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• Exposure to violence increases hospital admissions for asthma
• Antipsychotic switching prevalent in schizophrenia
• Bipolar features linked to treatment resistance in unipolar depression
• Rebound platelet hyperactivity after clopidogrel cessation unlikely
• Potential therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer
• Surgery offers long-term survival for patients with aggressive prostate cancer
• Blood glucose promotes lipoprotein(a) oxidization
• <i>INSIG2</i> variant influences lipid, lipoprotein levels
• Very low vitamin D levels linked to asymptomatic CAD in high-risk patients
• Type 2 diabetes is not a CHD risk equivalent
• Greater antiplatelet effect with ticagrelor than clopidogrel in ACS
• Rebound platelet hyperactivity after clopidogrel cessation unlikely

Exposure to violence increases hospital admissions for asthma Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to community violence is associated with increased asthma-related emergency care and hospital admissions, as well as reduced asthma-related quality of life, US research shows.

Antipsychotic switching prevalent in schizophrenia Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Antipsychotic switching is common in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and can be predicted by a small number of variables, researchers have found.

Bipolar features linked to treatment resistance in unipolar depression Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolarity features are significantly associated with treatment resistance in patients diagnosed with unipolar depression, research shows.

Rebound platelet hyperactivity after clopidogrel cessation unlikely Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from the PACT study suggest that rebound platelet hyperactivity does not occur when clopidogrel therapy is discontinued.

Potential therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have identified a potential molecular therapeutic target among patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Surgery offers long-term survival for patients with aggressive prostate cancer Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Radical prostatectomy offers patients with aggressive prostate cancer better long-term survival compared with radiotherapy, US researchers report.

Blood glucose promotes lipoprotein(a) oxidization Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Blood glucose levels influence the oxidization of lipoprotein(a), a molecule with potent atherosclerotic properties, research has found.

<i>INSIG2</i> variant influences lipid, lipoprotein levels Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Polymorphisms in the INSIG2 gene have a direct influence on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, a genetic mapping study has found.

Very low vitamin D levels linked to asymptomatic CAD in high-risk patients Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that very low levels of vitamin D are associated with subclinical coronary artery disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is not a CHD risk equivalent Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Type 2 diabetes is not a coronary heart disease equivalent, suggest findings from an Austrian study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes 46th annual meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

Greater antiplatelet effect with ticagrelor than clopidogrel in ACS Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A subanalysis of the PLATO study indicates that platelet inhibition is more pronounced among acute coronary syndrome patients taking ticagrelor than among those taking clopidogrel.

Rebound platelet hyperactivity after clopidogrel cessation unlikely Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from the PACT study suggest that rebound platelet hyperactivity does not occur when clopidogrel therapy is discontinued.

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