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• Sleep deprivation, family history may increase diabetes risk
• Once-only sigmoidoscopy reduces CRC incidence, mortality
• Low-fat, high-carb, n-3 PUFA-supplemented diet best in the metabolic syndrome
• Troponin-T predicts PE outcome
• Keyhole better than open endometriosis surgery for future fertility

Sleep deprivation, family history may increase diabetes risk Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Sleep deprived young adults with a parental history of Type 2 diabetes have increased insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia compared with longer sleepers, say researchers.

Once-only sigmoidoscopy reduces CRC incidence, mortality Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Screening with single, flexible sigmoidoscopy in men and women aged 55 to 64 years is associated with a substantial reduction in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, research shows.

Low-fat, high-carb, n-3 PUFA-supplemented diet best in the metabolic syndrome Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT A low-fat diet rich in complex carbohydrates and supplemented with long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduces the risk for developing the metabolic syndrome, research shows.

Troponin-T predicts PE outcome Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT An elevated cardiac troponin-T level significantly predicts in-hospital and long-term mortality in elderly patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism, researchers in Australia report.

Keyhole better than open endometriosis surgery for future fertility Posted: 01 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that being treated laparoscopically for colorectal endometriosis is more likely to result in spontaneous pregnancy, compared with treatment with open surgery.

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