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• Clinical scoring tool predicts asthma attacks in children
• Mood disorders common in polycystic ovary syndrome patients
• Genomic deletion increases risk for autism, schizophrenia
• Gut bacteria release cancer-fighting agents from broccoli
• Gut bacteria release cancer-fighting agents from broccoli
• VTE recurrence risk varies according to initial risk factors
• Dabigatran benefits consistent for patients with previous stroke
• Combined imaging technology may improve breast cancer diagnosis
• Weekly, seasonal variations in PSA should not affect biopsy decision
• Mixed outcomes after robotic prostatectomy for large prostates
• Gene therapy leads to marked regression of atherosclerosis
• Intensive statin therapy reduces CV risk
• Lipid ratios useful for assessing diabetic early atherosclerosis risk
• Metabolic syndrome linked with altered glucose tolerance
• ACE inhibitor-associated cough more common than drug labels report
• T2* cardiac MRI allows prediction of severe reperfusion injury after STEMI

Clinical scoring tool predicts asthma attacks in children Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The Asthma Exacerbation Clinical Score effectively predicts asthma attacks in children, say its developers.

Mood disorders common in polycystic ovary syndrome patients Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders, particularly mood disorders, research confirms.

Genomic deletion increases risk for autism, schizophrenia Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers report that the deletion of a genomic region on chromosome 17 is associated with a significantly increased risk for autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia.

Gut bacteria release cancer-fighting agents from broccoli Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST US researchers have found that bacteria in the lower gut are able to release sulforaphane, the powerful cancer-fighting agent in broccoli, from its parent compound glucoraphanin.

Gut bacteria release cancer-fighting agents from broccoli Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST US researchers have found that bacteria in the lower gut are able to release sulforaphane, the powerful cancer-fighting agent in broccoli, from its parent compound glucoraphanin.

VTE recurrence risk varies according to initial risk factors Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism is lower when the index case is provoked by surgery rather than a transient nonsurgical risk factor, results of a systematic review show.

Dabigatran benefits consistent for patients with previous stroke Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Dabigatran is comparable with warfarin in atrial fibrillation patients with a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack, shows further analysis of the RE-LY study.

Combined imaging technology may improve breast cancer diagnosis Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST A combined technique that incorporates optical and X-ray imaging may help clinicians better distinguish malignant lesions from benign lesions in the breast, US researchers report.

Weekly, seasonal variations in PSA should not affect biopsy decision Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Men's prostate-specific antigen levels vary according to season and weekday, say UK researchers, who add that the variation is small and should not affect the decision to take a prostate biopsy.

Mixed outcomes after robotic prostatectomy for large prostates Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Men who undergo robotic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer experience mixed intraoperative and pathologic outcomes depending on their prostate size, say researchers.

Gene therapy leads to marked regression of atherosclerosis Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Using an adeno-associated virus 8 vector to restore expression of the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene could offer an approach to treating familial hypercholesterolemia, an animal study suggests.

Intensive statin therapy reduces CV risk Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients at high risk for cardiovascular events may benefit from intensive lipid-lowering therapy, even if their baseline level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is already less than 2 mmol/l, research suggests.

Lipid ratios useful for assessing diabetic early atherosclerosis risk Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Lipid ratios may be more useful than other lipoprotein measurements for assessing the risk for early atherosclerosis in Japanese patients with Type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

Metabolic syndrome linked with altered glucose tolerance Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Italian researchers have found that the metabolic syndrome is common among individuals with altered glucose tolerance, and is generally associated with insulin resistance.

ACE inhibitor-associated cough more common than drug labels report Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST ACE inhibitor-associated cough and the resultant discontinuations of ACE-inhibitors both occur at much higher rates in clinical trials than indicated on drug labels or in reference guides, results from a large meta-analysis suggest.

T2* cardiac MRI allows prediction of severe reperfusion injury after STEMI Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST T2*-weighted cardiac MRI may identify ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients who are at increased risk for severe reperfusion injury after successful revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention, researchers suggest.

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