Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Medical News

Specific white matter deficits identified in BD

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Chinese study show that bipolar disorder patients have abnormalities in white matter tracts connecting the frontal cortex with the temporal and parietal cortices and the fronto-subcortical circuits.

Schizophrenia patients have reduced exercise capacity

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia have reduced physical activity levels and functional exercise capacity compared with mentally health individuals, study results show.

Salmonella and Campylobacter infection not linked to increased IBD risk

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Infection with enteric Salmonella or Campylobacter is unlikely to increase the risk for inflammatory bowel disease, say researchers who suggest that any observed association is due to detection bias as a result of increased stool testing of these patients.

Combined anterior/posterior spine surgery may increase PE risk

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients undergoing combined spinal surgery via an anterior/posterior approach may have an increased risk for pulmonary embolism compared with those undergoing posterior-only surgery, US study findings indicate.

PCT could help stratify TIA patients

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with transient ischemic attack who have abnormalities on perfusion computed tomography are at increased risk for subsequent adverse events, including repeat cerebrovascular events, research shows.

Automated assay detects lymph node metastases after breast cancer

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

An automated molecular assay that can detect metastatic breast cancer in axillary sentinel lymph nodes during surgery performs comparably to conventional postoperative histologic examination, study findings indicate.

Guidelines improve osteoporosis screening in France

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The use of bone densitometry in France has increased since the introduction of new guidelines for screening postmenopausal women at risk for osteoporotic fracture, study findings indicate.

Watching too much TV may raise CVD risk

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Researchers suggest that spending more than 2 hours daily on screen-based entertainment, such as watching television or playing video games, may increase all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease risk even among people who are otherwise physically active.

Frequent breaks from sitting may reduce CV risk

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

People may reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease by decreasing and breaking up the amount of time spent sitting down, study results suggest.

Hypertriglyceridemia incurs high medical care costs

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Individuals with severe hypertriglyceridemia are incurring greater medical care costs than those who have lower levels of triglycerides, say researchers.

Liraglutide therapy does not promote C-cell proliferation in humans

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Findings from a study in humans demonstrate no evidence for promotion of C-cell proliferation, which is associated with increased medullary thyroid cancer risk, by the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide.

Vitamin C and calcium supplementation may reduce diabetes risk

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

US researchers report that in a cohort of older adults, use of vitamin C or calcium supplements was associated with a reduced risk for Type 2 diabetes, although multivitamin use was not.

Watching too much TV may raise CVD risk

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Researchers suggest that spending more than 2 hours daily on screen-based entertainment, such as watching television or playing video games, may increase all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease risk even among people who are otherwise physically active.

Repeat-as-necessary ablation can minimize 5-year AF recurrence risk

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Most patients with atrial fibrillation can best avoid recurrence of the arrhythmia in the long term by undergoing repeat catheter ablation as needed, study findings suggest.

Automated assay detects lymph node metastases after breast cancer

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

An automated molecular assay that can detect metastatic breast cancer in axillary sentinel lymph nodes during surgery performs comparably to conventional postoperative histologic examination, study findings indicate.

Antibody-drug conjugate feasible as HER2-positive breast cancer treatment

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab-DM1 can be used to effectively treat patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positve metastatic breast cancer, US study findings indicate.

High cholesterol linked to increased breast cancer risk

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Elevated cholesterol levels, typical of those in a Western-style diet, may accelerate the development of breast tumors and exacerbate their aggressiveness, US researchers report.

Iniparib benefits patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The addition of iniparib to gemcitabine and carboplatin chemotherapy provides significant clinical benefit to women with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, US study data show.

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.
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