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• Thromboprophylaxis underused in joint arthroplasty patients
• Hemostatic factors, BP surge add to morning stroke risk
• Comorbidities significantly increase economic burden of psoriasis
• Blood protein may improve lung cancer diagnosis and treatment
• NMR-based metabonomics may help assess statin-induced toxicity
• Early statin initiation after AMI improves 1-year outcomes
• Link between dyslipidemia and lichen planus confirmed
• Many ED patients have undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes
• Washing hands recommended before blood glucose testing
• Antihypertensives benefit normotensive CVD patients
• Lengthy education may reduce blood pressure

Thromboprophylaxis underused in joint arthroplasty patients Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Postsurgical thromboprophylaxis falls short of current recommendations for patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty, US study data show.

Hemostatic factors, BP surge add to morning stroke risk Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST The presence of hemostatic risk factors adds to the stroke risk associated with the morning blood pressure surge in patients with hypertension, research shows.

Comorbidities significantly increase economic burden of psoriasis Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with psoriasis and comorbidities incur significantly more health costs, mostly as a result of greater utilization of medical services, compared with psoriasis patients without comorbidities, research results show.

Blood protein may improve lung cancer diagnosis and treatment Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with lung cancer have significantly higher levels of serum amyloid A protein than healthy controls, indicating that the protein may serve as a useful marker of lung adenocarcinoma, say researchers.

NMR-based metabonomics may help assess statin-induced toxicity Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST The use of nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabonomics may be a new and valuable strategy for identifying statin-induced toxicity, Korean researchers suggest.

Early statin initiation after AMI improves 1-year outcomes Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Early initiation of statin therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with improved clinical outcomes at 1 year, study findings suggest.

Link between dyslipidemia and lichen planus confirmed Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with lichen planus are more likely to have dyslipidemia than people without the condition, show results from a case-control study.

Many ED patients have undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Levels of previously undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes are higher than expected in the US population, suggest results from a study of emergency department attendees.

Washing hands recommended before blood glucose testing Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Study findings confirm those from previous research that advocate hand washing before blood glucose testing to optimize result accuracy in patients with diabetes.

Antihypertensives benefit normotensive CVD patients Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Cardiovascular disease patients without clinically-defined hypertension may reduce their risk for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality by taking antihypertensive medication, results from a US meta-analysis indicate.

Lengthy education may reduce blood pressure Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Study results suggest that spending a long time in education may reduce blood pressure levels in the long term, particularly in women.

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