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• VTE common among hospitalized medical patients
• AHA/ASA update ischemic stroke guidelines
• MED selection of NB–UV-B starting dose does not impair efficacy
• Pre-surgery statin use does not reduce recurrence in prostatectomy patients
• Dog successfully sniffs out prostate cancer in patient urine
• Patients with basal cell nevus syndrome at high risk for vitamin D deficiency
• Pre-surgery statin use does not reduce recurrence in prostatectomy patients
• Dog successfully sniffs out prostate cancer in patient urine
• Discovery could enhance tamoxifen’s effectiveness
• Factors associated with early onset Type 2 diabetes clarified
• Add-on ezetimibe therapy effective in achieving lipid targets
• CAC score improves CAD prediction accuracy
• Factors associated with early onset Type 2 diabetes clarified
• Paternal high-fat diet increases risk for diabetic daughters
• Low testosterone linked to increased mortality in men with CAD
• Metabolic energy deficiency underlies hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Discovery could enhance tamoxifen’s effectiveness

VTE common among hospitalized medical patients Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT A nationwide study in Spain has shown that the rate of venous thromboembolism is approximately four times higher among hospitalized medical patients than it is among surgical patients.

AHA/ASA update ischemic stroke guidelines Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT The latest ischemic stroke guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association include advice on antithrombotic treatment in specific subgroups and managing patients with the metabolic syndrome.

MED selection of NB–UV-B starting dose does not impair efficacy Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Basing the starting dose of narrowband ultraviolet-B treatment for chronic psoriasis on minimal erythemal dose does not reduce treatment efficacy compared with a standard fixed starting dose, researchers have found.

Pre-surgery statin use does not reduce recurrence in prostatectomy patients Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Korean study results show that pre-surgery statin use does not lower the risk for biochemical disease recurrence in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy.

Dog successfully sniffs out prostate cancer in patient urine Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT French research results show that dogs could be trained to detect prostate cancer by smelling men's urine.

Patients with basal cell nevus syndrome at high risk for vitamin D deficiency Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with the rare genetic condition basal cell nevus syndrome are three times more likely to be vitamin D deficient than the general population, show study results.

Pre-surgery statin use does not reduce recurrence in prostatectomy patients Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Korean study results show that pre-surgery statin use does not lower the risk for biochemical disease recurrence in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy.

Dog successfully sniffs out prostate cancer in patient urine Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT French research results show that dogs could be trained to detect prostate cancer by smelling men's urine.

Discovery could enhance tamoxifen’s effectiveness Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have identified a potential therapeutic target to enhance the sensitivity of estrogen receptor α-positive breast cancers to endocrine therapy with drugs such as tamoxifen.

Factors associated with early onset Type 2 diabetes clarified Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Investigators have found that being a member of an ethnic minority, having low socioeconomic status, being overweight, and having a family history of diabetes are all associated with childhood-onset Type 2 diabetes.

Add-on ezetimibe therapy effective in achieving lipid targets Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin therapy in patients at moderately high risk and high risk for coronary heart disease is more likely to achieve treatment targets for hypercholesterolemia compared with doubling the atorvastatin dose, researchers have found.

CAC score improves CAD prediction accuracy Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that coronary artery calcification scoring improves the accuracy of predicting the risk for coronary artery disease event, compared with traditional risk factors.

Factors associated with early onset Type 2 diabetes clarified Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Investigators have found that being a member of an ethnic minority, having low socioeconomic status, being overweight, and having a family history of diabetes are all associated with childhood-onset Type 2 diabetes.

Paternal high-fat diet increases risk for diabetic daughters Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a study in rats suggest that fathers who are overweight and eat a high-fat diet could increase the risk for diabetes in their daughters.

Low testosterone linked to increased mortality in men with CAD Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Around a quarter of men with coronary artery disease have testosterone deficiency and these men have a more than two-fold elevated risk for all-cause and vascular mortality, study results show.

Metabolic energy deficiency underlies hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with perhexiline ameliorates cardiac energetic impairment, corrects diastolic dysfunction, and increases exercise capacity relative to placebo, a randomized controlled trial shows.

Discovery could enhance tamoxifen’s effectiveness Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have identified a potential therapeutic target to enhance the sensitivity of estrogen receptor α-positive breast cancers to endocrine therapy with drugs such as tamoxifen.

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