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• Early exposure to pets may not reduce allergy risk in later life
• People with severe asthma have poor coping abilities
• Race influences cholesterol link to atopy
• Residual symptoms and functionality predict relapse in bipolar disorder
• Quality of life an issue in remitted psychosis patients
• Short-term mortality risk concerns raised for PE early discharge regimen
• TCD findings could aid TIA risk stratification
• Laxative/antiflatulent diet does not reduce intrafraction prostate motion
• Sinusal localization of micrometastasis impacts breast cancer prognosis
• IUD’s more effective at preventing pregnancy than hormonal injection
• Method of delivery affects babies’ bacteria community
• Early menopause linked to cardiovascular disease risk
• Plant root shows spermatoxic effects
• High calcium levels reduce ovarian cancer risk
• High-dose plant stanols produce impressive LDL reductions
• Response to plant sterol therapy influenced by cholesterol synthesis
• Carotid ultrasound effective screening tool for CAD
• Saxagliptin plus metformin superior to monotherapy for Type 2 diabetes
• Hypoglycemia linked to acute cardiovascular events and inpatient mortality
• Carotid ultrasound effective screening tool for CAD
• Long-term outcomes similar with DES and CABG treatment of left main disease

Early exposure to pets may not reduce allergy risk in later life Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to household pets in early life is not associated with a reduced risk for allergic sensitization to common allergens at the age of 18 years, US study results suggest.

People with severe asthma have poor coping abilities Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT People with severe asthma suffer more psychologic distress and are less able to cope with their condition than those with moderate asthma, research shows.

Race influences cholesterol link to atopy Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT There are significant inter-racial differences in the association between cholesterol levels and atopy, US study results show.

Residual symptoms and functionality predict relapse in bipolar disorder Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Subsyndromal symptoms and poor function in euthymic bipolar disorder patients predict elevated relapse risk, shorter time to relapse, more changes on medication and hospitalizations, and worse employment status, study results show.

Quality of life an issue in remitted psychosis patients Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The quality of life of patients who have remitted after a first episode of psychosis is influenced by comorbid disorders and carer-related factors such as emotional over-involvement, research shows.

Short-term mortality risk concerns raised for PE early discharge regimen Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Research published in the journal Thrombosis Research has cast doubt on the safety of early discharge for low-risk pulmonary embolism patients after a study was ended early due to an unexpectedly high short-term mortality rate.

TCD findings could aid TIA risk stratification Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Transient ischemic attack patients with intracranial narrowing or occlusion on transcranial Doppler are at high risk for recurrent vascular events, say French researchers.

Laxative/antiflatulent diet does not reduce intrafraction prostate motion Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT For prostate cancer patients voiding their rectum before imaging, an antiflatulent diet and milk of magnesia laxative does not significantly reduce initial rectal area or intrafraction prostate motion, show Canadian study results.

Sinusal localization of micrometastasis impacts breast cancer prognosis Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Micrometastases located in the nodal sinus are associated with a worse prognosis in patients with early-stage breast cancer, Italian research shows.

IUD’s more effective at preventing pregnancy than hormonal injection Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Intrauterine devices better protect women against the risk for pregnancy compared with depot progestogens, show the results of a two-study review.

Method of delivery affects babies’ bacteria community Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Babies delivered vaginally acquire bacterial communities resembling their mother's vaginal microbiota, whereas babies delivered by cesarean section harbor bacterial communities similar to those found on the surface of the skin, report researchers.

Early menopause linked to cardiovascular disease risk Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who experience early menopause are twice as likely to suffer cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction as women who do not go through early menopause, say researchers.

Plant root shows spermatoxic effects Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT In vivo study results show that extracts from the root of the plant Achyranthes aspera have spermatotoxic effects comparable to those of gossypol, a cotton plant derivative known to inhibit sperm production and motility.

High calcium levels reduce ovarian cancer risk Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women with high levels of serum calcium have a reduced risk for developing ovarian cancer, study results show.

High-dose plant stanols produce impressive LDL reductions Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Daily consumption of high doses of plant stanols produces clinically relevant reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, a study in mildly hypercholesterolemic individuals shows.

Response to plant sterol therapy influenced by cholesterol synthesis Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT High basal levels of cholesterol synthesis predict a reduced response to treatment with plant sterols, research shows.

Carotid ultrasound effective screening tool for CAD Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Carotid ultrasound with intima media thickness measurement is an effective alternative to coronary angiography for excluding an ischemic cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease, report US researchers.

Saxagliptin plus metformin superior to monotherapy for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Giving patients with Type 2 diabetes a combination of the selective dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor saxagliptin and metformin early, rather than waiting until one drug fails, gives superior long-term glycemic improvements compared with either monotherapy alone, research suggests.

Hypoglycemia linked to acute cardiovascular events and inpatient mortality Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hypoglycemia may increase the risk for acute cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes and also the risk for inpatient mortality in hospitalized patients treated with insulin, irrespective of whether or not they have diabetes, researchers have reported.

Carotid ultrasound effective screening tool for CAD Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Carotid ultrasound with intima media thickness measurement is an effective alternative to coronary angiography for excluding an ischemic cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease, report US researchers.

Long-term outcomes similar with DES and CABG treatment of left main disease Posted: 27 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis is associated with similar rates of long term adverse outcomes as with coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a study suggests.

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