Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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Medical News


Allergic disease linked to thrombosis risk

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with venous thromboembolism are nearly twice as likely to have atopic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, as individuals with no history of thrombosis, researchers report.

Relatives of schizophrenia patients show emotion recognition impairments

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The unaffected relatives of patients with schizophrenia show impairments in the recognition of certain facial emotions, researchers have found.

Metabolic syndrome linked to hyperhomocysteinemia in psychosis patients

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The metabolic syndrome is significantly associated with hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with bipolar disorder, as well as those with schizophrenia, research shows.

Cancer-related pain prevalent in cancer survivors

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Almost a fifth of cancer survivors experience cancer-related chronic pain, which is more prevalent in women than men, and more severe in Black than in White survivors, show the results of a US study.

Pharmacological intervention use “low” among severe hypertriglyceridemic patients

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

American researchers report that severe hypertriglyceridemia is rare among adults in the United States, but that the use of pharmacologic interventions among those who do have the condition appears to be relatively low.

Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub> linked to cholesteryl ester transfer process

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Results of a Dutch study show that the plasma cholesteryl ester transfer process, but not cholesterol esterification, is related to lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 levels in patients with and without the metabolic syndrome.

Acarbose effective, well-tolerated Type 2 diabetes treatment

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The alpha-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for Type 2 diabetes, show study findings.

High resting heart rate may increase Type 2 diabetes risk

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Chinese cohort study show that having an elevated seated resting heart rate, which is known to indicate poor physical fitness, significantly increases an individual's risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

US heart disease costs predicted to triple by 2030

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The cost of medical care for heart disease in the USA will triple from the current level of US$273 billion to $818 billion by 2030, according to a policy statement from the American Heart Association.

CCBs do not affect clopidogrel efficacy post-MI

Posted: 25 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Study results show that the efficacy of clopidogrel treatment in patients with a recent history of myocardial infarction is not affected by concomitant calcium channel blocker use.

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