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• Physical capacity linked to lung function, body composition, and inflammation in COPD
• Measles does not protect against asthma and allergies
• Cell phone-based interactive program improves asthma control
• Enhanced carbonyl stress linked to schizophrenia
• Emotional stimuli response deficits distinguish SMD from bipolar disorder
• Creatine supplements do not benefit COPD patients receiving pulmonary rehabilitation
• Low-dose oral steroids as beneficial for COPD as high-dose iv treatment
• Three COPD susceptibility genes identified
• Schizophrenia patients fail to see faces as a whole
• Metabolic syndrome under-recognized in bipolar disorder
• Environmental estrogens increase risk for prostate cancer
• Statins may prevent development of prostate cancer
• Ultrasound-guided optical tomography may reduce unnecessary breast biopsies
• Hypertriglyceridemic waist proposed for detecting cardiometabolic risk
• Having children linked with atherosclerosis
• Adiposity in mid-life increases later Type 2 diabetes risk
• Diabetes a risk factor for dengue hemorrhagic fever
• Long-term homocysteine reduction may not improve vascular outcome
• High-sensitivity troponin T predicts CV risk in healthy men
• RVO patients at risk for further CV events
• English health watchdog wants trans-fat ban
• <i>PCSK9</i> genotype influences LDL levels, heart disease risk
• Vitamin D and calcium help lower HbA1c and weight in Type 2 diabetics
• Radical prostatectomy outcomes not improved by metformin in men with diabetes
• Inhaled oxygen does not benefit patients with AMI
• Mediterranean diet linked to increased heart rate variability

Physical capacity linked to lung function, body composition, and inflammation in COPD Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lung function, body composition, and systemic inflammation are the main determinants of physical capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Measles does not protect against asthma and allergies Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a South Korean study suggest that measles infection in early life does not protect against the development of asthma and allergies in childhood, and may even be associated with an increased risk for rhinitis.

Cell phone-based interactive program improves asthma control Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A cell phone-based interactive self-care program is more effective than a written action plan for improving asthma control in adults with the respiratory condition, results from a Taiwanese study show.

Enhanced carbonyl stress linked to schizophrenia Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Carbonyl stress may play a pivotal role in schizophrenia in some patients, research suggests.

Emotional stimuli response deficits distinguish SMD from bipolar disorder Posted: 23 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adolescents with severe mood dysregulation have a blunted response to emotional stimuli that is not seen in adolescents with bipolar disorder, and may therefore help in distinguishing between the two disorders.

Creatine supplements do not benefit COPD patients receiving pulmonary rehabilitation Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that creatine supplementation does not improve pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Low-dose oral steroids as beneficial for COPD as high-dose iv treatment Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT High-dose intravenously administered systemic corticosteroid treatment provides no additional clinical benefit compared with low-dose orally administered systemic steroids for hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, research shows.

Three COPD susceptibility genes identified Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a genetic association study have shown that variants in the STAT1, NFKBIB/SIRT2, and GC genes are associated with susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Schizophrenia patients fail to see faces as a whole Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The difficulty schizophrenia patients have in recognizing and processing faces appears to be explained by an inability to integrate individual features into an overall facial configuration, study results suggest.

Metabolic syndrome under-recognized in bipolar disorder Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The rate of metabolic syndrome in individuals with bipolar disorder is up to 2-fold greater than in the general population and is associated with a more complex illness presentation, poor treatment response, and adverse illness course, a review of the literature shows.

Environmental estrogens increase risk for prostate cancer Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to chlordecone, an insecticide with estrogenic properties, increases a man's risk for prostate cancer, according to a study involving West Indian men.

Statins may prevent development of prostate cancer Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Statins may protect against the development of prostate cancer, say US researchers.

Ultrasound-guided optical tomography may reduce unnecessary breast biopsies Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography provides additional tumor angiogenesis information that allows physicians to differentiate early-stage breast cancers from benign lesions, study findings indicate.

Hypertriglyceridemic waist proposed for detecting cardiometabolic risk Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Spanish researchers suggest the hypertriglyceridemic waist may be an alternative to the metabolic syndrome for detecting cardiometabolic risk, after finding it prevalent in their country.

Having children linked with atherosclerosis Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A Finnish study suggests that childbirth could have a rapid impact on the progression of atherosclerosis in women.

Adiposity in mid-life increases later Type 2 diabetes risk Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that presence of overall and central adiposity, as well as excessive weight gain during middle age and after the age of 65 years, are linked to increased risk for Type 2 diabetes in US adults.

Diabetes a risk factor for dengue hemorrhagic fever Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Presence of diabetes, hypertension, and allergies treated with steroids increase the risk for dengue hemorrhagic fever, show results from a case-control study.

Long-term homocysteine reduction may not improve vascular outcome Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lowering homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation does not improve the vascular outcomes of patients after myocardial infarction, UK researchers report.

High-sensitivity troponin T predicts CV risk in healthy men Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T predict cardiovascular disease risk in asymptomatic middle-aged men, a population study has found.

RVO patients at risk for further CV events Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with retinal vein occlusions are at risk for further episodes of thrombosis, Italian researchers have found.

English health watchdog wants trans-fat ban Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The watchdog for the National Health Service in England has called for a complete ban on trans fats in the human food chain.

<i>PCSK9</i> genotype influences LDL levels, heart disease risk Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A variant in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 gene is associated with reduced levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and a reduced risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD), a major study has found.

Vitamin D and calcium help lower HbA1c and weight in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin D and calcium supplementation help reduce glycated hemoglobin and body weight in South Asian patients with Type 2 diabetes, show study results.

Radical prostatectomy outcomes not improved by metformin in men with diabetes Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with metformin does not reduce the risk for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy in men with diabetes, show study results.

Inhaled oxygen does not benefit patients with AMI Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT There is no conclusive evidence from randomized controlled trials to support the routine use of inhaled oxygen in patients with acute myocardial infarction, indicates a new Cochrane Systematic Review.

Mediterranean diet linked to increased heart rate variability Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with increased heart rate variability, a measure of good autonomic cardiac function, US researchers report.

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