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• Reduced lung function linked to increased heart failure risk
• Elevated FeNO linked to increased childhood asthma risk
• Asthma linked to suicide risk in adolescents
• Family history impacts onset and presentation of schizophrenia
• High risk criteria validated for bipolar disorder
• FV Leiden implicated in risk for early MI
• Diabetes and white matter changes predict cognitive decline in elderly
• Malignant MCA infarction patients gain more QALYs from hemicraniectomy
• Aging prostate cancer patients lose less bone mineral content than healthy men
• Residual benign prostate glands more common after robotic than open RP
• Smoking history linked to younger breast cancer diagnoses
• Subfertile couples who miscarry are likely to conceive spontaneously before long
• Deleted form of FSH receptor could explain lack of response to fertility treatment
• Research reveals reasons women consider ‘social’ egg freezing
• Progesterone receptor modulator may help preserve fertility in women with fibroids
• Vitrified blastocysts result in good IVF outcomes with few adverse events
• Gene–environment influences on lipid levels explored in Chinese twins
• Cochrane review finds statin therapy effective in children with FH
• Diabetes and white matter changes predict cognitive decline in elderly
• Diabetes risk factor for hospitalization with H1N1 flu infection
• Early routine PCI after fibrinolysis trumps standard STEMI therapy
• NICE final draft dronedarone guidance: recommends limited second-line use in AF

Reduced lung function linked to increased heart failure risk Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Swedish study show that reduced FEV1 and forced vital capacity, even at moderate reductions, are associated with an increased risk for heart failure.

Elevated FeNO linked to increased childhood asthma risk Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Children with elevated levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are at increased risk for developing asthma, study findings suggest.

Asthma linked to suicide risk in adolescents Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Young people with asthma are at greater risk for suicide than their peers without the respiratory condition, results from a Taiwanese study suggest.

Family history impacts onset and presentation of schizophrenia Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients with a family history of psychosis tend to have an earlier age of onset and more severe negative symptoms than their peers with no such history, show results from a meta-analysis.

High risk criteria validated for bipolar disorder Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed criteria to identify young people at high risk for developing bipolar disorder, based on detecting a combination of sub-threshold mania, depressive symptoms, cyclothymic features, and genetic risk.

FV Leiden implicated in risk for early MI Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Individuals carrying the factor V Leiden mutation have an increased risk for acute myocardial infarction before the age of 45 years, research reveals.

Diabetes and white matter changes predict cognitive decline in elderly Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Severity of white matter changes and presence of diabetes both independently predict cognitive decline in elderly individuals with WMC, show study results.

Malignant MCA infarction patients gain more QALYs from hemicraniectomy Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hemicraniectomy yields more quality-adjusted life-years than does medical management in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction, research shows.

Aging prostate cancer patients lose less bone mineral content than healthy men Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients, especially those with high-risk disease, lose less bone mineral content as they age compared with healthy men, report US scientists.

Residual benign prostate glands more common after robotic than open RP Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The presence of benign prostate glands at the bladder neck margin is more common after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy than after open retropubic radical prostatectomy, report US researchers.

Smoking history linked to younger breast cancer diagnoses Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT A history of smoking is associated with a younger age at breast cancer diagnosis in White, but not Black women, US research shows.

Subfertile couples who miscarry are likely to conceive spontaneously before long Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Subfertile couples who experience a treatment-independent pregnancy resulting in miscarriage have a good chance of achieving a spontaneous ongoing pregnancy in the near future, say Dutch researchers.

Deleted form of FSH receptor could explain lack of response to fertility treatment Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have discovered why some women respond less well to the follicle stimulating hormone given during fertility treatment to stimulate the production of more than one oocyte.

Research reveals reasons women consider ‘social’ egg freezing Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Two European studies have indicated reasons why fertile women would and are considering undergoing oocyte preservation.

Progesterone receptor modulator may help preserve fertility in women with fibroids Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT US research has shown that treatment with a selective progesterone receptor modulator could help women with fibroids to preserve their fertility.

Vitrified blastocysts result in good IVF outcomes with few adverse events Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Japanese researchers have shown high implantation and clinical pregnancy rates after IVF using vitrified-warmed blastocysts, with low numbers of adverse events.

Gene–environment influences on lipid levels explored in Chinese twins Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Genetic rather than environmental factors are the predominant influence on levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in Chinese children and adolescents, US researchers have shown.

Cochrane review finds statin therapy effective in children with FH Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Statin therapy is effective for lowering lipid levels in children with familial hypercholesterolemia, a Cochrane review has found.

Diabetes and white matter changes predict cognitive decline in elderly Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Severity of white matter changes and presence of diabetes both independently predict cognitive decline in elderly individuals with WMC, show study results.

Diabetes risk factor for hospitalization with H1N1 flu infection Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an influenza surveillance project in Canada show that patients with diabetes who become infected with the pandemic influenza A virus are at significantly greater risk for hospitalization and intensive care unit admission than those without diabetes.

Early routine PCI after fibrinolysis trumps standard STEMI therapy Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Early routine percutaneous coronary intervention after fibrinolysis is associated with better 1-year outcomes than standard therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction, researchers report.

NICE final draft dronedarone guidance: recommends limited second-line use in AF Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK has issued a final draft of guidelines reaffirming its preliminary recommendation for limited use of dronedarone as a second-line treatment in patients with inadequately controlled atrial fibrillation and additional cardiovascular risk factors.

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