Thursday, January 20, 2011

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Hyperinsulinemia linked to overweight in remitted bipolar patients

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

A high body mass index is the only factor significantly associated with hyperinsulinemia in bipolar disorder patients who are in remission, Taiwanese research shows.

Certain neurochemicals reduced in pediatric bipolar disorder

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Children and adolescents with bipolar disorder have lower levels of certain neurochemicals than mentally healthy children, and this may indicative of abnormal neurodevelopment, say researchers.

Fecal microbiota composition of CD patients and their relatives clarified

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with Crohn's disease have a different fecal microbiota composition from that of healthy controls, say researchers who also found that unaffected relatives of CD patients had their own distinct intestinal flora.

<i>F11</i> gene link with VTE supported

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

A case–control study has provided further evidence that variants of the F11 gene are risk factors for venous thromboembolism in both White and Black individuals.

CV risk linked to NSAIDs

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may increase an individual's risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, results of a large meta-analysis suggest.

Stroke hospitalizations among HIV patients on the rise

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

There has been a steep rise in the number of patients with HIV being hospitalized for stroke over recent years, shows a US study.

Occult metastases ‘complex and unpredictable’ in breast cancer

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Occult metastases occur in around 16% of women with breast cancer who are originally designated as lymph-node negative, and their presence is associated with poor outcome, study results show.

Combined prediabetes and prehypertension predicts an adverse CVD profile

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Otherwise healthy adults with high blood pressure and serum glucose levels have an adverse cardiovascular disease profile compared with individuals with normal BP and glucose, report researchers.

Family history, adiposity, HDL cholesterol level predict Type 2 diabetes risk

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with higher than normal fasting plasma glucose levels who have a family history of diabetes, have high adiposity, or who have low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are at increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, research shows.

Omega-3 fatty acids fail to impact inflammation, endothelial function

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Administration of high-dose omega-3 fatty acids to healthy adults with moderate hypertriglyceridemia has no impact on endothelial function, insulin, glucose, or inflammation, a clinical trial has found.

Half of recurrent events post-PCI due to nonculprit lesions

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Recurrent cardiac ischemic events in people who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention are equally attributable to culprit and nonculprit lesions, a prospective study suggests.

Combined prediabetes and prehypertension predicts an adverse CVD profile

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Otherwise healthy adults with high blood pressure and serum glucose levels have an adverse cardiovascular disease profile compared with individuals with normal BP and glucose, report researchers.

Family history, adiposity, HDL cholesterol level predict Type 2 diabetes risk

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with higher than normal fasting plasma glucose levels who have a family history of diabetes, have high adiposity, or who have low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are at increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, research shows.

CV risk linked to NSAIDs

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may increase an individual's risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, results of a large meta-analysis suggest.

Framingham AF risk scoring useful in emergency department

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients at high risk for atrial fibrillation may be identifiable if the Framingham Heart Study risk score for atrial fibrillation development is used to screen patients who present to an emergency department with a complaint related to the arrhythmia, US researchers report.

Occult metastases ‘complex and unpredictable’ in breast cancer

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Occult metastases occur in around 16% of women with breast cancer who are originally designated as lymph-node negative, and their presence is associated with poor outcome, study results show.

Early death from breast cancer linked to worse disease characteristics

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients who die from breast cancer within a month of diagnosis are more likely to be older, and have more advanced disease and comorbidities than patients who survive beyond this time, UK research shows.

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.

Novel tamoxifen resistance mechanism identified

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have identified a novel mechanism for tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells, according to study results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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