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• Black tea lowers BP
• Noninvasive testing has only ‘modest’ impact
• HbA1c target more achievable with earlier insulin initiation in Type 2 diabetes
• Exenatide or sitagliptin not linked to acute renal failure in diabetes
• n-3 PUFAs may protect against AF
• Free fatty acid levels not associated with sudden cardiac death
• Nonepisodic factors may help differentiate BD subtypes
• Reduced language-related asymmetry in IFG may be neural marker of schizophrenia
• Mixed approach encourages physical activity in asthma patients
• POAF linked to increased risk for death following CABG
• POAF linked to increased risk for death following CABG
• Dutasteride effective adjunct to active surveillance in prostate cancer
• DKK1 levels elevated in psychosis patients with comorbid drug abuse
• Benchmark residual VTE risks for contemporary prophylaxis proposed

Black tea lowers BP Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Regular consumption of black tea significantly lowers systolic blood pressure and diastolic BP, researchers have found.

Noninvasive testing has only ‘modest’ impact Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Noninvasive cardiac imaging has only a modest impact on the clinical management of patients, report US researchers.

HbA1c target more achievable with earlier insulin initiation in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Starting patients on insulin therapy at lower levels of glycated hemoglobin improves achievement of glycemic control and increases glycemic response in Type 2 diabetes patients, report US researchers.

Exenatide or sitagliptin not linked to acute renal failure in diabetes Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Use of exenatide or sitagliptin in treating diabetes does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for acute renal failure relative to use of metformin, sulfonylureas, or thiazolidinediones, show study findings.

n-3 PUFAs may protect against AF Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Dietary long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids could be beneficial for the prevention of atrial fibrillation onset in older adults, suggest study findings.

Free fatty acid levels not associated with sudden cardiac death Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Plasma levels of non-esterified fatty acids are not associated with risk for sudden cardiac death in older adults, US researchers report.

Nonepisodic factors may help differentiate BD subtypes Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST A number of significant differences, other than manic/mixed and hypomanic episodes, may help distinguish patients with bipolar I disorder from those with bipolar II disorder, say Canadian researchers.

Reduced language-related asymmetry in IFG may be neural marker of schizophrenia Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Results from an imaging study show disturbed functional brain organization during language processing in patients with schizophrenia, as indicated by diminished language-related asymmetry in the inferior frontal gyrus.

Mixed approach encourages physical activity in asthma patients Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST A multicomponent protocol can lead to clinically significant increases in physical activity among patients with asthma, US researchers report.

POAF linked to increased risk for death following CABG Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery have an increased risk for death if they experience postoperative atrial fibrillation, suggest study findings that also showstatin therapy improved survival in this group of patients.

POAF linked to increased risk for death following CABG Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery have an increased risk for death if they experience postoperative atrial fibrillation, suggest study findings that also showstatin therapy improved survival in this group of patients.

Dutasteride effective adjunct to active surveillance in prostate cancer Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The 5α-reductase inhibitor dutasteride is a beneficial adjunct to active surveillance for men with low-risk prostate cancer, show study findings.

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.

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.

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