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• Chronic kidney disease may raise stroke risk
• Severe social anxiety linked to poor QoL and depression in FEP patients
• VEGF levels increased in unipolar depression and bipolar mania
• Psoriasis biologics do not increase major cardiovascular risk
• Low birthweight baby could indicate mortal diabetes risk in mother
• Many IBD patients are also lactose hypersensitive
• Increased IL-10 linked to adverse CV outcomes in acute coronary syndrome patients
• Liraglutide lowers HbA1c without causing weight gain or hypoglycemia
• Statins not beneficial in arterial hypertension
• Homocysteine negatively correlated with HDL and apoA1 levels
• Liraglutide lowers HbA1c without causing weight gain or hypoglycemia
• Combination sitagliptin/metformin superior to pioglitazone
• Undernutrition in adolescence increases CV risk in adulthood
• Aspirin platelet aggregation effect predicts outcomes after acute coronary syndrome

Chronic kidney disease may raise stroke risk Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The presence of chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risks for hemorrhagic stroke in men and ischemic stroke in women, a Japanese study shows.

Severe social anxiety linked to poor QoL and depression in FEP patients Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Norwegian study show that severe social anxiety in patients with a first episode of psychosis is associated with reduced quality of life, increased depression levels, and poor premorbid adjustment.

VEGF levels increased in unipolar depression and bipolar mania Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder and those with major depressive disorder show elevated blood levels of vascular endothelial growth factor relative to mentally healthy individuals, researchers have found.

Psoriasis biologics do not increase major cardiovascular risk Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials show that the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events is not increased in psoriasis patients treated with anti-interleukin 12/23, or anti-tumor necrosis factor α agents.

Low birthweight baby could indicate mortal diabetes risk in mother Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women who deliver low birthweight or large for gestational age babies have an increased risk for mortality through diabetes mellitus than their counterparts who deliver babies of a healthy weight and size, report researchers.

Many IBD patients are also lactose hypersensitive Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Around 70% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease are lactose hypersensensitive and remain so even when bowel symptoms remit, say UK researchers.

Increased IL-10 linked to adverse CV outcomes in acute coronary syndrome patients Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT US clinicians report that increased concentrations of interleukin-10 strongly predict an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events, contradicting previous suggestions that this cytokine may have a cardioprotective role.

Liraglutide lowers HbA1c without causing weight gain or hypoglycemia Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Liraglitude treatment significantly lowers glycated hemoglobin levels in Type 2 diabetes patients without increasing risk for weight gain and hypoglycemia, research shows.

Statins not beneficial in arterial hypertension Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT New research suggests that statins should not play a role in patients with hypertension unless they have high cholesterol levels or other cardiovascular risk factors.

Homocysteine negatively correlated with HDL and apoA1 levels Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Plasma total homocysteine levels are negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein A1 levels, research shows.

Liraglutide lowers HbA1c without causing weight gain or hypoglycemia Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Liraglitude treatment significantly lowers glycated hemoglobin levels in Type 2 diabetes patients without increasing risk for weight gain and hypoglycemia, research shows.

Combination sitagliptin/metformin superior to pioglitazone Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT A fixed-dose combination of sitagliptin and metformin is more effective in improving glycemic control and pancreatic β-cell function than pioglitazone monotherapy in Type 2 diabetes patients with moderate-to-severe hyperglycemia, report US researchers.

Undernutrition in adolescence increases CV risk in adulthood Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to undernutrition during adolescence may increase cardiovascular risk in adult life, researchers suggest.

Aspirin platelet aggregation effect predicts outcomes after acute coronary syndrome Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The effect aspirin has on platelet aggregation varies greatly among patients with acute coronary syndromes and significantly predicts long-term outcomes, scientists believe.

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