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• Late age-related macular degeneration forecasts ICH
• Maternal infection points to neuropsychological deficits in schizophrenia
• Substance use disorders hamper bipolar medication adherence
• Psoriasis patients at increased risk for hospitalization for infectious disease
• MicroRNAs are promising biomarkers in esophageal cancer
• MicroRNAs are promising biomarkers in esophageal cancer
• Noninvasive CV imaging has ‘unclear’ impact on primary prevention
• Rivaroxaban trumps dabigatran, apixaban for VTE prophylaxis
• Stroke risk scores underestimate true risk in elderly patients with AF
• Low-dose CT screening reduces lung cancer mortality
• Genetic study suggests that low body weight may not reduce heart disease, diabetes risk
• Lipid abnormalities ‘common’ among statin-treated diabetics
• Dietary intervention can improve HbA1c after diabetes diagnosis
• Diabetes patients at increased risk for MI if clinically depressed
• Genetic study suggests that low body weight may not reduce heart disease, diabetes risk
• Lipid abnormalities ‘common’ among statin-treated diabetics
• Cocaine addicts have ‘high prevalence’ of cardiac damage
• Noninvasive CV imaging has ‘unclear’ impact on primary prevention
• BMD, mammography screening rates well below current recommendations
• Postmastectomy radiotherapy underutilized in high-risk breast cancer

Late age-related macular degeneration forecasts ICH Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with late age-related macular degeneration are at increased risk for having an intracerebral hemorrhage, shows an analysis of the Rotterdam Study.

Maternal infection points to neuropsychological deficits in schizophrenia Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Deficits in verbal memory and motor function in schizophrenia are associated with maternal genital/reproductive infections in African–American but not White patients, US scientists have discovered.

Substance use disorders hamper bipolar medication adherence Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder and current substance use disorder have poor medication adherence and negative attitudes towards medications, conclude US researchers who recommend achieving substance use remission to improve outcomes.

Psoriasis patients at increased risk for hospitalization for infectious disease Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with psoriasis are almost twice as likely as individuals in the general population to be hospitalized for an infectious disease, report Dutch researchers.

MicroRNAs are promising biomarkers in esophageal cancer Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Circulating levels of microRNAs show significant promise as biomarkers in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Japanese researchers report.

MicroRNAs are promising biomarkers in esophageal cancer Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Circulating levels of microRNAs show significant promise as biomarkers in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Japanese researchers report.

Noninvasive CV imaging has ‘unclear’ impact on primary prevention Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Noninvasive cardiovascular imaging does not have a major influence on primary prevention efforts, researchers suggest.

Rivaroxaban trumps dabigatran, apixaban for VTE prophylaxis Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Rivaroxaban may be more efficient than dabigatran and apixaban for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, indicate the results of an indirect comparison by network meta-analysis.

Stroke risk scores underestimate true risk in elderly patients with AF Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT The seven most widely used stroke risk scores greatly underestimate the actual risk in older people with atrial fibrillation who are not taking warfarin, UK researchers have found.

Low-dose CT screening reduces lung cancer mortality Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Low-dose computed tomography screening reduces lung cancer mortality by 20% in high-risk individuals compared with chest radiography, results of the US National Lung Screening Trial show.

Genetic study suggests that low body weight may not reduce heart disease, diabetes risk Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have identified a gene variant that is linked to low body fat and impaired metabolism.

Lipid abnormalities ‘common’ among statin-treated diabetics Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Statin-treated patients with diabetes often continue to have lipid abnormalities despite clinical evidence, guidelines, and recommendations supporting the benefits of intensifying treatment with lipid-modifying therapies, report researchers.

Dietary intervention can improve HbA1c after diabetes diagnosis Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Specialist dietary advice helps patients newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes to significantly lower their glycated hemoglobin levels, results of the Early ACTID trial show.

Diabetes patients at increased risk for MI if clinically depressed Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with Type 2 diabetes complicated by comorbid major depressive disorder are more likely to have a myocardial infarction than patients with neither or just one of these conditions, research shows.

Genetic study suggests that low body weight may not reduce heart disease, diabetes risk Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have identified a gene variant that is linked to low body fat and impaired metabolism.

Lipid abnormalities ‘common’ among statin-treated diabetics Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Statin-treated patients with diabetes often continue to have lipid abnormalities despite clinical evidence, guidelines, and recommendations supporting the benefits of intensifying treatment with lipid-modifying therapies, report researchers.

Cocaine addicts have ‘high prevalence’ of cardiac damage Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cardiac damage is highly prevalent in asymptomatic cocaine addicts, Italian researchers have found.

Noninvasive CV imaging has ‘unclear’ impact on primary prevention Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Noninvasive cardiovascular imaging does not have a major influence on primary prevention efforts, researchers suggest.

BMD, mammography screening rates well below current recommendations Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Use of bone mineral density and mammography screening is low in relation to guideline recommendations, a study of nearly 1 million US women with employer-sponsored health insurance has shown.

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.

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