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• ISAR-REACT 3A: Reduced UFH dose in PCI patients lowers bleeding risk
• Clotting disorders common in hormone therapy-related thrombosis
• GWTG–Stroke model applicable to other countries
• NB–UV-B improves vitamin D status in psoriasis patients
• Complementary therapies ease prostate cancer patients’ anxiety
• Complementary therapies ease prostate cancer patients’ anxiety
• Newer breast imaging techniques pose greater risk for cancer
• Direct LDL-cholesterol assay may suit fasting and nonfasting serum samples
• Fenofibrate added to pravastatin could help control mixed hyperlipidemia
• Elevated blood glucose disrupts normal immune responses in diabetics
• Beta-1 adrenergic receptor polymorphism may increase LVH risk.
• ISAR-REACT 3A: Reduced UFH dose in PCI patients lowers bleeding risk
• DANPACE: No AAIR pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome patients
• Newer breast imaging techniques pose greater risk for cancer
• Epidural catheter-linked infections rare in children
• ‘Confusion’ reigns for neuromuscular block monitoring
• Closed-loop system maintains tight hypnosis control
• Frequent distractions impact anesthesia practice

ISAR-REACT 3A: Reduced UFH dose in PCI patients lowers bleeding risk Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lowering the dose of unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention offers a clinical benefit driven by reductions in bleeding risk, as shown by results from the ISAR-REACT 3A study.

Clotting disorders common in hormone therapy-related thrombosis Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who develop a thromboembolic event while taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy have a increased prevalence of clotting disorders, study findings indicate.

GWTG–Stroke model applicable to other countries Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The Get With The Guidelines–Stroke model for quality stroke care may be useful globally, say Taiwanese researchers.

NB–UV-B improves vitamin D status in psoriasis patients Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Narrowband ultraviolet-B treatment appears to increase serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D as well as clear psoriasis, research suggests, with the number of exposures determining the magnitude of increase.

Complementary therapies ease prostate cancer patients’ anxiety Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients being treated with radiotherapy are interested in and show benefit from complementary therapies, including Reiki and relaxation response therapy, report US researchers.

Complementary therapies ease prostate cancer patients’ anxiety Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients being treated with radiotherapy are interested in and show benefit from complementary therapies, including Reiki and relaxation response therapy, report US researchers.

Newer breast imaging techniques pose greater risk for cancer Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Newer breast imaging techniques such as breast-specific gamma imaging and positron emission mammography have a much greater risk for radiation-induced breast cancer than mammography, study findings indicate.

Direct LDL-cholesterol assay may suit fasting and nonfasting serum samples Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Japanese research suggests that epidemiological studies can assess levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol using direct homogenous assay in both fasting and nonfasting serum samples.

Fenofibrate added to pravastatin could help control mixed hyperlipidemia Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adding 160 mg fenofibrate daily to 40 mg pravastatin can significantly improve the lipid profile of high-risk patients whose mixed hyperlipidemia is not controlled by the statin alone, trial findings suggest.

Elevated blood glucose disrupts normal immune responses in diabetics Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers suggest that elevated blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes can cause competitive inhibition of immune receptors and hinder the body's ability to fight infection.

Beta-1 adrenergic receptor polymorphism may increase LVH risk. Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The Arg389 polymorphism of the beta-1 adrenergic receptor is associated with a higher risk for left ventricular hypertrophy than is the Gly389 polymorphism in non-diabetic acute myocardial infarction survivors, researchers report.

ISAR-REACT 3A: Reduced UFH dose in PCI patients lowers bleeding risk Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lowering the dose of unfractionated heparin in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention offers a clinical benefit driven by reductions in bleeding risk, as shown by results from the ISAR-REACT 3A study.

DANPACE: No AAIR pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome patients Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Sick sinus syndrome patients should not receive rate-adaptive single chamber atrial pacing because of a raised risk for reoperation and atrial fibrillation when compared with rate-adaptive dual chamber pacing, conclude DANPACE investigators.

Newer breast imaging techniques pose greater risk for cancer Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Newer breast imaging techniques such as breast-specific gamma imaging and positron emission mammography have a much greater risk for radiation-induced breast cancer than mammography, study findings indicate.

Epidural catheter-linked infections rare in children Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Infections arising from use of epidural catheters in children are rare, especially when used short term use to relieve postoperative pain, research shows.

‘Confusion’ reigns for neuromuscular block monitoring Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Many anesthesia providers in both Europe and the USA see no need for peri-operative neuromuscular monitoring, say researchers who call on professional bodies to develop guidelines.

Closed-loop system maintains tight hypnosis control Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A rule-based adaptive closed-loop system for propofol administration maintains superior control of anesthesia compared with manual administration, report Canadian researchers.

Frequent distractions impact anesthesia practice Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Distracting events almost invariably occur during general anesthesia induction, say researchers who found that a fifth of these negatively affect patient management.

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