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• Doctor-patient communication influences perceived quality of care
• Serious mental illness increases mortality risk in diabetes patients
• Bipolar disorder associated with poor diet
• Diabetes increases risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hepatitis C
• Mid-treatment PSA measurement indicates posttreatment outcome
• Low socioeconomic status reduces cancer-specific survival after prostatectomy
• Breast cancer chemotherapy affects gray matter
• Secondary prevention of CVD in Italy ‘suboptimal’
• CRP screening to target statin eligibility ‘not cost-effective’
• Diabetes increases risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hepatitis C
• High animal protein intake increases risk for Type 2 diabetes in the elderly
• Noisy workplaces linked with heart disease
• Black–White CVD disparities diminish with older age

Doctor-patient communication influences perceived quality of care Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT The quality of patient-clinician communication is significantly associated with subjective quality of care, suggests a survey of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Serious mental illness increases mortality risk in diabetes patients Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes and schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have significantly higher mortality rates than those with diabetes alone, researchers have found.

Bipolar disorder associated with poor diet Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women with bipolar disorder tend to have poorer diets than those without the condition, research suggests.

Diabetes increases risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hepatitis C Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes increases the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with noncirrhotic, interferon-treated hepatitis C, show study results.

Mid-treatment PSA measurement indicates posttreatment outcome Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mid-treatment prostate-specific antigen measurements can indicate the likely outcome of combined-modality prostate cancer treatment, show US study results.

Low socioeconomic status reduces cancer-specific survival after prostatectomy Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men with low-risk prostate cancer are twice as likely to die from the disease after being treated with radical prostatectomy if they are of low rather than high socioeconomic status, report US researchers.

Breast cancer chemotherapy affects gray matter Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging to show that chemotherapy is associated with reduced brain gray matter density in breast cancer patients, which partially recovers over time.

Secondary prevention of CVD in Italy ‘suboptimal’ Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT A survey of Italian cardiovascular disease patients has identified shortfalls in the implementation of secondary prevention measures, including lifestyle modification and lipid control.

CRP screening to target statin eligibility ‘not cost-effective’ Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Using high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels to guide eligibility for statin therapy in primary prevention is not cost-effective, say US investigators in the journal Circulation.

Diabetes increases risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hepatitis C Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes increases the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with noncirrhotic, interferon-treated hepatitis C, show study results.

High animal protein intake increases risk for Type 2 diabetes in the elderly Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Greek study show that a high intake of animal protein is associated with an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes in an elderly population, whereas plant protein intake may have a protective effect.

Noisy workplaces linked with heart disease Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Chronic exposure to occupational noise is associated with an increased prevalence of coronary heart disease, with the link being particularly strong in the under-50s, men, and smokers, study findings show.

Black–White CVD disparities diminish with older age Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Disparities in cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality between Black and White people typically emerge in young adulthood and disappear by old age, an analysis of US survey data suggests.

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