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• Maternal HSV-2 link to schizophrenia in offspring supported
• Recurrent manic episodes reduce cognitive performance in bipolar disorder
• Lung transplant patients have high GERD prevalence
• Simple risk factors signal ischemic risk in atherothrombosis patients
• Early recurrent ischemic stroke can complicate thrombolysis
• Prostate cancer mortality rates do not mirror incidence in Nordic countries
• Percent-free PSA could reduce overdiagnosis after prostate cancer screening
• Prostate cancer mortality rates do not mirror incidence in Nordic countries
• Percent-free PSA could reduce overdiagnosis after prostate cancer screening
• Fertility concerns linked to depression among young breast cancer survivors
• Potential new MI risk predictor identified
• Fat accumulation linked with atherosclerotic burden
• Most diabetics need better BP control to reach targets
• Mild BNP may indicate LV dysfunction in diabetics
• ART: Bilateral approach feasible for internal mammary artery grafting
• RESPONSE: Nurse-led prevention program lowers cardiac risk in CAD patients
• Fertility concerns linked to depression among young breast cancer survivors
• Physicians not confident in knowledge about prostate cancer screening
• Risk-reducing surgery effective in <i>BRCA1/2</i> mutation carriers
• Computer-based decisional aid improves men’s prostate cancer screening knowledge
• FASN inhibition could reduce prostate cancer mortality in overweight men
• Nicotine directly linked to breast cancer development

Maternal HSV-2 link to schizophrenia in offspring supported Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Danish study support an association between maternal infection with the herpes simplex virus and an increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring.

Recurrent manic episodes reduce cognitive performance in bipolar disorder Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Recurrent manic episodes are associated with progressive worsening of cognitive performance in patients with bipolar I disorder, research suggests.

Lung transplant patients have high GERD prevalence Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who have undergone lung transplantation have a high prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease, particularly those who have been retransplanted, report US researchers.

Simple risk factors signal ischemic risk in atherothrombosis patients Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Easily determined clinical characteristics can assist clinicians in identifying patients with various stages of atherothrombosis who are at high risk for future cardiovascular events, researchers report.

Early recurrent ischemic stroke can complicate thrombolysis Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have found that early recurrent ischemic stroke after the use of intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator may be more common than previously thought.

Prostate cancer mortality rates do not mirror incidence in Nordic countries Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer mortality rates have remained stable and even declined in Nordic countries over the past 2 decades, despite a substantial rise in the incidence of the disease, study results show.

Percent-free PSA could reduce overdiagnosis after prostate cancer screening Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Percent-free prostate-specific antigen should be included alongside standard measures in early prostate cancer screening programs to better detect pathologically insignificant disease and thereby reduce risk for overdiagnosis, report Italian researchers.

Prostate cancer mortality rates do not mirror incidence in Nordic countries Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer mortality rates have remained stable and even declined in Nordic countries over the past 2 decades, despite a substantial rise in the incidence of the disease, study results show.

Percent-free PSA could reduce overdiagnosis after prostate cancer screening Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Percent-free prostate-specific antigen should be included alongside standard measures in early prostate cancer screening programs to better detect pathologically insignificant disease and thereby reduce risk for overdiagnosis, report Italian researchers.

Fertility concerns linked to depression among young breast cancer survivors Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Concerns about fertility after breast cancer treatment contribute to long-term depressive symptoms among young breast cancer survivors, US researchers report.

Potential new MI risk predictor identified Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT German researchers claim they have identified a potential new predictor of the risk for myocardial infarction.

Fat accumulation linked with atherosclerotic burden Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT General obesity, and specifically the accumulation of fat around the abdomen, is linked with systemic atherosclerotic burden, South Korean research suggests.

Most diabetics need better BP control to reach targets Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Belgian researchers report that only 16% of patients with Type 2 diabetes achieve the target blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg recommended by American and European regulatory bodies such as the European Society of Hypertension.

Mild BNP may indicate LV dysfunction in diabetics Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dutch researchers report that slightly elevated B-type natriuretic peptide levels are associated with increased left ventricular mass and diastolic dysfunction in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

ART: Bilateral approach feasible for internal mammary artery grafting Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Early results from the ART trial suggest that bilateral internal mammary artery grafting is feasible in patients with severe coronary artery disease.

RESPONSE: Nurse-led prevention program lowers cardiac risk in CAD patients Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Cardiovascular risk factors are significantly and sustainably reduced in coronary artery disease patients by a 6-month, nurse-led outpatient prevention program, RESPONSE study findings indicate.

Fertility concerns linked to depression among young breast cancer survivors Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Concerns about fertility after breast cancer treatment contribute to long-term depressive symptoms among young breast cancer survivors, US researchers report.

Physicians not confident in knowledge about prostate cancer screening Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT US primary care physicians are able to correctly identify prostate cancer risk factors but are not confident in their knowledge about prostate cancer screening and overall prostate cancer risk, show study results.

Risk-reducing surgery effective in <i>BRCA1/2</i> mutation carriers Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women at increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer because of inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes gain significant health benefits from prophylactic mastectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy, study findings indicate.

Computer-based decisional aid improves men’s prostate cancer screening knowledge Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT A computer-based decision aid offered at the workplace can significantly improve men's knowledge and decision-making ability regarding prostate cancer screening, show US study results.

FASN inhibition could reduce prostate cancer mortality in overweight men Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT US research results suggest that overexpression of fatty acid synthase in tumors could increase prostate cancer-specific mortality, particularly in overweight and obese men.

Nicotine directly linked to breast cancer development Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT The alpha 9 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is overexpressed in breast cancer cells, suggesting that nicotine could directly contribute to the molecular mechanism of breast cancer development, researchers report.

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