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• Allergic rhinitis predicts wheezing in children
• Personality profile can predict course of illness in bipolar disorder
• Cannabis use linked to sub-clinical psychotic symptoms in students
• Laparoscopic ISR outcomes similar to open surgery for low rectal cancer
• Laparoscopic ISR outcomes similar to open surgery for low rectal cancer
• CD40 ligand linked to enhanced thrombus formation
• Inflammatory markers ‘not causal’ in post-stroke vascular events
• PCA3 predicts prostate tumor volume and could indicate AS suitability
• Circulating tumor cells have prognostic value in early breast cancer
• Statin pretreatment improves CRP levels and myocardial perfusion in STEMI patients
• Alzheimer’s disease risk decreased by high levels of HDL cholesterol
• Testicular tissue holds promise for generation of insulin-producing cells
• Disease-management programs moderately improve diabetes care
• Nebivolol reduces ischemic events in patients with ischemic HF
• Helicopter-based hospital transfer may not decrease STEMI treatment time

Allergic rhinitis predicts wheezing in children Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Allergic rhinitis in early life is a significant independent predictor for wheezing in later childhood, German research shows.

Personality profile can predict course of illness in bipolar disorder Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder show a distinct personality profile marked by high neuroticism and openness among other traits, which cannot be accounted for by state-based mood episodes alone, study results show.

Cannabis use linked to sub-clinical psychotic symptoms in students Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Cannabis use is associated with the occurrence of sub-clinical psychotic symptoms in a dose-dependent manner among university students presenting to primary care for any reason, study results show.

Laparoscopic ISR outcomes similar to open surgery for low rectal cancer Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection is a feasible option for treating patients with low rectal cancer, suggest study findings showing comparable long-term outcomes to open surgery with shorter hospital stay.

Laparoscopic ISR outcomes similar to open surgery for low rectal cancer Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection is a feasible option for treating patients with low rectal cancer, suggest study findings showing comparable long-term outcomes to open surgery with shorter hospital stay.

CD40 ligand linked to enhanced thrombus formation Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Soluble CD40 ligand is a platelet primer that encourages improved thrombus formation following vascular injury, Canadian research shows.

Inflammatory markers ‘not causal’ in post-stroke vascular events Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Circulating inflammatory markers in stroke patients are associated not only with recurrent vascular events, but also with nonvascular causes of death, a prospective cohort study has found.

PCA3 predicts prostate tumor volume and could indicate AS suitability Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Prostate cancer patients' urinary prostate cancer antigen 3 scores are strongly indicative of tumor volume, and could be a useful marker of suitability for treatment with active surveillance, study findings show.

Circulating tumor cells have prognostic value in early breast cancer Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Just one circulating tumor cell in the blood before chemotherapy may double the risk for disease recurrence and death after treatment among women with early stage breast cancer, study findings indicate.

Statin pretreatment improves CRP levels and myocardial perfusion in STEMI patients Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Turkish researchers show that long-term statin pretreatment in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions is associated with lower C-reactive protein levels on admission and better myocardial perfusion after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Alzheimer’s disease risk decreased by high levels of HDL cholesterol Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may be associated with a decreased risk for Alzheimer's disease in elderly individuals, research shows.

Testicular tissue holds promise for generation of insulin-producing cells Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have successfully generated insulin-secreting pancreatic cells from stem cells extracted from human testicular tissue.

Disease-management programs moderately improve diabetes care Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show that participation in disease-management programs leads to moderately improved levels of glycated hemoglobin in adults with diabetes.

Nebivolol reduces ischemic events in patients with ischemic HF Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results indicate that elderly patients with ischemic heart failure who are treated with nebivolol have a reduced 2-year risk for cardiac ischemic events, irrespective of gender and heart failure severity.

Helicopter-based hospital transfer may not decrease STEMI treatment time Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST In the majority of cases, transferring ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients to percutaneous coronary intervention centers by helicopter increases treatment time beyond the recommended 90 minutes, US study results indicate.

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