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• Prophylactic transfusions reduce perioperative needs
• Men with heart failure less likely to survive than women
• Researchers call for early end-of-life communication in congenital heart disease
• Sedentary lifestyle increases diabetes risk for women but not men
• Doppler reveals Charcot arthropathy disease status
• Intentional weight loss in overweight diabetics ‘accelerates bone loss’
• Traditional Goeckerman therapy still effective for severe psoriasis
• Misdiagnosis common among bipolar disorder patients
• Second-person pronoun use linked to schizophrenia in high-risk patients
• Multiple imaging modalities boosting stroke costs
• Automated surveillance tool aids early detection of faulty ICDs
• Noncardiac comorbidities rife in HF patients with preserved ejection fraction
• Ruxolitinib benefits patients with myelofibrosis
• Excessive cured meat consumption increases COPD hospitalization risk
• Novel UTI detection system provides same-day results for outpatients
• Curative prostate cancer therapy overused in elderly, less aggressive cases
• Curative prostate cancer therapy overused in elderly, less aggressive cases

Prophylactic transfusions reduce perioperative needs Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Giving blood transfusions to anemic patients before rather than during cardiac surgery may reduce their need for perioperative transfusion, with its associated harmful effects, a pilot study suggests.

Men with heart failure less likely to survive than women Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Men with chronic heart failure have a higher risk for mortality than their female counterparts, a study says.

Researchers call for early end-of-life communication in congenital heart disease Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Health professionals should discuss end-of-life issues with congenital heart disease patients early in the disease course, rather than when faced with life-threatening complications or conditions, say researchers.

Sedentary lifestyle increases diabetes risk for women but not men Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Women who stay sitting for long periods on a daily basis are at an increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes but no such increased risk exists for men who do the same, report UK researchers.

Doppler reveals Charcot arthropathy disease status Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Research suggests that Doppler spectrum analysis may help surgeons determine the optimal timing of treatment for patients with Charcot arthropathy of the foot and ankle.

Intentional weight loss in overweight diabetics ‘accelerates bone loss’ Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Intentional weight loss among people with Type 2 diabetes is associated with improvements in fitness and glycemic control but also with loss of bone mass at the hip, study findings indicate.

Traditional Goeckerman therapy still effective for severe psoriasis Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Traditional Goeckerman therapy, consisting of crude coal tar application combined with ultraviolet B radiation exposure, is still an effective treatment for severe psoriasis, say researchers.

Misdiagnosis common among bipolar disorder patients Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST A considerable proportion of patients with bipolar disorder are misdiagnosed with other mental health disorders, results from a Norwegian study of psychiatric patients suggest.

Second-person pronoun use linked to schizophrenia in high-risk patients Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients at high risk for psychosis who go on to develop schizophrenia use second-person pronouns to a significantly greater extent than high-risk patients who do not subsequently develop the disorder, UK research shows.

Multiple imaging modalities boosting stroke costs Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST About two-thirds of US patients with stroke are undergoing magnetic resonance imaging in addition to computed tomography, despite the increased expense, show data from 11 states.

Automated surveillance tool aids early detection of faulty ICDs Posted: 07 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST A software-based active automated safety surveillance system may be better than existing postmarketing surveillance methods for identifying early signals that marketed implantable cardiac devices are at risk for malfunction, show study findings.

Noncardiac comorbidities rife in HF patients with preserved ejection fraction Posted: 07 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction are more often hospitalized with noncardiac comorbidities than are patients with reduced ejection fraction, show study findings.

Ruxolitinib benefits patients with myelofibrosis Posted: 07 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Ruxolitinib provides significant clinical benefits to patients with myelofibrosis by reducing spleen size, ameliorating symptoms, and improving overall survival, show results of a phase III clinical trial published in TheNew England Journal of Medicine.

Excessive cured meat consumption increases COPD hospitalization risk Posted: 07 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Excessive consumption of cured meats such as salami, bacon, and chorizo increases the risk for hospitalization in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, show study results.

Novel UTI detection system provides same-day results for outpatients Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST The CultureStat Rapid UTI Detection System is a novel system for the detection of urinary tract infection providing results within 90 minutes or less after urine sample collection, report US researchers.

Curative prostate cancer therapy overused in elderly, less aggressive cases Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Men with localized prostate cancer may be receiving curative therapy when it is unlikely to be of clinical benefit in terms of their life expectancy and risk for cancer progression, show findings from a US study.

Curative prostate cancer therapy overused in elderly, less aggressive cases Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Men with localized prostate cancer may be receiving curative therapy when it is unlikely to be of clinical benefit in terms of their life expectancy and risk for cancer progression, show findings from a US study.

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