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• Diesel exhaust fumes cause blood pressure rise
• Bone marrow cell therapy for HF does not improve all heart function measures
• Adverse outcomes do not differ between off- and on-pump CABG
• Overtreatment poses risk to elderly diabetics
• HDL subfraction ‘may promote longevity in men’
• Gene profile could guide osteosarcoma patient care
• UV photographs reflect melanoma risk in adolescents
• Sleep problems common in children with bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia linked to increased autoimmune disease risk
• Moyamoya characteristics in the USA defined
• Model predicts basilar artery occlusion outcomes
• Vorapaxar reduces CV events but may increase bleeding
• Dutch data adds to breast cancer screening debate
• Eating chocolate regularly has unexpected benefit
• Many older Italians may benefit from statins
• White rice intake linked to diabetes risk
• Botulin injection improves bladder control in incontinent women
• Initial linagliptin plus metformin combination effective at treating diabetes
• Mineral metabolism disrupted in CKD patients with diabetes
• Urinary tubular markers linked to albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy

Diesel exhaust fumes cause blood pressure rise Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Inhalation of diesel exhaust causes a significant rise in systolic blood pressure in healthy nonsmokers, report US researchers.

Bone marrow cell therapy for HF does not improve all heart function measures Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Using autologous bone marrow cells to treat chronic ischemic heart failure does not improve the majority of heart function measures, a study suggests.

Adverse outcomes do not differ between off- and on-pump CABG Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT There is no significant difference between off- and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery with respect to 30-day mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, or renal failure requiring dialysis, researchers say.

Overtreatment poses risk to elderly diabetics Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Strict control of blood glucose in elderly nursing home residents who have diabetes may be detrimental to their health, report Italian researchers.

HDL subfraction ‘may promote longevity in men’ Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Levels of a particular high-density lipoprotein cholesterol subfraction predict longevity in men, independently of other lipid and nonlipid risk factors, shows research.

Gene profile could guide osteosarcoma patient care Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT UK scientists have identified gene variants that may help predict the response of osteosarcoma patients to chemotherapy and their risk for side effects.

UV photographs reflect melanoma risk in adolescents Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Sun damage seen on ultraviolet photographs correlates with the presence of phenotypic risk factors for melanoma in adolescents, suggesting that such photos could be good indicators of who is at greatest risk for skin cancer.

Sleep problems common in children with bipolar disorder Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Most children with bipolar disorder experience sleep problems during mood episodes, US study results show.

Schizophrenia linked to increased autoimmune disease risk Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to develop autoimmune diseases than the general population, research suggests.

Moyamoya characteristics in the USA defined Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT The diagnosis of moyamoya disorder and associated ischemic stroke has increased over recent years in the USA, say researchers who characterized a large cohort of patients.

Model predicts basilar artery occlusion outcomes Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a model that predicts which patients will have a poor outcome after basilar artery occlusion.

Vorapaxar reduces CV events but may increase bleeding Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that vorapaxar, a novel selective thrombin inhibitor, reduces the risk for cardiovascular death or ischemic events in patients with stable atherosclerosis already on aspirin therapy.

Dutch data adds to breast cancer screening debate Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from one of the longest-running national breast cancer screening programs have shown that it has contributed to a 31% drop in deaths from the disease since 1989, with limited overdiagnosis and reasonable costs.

Eating chocolate regularly has unexpected benefit Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Regular chocolate eaters have a lower body mass index than people who consume chocolate less frequently, suggest results from a cross-sectional study.

Many older Italians may benefit from statins Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Over a third of people in low cardiovascular risk countries may actually be at moderate or high cardiovascular risk, study findings suggest.

White rice intake linked to diabetes risk Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Increased white rice intake is associated with a significantly elevated risk for Type 2 diabetes, especially among Asian populations, show the results of a meta-analysis.

Botulin injection improves bladder control in incontinent women Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women who suffer from an overactive bladder may benefit from an injection of botulinum toxin into the walls of their bladders, show findings from a UK study.

Initial linagliptin plus metformin combination effective at treating diabetes Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Combination linagliptin and metformin therapy is an effective and well-tolerated first-line therapy for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, shows a study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

Mineral metabolism disrupted in CKD patients with diabetes Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Disordered mineral metabolism is more severe and develops earlier in the course of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes than it does in those without diabetes, report US researchers.

Urinary tubular markers linked to albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Urine levels of tubular markers may be associated with albuminuria in the early stage of diabetic nephropathy, report researchers.

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