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• BMI affects survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
• Glucokinase activator fails to improve glycemic control in diabetes
• Higher education level helps diabetes self-management
• Psychopathology exacerbated in IBS patients with functional dyspepsia
• Lipid parameters linked to venous thromboembolism risk
• BMI affects survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
• Comorbidities influence patient preference for psoriasis treatments
• Suicide ideation may not indicate suicide risk in teens with FES
• Antidepressant resistance in unipolar depression may predict bipolar disorder
• Blood RNA profiles could assist TIA diagnosis
• Lipid parameters linked to venous thromboembolism risk
• Thrombotic complication rates ‘low’ during pediatric cardiac catheterization
• Postsurgery radiotherapy halves breast cancer recurrence

BMI affects survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a US study suggest that body mass index has a significant effect on survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.

Glucokinase activator fails to improve glycemic control in diabetes Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Addition of the glucokinase activator, MK-0941, to stable-dose insulin glargine does not improve glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes on a long-term basis, report researchers.

Higher education level helps diabetes self-management Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT A brief education intervention delivered by telephone is more effective at lowering glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals with a higher rather than lower educational attainment, US researchers report.

Psychopathology exacerbated in IBS patients with functional dyspepsia Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Functional dyspepsia points to the presence of more severe psychopathology in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, indicates research published in the journal BMC Gastroenterology.

Lipid parameters linked to venous thromboembolism risk Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that levels of lipids and lipoproteins may contribute to the development of venous thromboembolism among patients not using lipid-lowering drugs.

BMI affects survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a US study suggest that body mass index has a significant effect on survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.

Comorbidities influence patient preference for psoriasis treatments Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patient comorbidities should be taken into account when choosing suitable treatments for psoriasis, say researchers, as they can significantly influence treatment preferences.

Suicide ideation may not indicate suicide risk in teens with FES Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adolescents with first-episode schizophrenia are more likely to have thoughts of suicide than their peers with other mental health conditions, but this does not necessarily equate to a higher risk for suicidal behavior, say researchers.

Antidepressant resistance in unipolar depression may predict bipolar disorder Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Among patients with unipolar depression, poor response to antidepressant treatment may predict subsequent change in diagnosis to bipolar disorder, say Taiwanese researchers.

Blood RNA profiles could assist TIA diagnosis Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Analyzing total RNA expression in the blood of patients with transient ischemic attack may yield useful information on etiology and even risk for stroke, say researchers who found distinct expression profiles in patients compared with controls.

Lipid parameters linked to venous thromboembolism risk Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that levels of lipids and lipoproteins may contribute to the development of venous thromboembolism among patients not using lipid-lowering drugs.

Thrombotic complication rates ‘low’ during pediatric cardiac catheterization Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The rates of thrombotic events and bleeding complications are low among children undergoing cardiac catheterization, irrespective of whether they are given low- or high-dose unfractionated heparin as thromboprophylaxis, Austrian researchers report.

Postsurgery radiotherapy halves breast cancer recurrence Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery halves the rate of breast cancer recurrence in the following 10 years and reduces breast cancer deaths by one sixth in the following 15 years, the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group reports.

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