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• Falls common in COPD patients
• IgG antibodies to gliadin increased in bipolar disorder patients
• Clinical and social predictors of psychosis recovery elucidated
• Possible link between Cogan’s syndrome and IBD highlighted
• IL-6 potential post-thrombotic syndrome target
• CREST supports CEA for symptomatic patients
• Vitamins do not worsen breast cancer outcome
• Novel tool measures AHA-DLR adherence
• Insulin resistance increases dyslipidemia-associated CHD risk
• Insulin resistance increases dyslipidemia-associated CHD risk
• Women with NIH, non-NIH PCOS have elevated diabetes risk
• Extracorporeal shockwave trumps hyperbaric oxygen for diabetic foot ulcers
• Use of cardiac rehab increased by automatic referral plus patient discussion
• Novel variables aid prediction of high post-PCI mortality risk

Falls common in COPD patients Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are highly susceptible to falls, possibly because of reduced activity levels due to dyspnea, results from a Canadian study show.

IgG antibodies to gliadin increased in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder have increased levels of immunoglobulin G antibodies to gliadin, but they do not display other antibody reactivity profiles that are indicative of celiac disease, say US researchers.

Clinical and social predictors of psychosis recovery elucidated Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST A stable family background, good social functioning, and low levels of negative symptoms are significant predictors of recovery in patients with non-affective psychosis, results from a Scandinavian study show.

Possible link between Cogan’s syndrome and IBD highlighted Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with inflammatory bowel disease may be at increased risk for developing Cogan's syndrome, say researchers.

IL-6 potential post-thrombotic syndrome target Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST US researchers have shown that blocking interleukin-6 production during venous thrombogenesis may prevent the fibrotic complications associated with post-thrombotic syndrome.

CREST supports CEA for symptomatic patients Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis are less likely to suffer periprocedural stroke if they are treated with carotid endarterectomy rather than carotid artery stenting, shows an analysis of CREST.

Vitamins do not worsen breast cancer outcome Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Vitamin use shortly after breast cancer diagnosis does not have a detrimental effect on patient outcome, according to research published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

Novel tool measures AHA-DLR adherence Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST US researchers have developed a tool for measuring individuals' adherence to the American Heart Association's diet and lifestyle recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk reduction.

Insulin resistance increases dyslipidemia-associated CHD risk Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Findings from a US study suggest that incident coronary heart disease risk associated with reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated triglyceride levels is significantly increased in the presence of insulin resistance.

Insulin resistance increases dyslipidemia-associated CHD risk Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Findings from a US study suggest that incident coronary heart disease risk associated with reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated triglyceride levels is significantly increased in the presence of insulin resistance.

Women with NIH, non-NIH PCOS have elevated diabetes risk Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Premenopausal women with National Institutes of Health and non-NIH defined polycystic ovary syndrome have similarly elevated risks for diabetes compared with controls.

Extracorporeal shockwave trumps hyperbaric oxygen for diabetic foot ulcers Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is more effective than hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treating chronic diabetic foot ulcers, suggest study results.

Use of cardiac rehab increased by automatic referral plus patient discussion Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Canadian study indicate that the use of cardiac rehabilitation services by patients with coronary artery disease may be increased more than eight-fold if a system of automatic referral followed by patient–clinician discussion is implemented.

Novel variables aid prediction of high post-PCI mortality risk Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients at very high risk for death after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention may be identified by assessing preprocedural patient variables that are not currently included in existing coronary intervention risk models, US researchers report.

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