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• Effective CRC screening age younger in men than women
• Lifestyle intervention reduces body weight, improves CVD risk factors
• Relation between the metabolic syndrome, cognitive functioning not mediated by atherosclerosis
• Impulsivity, aggression linked to suicide attempts in mood disorder patients
• Primary negative symptom status ‘unstable’ over time in FES patients
• PRoFESS follow-up adds to ‘obesity paradox’ debate
• Fondaparinux effective treatment for SRA-positive HIT
• Increased insulin, leptin levels suppress ghrelin action in obese patients
• Frequent physician visits improve diabetes control

Effective CRC screening age younger in men than women Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that the efficacy of colonoscopy-based colorectal cancer screening may be increased if performed at a younger age in men than in women.

Lifestyle intervention reduces body weight, improves CVD risk factors Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT A 30-day lifestyle intervention delivered by volunteers can significantly reduce body weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults, with those at the greatest risk benefiting most, say researchers.

Relation between the metabolic syndrome, cognitive functioning not mediated by atherosclerosis Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with the metabolic syndrome show reduced cognitive functioning compared with those without the condition, say Dutch researchers.

Impulsivity, aggression linked to suicide attempts in mood disorder patients Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Impulsive and aggressive traits are strongly correlated in mood disorder patients with a history of suicide attempts, but not in those without such a history, research shows.

Primary negative symptom status ‘unstable’ over time in FES patients Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Initial primary negative symptom status in patients with first-episode schizophrenia is not predictive of primary negative symptom status over time, Chinese research indicates.

PRoFESS follow-up adds to ‘obesity paradox’ debate Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT An analysis of patients in the PRoFESS trial appears to support the existence of the "obesity paradox" in patients with stroke who are at risk for vascular events, but the authors of an accompanying editorial dispute the claim.

Fondaparinux effective treatment for SRA-positive HIT Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with acute immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, confirmed by serotonin-release assay, may benefit from anticoagulant treatment with fondaparinux, suggest study findings.

Increased insulin, leptin levels suppress ghrelin action in obese patients Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Hyperinsulinemia and hyperleptinemia may decrease circulating ghrelin levels and induce oxidative stress in obese patients with and without Type 2 diabetes, suggest researchers.

Frequent physician visits improve diabetes control Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Visiting a physician every 2 weeks helps diabetes patients to maximize their chance of achieving target levels of glycated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, US researchers report.

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