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• Natural killer cell levels increased in COPD sputum
• Modifiable lifestyle factors linked to adult-onset asthma
• Uncontrolled asthma increases risk for activity limitations
• Self-management strategies important in bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia shows lowest fertility rate among psychiatric population
• Nine characteristics predict fatal bleeding after VTE
• Rebound effect ‘unlikely’ after post-TIA clopidogrel
• Aggressive approach may be best for elderly high-risk prostate cancer patients
• Endogenous myoglobin is hallmark of luminal breast cancer phenotype
• More research needed into pharmacokinetics of DMPA in obese women
• No less unscheduled bleeding after doxycycline in continuous pill users
• Childhood hardships linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes
• Bevacizumab treatment could help ovarian cancer patients live longer
• ‘Universal menopausal syndrome’ does not exist
• Ezetimibe promotes small, dense LDL
• ‘Residual risk’ drives atheroma progression despite target lipid levels
• IOH linked to cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive Type 2 diabetics
• IOH linked to cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive Type 2 diabetics
• <i>ACACB</i> variant linked to nephropathy in Chinese Type 2 diabetes patients
• Kidney function predicts mortality; cutoffs published
• Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, CPR rates vary across neighborhoods

Natural killer cell levels increased in COPD sputum Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Levels of natural killer cells and NKT-like cells are higher and more cytotoxic in sputum from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients than in sputum from "healthy" smokers and nonsmokers, UK researchers have found.

Modifiable lifestyle factors linked to adult-onset asthma Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A high body mass index and smoking are associated with an increased risk for adult asthma, while a diet rich in fruit and fish may protect against development of the condition, Swedish study findings suggest.

Uncontrolled asthma increases risk for activity limitations Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with uncontrolled asthma are at greater risk for activity limitations than those with controlled asthma, research shows.

Self-management strategies important in bipolar disorder Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT High functioning patients with bipolar disorder who have a long history of illness use a range of self-management strategies to aid their well-being, a qualitative study has shown.

Schizophrenia shows lowest fertility rate among psychiatric population Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have a significantly lower level of fertility than those with other psychiatric disorders and mentally healthy controls, show study results.

Nine characteristics predict fatal bleeding after VTE Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Clinicians have identified nine key markers that may help identify venous thromboembolism patients at risk for fatal hemorrhage during anticoagulant therapy.

Rebound effect ‘unlikely’ after post-TIA clopidogrel Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Physicians need not fear rebound events in patients completing a short course of clopidogrel following a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke, research suggests.

Aggressive approach may be best for elderly high-risk prostate cancer patients Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT High-risk elderly prostate cancer patients are less likely to die from the disease if they are treated with a combination of aggressive therapies, rather than brachytherapy alone, US researchers report.

Endogenous myoglobin is hallmark of luminal breast cancer phenotype Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Non-muscle myoglobin is co-expressed with estrogen receptor-α and co-regulated by estrogen signaling, and can be considered a hallmark of the luminal breast cancer phenotype, research suggests.

More research needed into pharmacokinetics of DMPA in obese women Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Obese women given subcutaneous depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate injections have fluctuating estradiol levels, and lower levels of monthly medroxyprogesterone acetate compared with normal-weight women, US study results show.

No less unscheduled bleeding after doxycycline in continuous pill users Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women using a continuous oral contraceptive pill do not report any decrease or shortening of unscheduled bleeding episodes when prescribed doxycycline, researchers report.

Childhood hardships linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hardships in childhood and adolescence are linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, show study findings.

Bevacizumab treatment could help ovarian cancer patients live longer Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that a course of treatment involving bevacizumab improves progression-free survival rates in advanced ovarian cancer patients.

‘Universal menopausal syndrome’ does not exist Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT UK study results add weight to the view that there is no such thing as a "universal menopausal syndrome" but that symptoms experienced by women in mid-life are dependent on cultural and environmental, as well as biologic factors.

Ezetimibe promotes small, dense LDL Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with ezetimibe increases levels of the atherogenic small, dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol subfractions, a small randomized trial in healthy men indicates.

‘Residual risk’ drives atheroma progression despite target lipid levels Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified factors that predict continued progression of coronary plaque in patients with very low on-treatment levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

IOH linked to cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive Type 2 diabetics Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Isolated office hypertension, also known as "white-coat" hypertension, is associated with aortic stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients being treated for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, suggest study findings.

IOH linked to cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive Type 2 diabetics Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Isolated office hypertension, also known as "white-coat" hypertension, is associated with aortic stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients being treated for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, suggest study findings.

<i>ACACB</i> variant linked to nephropathy in Chinese Type 2 diabetes patients Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A variant located in the acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase beta gene is linked to increased risk for nephropathy in Chinese Type 2 diabetics, report researchers.

Kidney function predicts mortality; cutoffs published Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Experts in chronic kidney disease have identified cutoff values for estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio that independently predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk in the general population.

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, CPR rates vary across neighborhoods Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have identified wide variation in rates of cardiac arrest and bystander CPR across different neighborhoods in a single county using census information.

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