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• Bipolar patients show olfactory identification deficits
• Remission more likely than psychosis transition in ultra-high risk teens
• Gastroenteritis from E. coli and Campylobacter raises risk for CVD, renal impairment
• HIF1α stimulates venous thrombus recanalization
• US ethnic minorities struggle to access healthcare after stroke
• Significant numbers of prostate cancer patients could be treated focally
• Taxane-based chemotherapy feasible for node–negative breast cancer
• Significant numbers of prostate cancer patients could be treated focally
• Carotid IMT regression may not predict CV risk profile
• Childhood obesity linked to greater CV risk in adolescence
• Predictors of long-term CAC progression in Type 2 diabetics determined
• First-trimester predictors of GDM clarified
• MI linked to increase suicide risk
• Recurrent miscarriage raises later MI risk
• Carotid IMT regression may not predict CV risk profile
• Taxane-based chemotherapy feasible for node–negative breast cancer
• Long index finger could indicate reduced prostate cancer risk
• QoL better with surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer versus active treatment
• Annual mammogram from age 40 years reduces mastectomy risk
• Seed migration linked to swelling after prostate BRT
• Skeletal-related events in metastatic breast cancer reduced with denosumab
• Immediate, not salvage RT improves prostate cancer survival
• Research confirms four-part predictive model for prostate cancer
• Lifetime breast cancer risks vary by subtype, race/ethnicity

Bipolar patients show olfactory identification deficits Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder, as well as those with schizophrenia, show significant olfactory identification deficits, say US researchers.

Remission more likely than psychosis transition in ultra-high risk teens Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Adolescents at ultra-high risk for psychosis are three times more likely to achieve remission over a 2-year follow-up period than to make the transition to full-blown psychosis, research shows.

Gastroenteritis from E. coli and Campylobacter raises risk for CVD, renal impairment Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Gastroenteritis from drinking water contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter increases the long term risk for hypertension, renal impairment, and cardiovascular disease, show Canadian study results.

HIF1α stimulates venous thrombus recanalization Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α enhances thrombus resolution and vein recanalization, making it a novel target for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis, UK researchers report.

US ethnic minorities struggle to access healthcare after stroke Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Mexican–American and Black stroke survivors have limited access to healthcare, compared with their White counterparts, shows a US study.

Significant numbers of prostate cancer patients could be treated focally Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Over half of men treated with radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer are eligible for focal therapy, show the results of a UK study.

Taxane-based chemotherapy feasible for node–negative breast cancer Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Results of a multicenter study show that a taxane-based adjuvant chemotherapy regimen improves disease-free survival compared with a non-taxane-based regimen in women with high-risk, lymph-node-negative breast cancer.

Significant numbers of prostate cancer patients could be treated focally Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Over half of men treated with radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer are eligible for focal therapy, show the results of a UK study.

Carotid IMT regression may not predict CV risk profile Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Drug-induced changes in carotid intima-media thickness have no bearing on long-term clinical events, research suggests.

Childhood obesity linked to greater CV risk in adolescence Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Childhood obesity may be linked to adverse cardiovascular risk profiles in adolescence, research suggests.

Predictors of long-term CAC progression in Type 2 diabetics determined Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Baseline coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, and albumin-to-creatinine ratio all predict long-term progression of CAC in patients with Type 2 diabetes, show study results.

First-trimester predictors of GDM clarified Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST First trimester predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus include older age, high body mass index and a family history of diabetes, say researchers.

MI linked to increase suicide risk Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Having a myocardial infarction increases a patient's suicide risk, particularly in the first month after hospital discharge, results from a Danish study indicate.

Recurrent miscarriage raises later MI risk Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Having more than three miscarriages increases a woman's risk for myocardial infarction five-fold in later life, German study results indicate.

Carotid IMT regression may not predict CV risk profile Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Drug-induced changes in carotid intima-media thickness have no bearing on long-term clinical events, research suggests.

Taxane-based chemotherapy feasible for node–negative breast cancer Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Results of a multicenter study show that a taxane-based adjuvant chemotherapy regimen improves disease-free survival compared with a non-taxane-based regimen in women with high-risk, lymph-node-negative breast cancer.

Long index finger could indicate reduced prostate cancer risk Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Men whose index fingers are longer than their ring finger are less likely to develop prostate cancer compared with men who have shorter index, than ring fingers, says a UK research team.

QoL better with surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer versus active treatment Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Active surveillance offers a quality-of-life advantage to low-risk prostate cancer patients compared with initial treatment, show the results of a study that calculated patients' quality-adjusted life expectancy.

Annual mammogram from age 40 years reduces mastectomy risk Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST An annual mammogram may halve the risk for mastectomy among women aged 40–50 years who develop breast cancer, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America today.

Seed migration linked to swelling after prostate BRT Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Japanese study results show that seed migration after prostate cancer treatment with brachytherapy is common, and may be caused by the swelling of the prostate gland after seed insertion.

Skeletal-related events in metastatic breast cancer reduced with denosumab Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Denosumab is more likely than zoledronic acid to delay or prevent skeletal-related events in patients with breast cancer metastatic to bone, and its subcutaneous administration makes it more convenient, conclude scientists.

Immediate, not salvage RT improves prostate cancer survival Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Immediate adjuvant radiotherapy improves biochemical disease-free survival in prostate cancer patients with an adverse pathology at radical prostatectomy, compared with delaying radiotherapy until prostate-specific antigen relapse, say Belgian researchers.

Research confirms four-part predictive model for prostate cancer Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Research results confirm that a statistical model based on biomarkers related to prostate-specific antigen can predict the presence of prostate cancer before biopsy, while reducing the number of biopsies undertaken without missing significant disease.

Lifetime breast cancer risks vary by subtype, race/ethnicity Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST Women have a higher lifetime risk for developing luminal breast cancer than any other subtype, but the risk varies significantly by race/ethnicity, US study data show.

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