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• Socioeconomic decision-making impaired in schizophrenia patients
• sTNFR1 levels elevated in manic BD patients
• Genetic testing may predict nonresponse to EGFR TKI lung cancer therapy
• Genetic testing may predict nonresponse to EGFR TKI lung cancer therapy
• Questions raised over use of hsCRP to guide statin therapy
• BMI, demographic factors influence cardiometabolic risk clustering in adolescents
• Saturated fatty acid link to Type 2 diabetes discovered
• Long-term diabetes patients may be at increased Parkinson’s disease risk
• Antihypertensive treatment adherence varies with drug class
• Sudden cardiac death rates underestimated in US college athletes

Socioeconomic decision-making impaired in schizophrenia patients Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients are impaired in socioeconomic interactions that require decision-making and recognition of emotions, which may result in unfavorable behavioral strategies, report researchers.

sTNFR1 levels elevated in manic BD patients Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Brazilian study show that levels of the tumor necrosis factor-α soluble receptor sTNFR1 are elevated in bipolar disorder patients, particularly in those experiencing an episode of mania.

Genetic testing may predict nonresponse to EGFR TKI lung cancer therapy Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The American Society of Clinical Oncology have issued a provisional clinical opinion statement recommending that patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer should be tested for epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations before receiving first-line treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Genetic testing may predict nonresponse to EGFR TKI lung cancer therapy Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The American Society of Clinical Oncology have issued a provisional clinical opinion statement recommending that patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer should be tested for epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations before receiving first-line treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Questions raised over use of hsCRP to guide statin therapy Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Isolated identification of elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels may not be an effective guide for statin therapy initiation in patients at risk for atherosclerosis, an analysis of the MESA study suggests.

BMI, demographic factors influence cardiometabolic risk clustering in adolescents Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of risk factor clustering – having more than two abnormal cardiovascular risk factors – increases across categories of body mass index in adolescents, say US researchers.

Saturated fatty acid link to Type 2 diabetes discovered Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings published in the journal Nature Immunology could explain why eating saturated fatty acids may lead to development of Type 2 diabetes.

Long-term diabetes patients may be at increased Parkinson’s disease risk Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes, particularly those with long-term disease, may be at increased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, show study findings.

Antihypertensive treatment adherence varies with drug class Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Meta-analysis findings show that patient adherence to antihypertensive medications differs with drug class.

Sudden cardiac death rates underestimated in US college athletes Posted: 12 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report that the risk for sudden cardiac death in national collegiate athletic association student athletes is currently underestimated due to inaccurate data collection methods.

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