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• Vitamin D insufficiency linked to severe asthma exacerbations in children
• Early allergen avoidance may reduce asthma risk in susceptible children
• Menopausal asthma as distinct phenotype supported
• Auditory hallucinations linked to reduced connectivity in the auditory cortex
• Family study provides support for pediatric bipolar I disorder validity
• Bevacizumab increases risk for severe proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome
• Researchers explain why red wine and green tea stop prostate cancer growth
• Pregnancy may negatively impact on HDL cholesterol
• HDL infusion treatment shows promise in ACS patients
• Albumin to creatinine ratio predicts mortality in veterans with diabetes
• MI patients with diabetes have reduced long-term survival
• Concomitant clopidogrel-PPI use may increase poor outcomes in East Asians
• 3D-Echo identifies MI scars

Vitamin D insufficiency linked to severe asthma exacerbations in children Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin D insufficiency is common in US children with asthma and is associated with an increased risk for severe exacerbations, research shows.

Early allergen avoidance may reduce asthma risk in susceptible children Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a small UK study suggest that avoidance of dust-mite and food allergens in the first year of life is associated with a reduced risk for asthma in high-risk children.

Menopausal asthma as distinct phenotype supported Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Menopausal asthma may be a distinct biologic phenotype, say researchers who found that the condition is mainly characterized by neutrophilic airway inflammation.

Auditory hallucinations linked to reduced connectivity in the auditory cortex Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia may result from poor communication between the left and right hemisphere of the brain, researchers suggest.

Family study provides support for pediatric bipolar I disorder validity Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found an increased risk for bipolar I disorder in the relatives of children with the condition.

Bevacizumab increases risk for severe proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy significantly increases the risk for high-grade proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome in patients with breast cancer and other tumors, research suggests.

Researchers explain why red wine and green tea stop prostate cancer growth Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT In vitro and in vivo study results show that the polyphenols found in red wine and green tea halt the growth of prostate cancer cells by disrupting a vital cell signaling pathway.

Pregnancy may negatively impact on HDL cholesterol Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Israeli research has provided further evidence that pregnancy exerts persistent adverse effects on levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

HDL infusion treatment shows promise in ACS patients Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Serial autologous infusions of selective high-density lipoprotein delipidated plasma are clinically feasible and well-tolerated in patients with acute coronary syndromes, US researchers report.

Albumin to creatinine ratio predicts mortality in veterans with diabetes Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that the albumin to creatinine ratio predicts mortality, independently of estimated glomerular filtration rate, in older adults with diabetes.

MI patients with diabetes have reduced long-term survival Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes who are hospitalized for myocardial infarction have reduced long-term survival compared with nondiabetics hospitalized for MI, report researchers.

Concomitant clopidogrel-PPI use may increase poor outcomes in East Asians Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT East Asian patients receiving concomitant clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitor treatment after primary coronary intervention may have an increased risk for mortality and rehospitalization, Taiwanese researchers report.

3D-Echo identifies MI scars Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Contrast enhanced three-dimensional echocardiography may present a quicker and cheaper alternative to the gold standard delayed-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance for detecting myocardial scar tissue after myocardial infarction, Belgian researchers report.

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