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• Genetic variation in serotonin receptor linked to bipolar disorder
• Tailored approach to non-adherence advised in psychotic patients
• Clopidogrel ‘smoker’s paradox’ is genotype-specific
• Stroke unit care positively impacts survival, functional recovery
• Overweight and obesity improve survival rates of stroke patients
• PSA nadir, doubling time predict prognosis after prostate cancer ADMT
• Trial results have no impact on postprostatectomy radiation recommendations
• Pregnant breast cancer patients should receive standard treatment
• Ovarian cancer screening not reduced greatly by annual screening
• Training, knowledge gaps may account for non-IUC provision among FPs
• Mechanism of hot flashes revealed
• Mother’s diet influences infants’ smell, food preferences
• A third of clinicians require pelvic exam despite barrier to contraception
• Vegetarian diet improves IR and oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetics
• Low leptin levels increase CV risk
• Overweight and obesity improve survival rates of stroke patients
• Metformin treatment does not adversely affect CVD risk in Type 2 diabetics
• Vegetarian diet improves IR and oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetics
• Metformin treatment does not adversely affect CVD risk in Type 2 diabetics
• Modified QRISK score identifies CV risk at younger age
• CAD severity on CCTA indicates CV outcome

Genetic variation in serotonin receptor linked to bipolar disorder Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Variations in the gene encoding serotonin receptor 2C are associated with the incidence of bipolar disorder, according to the results of a population study.

Tailored approach to non-adherence advised in psychotic patients Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Treatment adherence therapy for patients with psychotic disorders should take into account the reasons for each individual's non-adherence, say researchers who have shown such a strategy to be beneficial.

Clopidogrel ‘smoker’s paradox’ is genotype-specific Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The enhanced antiplatelet response to clopidogrel observed in cigarette smokers – the smoker's paradox – occurs only in those with a specific genotype of the cytochrome P450 1A2 gene, Korean researchers report.

Stroke unit care positively impacts survival, functional recovery Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A 20-year "real-world" study has found that stroke patients who are treated in organized inpatient facilities are less likely to die and more likely to be discharged home than patients not treated in such units.

Overweight and obesity improve survival rates of stroke patients Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The early and long-term survival rates of overweight and obese stroke patients are significantly better than that of their normal weight peers, Greek researchers suggest.

PSA nadir, doubling time predict prognosis after prostate cancer ADMT Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Reaching a prostate-specific antigen nadir of 4 ng/ml or above and experiencing a doubling time of less than 10 months both raise the risk for death from prostate cancer after treatment with androgen deprivation monotherapy, report researchers.

Trial results have no impact on postprostatectomy radiation recommendations Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The publication of trial results showing improved biochemical disease-free survival in men treated with radiotherapy after prostatectomy for prostate cancer has not increased recommendations for this therapy combination, report researchers.

Pregnant breast cancer patients should receive standard treatment Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Pregnant women with breast cancer should be treated as closely as possible to standard recommendations, said researchers at the 33rd Annual Cancer Therapy and Research Center–American Association for Cancer Research San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held in Texas, USA.

Ovarian cancer screening not reduced greatly by annual screening Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Annual screening for ovarian cancer using current available methods would only result in a modest decrease in mortality rates, report US researchers.

Training, knowledge gaps may account for non-IUC provision among FPs Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The reason why some family physicians do not prescribe intrauterine contraception may be because of a lack of knowledge or training, or their attitudes, indicate US study results.

Mechanism of hot flashes revealed Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results indicate that the increases in skin blood flow during postmenopausal hot flashes are mediated by neural pathways and can be eased with an injection of botulinium toxin A.

Mother’s diet influences infants’ smell, food preferences Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST What a woman eats during pregnancy could not only affect what her offspring prefer to smell and eat once born, but could also physically alter the development of the olfactory system, US researchers say.

A third of clinicians require pelvic exam despite barrier to contraception Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST US study results show that one third of reproductive health clinicians require a pelvic examination before providing oral contraceptives, despite evidence that such an exam represents a barrier to contraceptive access.

Vegetarian diet improves IR and oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A calorie-restricted vegetarian diet is more effective for reducing insulin resistance and body weight, and improving markers of oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetes than a low calorie non-vegetarian diet, show study results.

Low leptin levels increase CV risk Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Low leptin levels are associated with increased cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease, shows an analysis of The Heart and Soul Study.

Overweight and obesity improve survival rates of stroke patients Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The early and long-term survival rates of overweight and obese stroke patients are significantly better than that of their normal weight peers, Greek researchers suggest.

Metformin treatment does not adversely affect CVD risk in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that metformin treatment for Type 2 diabetes does not increase cardiovascular disease risk and may in fact reduce it.

Vegetarian diet improves IR and oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A calorie-restricted vegetarian diet is more effective for reducing insulin resistance and body weight, and improving markers of oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetes than a low calorie non-vegetarian diet, show study results.

Metformin treatment does not adversely affect CVD risk in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that metformin treatment for Type 2 diabetes does not increase cardiovascular disease risk and may in fact reduce it.

Modified QRISK score identifies CV risk at younger age Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST UK researchers report that a novel lifetime risk score allows individuals with an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease to be identified at a younger age than the conventional 10-year QRISK2 score permits.

CAD severity on CCTA indicates CV outcome Posted: 12 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Symptomatic patients with no evidence of coronary artery disease on cardiac computed tomography angiography have a very low risk for adverse cardiovascular events.

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