venous thromboembolism, US researchers caution.

CREST published: Supports ‘individualized’ treatment choices Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT CREST finds similar long-term outcomes among patients allocated to carotid artery stenting or carotid endarterectomy, as reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Ustekinumab improves depression, anxiety in psoriasis patients Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Ustekinumab improves symptoms of anxiety, depression, and skin-related quality of life in patients with psoriasis, US study findings show.

Low-risk prostate cancer patients frequently harbor bilateral disease Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Two-thirds of men with low-risk unilateral prostate cancer at biopsy have bilateral or non-organ-confined disease at radical prostatectomy, German study results show.

Many prostate tumors upgraded upon prostatectomy Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Many prostate tumors graded as Gleason score 6 at biopsy in men with low and intermediate prostate-specific antigen scores, are subsequently upgraded to a score of 7 or higher at prostatectomy, researchers report.

Mitochondrial DNA content predicts tumor response to anthracyclines Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low mitochondrial DNA content in breast cancer cells renders the cells more vulnerable to anthracycline-based chemotherapy via enhanced production of reactive oxygen species, researchers from Taiwan report.

Low-risk prostate cancer patients frequently harbor bilateral disease Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Two-thirds of men with low-risk unilateral prostate cancer at biopsy have bilateral or non-organ-confined disease at radical prostatectomy, German study results show.

Many prostate tumors upgraded upon prostatectomy Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Many prostate tumors graded as Gleason score 6 at biopsy in men with low and intermediate prostate-specific antigen scores, are subsequently upgraded to a score of 7 or higher at prostatectomy, researchers report.

Apo B changes may drive diet-induced falls in inflammation, insulin resistance Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who achieve a reduction in apolipoprotein B through dieting also achieve reductions in inflammation and insulin resistance, shows research.

Physician–patient communication about dyslipidemia falls short Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Physicians often fail to inform patients with mixed dyslipidemia about their condition in a way that will promote treatment adherence, say researchers.

Factors determining Type 2 diabetics’ response to insulin therapy identified Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Age, body mass index, glycated hemoglobin level, and type of insulin all influence response to insulin therapy in patients with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers.

Adolescents exposed to GDM have increased risk for overweight, metabolic syndrome Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Young adolescents who have been exposed to a hyperinsulinemic environment in the womb are more likely to have the metabolic syndrome or be overweight than those who have not, suggest study results.

Poor oral hygiene linked to increased CVD risk Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT People who brush their teeth less than once a day are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease compared with those who brush their teeth twice daily, report researchers.

Swedish 1-year death risk not elevated after unexplained chest pain Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients admitted to hospital with chest pain who have acute myocardial infarction ruled out are no more likely to die over the next year than the general population, Swedish study findings suggest.

Mitochondrial DNA content predicts tumor response to anthracyclines Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low mitochondrial DNA content in breast cancer cells renders the cells more vulnerable to anthracycline-based chemotherapy via enhanced production of reactive oxygen species, researchers from Taiwan report.

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