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• Pakistani Scots more likely to have chest pain, angina than other Scots
• Insufficient evidence to support genetic testing before clopidogrel use
• Physical activity key to improving cardiometabolic risk
• Insulin resistance drives excess diabetes risk in Mexican Americans
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy ‘appropriate’ triage for bowel cancer symptom investigations
• Omega-3 supplementation not effective for weight loss
• Physical activity key to improving cardiometabolic risk
• No increased congenital defect risk from childhood cancer treatments
• Patient expectations help determine quality of life in schizophrenia
• Manual dexterity impaired more in bipolar disorder than unipolar depression
• TIA often misdiagnosed in emergency department
• Insufficient evidence to support genetic testing before clopidogrel use
• Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy ‘highly successful’ for PE

Pakistani Scots more likely to have chest pain, angina than other Scots Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Scottish people of Pakistani origin are more likely to be admitted to hospital with chest pain and angina than those of other ethnicities, study findings show.

Insufficient evidence to support genetic testing before clopidogrel use Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST There is insufficient evidence to support genetic testing before prescribing clopidogrel, say UK researchers whose review found no conclusive proof of a clinically important association between CYP2C19 genotype and the effect of clopidogrel on cardiovascular outcomes.

Physical activity key to improving cardiometabolic risk Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Increasing levels of physical activity is a key driver of the benefits of lifestyle intervention in patients at high risk for developing diabetes, a Finnish study suggests.

Insulin resistance drives excess diabetes risk in Mexican Americans Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The excess risk for diabetes faced by Mexican Americans is largely driven by insulin resistance, an analysis of the San Antonio Heart Study indicates.

Flexible sigmoidoscopy ‘appropriate’ triage for bowel cancer symptom investigations Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Flexible sigmoidoscopy is an adequate investigation for patients presenting to their primary care practitioner with a change in bowel habit or rectal bleeding, UK researchers believe.

Omega-3 supplementation not effective for weight loss Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Dietary supplementation with long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids during a weight loss program does not assist weight loss, report Australian researchers in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practice.

Physical activity key to improving cardiometabolic risk Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Increasing levels of physical activity is a key driver of the benefits of lifestyle intervention in patients at high risk for developing diabetes, a Finnish study suggests.

No increased congenital defect risk from childhood cancer treatments Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Children of childhood cancer survivors are not at any increased risk for congenital defects as a result of parental exposure to mutagenic treatments, results from a large US study indicate.

Patient expectations help determine quality of life in schizophrenia Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Among patients with schizophrenia, expectations for the future have a greater impact on quality of life than do symptoms, European researchers have shown.

Manual dexterity impaired more in bipolar disorder than unipolar depression Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Manual dexterity is more severely impaired in patients with bipolar disorder than in those with unipolar major depression, researchers report.

TIA often misdiagnosed in emergency department Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST More than one-third of patients who are diagnosed with transient ischemic attack in the emergency department receive a different diagnosis after neurologic evaluation, US researchers have found.

Insufficient evidence to support genetic testing before clopidogrel use Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST There is insufficient evidence to support genetic testing before prescribing clopidogrel, say UK researchers whose review found no conclusive proof of a clinically important association between CYP2C19 genotype and the effect of clopidogrel on cardiovascular outcomes.

Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy ‘highly successful’ for PE Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy is highly successful for the treatment of pulmonary embolism in both normal- and high-risk patients, say US surgeons.

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