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• Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity in underweight COPD patients
• Cortisol awakening response linked to cognition in first-episode psychosis
• <i>FKBP5</i> gene variant linked to mood disorders
• Celiac disease immunotoxicity varies between different oat varieties
• Residual vein obstruction does not predict recurrent VTE
• Office-based tests warn of impaired post-stroke driving skills
• Older women have worse breast cancer survival than their younger peers
• Increasing protein intake ‘may help combat obesity’
• LDL particles better predict CVD risk than LDL cholesterol
• Diabetes resolution better with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than gastric banding
• Factors predicting retinopathy in Type 2 diabetics identified
• ATHENA findings confirm antiarrhythmic efficacy of dronedarone in AF
• Raised CRP does not independently increase CHD risk

Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity in underweight COPD patients Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and health-related quality of life, and promotes weight gain in underweight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, results from a Taiwanese study show.

Cortisol awakening response linked to cognition in first-episode psychosis Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Blunted cortisol awakening response is associated with impaired verbal memory and processing speed in patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers have found.

<i>FKBP5</i> gene variant linked to mood disorders Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST A single nucleotide polymorphism in the FK506 binding protein 5 gene is significantly associated with an increased risk for mood disorders, results from a review and meta-analysis of published studies show.

Celiac disease immunotoxicity varies between different oat varieties Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Scientists have shown that some types of oats, but not others, trigger the abnormal immunologic response associated with gluten consumption in patients with celiac disease.

Residual vein obstruction does not predict recurrent VTE Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Residual vein obstruction, present at time of oral anticoagulation treatment withdrawal, does not increase the risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism after treatment cessation, study findings indicate.

Office-based tests warn of impaired post-stroke driving skills Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Three office-based tests are highly predictive of which stroke survivors remain capable of driving, show a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Older women have worse breast cancer survival than their younger peers Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Women over 70 years of age have worse breast cancer relative survival – which compares survival rates among breast cancer patients with expected rates for the whole population – than women younger than age 70 years, UK researchers report.

Increasing protein intake ‘may help combat obesity’ Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Researchers suggest that the sharp rise in the prevalence of obesity in the USA over recent decades may be related in particular to increased carbohydrate intake.

LDL particles better predict CVD risk than LDL cholesterol Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Measuring low-density lipoprotein particle levels may be the most accurate method of assessing lipid-related atherosclerosis risk, US study findings suggest.

Diabetes resolution better with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than gastric banding Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Roux-en-Y gastric bypass results in greater weight loss and resolution of diabetes than does laparoscopic gastric banding, show study results.

Factors predicting retinopathy in Type 2 diabetics identified Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Pharmacologic treatment for diabetes, male gender, and elevated glycated hemoglobin all significantly increase the risk for diabetic retinopathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes, say researchers.

ATHENA findings confirm antiarrhythmic efficacy of dronedarone in AF Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Findings from a post-hoc analysis of the ATHENA study indicate that dronedarone is an effective heart rhythm- and rate-control agent in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Raised CRP does not independently increase CHD risk Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST UK researchers report that C-reactive protein concentration per se is unlikely to play a causal role in coronary heart disease development.

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