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• Both SPT and sIgE needed to confirm atopy in severe childhood asthma
• PUFA distributions suggest two schizophrenia endophenotypes
• Educational achievement unaffected by bipolar disorder
• Abnormal resting brain activity found in functional dyspepsia
• Cardiac and noncardiac organ dysfunction are precursors of HF
• Extracorporeal oxygen only suitable short-term in children awaiting heart transplant
• Fever linked to worse DVT outcome
• Motivational interviewing improves outlook, recovery after stroke
• Postmastectomy radiotherapy underutilized in high-risk breast cancer
• Cascade screening method for FH is ‘highly cost-effective’
• Omega-3-based treatment lowers triglycerides without increasing LDL cholesterol
• Almost 1 in 30 patients with Type 1 diabetes develops heart failure
• Hyperlipidemia better than glycemia at predicting CHD risk in diabetes
• Millions of PAD patients not receiving secondary prevention therapies
• AF after CABG most common in European–Americans

Both SPT and sIgE needed to confirm atopy in severe childhood asthma Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT While the skin prick test and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E tests are equally able to identify atopy in children with severe asthma, both tests should be performed due to poor concordance on individual allergens, say UK scientists.

PUFA distributions suggest two schizophrenia endophenotypes Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients have a bimodal distribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids in red blood cells that may point to the existence of two distinct endophenotypes, say Norwegian researchers.

Educational achievement unaffected by bipolar disorder Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients are educated to a similar level to the general population, say Norwegian researchers who also discovered that educational attainment, and receipt of disability benefit, is unaffected by disease severity.

Abnormal resting brain activity found in functional dyspepsia Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with functional dyspepsia display abnormal brain activity that fluctuates in line with their symptoms, an international research team has shown.

Cardiac and noncardiac organ dysfunction are precursors of HF Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cardiac dysfunction and noncardiac organ dysfunction are precursors of heart failure, a sub-analysis of the Framingham Heart Study original cohort has found.

Extracorporeal oxygen only suitable short-term in children awaiting heart transplant Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is effective for short-term circulatory support required by children awaiting heart transplantation, but unreliable in the longer term, research indicates.

Fever linked to worse DVT outcome Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with deep vein thrombosis and fever at presentation are twice as likely to die within a month than those without fever, findings from the RIETE registry show.

Motivational interviewing improves outlook, recovery after stroke Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Just four sessions of motivational interviewing improves mood and is associated with reduced mortality among patients recovering from a stroke, report UK researchers.

Postmastectomy radiotherapy underutilized in high-risk breast cancer Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Nearly half of women over 66 years of age with high-risk breast cancer do not receive postmastectomy radiation, despite several guidelines recommending this course of treatment, US study data show.

Cascade screening method for FH is ‘highly cost-effective’ Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Combining DNA testing and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurements to screen relatives of patients with "definite" and "possible" familial hypercholesterolemia is highly cost-effective, study findings suggest.

Omega-3-based treatment lowers triglycerides without increasing LDL cholesterol Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT An omega-3 fatty acid agent, AMR101, reduces triglyceride levels in patients with very high triglycerides, without significantly increasing their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, report US researchers.

Almost 1 in 30 patients with Type 1 diabetes develops heart failure Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Glycemia increases the risk for heart failure in patients with Type 1 diabetes, a large study has revealed.

Hyperlipidemia better than glycemia at predicting CHD risk in diabetes Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Hyperlipidemia is a stronger predictor of risk for cardiovascular events than is glycemia in patients with Type 2 diabetes, findings from a major long-term study indicate.

Millions of PAD patients not receiving secondary prevention therapies Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Many peripheral artery disease patients are not receiving secondary prevention therapies that could significantly reduce their risk for all-cause mortality, a study suggests.

AF after CABG most common in European–Americans Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is significantly more prevalent among European–American patients than African–American patients, research indicates.

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