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• Elevated osteopontin in severe refractory asthma patients
• Combined IgE levels and airways disease severity score predict asthma in children
• Allergic rhinitis may develop in early childhood
• Hippocampal volume linked to early remission in first-episode schizophrenia
• Combination treatment benefits patients with refractory bipolar disorder
• Near-infrared spectroscopy consistently detects lipid core coronary plaque
• Routine statin use before invasive procedures proposed
• Low-dose heparin does not improve PCI outcomes
• Migraine with aura linked to hemorrhagic stroke, death risk
• Targeted breast cancer strategies needed for Mexican-American women
• Low socioeconomic status linked to mental health in prostate cancer survivors
• <i>BRCA2</i> mutation indicates shorter survival in men with prostate cancer
• Anxiety in menopausal women may be a result of hot flashes
• Breast and ovary surgery lengthens lives of <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i> carriers
• Turkish women need improved consultation on contraception use
• Daily SMS reminders do not improve adherence to the pill
• Post- as well as pre-term babies at risk for cerebral palsy
• <i>APOA5</i> gene variants affect children’s vitamin E levels
• SCOUT confirms sibutramine adverse cardiac effects
• Erectile dysfunction common in Chinese men with Type 2 diabetes
• Children with Type 1 diabetes have early signs of atherosclerosis
• Erectile dysfunction common in Chinese men with Type 2 diabetes
• Low-dose heparin does not improve PCI outcomes
• Long-term radial artery bypass graft vasodilation beats saphenous vein
• Reasonably long-term survival can occur after HCM cardiac transplant

Elevated osteopontin in severe refractory asthma patients Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with severe refractory asthma have significantly elevated sputum levels of osteopontin, research shows.

Combined IgE levels and airways disease severity score predict asthma in children Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Combining quantitative measures of immunoglobulin E antibodies and obstructive airways disease severity score at 2 years of age is better for predicting asthma at the age of 10 years than either measure alone, research shows.

Allergic rhinitis may develop in early childhood Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a French study support the hypothesis that children can develop allergic rhinitis within the first year of life.

Hippocampal volume linked to early remission in first-episode schizophrenia Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Canadian study findings suggest that a reduced hippocampal tail volume is associated with failure to achieve early remission in patients with a first episode of schizophrenia.

Combination treatment benefits patients with refractory bipolar disorder Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Spanish study suggest that psychotherapy combined with pharmacotherapy has greater short- and long-term benefits for patients with refractory bipolar disorder than pharmacotherapy alone.

Near-infrared spectroscopy consistently detects lipid core coronary plaque Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A US study suggests that measurements taken using a near-infrared spectroscopy system to detect lipid-core coronary plaques remain consistent when taken repeatedly, and that they reveal benefits from stenting.

Routine statin use before invasive procedures proposed Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have called for the routine use of statins before invasive procedures to be considered, after their meta-analysis showed it could reduce the subsequent risk of myocardial infarction.

Low-dose heparin does not improve PCI outcomes Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low-dose heparin does not improve the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention among patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with fondaparinux, compared with the activated clotting time-guided standard-dose, say researchers.

Migraine with aura linked to hemorrhagic stroke, death risk Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who suffer migraine with aura may have an increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke and all-cause mortality, in addition to the already established high risk for ischemic stroke, show two large cohort studies.

Targeted breast cancer strategies needed for Mexican-American women Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Policies that target screening, education, and treatment are needed to address breast cancer disparities among Mexican-origin women in the United States, say researchers.

Low socioeconomic status linked to mental health in prostate cancer survivors Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term prostate cancer survivors have worse mental health if they have a low rather than high socioeconomic status, show Dutch study results.

<i>BRCA2</i> mutation indicates shorter survival in men with prostate cancer Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men with prostate cancer who carry a deleterious germline mutation in the breast cancer 2 gene do not survive as long as prostate cancer patients who are non-carriers, UK study results show.

Anxiety in menopausal women may be a result of hot flashes Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The link between hot flashes and high anxiety levels in postmenopausal women could be a result of the overlap between the somatic manifestation of hot flashes and anxiety symptoms, say Canadian researchers.

Breast and ovary surgery lengthens lives of <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i> carriers Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Risk-reducing breast and ovary surgery can substantially improve the prognosis for women who carry genetic mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, say researchers.

Turkish women need improved consultation on contraception use Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Turkish study results show that women frequently discontinue contraception because of method failure and unintended pregnancy, prompting researchers to call for high-quality consultancy services monitoring contraception use.

Daily SMS reminders do not improve adherence to the pill Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who receive a daily short message service to their cell phone reminding them to take their oral contraceptive miss the same number of pills per month as women who do not receive a message reminder, research results indicate.

Post- as well as pre-term babies at risk for cerebral palsy Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Babies born past term are at increased risk for cerebral palsy, show the results of a Norwegian study.

<i>APOA5</i> gene variants affect children’s vitamin E levels Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The impact of certain apolipoprotein A-5 gene variants on plasma lipoproteins can affect fat-soluble vitamin concentrations in Caucasian children, a study suggests.

SCOUT confirms sibutramine adverse cardiac effects Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The weight loss drug sibutramine increases the risk for cardiovascular events among patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, show the results of the SCOUT study.

Erectile dysfunction common in Chinese men with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Erectile dysfunction affects three-quarters of Chinese men with Type 2 diabetes, say researchers who add that the majority of such men can be successfully treated with sildenafil citrate.

Children with Type 1 diabetes have early signs of atherosclerosis Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that children with Type 1 diabetes have significantly increased carotid intima media thickness, an early sign of atherosclerosis, compared with their nondiabetic peers.

Erectile dysfunction common in Chinese men with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Erectile dysfunction affects three-quarters of Chinese men with Type 2 diabetes, say researchers who add that the majority of such men can be successfully treated with sildenafil citrate.

Low-dose heparin does not improve PCI outcomes Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Low-dose heparin does not improve the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention among patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with fondaparinux, compared with the activated clotting time-guided standard-dose, say researchers.

Long-term radial artery bypass graft vasodilation beats saphenous vein Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Radial artery bypass conduits grafted to single coronary territories have better 5-year flow-mediated vasodilatory properties than do saphenous vein conduits, UK researchers report.

Reasonably long-term survival can occur after HCM cardiac transplant Posted: 05 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who undergo cardiac transplant for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have 10-year survival rates of over 60% and better long-term survival rates than non-HCM cardiac transplant patients, a US study suggests.

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