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• Drug delivery patch effective for flu vaccination
• Meal avoidance unnecessary before lung function assessments
• Intense training increases rhinitis symptoms, reduces QoL in swimmers
• Gender affects immediate memory in bipolar I disorder
• Management of CV risk factors possible in schizophrenia patients
• Gene methylation may indicate colorectal cancer in UC
• Coagulation defects ‘do not protect against thrombosis’
• Harnessing cortical plasticity could prevent stroke damage
• Free circulating DNA test could improve accuracy of prostate cancer screening
• Free circulating DNA test could improve accuracy of prostate cancer screening
• Combined-modality therapy effective for inflammatory breast cancer
• Influence of CV risk factors changes with age
• Native and ox-Lp(a) increases after PCI in ACS and stable CAD patients
• Obesity-linked PPARγ phosphorylation may trigger insulin resistance
• Insulin pumps more effective than injections for treating Type 1 diabetes
• AHA outlines cognitive-behavioral tactics for vascular risk reduction
• Sleep apnea associated with HF and CHD in men
• Combined-modality therapy effective for inflammatory breast cancer
• Diabetic men have high-grade prostate cancer, but die from other causes
• A small prostate could indicate high-grade prostate cancer
• Palliative interventions for metastatic breast cancer are ‘durable
• Researchers shed light on link between high-fat diet and prostate cancer risk
• Higher doses of anastrazole required in overweight breast cancer patients
• 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

Drug delivery patch effective for flu vaccination Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT A drug delivery patch that contains dissolving microneedles is effective for influenza vaccination and offers a viable and painless alternative to traditional hypodermic needles, say researchers.

Meal avoidance unnecessary before lung function assessments Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The recent consumption of a large meal has no significant effect on lung function measures, study results show.

Intense training increases rhinitis symptoms, reduces QoL in swimmers Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Intense training is associated with an increase in rhinitis symptoms and a reduction in quality of life among competitive swimmers, and may be associated with exposure to chlorine, say researchers.

Gender affects immediate memory in bipolar I disorder Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Gender differences in bipolar I disorder are associated with memory function and may contribute to poor functional outcome particularly in men, UK researchers report.

Management of CV risk factors possible in schizophrenia patients Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia are at increased risk for cardiovascular risk factors, and they access the primary healthcare system as frequently as someone without the mental health disorder, study findings show.

Gene methylation may indicate colorectal cancer in UC Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The altered methylation status of three genes may point to the development of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis, US investigators have discovered.

Coagulation defects ‘do not protect against thrombosis’ Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers in Italy believe they have cleared up the uncertainty over links between risk for adverse thrombotic events and coagulation defects.

Harnessing cortical plasticity could prevent stroke damage Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Stimulation of a single whisker completely prevents stroke damage in rats with permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery, report US researchers.

Free circulating DNA test could improve accuracy of prostate cancer screening Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring free circulating DNA levels in men undergoing prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer could improve the ability to distinguish malignant from benign disease, reports a US team.

Free circulating DNA test could improve accuracy of prostate cancer screening Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring free circulating DNA levels in men undergoing prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer could improve the ability to distinguish malignant from benign disease, reports a US team.

Combined-modality therapy effective for inflammatory breast cancer Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients treated for inflammatory breast cancer with taxane-containing chemotherapy and standard fractionation radiation with daily skin bolus have excellent locoregional control, US researchers report.

Influence of CV risk factors changes with age Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The association of lipids, blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose with cardiovascular risk varies as a person ages, a study of Iranian taxi drivers suggests.

Native and ox-Lp(a) increases after PCI in ACS and stable CAD patients Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Percutaneous coronary intervention temporarily increases native and oxidized lipoprotein (Lp)(a) levels in patients with acute coronary syndromes and those with stable coronary artery disease, a study suggests.

Obesity-linked PPARγ phosphorylation may trigger insulin resistance Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings published in the journal Nature suggest that Cdk5-mediated phosphorylation of the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, an obesity-linked process, reduces adiponectin levels and provokes insulin resistance.

Insulin pumps more effective than injections for treating Type 1 diabetes Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy achieves significantly better glycemic control in patients with Type 1 diabetes than multiple insulin injections, show results from the STAR 3 study.

AHA outlines cognitive-behavioral tactics for vascular risk reduction Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT A scientific statement from the American Heart Association reports that combining counseling with extended follow-up, self-monitoring, and goal-setting is the most effective method of ensuring that patients maintain cardiovascular disease risk-reducing lifestyle changes.

Sleep apnea associated with HF and CHD in men Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men with obstructive sleep apnea have a greater risk for heart failure and coronary heart disease than women with the breathing disorder, a US study reports.

Combined-modality therapy effective for inflammatory breast cancer Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients treated for inflammatory breast cancer with taxane-containing chemotherapy and standard fractionation radiation with daily skin bolus have excellent locoregional control, US researchers report.

Diabetic men have high-grade prostate cancer, but die from other causes Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer are more likely to have high-grade disease if they also have diabetes mellitus, show US study results.

A small prostate could indicate high-grade prostate cancer Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT US study results show that prostate cancer patients with small prostate volumes are more likely to have high-grade disease at final pathology than patients with larger prostates.

Palliative interventions for metastatic breast cancer are ‘durable Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT Palliative interventions for symptoms of metastatic breast cancer provide symptom control for the duration of life in the majority of patients, particularly those with neurologic or musculoskeletal symptoms, say researchers.

Researchers shed light on link between high-fat diet and prostate cancer risk Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT US study results provide evidence that the link between prostate cancer and a high-fat diet hinges on advanced oxidative stress and inflammation of the prostate gland, induced by the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B cells.

Higher doses of anastrazole required in overweight breast cancer patients Posted: 19 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT The relative efficacy of anastrozole compared with tamoxifen is greater in postmenopausal women with a healthy weight than in their overweight peers, researchers report.

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.

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