Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Medical News

Medical News


Anti-endothelial cell antibodies increased in COPD

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have increased levels of anti-endothelial cell antibodies, research shows.

DRD2 gene variant linked to mood disorders

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis confirm an association between a variant of the dopamine D2 receptor gene and an increased risk for mood disorders.

Schizophrenia patients show altered delta wave patterns during sleep

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia show lower overall delta wave counts and altered delta wave dominance in certain brain regions during all-night sleep compared with mentally healthy individuals, say researchers.

Curative local therapy may be underused in older prostate cancer patients

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Disease-specific survival rates for prostate cancer vary among men of different ages partly because potentially curative therapy is underused among older patients, study results suggest.

Long-term benefits of radiotherapy confirmed for DCIS

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Radiotherapy significantly reduces the long-term risk for new ipsilateral breast cancers in women who have undergone surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ, study results confirm.

Diabetics diagnosed using HbA1c versus glucose have higher CVD risk

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with Type 2 diabetes newly diagnosed using internationally accepted glycated hemoglobin targets have a higher cardiovascular disease risk profile compared with those diagnosed using fasting plasma glucose, say researchers.

Reversal of CVD risk factor clustering is possible

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Japanese researchers suggest that lifestyle or medical interventions may be able to reverse clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in the general population.

Angptl4 protects against severe effects of saturated fat-induced inflammation

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Dutch researchers have found that a lipoprotein lipase inhibitor protects against the pro-inflammatory effects of dietary saturated fat in mice, through inhibition of fatty acid uptake into mesenteric lymph node macrophages.

Diabetics diagnosed using HbA1c versus glucose have higher CVD risk

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with Type 2 diabetes newly diagnosed using internationally accepted glycated hemoglobin targets have a higher cardiovascular disease risk profile compared with those diagnosed using fasting plasma glucose, say researchers.

Exenatide addition to insulin lowers glucose and weight in Type 2 diabetes

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Study results show that adding exenatide to insulin glargine for the treatment of patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes is effective for achieving good glycemic control and weight loss.

Multidetector computed tomography CAD diagnosis less accurate in diabetics

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Significant coronary artery disease is detected in diabetics with high sensitivity using multidetector computed tomography, although diagnostic yield is significantly better in non-diabetic patients, say Italian researchers.

Tobacco cessation treatment linked to reduction in MI hospitalizations

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

The results of a US study demonstrate a reduction in hospitalization rates for myocardial infarction (MI) in the US state of Massachusetts, which may be linked to a concurrent increase in use of tobacco cessation medications

Race, geography, gender affect hypertension risk

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST

Black individuals living in south-eastern USA are at increased risk for hypertension, especially if they are female, results from a US community-based study indicate.

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