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• Sexual activity ‘safe’ for most heart disease patients
• Transradial PCI approach linked to lower mortality than transfemoral
• Weight gain still on the increase in diabetic population
• Inflammatory bowel disease rates lower in sunnier regions
• Smoking and the metabolic syndrome have ‘additive effect’ on CV risk
• Contraceptive pill could help reduce severity of dysmenorrhea
• Psoriasin potential target for psoriasis therapy
• DKK1 levels elevated in psychosis patients with comorbid drug abuse
• Vascular function ‘not impaired’ in young BD patients
• Older age hinders stroke recovery
• Benchmark residual VTE risks for contemporary prophylaxis proposed
• Even ‘minimal’ intraoperative transfusions can harm patients
• Cardiac complications in pneumonia patients linked to mortality
• Middle-aged men with upper-normal BP at increased risk for AF
• Insulin-like binding protein 2 gene variants increase diabetes risk in Lebanese
• Frequent contact with health professionals improves health in prediabetes
• Investigational drug improves colorectal cancer survival
• Corticosteroid use raises colorectal anastomotic leak risk
• Genetics govern sensitivity to taste of fat in food
• Non-HDL cholesterol predicts long-term cardiac risk in CHD patients
• Investigational drug improves colorectal cancer survival
• HPV infection has ‘distinct’ etiologic role in oral cancer
• CT scans have no influence on clinical decisions in bladder cancer treatment
• Breast cancer survivors lack knowledge about treatment

Sexual activity ‘safe’ for most heart disease patients Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients with stable cardiovascular disease can safely engage in sexual activity, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.

Transradial PCI approach linked to lower mortality than transfemoral Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The transradial approach is associated with a lower 2-year mortality rate than the transfemoral approach in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, an analysis suggests.

Weight gain still on the increase in diabetic population Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The average weight of the UK diabetic population continuously increased between 1995 and 2010, shows a study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

Inflammatory bowel disease rates lower in sunnier regions Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Women living in southern regions of the USA have a significantly lower risk for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis than those living in northern regions, study findings indicates.

Smoking and the metabolic syndrome have ‘additive effect’ on CV risk Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Preventative strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease burden should simultaneously target smoking and the metabolic syndrome, say Chinese researchers.

Contraceptive pill could help reduce severity of dysmenorrhea Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The combined oral contraceptive pill could help reduce the severity of dysmenorrhea, say Swedish researchers.

Psoriasin potential target for psoriasis therapy Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Research suggests that blocking the formation of psoriasin, a protein that is abundant in the skin of psoriasis patients and thought to play a role in breast cancer progression, may help combat symptoms of the skin condition.

DKK1 levels elevated in psychosis patients with comorbid drug abuse Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Results from an Italian study show that drug abuse is associated with increased serum levels of the protein Dickkopf-1 in patients with psychosis.

Vascular function ‘not impaired’ in young BD patients Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST US researchers have found no evidence for impaired vascular function among relatively young patients with bipolar disorder.

Older age hinders stroke recovery Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The older patients are when they have an ischemic stroke, the smaller are their chances of making a good functional recovery, show registry data.

Benchmark residual VTE risks for contemporary prophylaxis proposed Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Approximately one in every 100 patients undergoing knee replacement and one in every 200 undergoing hip replacement will develop symptomatic venous thromboembolism prior to discharge, even though they receive thromboprophylaxis, researchers report in JAMA.

Even ‘minimal’ intraoperative transfusions can harm patients Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The adverse effect of intraoperative blood transfusion extends down to transfusion of just 1 unit of packed red blood cells, report US researchers.

Cardiac complications in pneumonia patients linked to mortality Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Cardiac complications are common in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and are associated with increased short-term mortality, research suggests.

Middle-aged men with upper-normal BP at increased risk for AF Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Middle-aged men with upper-normal systolic blood pressure are at significantly increased risk for atrial fibrillation, say Norwegian researchers.

Insulin-like binding protein 2 gene variants increase diabetes risk in Lebanese Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Two susceptibility variants in the insulin-like binding protein 2 gene are associated with Type 2 diabetes in Lebanese individuals, report researchers.

Frequent contact with health professionals improves health in prediabetes Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Frequency of contact with health professionals is more important than the specific discipline of the professional when pre-diabetic individuals are trying to reduce their body weight, body mass index, and waist circumference through lifestyle intervention programs, suggest Canadian researchers.

Investigational drug improves colorectal cancer survival Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The investigational multikinase inhibitor regorafenib significantly prolongs survival among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have exhausted all other standard therapy options, show results of a phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Corticosteroid use raises colorectal anastomotic leak risk Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection is significantly more common in patients who use corticosteroids than nonusers, Dutch researchers have found.

Genetics govern sensitivity to taste of fat in food Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST People with a variant of the Cluster of Differentiation 36 gene are more sensitive to the presence of fat in foods than others, say US researchers.

Non-HDL cholesterol predicts long-term cardiac risk in CHD patients Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Baseline levels of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may be useful for predicting long-term cardiac death in patients with coronary heart disease after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, say Japanese researchers.

Investigational drug improves colorectal cancer survival Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The investigational multikinase inhibitor regorafenib significantly prolongs survival among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have exhausted all other standard therapy options, show results of a phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

HPV infection has ‘distinct’ etiologic role in oral cancer Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Infection with human papillomavirus has a unique etiologic role in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma, study findings suggest.

CT scans have no influence on clinical decisions in bladder cancer treatment Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Multi-detector row computerized tomography has a low accuracy in predicting the correct tumor and nodal stage in bladder cancer patients, report researchers.

Breast cancer survivors lack knowledge about treatment Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Many breast cancer survivors lack knowledge about local recurrence and mortality risks associated with breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy, results of a US survey show.

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