Thursday, February 23, 2012

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Medical News


Internal malignancy linked to presence of papuloerythroderma of Ofuji

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with the rare condition papuloerythroderma of Ofuji have a high incidence of internal malignancy, suggest findings from a case series.

Skindex-29 effectively assesses mild-to-severe psoriasis severity

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with mild-to-severe psoriasis can be effectively assessed using the Skindex-29 questionnaire, suggest study findings that showed better sensitivity to clinical severity compared with other commonly used instruments.

Adipokine levels increased in overweight bipolar disorder patients

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Overweight patients with bipolar disorder exhibit higher levels of certain adipokines and inflammatory markers than overweight mentally healthy individuals, research shows.

Decreased GSH levels predict brain volume loss in children with psychosis

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Spanish study suggest that decreased glutathione levels predict brain volume reductions over 2 years in children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis.

Women less likely to have chest pain, more likely to die after heart attack

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Women experiencing myocardial infarction are more likely to present without chest pain and to die than men of the same age, a study shows.

Intravenous iron improves life quality in iron-deficient heart failure patients

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Health-related quality of life in iron-deficient heart failure patients is significantly improved with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose treatment, research suggests.

Telephone coaching aids diabetes control in rural communities

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Telephone coaching is an effective, low-cost method for improving self-management of diabetes among rural residents, say US researchers.

Metformin use linked to pigment epithelium-derived factor level in diabetes

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Metformin treatment over 6 months is associated with a significant increase in serum pigment epithelium-derived factor in patients with diabetes, show study findings.

Risk for CVD mortality doubled in overweight NFL players

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Despite being elite athletes, National Football League players with a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality, show study findings.

Electronegative VLDL subfraction causes endothelial damage in the metabolic syndrome

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The negatively charged very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol subfraction V5 is "highly toxic" to the vascular endothelium, report researchers.

miR-21 level associated with recurrent disease risk after prostatectomy

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

High expression of the microRNA miR-21 is associated with an increased risk for biochemical recurrence, the earliest indicator of recurrent disease in patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy, report researchers.

Cilnidipine prevents long-term nephropathy progression in diabetes

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The antialbuminuric effect of cilnidipine is sustained for at least 1 year during continued treatment in diabetes patients with normoalbuminuria and microalbuminuria, show study findings.

Pelvic floor rehabilitation may improve premature ejaculation

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation may be a viable therapeutic option for treatment of premature ejaculation, report Italian researchers.

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