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• Biomass fuel link to respiratory disease supported
• Psychosocial intervention may benefit youth at risk for bipolar disorder
• Aspirin use in pregnancy may increase risk for childhood psychosis
• Obesity may increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer
• Cardiometabolic triad linked with PAD risk
• Atorvastatin pretreatment ‘fails to improve PCI outcomes’
• Thiazolidinedione use may increase risk for lower respiratory tract infection
• <i>HMGA1</i> variants may increase Type 2 diabetes risk
• Neopterin aids HF risk-prediction in ACS patients
• Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors beneficial during elective PCI

Biomass fuel link to respiratory disease supported Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies support a strong association between the regular use of solid biomass fuels and an increased risk for respiratory disease in women and children.

Psychosocial intervention may benefit youth at risk for bipolar disorder Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Young people at high risk for bipolar disorder may benefit from participating in a family-focused early psychosocial intervention program, say US researchers.

Aspirin use in pregnancy may increase risk for childhood psychosis Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST The maternal use of aspirin during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for psychotic symptoms in children, research suggests.

Obesity may increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Data from the Women's Health Initiative study indicate a link between obesity and estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, and also suggest that obese women have an increased risk for triple-negative breast cancer.

Cardiometabolic triad linked with PAD risk Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST A triad of cardiovascular and metabolic factors is strongly linked with the risk for peripheral arterial disease in the French population, study findings suggest.

Atorvastatin pretreatment ‘fails to improve PCI outcomes’ Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Brief pretreatment with high-dose atorvastatin does not appear to influence peri- or post-procedural outcomes in patients undergoing primary coronary intervention, a randomized trial has found.

Thiazolidinedione use may increase risk for lower respiratory tract infection Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with Type 2 diabetes who are treated with thiazolidinediones may be at increased risk for pneumonia or other lower respiratory tract infections, suggest results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<i>HMGA1</i> variants may increase Type 2 diabetes risk Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Functional variants in the high-mobility group A1 gene are present in significantly more patients with Type 2 diabetes than nondiabetics, report researchers.

Neopterin aids HF risk-prediction in ACS patients Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Circulating levels of neopterin, a novel marker of macrophage/ monocyte activation, have prognostic value in patients with heart failure, study findings indicate.

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors beneficial during elective PCI Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a large meta-analysis indicate that adding a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor to aspirin and thienopyridine prior to percutaneous coronary intervention reduces the risk for subsequent nonfatal myocardial infarction.

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