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• CURB65 scores indicate mortality risk in patients with COPD exacerbations
• Gender differences in schizophrenia risk develop in later adolescence
• Brain region volume differences in elderly patients with late- and early onset mania
• Colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces CRC risk
• Colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces CRC risk
• Saddle PE prognosis comparable to proximal
• Neurothrombectomy offers ‘intriguing’ stroke therapy option
• Silicone rod enables permanent nipple projection after breast reconstruction
• Low-fat diet has limited success in improving female body composition
• Lipid-associated CHD risk varies with glucose handling capacity
• Pharmacists help Type 2 diabetes patients achieve better BP control
• Mortality from diabetic kidney disease ‘grossly underestimated’
• Lipid-associated CHD risk varies with glucose handling capacity
• HF admission to general wards linked to increased mortality risk
• Vernakalant trumps amiodarone for acute AF termination

CURB65 scores indicate mortality risk in patients with COPD exacerbations Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST CURB65 scores indicate 30-day mortality risk among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have been admitted to hospital for an exacerbation, say researchers.

Gender differences in schizophrenia risk develop in later adolescence Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST There are no significant gender differences in the risk for schizophrenia before the age of 17 years, but men are significantly more likely than women to develop the mental health condition after this age, research shows.

Brain region volume differences in elderly patients with late- and early onset mania Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Taiwanese study show that late-onset mania is associated with volumetric differences in specific brain regions compared with early-onset mania in elderly patients with bipolar disorder.

Colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces CRC risk Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Colonoscopy with polypectomy is associated with a strongly reduced risk for developing colorectal cancer, say German researchers.

Colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces CRC risk Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Colonoscopy with polypectomy is associated with a strongly reduced risk for developing colorectal cancer, say German researchers.

Saddle PE prognosis comparable to proximal Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with saddle pulmonary embolism have a similar short-term prognosis to patients with proximal pulmonary embolism, study results show.

Neurothrombectomy offers ‘intriguing’ stroke therapy option Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Neurothrombectomy has potential for treating patients with ischemic stroke, but many knowledge gaps remain, say the authors of a literature review.

Silicone rod enables permanent nipple projection after breast reconstruction Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Nipple reconstruction using the C-V flap technique combined with insertion of a silicone rod results in permanent nipple projection after autologous breast reconstruction following radical mastectomy, Polish researchers report.

Low-fat diet has limited success in improving female body composition Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Women who follow a low-fat diet exhibit modest but significant reductions in body fat, fat mass, and lean mass after 1 year, US researchers report.

Lipid-associated CHD risk varies with glucose handling capacity Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Dyslipidemia confers an increased risk for incident coronary heart disease in people with some, but not all grades of abnormal glucose handling, reveals research.

Pharmacists help Type 2 diabetes patients achieve better BP control Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Canadian study show that significantly more patients with Type 2 diabetes achieve good blood pressure control when pharmacists are included in their primary care teams.

Mortality from diabetic kidney disease ‘grossly underestimated’ Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Routine underlying cause-of-death statistics for Australia and the USA "grossly underestimate" mortality from diabetic renal disease, say researchers.

Lipid-associated CHD risk varies with glucose handling capacity Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Dyslipidemia confers an increased risk for incident coronary heart disease in people with some, but not all grades of abnormal glucose handling, reveals research.

HF admission to general wards linked to increased mortality risk Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from the England and Wales 2008–2009 heart failure audit indicate that patients with the condition who are admitted to general medicine wards have a higher risk for in-hospital and 1-year mortality than those admitted to cardiology wards.

Vernakalant trumps amiodarone for acute AF termination Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Vernakalant – an investigational anti-arrhythmic drug – is more effective than amiodarone in restoring sinus rhythm in patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation, results from a multinational study indicate.

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