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• Hospital-wide VTE prevention program ‘feasible’
• More support for thrombolysis in over 80s
• Visual hallucination rates high in children with schizophrenia
• High level of BD I persistence from childhood to adolescence
• Alcohol misuse high in moderate to severe psoriasis patients
• EsophyX fundoplication device ‘ineffective’ in PPI-refractory GERD
• STEMI patients not transferred to PCI hospitals within target time
• Longer perishock pause decreases survival odds
• Open colorectal surgery confers higher VTE risk than laparoscopy
• Low carb, high protein diet may reduce cancer risk
• ESC calls for more research into vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques
• Novel dietary adherence index developed for children
• Some DMARDs may reduce diabetes risk in inflammatory disorder patients
• Dapagliflozin plus glimepiride improves outcomes in uncontrolled diabetes
• Prostate cancer vaccine shows promise in early studies

Hospital-wide VTE prevention program ‘feasible’ Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Implementation of a hospital-wide venous thromboembolism risk assessment program reduces thrombosis incidence and improves the rate of prophylaxis, US researchers report.

More support for thrombolysis in over 80s Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a meta-analysis support the contention that being older than 80 years may not increase stroke patients' risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis.

Visual hallucination rates high in children with schizophrenia Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of both visual and nonvisual hallucinations is high in children with schizophrenia, US research shows.

High level of BD I persistence from childhood to adolescence Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Most children with bipolar I disorder continue to experience symptoms of the condition into adolescence, research shows.

Alcohol misuse high in moderate to severe psoriasis patients Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis have high rates of alcohol misuse, say Irish and UK researchers who recommend the screening of psoriasis patients to allow appropriate interventions.

EsophyX fundoplication device ‘ineffective’ in PPI-refractory GERD Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT An incisionless transoral fundoplication device known as EsophyX does not improve clinical outcomes when compared with laparoscopic fundoplication, a trial among patients with refractory GERD has found.

STEMI patients not transferred to PCI hospitals within target time Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Most ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients who require percutaneous coronary intervention at another hospital are not transferred in the recommended time, research finds.

Longer perishock pause decreases survival odds Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Longer perishock and preshock pauses in cardiac arrest patients lead to decreased survival odds, researchers suggest.

Open colorectal surgery confers higher VTE risk than laparoscopy Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for perioperative venous thromboembolism is nearly twice as high among patients who undergo open colorectal surgery compared with those who are treated laparoscopically, research suggests.

Low carb, high protein diet may reduce cancer risk Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT A diet low in carbohydrates and high in protein slows tumor growth and reduces tumor incidence, a study in mice has shown.

ESC calls for more research into vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The European Society of Cardiology has published a position paper to raise the profile of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques.

Novel dietary adherence index developed for children Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Australian researchers have developed an index for assessing adherence to dietary guidelines in children and adolescents.

Some DMARDs may reduce diabetes risk in inflammatory disorder patients Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for developing diabetes is reduced by the introduction of some disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis, suggest results published in JAMA.

Dapagliflozin plus glimepiride improves outcomes in uncontrolled diabetes Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adding dapagliflozin to glimepiride treatment improves glucose control and promotes weight loss in patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes, show findings from a randomized study.

Prostate cancer vaccine shows promise in early studies Posted: 20 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from the UK and USA have created a novel vaccine that has "cured" well-established prostate tumors in mice, with no apparent side effects.

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