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Mortality low among PE patients diagnosed in US emergency departments
Racial stroke-fatality disparity highlights power of intensive acute care
Etanercept effective with favorable safety profile for psoriasis over 4 years
Circulating DNA useful prognostic marker in lung cancer patients
Safflower oil improves glycemic control and lipids in Type 2 diabetic women
Worldwide obesity rises despite blood pressure and cholesterol reductions
Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub> activity improves CHD risk discrimination in women
Safflower oil improves glycemic control and lipids in Type 2 diabetic women
Link confirmed between enterovirus infection and Type 1 diabetes
Troponin threshold for periprocedural MI ‘needs redefining’
High fruit and vegetable intake ‘cuts CAD mortality’

Mortality low among PE patients diagnosed in US emergency departments

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Mortality is "surprisingly low" among patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism in the emergency department, results of a US multicenter study show.

Racial stroke-fatality disparity highlights power of intensive acute care

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Black patients are less likely than White patients to die from stroke in the short term, say researchers who believe this may be because they are more likely to receive life-saving interventions.

Etanercept effective with favorable safety profile for psoriasis over 4 years

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Pooled results from four studies show that etanercept is an effective treatment for psoriasis for up to 4 years, with low rates of serious adverse events.

Circulating DNA useful prognostic marker in lung cancer patients

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

A high plasma level of human telomerase reverse transcriptase – a surrogate marker of circulating DNA – predicts poor outcome in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, study findings indicate.

Safflower oil improves glycemic control and lipids in Type 2 diabetic women

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Supplementation with safflower oil improves glycemic control and lipid levels, and reduces inflammation in women with Type 2 diabetes in a time-dependent fashion, show findings from a small study.

Worldwide obesity rises despite blood pressure and cholesterol reductions

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

The number of obese individuals worldwide has nearly doubled since 1980, despite many countries successfully reducing populations' blood pressure and cholesterol, shows findings of three reports published in The Lancet.

Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub> activity improves CHD risk discrimination in women

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂ activity significantly improves risk prediction and net re-classification of incident coronary heart disease in women, shows research published in the American Heart Journal.

Safflower oil improves glycemic control and lipids in Type 2 diabetic women

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Supplementation with safflower oil improves glycemic control and lipid levels, and reduces inflammation in women with Type 2 diabetes in a time-dependent fashion, show findings from a small study.

Link confirmed between enterovirus infection and Type 1 diabetes

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis confirm a significant association between enterovirus infection and Type 1 diabetes.

Troponin threshold for periprocedural MI ‘needs redefining’

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

Researchers say the troponin threshold used to define periprocedural myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention is oversensitive.

High fruit and vegetable intake ‘cuts CAD mortality’

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

High intake of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk for fatal ischemic heart disease, a large observational study has found.