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• Summer weather changes threaten health of elderly
• Research pinpoints viruses underlying dilated cardiomyopathy
• Educating angina patients about ACS risk reduces stress testing
• Minor, major ECG abnormalities linked to CHD risk
• Summer weather changes threaten health of elderly
• FINDRISC questionnaire not suitable for detection of IGT
• Antibiotic treatment ‘merits consideration’ for acute appendicitis
• Possible ‘threshold level’ of LDL cholesterol for short-term statin benefit post MI
• Fungemia results in high mortality among cancer patients
• Hypoxia in prostate tumors aids prognosis
• Pneumonia may increase VTE risk
• Mobile units speed acute stroke management
• Pneumonia may increase VTE risk

Summer weather changes threaten health of elderly Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Elderly people with chronic illnesses are at increased risk for death following exposure to unusual temperature increases over the summer, say researchers.

Research pinpoints viruses underlying dilated cardiomyopathy Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Human enterovirus and parvovirus B19 are the most commonly detected viruses in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, study findings indicate.

Educating angina patients about ACS risk reduces stress testing Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients experiencing chest pain who use a decision aid that evaluates their risk for acute coronary syndrome are more likely to opt out of stress testing than those who undergo usual care, a study shows.

Minor, major ECG abnormalities linked to CHD risk Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Major and minor electrocardiogram abnormalities are associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease events among older adults, say researchers.

Summer weather changes threaten health of elderly Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Elderly people with chronic illnesses are at increased risk for death following exposure to unusual temperature increases over the summer, say researchers.

FINDRISC questionnaire not suitable for detection of IGT Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire is a useful instrument for identifying individuals with impaired glucose metabolism, but is less effective for detection of impaired glucose tolerance.

Antibiotic treatment ‘merits consideration’ for acute appendicitis Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say antibiotics are a safe and efficacious alternative to appendicectomy for treating acute appendicitis.

Possible ‘threshold level’ of LDL cholesterol for short-term statin benefit post MI Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest there is a threshold level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for the short-term benefits of statins in post-myocardial infarction patients.

Fungemia results in high mortality among cancer patients Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT The overall incidence of fungemia in patients with cancer is low, but mortality is high among those affected, show data from the EORTC Infectious Diseases Study Group.

Hypoxia in prostate tumors aids prognosis Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that hypoxia is associated with early biochemical relapse for prostate cancer after radiotherapy and is predictive for local recurrence in the prostate gland.

Pneumonia may increase VTE risk Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT People who have had pneumonia are at significantly increased risk for subsequently developing venous thromboembolism, show results of a large, population-based, case-control study.

Mobile units speed acute stroke management Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Use of an ambulance equipped with a mobile stroke unit (MSU) can half the delay between the emergency call and the therapy decision, shows a randomized trial.

Pneumonia may increase VTE risk Posted: 10 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT People who have had pneumonia are at significantly increased risk for subsequently developing venous thromboembolism, show results of a large, population-based, case-control study.

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