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• DWI predicts malignant MCA infarction
• Diagnostic delays, poor treatment adherence linked to frequent BD episodes
• Visual P300 amplitude ‘a vulnerability marker for schizophrenia’
• Severe maternal psoriasis increases low birthweight infant risk
• Dietary cholesterol linked to increased systolic blood pressure
• High BMI linked to CV risk factors in children
• Helicobacter pylori infection may help combat lower GI tract inflammation
• Glycated hemoglobin threshold for diabetes diagnosis questioned
• Walking speed linked to adverse outcome risk after cardiac surgery
• Population characteristics explain regional CHD mortality rate variation
• Cancer at peripheral end of prostate biopsy indicates locally advanced disease
• Positive surgical margins more common after robotic, versus open prostatectomy
• Breast cancer survivors prefer venlafaxine for treatment of hot flashes
• Cancer at peripheral end of prostate biopsy indicates locally advanced disease
• Positive surgical margins more common after robotic, versus open prostatectomy
• Lower limb peripheral arterial disease outcomes worse among women
• Improved STEMI door-to-balloon times fail to reduce mortality rates
• Breast cancer survivors prefer venlafaxine for treatment of hot flashes
• Gene targeted by statins found in prostate cancer patients with high BMI
• Researchers identify numerous side effects of AIs for breast cancer
• Weekly, seasonal variations in PSA should not affect biopsy decision
• Mixed outcomes after robotic prostatectomy for large prostates
• Combined imaging technology may improve breast cancer diagnosis
• Survival after surgery indicated by comorbidity, tumor status in elderly
• Silicone implants preferred over saline for postmastectomy reconstruction

DWI predicts malignant MCA infarction Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Measuring stroke lesion volume on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging helps to predict risk for a malignant course in patients with middle cerebral artery infarction, say researchers.

Diagnostic delays, poor treatment adherence linked to frequent BD episodes Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Delays in diagnosis and poor treatment adherence are associated with a high frequency of mood episodes in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Visual P300 amplitude ‘a vulnerability marker for schizophrenia’ Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a South Korean study show that patients with schizophrenia and those at ultra-high risk for the disorder have reduced visual P300 amplitude, which may serve as a vulnerability marker for the condition.

Severe maternal psoriasis increases low birthweight infant risk Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Women with severe psoriasis appear to have an increased risk for having low birthweight babies, researchers report.

Dietary cholesterol linked to increased systolic blood pressure Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Japanese researchers suggest that reducing the intake of dietary cholesterol could improve adverse blood pressure levels in the general population.

High BMI linked to CV risk factors in children Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST A high body mass index is associated with markers of adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors in children aged 8–12 years, research shows.

Helicobacter pylori infection may help combat lower GI tract inflammation Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that Helicobacter pylori infection reduces lower gastrointestinal tract inflammation caused by Salmonella typhimurium infection in mice.

Glycated hemoglobin threshold for diabetes diagnosis questioned Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The proposed use of a specific glycated hemoglobin threshold to identify Type 2 diabetes could miss the majority of patients who are diagnosed using oral glucose tolerance tests, a study suggests.

Walking speed linked to adverse outcome risk after cardiac surgery Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Assessing the gait speed of elderly patients before cardiac surgery may help identify those with an increased risk for mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery, study results suggest.

Population characteristics explain regional CHD mortality rate variation Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Marked regional variations in coronary heart disease mortality rates currently exist across England and are primarily due to differences in population characteristics, UK researchers report.

Cancer at peripheral end of prostate biopsy indicates locally advanced disease Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The presence of prostate cancer at the peripheral end of a prostate biopsy predicts non-organ confined disease at radical prostatectomy, report Austrian researchers.

Positive surgical margins more common after robotic, versus open prostatectomy Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Research results indicate that men treated with robotic-assisted prostatectomy for prostate cancer are more likely to have positive surgical margins than men treated with open retropubic prostatectomy.

Breast cancer survivors prefer venlafaxine for treatment of hot flashes Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Women who have survived breast cancer prefer venlafaxine to gabapentin for the treatment of hot flashes, even though the two treatments are equally effective, study findings indicate.

Cancer at peripheral end of prostate biopsy indicates locally advanced disease Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The presence of prostate cancer at the peripheral end of a prostate biopsy predicts non-organ confined disease at radical prostatectomy, report Austrian researchers.

Positive surgical margins more common after robotic, versus open prostatectomy Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Research results indicate that men treated with robotic-assisted prostatectomy for prostate cancer are more likely to have positive surgical margins than men treated with open retropubic prostatectomy.

Lower limb peripheral arterial disease outcomes worse among women Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Women with lower limb peripheral arterial disease have a higher risk for adverse outcomes after vascular intervention than men with the same condition, according to US researchers.

Improved STEMI door-to-balloon times fail to reduce mortality rates Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST The average door-to-balloon time for ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary coronary intervention has reduced considerably since 2003, US researchers report.

Breast cancer survivors prefer venlafaxine for treatment of hot flashes Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Women who have survived breast cancer prefer venlafaxine to gabapentin for the treatment of hot flashes, even though the two treatments are equally effective, study findings indicate.

Gene targeted by statins found in prostate cancer patients with high BMI Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings show a reduced expression of the lipid metabolism gene stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 – a known target of statins – in tumor samples from prostate cancer patients with a high body mass index.

Researchers identify numerous side effects of AIs for breast cancer Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST US researchers have identified several side effects in women receiving aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer that are likely to be related to the extreme estrogen deficiency that the treatment causes.

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.

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.

Survival after surgery indicated by comorbidity, tumor status in elderly Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Men with prostate cancer aged 70 years or older can expect excellent 10-year survival rates after treatment with surgery, as long as they have no comorbidities or adverse tumor-related characteristics, say German researchers.

Silicone implants preferred over saline for postmastectomy reconstruction Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients who receive silicone breast implants during postmastectomy breast reconstruction report higher satisfaction with the results of the surgery compared with patients who receive saline implants, US researchers report.

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