Monday, June 13, 2011

Medical News

Medical News


CVD screening inequality for elderly patients with severe mental illnesses

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Elderly patients with severe mental illnesses are less likely to receive annual cardiovascular disease screening than the general population, results from a UK study show.

Cortisol levels in adolescents linked to affective disorder risk

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Elevated daytime cortisol levels in late adolescence may predict the development of affective disorders, research suggests.

Hypofibrinolysis, protein C deficiency significantly increase VTE risk

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Increased clot lysis time combined with protein C deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk for venous thromboembolism, study data show.

Polycystic kidney disease linked to intracranial aneurysm risk

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms may be increased in people with polycystic kidney disease, study findings suggest.

Genetic effects of adiponectin SNPs influenced by exercise, insulin resistance

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Exercise and insulin resistance may modulate the genetic effect of two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the adiponectin gene on several metabolic risk factors, say researchers.

Potential atherosclerotic risk marker identified in normotriglyceridemic men

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Serum levels of apolipoprotein B-48 may be a useful marker for the detection of early atherosclerosis in middle-aged men with normal triglyceride levels and blood pressure, say researchers.

Women with Type 2 diabetes have difficulty losing weight

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Women with Type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese find it more difficult to lose weight than their nondiabetic overweight peers, suggest findings from a study of Iranian women.

Low omentin-1, high chemerin levels linked to Type 2 diabetes

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Serum levels of omentin-1 are significantly lower and chemerin significantly higher in patients with Type 2 diabetes than in nondiabetics, report researchers.

Patients with other conditions undertreated for CVD after MI

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Cardiovascular disease is undertreated following myocardial infarction in patients suffering from other illnesses, two separate studies reveal.

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