Monday, November 1, 2010

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Medical News

Deficits in top-down attentional control evident before psychosis onset

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a South Korean study suggest that patients at high risk for psychosis exhibit deficits in top-down attentional control before onset of the condition.

Persistent unemployment common in bipolar disorder

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Persistent unemployment is a common problem among people with bipolar disorder, and is significantly associated with the presence of certain comorbidities, say US researchers.

Thrombin generation may increase during orthopedic surgery

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

UK researchers report that when measured by ex vivo assay thrombin generation increases during both total hip and total knee replacement surgery.

Decision rules aid SAH diagnosis in headache patients

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Decision rules based on the clinical characteristics of patients with acute headache can help to identify those who are likely to have subarachnoid hemorrhage, shows a large prospective study.

Antenatal vitamin C and E supplementation does not reduce infant wheeze risk

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a UK study suggest that vitamin C and E supplementation during pregnancy does not reduce the risk for wheeze in young children.

Introduction of PSA screening has reduced metastasis risk

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Men diagnosed with prostate cancer after 1993 – when routine prostate-specific antigen screening was introduced – are less likely to experience disease spread than men diagnosed before 1993, study findings show.

Survival improved by RT in addition to ADT for high-risk prostate cancer

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A combination of androgen deprivation therapy plus radiotherapy should be the standard approach to treating high-risk prostate cancer, say researchers.

HER-2 amplification level linked to trastuzumab response in breast cancer

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A high level of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene amplification is associated with a greater likelihood of achieving pathologic complete response in non-metastatic breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab-based neoadjuvant therapy, French researchers report.

Vitamin D deficiency may provide etiologic link to ovarian cancer

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Study findings show that women with ovarian cancer have lower vitamin D levels than the general population.

HC use linked with age, side effects, and HIV status in Africa and Thailand

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Young age, side-effects, and frequent condom use are among the most common reasons to discontinue hormonal contraception, say researchers.

Dose-finding trial reveals effectiveness of contraceptive gel

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The results of a phase II, dose-finding trial show that a transdermal contraceptive gel combining two pregnancy-preventing hormones is both effective and well tolerated.

Vitamin D deficiency may provide etiologic link to ovarian cancer

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Study findings show that women with ovarian cancer have lower vitamin D levels than the general population.

Early pregnancy in spring may increase food allergy risk in child

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Babies born in October and November are more likely to be born with food allergies than babies born at other times of the year, possibly due to their mother's exposure to pollen during the 11th week of gestation, say Finnish researchers.

Genetic test may predict early menopause

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

UK research shows that four genetic loci previously associated with normal variations in menopausal age are also predictive of early menopause.

Hypertriglyceridemic waist predicts CAD in Type 2 diabetes

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The combination of a large waist circumference and elevated plasma triglyceride levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes can predict the presence of coronary artery disease, study results show.

LDL cholesterol treatment ‘not satisfactory’

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Lipid-lowering treatment for patients at high risk for coronary heart disease has improved, but is still not satisfactory, German researchers say.

Nordic diet decreases CVD risk factors

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A healthy Nordic diet could be used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, and hypercholesterolemia, researchers suggest.

Insulin resistance predicts atherosclerosis in Type 1 diabetes

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Insulin resistance in Type 1 diabetes extends beyond glucose control to regulation of fat metabolism and appears to be associated with increased coronary artery calcification, results of the CACTI study show.

Hypertriglyceridemic waist predicts CAD in Type 2 diabetes

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The combination of a large waist circumference and elevated plasma triglyceride levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes can predict the presence of coronary artery disease, study results show.

Early statin therapy may reduce early AF risk post-MI

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Starting statin therapy within 48 hours of admission for acute myocardial infarction may reduce the risk for developing atrial fibrillation during hospital stay, French researchers report.

High resting heart rate signals increased CV, death risk in stable CVD

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Stable cardiovascular disease patients on optimal medical therapy are at increased risk for all-cause mortality and future cardiovascular events if their resting heart rate is greater than 70 beats per minute, analysis of two large trials shows.
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