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• Women overestimate contralateral breast cancer risk
• Different mechanisms may account for white matter abnormalities in BD and schizophrenia
• Metabolic changes evident in adolescent psychiatric patients
• Remote pacemaker monitoring reduces number of follow-ups
• Androgen deprivation therapy not associated with increased CV mortality risk
• Pioglitazone reduces inflammation biomarker in obese diabetes patients
• Short-term change in glycated albumin predicts change in HbA1c
• Age modifies lipid–CIMT association
• Arterial stiffness may be reduced by exercise

Women overestimate contralateral breast cancer risk Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST The majority of women who undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy overestimate the risk for contralateral breast cancer, US study data show.

Different mechanisms may account for white matter abnormalities in BD and schizophrenia Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a US study suggest that white matter microstructural abnormalities in patients with bipolar disorder are associated with different pathophysiological mechanisms than those found in schizophrenia patients.

Metabolic changes evident in adolescent psychiatric patients Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a small Chilean study suggest that adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders have elevated levels of inflammatory markers and poorer lipid profiles compared with their mentally healthy peers.

Remote pacemaker monitoring reduces number of follow-ups Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Remote monitoring of pacemakers is no more risky than conventional care and significantly lowers the number of ambulatory visits, an analysis suggests.

Androgen deprivation therapy not associated with increased CV mortality risk Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Androgen deprivation therapy is not associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, researchers say.

Pioglitazone reduces inflammation biomarker in obese diabetes patients Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Pioglitazone reduces levels of circulating S100A8/A9 complex, a biomarker of inflammation, in Japanese diabetes patients with abdominal adiposity, report researchers.

Short-term change in glycated albumin predicts change in HbA1c Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Short-term, periodic change in glycated albumin corresponds with long-term change in glycated hemoglobin in patients initiating anti-diabetic treatment, report Korean researchers.

Age modifies lipid–CIMT association Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Age modifies the association of lipoproteins and lipoprotein ratios with carotid intima-media thickness, shows an analysis of MESA data.

Arterial stiffness may be reduced by exercise Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST High levels of physical activity are independently associated with decreased arterial stiffness in adolescents and young adults, and more so among those who are obese or diabetic, report researchers.

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