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• Antithrombotic prophylaxis does not prevent pregnancy complications
• PET, CT combined imaging identifies potential heart attack patients
• Type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified in Chinese individuals
• Reduced lung function linked to diabetes risk
• Fibrate use increases serum creatinine level in elderly adults
• Plasma free fatty acids predispose older patients to atrial fibrillation
• Antithrombotic prophylaxis does not prevent pregnancy complications
• CT screening fails to improve lung cancer mortality
• Background impacts parental decision-making in pediatric oncology
• Hispanic ethnicity linked to better lung cancer survival
• Maternal gliadin antibodies linked to psychosis risk in offspring
• Differential age-related amygdala response to facial emotions in BD
• Many COPD patients could benefit from osteoporosis screening
• CT screening fails to improve lung cancer mortality
• Reduced lung function linked to diabetes risk
• Antithrombotic prophylaxis does not prevent pregnancy complications
• Preoperative statins reduce AF risk after CABG surgery
• DES associated with reduced target vessel revascularization
• Cardiac device endocarditis linked to valve infection, mortality
• Appropriate insulin initiation delayed in diabetes patients
• Robotic advance helps cholecystectomy surgeons
• Clinical factors ‘a key determinant’ of rectal cancer care quality
• Preoperative statins reduce AF risk after CABG surgery
• Erlotinib, chemotherapy both effective for second-line NSCLC treatment
• Erlotinib, chemotherapy both effective for second-line NSCLC treatment
• Fractionated gemtuzumab ozogamicin dosing improves AML survival
• Clinical factors ‘a key determinant’ of rectal cancer care quality
• Palliative dementia care lacks advanced planning
• Silicosis remains major cause of illness, death worldwide
• Early intervention needed for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis
• Single ultrasonography scan could rule out pregnancy-related DVT

Antithrombotic prophylaxis does not prevent pregnancy complications Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nadroparin does not prevent late-pregnancy complications in women who are at risk for thrombosis recurrence, researchers have found.

PET, CT combined imaging identifies potential heart attack patients Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT A unique imaging method could help improve clinicians' ability to predict a patient's risk for having a heart attack.

Type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified in Chinese individuals Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Several genetic variants in genes that affect insulin secretion and insulin resistance are associated with Type 2 diabetes risk in Chinese individuals, report researchers.

Reduced lung function linked to diabetes risk Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with reduced lung function are at an increased risk for incident Type 2 diabetes, show study findings.

Fibrate use increases serum creatinine level in elderly adults Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT New fibrate use in elderly adults is associated with an increase in serum creatinine level that results in increased hospitalizations and nephrologist consultations in the first 90 days of treatment, researchers report.

Plasma free fatty acids predispose older patients to atrial fibrillation Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Higher levels of plasma free fatty acids are associated with an increased risk for atrial fibrillation in older patients, research shows.

Antithrombotic prophylaxis does not prevent pregnancy complications Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nadroparin does not prevent late-pregnancy complications in women who are at risk for thrombosis recurrence, researchers have found.

CT screening fails to improve lung cancer mortality Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that low-dose computed tomography screening improves detection of early-stage lung cancer but without an associated disease stage shift or reduction in mortality.

Background impacts parental decision-making in pediatric oncology Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Demographic factors influence whether a parent feels like they are truly making voluntary decisions about their child's cancer treatment, research shows.

Hispanic ethnicity linked to better lung cancer survival Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Ethnicity significantly impacts lung cancer survival, with Hispanic patients living longer than non-Hispanic Whites and Blacks, US researchers report.

Maternal gliadin antibodies linked to psychosis risk in offspring Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT High maternal levels of antigliadin immunoglobulin G in later pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for nonaffective psychosis in offspring, Swedish study results show.

Differential age-related amygdala response to facial emotions in BD Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Children with bipolar disorder show greater activation of the right amygdala when viewing facial expressions of emotion compared with mentally healthy children and adults with the mood disorder, researchers report.

Many COPD patients could benefit from osteoporosis screening Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should be screened for osteoporosis, even if their lung disease is only moderate in severity, study findings suggest.

CT screening fails to improve lung cancer mortality Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that low-dose computed tomography screening improves detection of early-stage lung cancer but without an associated disease stage shift or reduction in mortality.

Reduced lung function linked to diabetes risk Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with reduced lung function are at an increased risk for incident Type 2 diabetes, show study findings.

Antithrombotic prophylaxis does not prevent pregnancy complications Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nadroparin does not prevent late-pregnancy complications in women who are at risk for thrombosis recurrence, researchers have found.

Preoperative statins reduce AF risk after CABG surgery Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT The use of statins before coronary artery bypass graft surgery lowers the risk for postoperative atrial fibrillation, conclude Cochrane reviewers.

DES associated with reduced target vessel revascularization Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Drug-eluting stents are associated with a significant reduction in target-vessel revascularization compared with bare-metal stents, research shows.

Cardiac device endocarditis linked to valve infection, mortality Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with cardiac device infective endocarditis are at an increased risk for concomitant valve infection and mortality, a study shows.

Appropriate insulin initiation delayed in diabetes patients Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT The appropriate initiation of insulin treatment in patients with Type 2 diabetes is considerably delayed in routine clinical practice, show study findings.

Robotic advance helps cholecystectomy surgeons Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Advanced technology may widen the availability of single-site cholecystectomy, say Italian researchers who found that the technique can be learned within a day by experienced robotic surgeons.

Clinical factors ‘a key determinant’ of rectal cancer care quality Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Clinical factors must be taken into consideration when comparing rates of abdominoperineal excision among hospitals, say Belgian researchers.

Preoperative statins reduce AF risk after CABG surgery Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT The use of statins before coronary artery bypass graft surgery lowers the risk for postoperative atrial fibrillation, conclude Cochrane reviewers.

Erlotinib, chemotherapy both effective for second-line NSCLC treatment Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Erlotinib, docetaxel, and pemetrexed have comparable efficacy for treating patients with refractory non-small-cell lung cancer, suggest findings from the Tarceva In Treatment of Advanced NSCLC trial.

Erlotinib, chemotherapy both effective for second-line NSCLC treatment Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Erlotinib, docetaxel, and pemetrexed have comparable efficacy for treating patients with refractory non-small-cell lung cancer, suggest findings from the Tarceva In Treatment of Advanced NSCLC trial.

Fractionated gemtuzumab ozogamicin dosing improves AML survival Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT The addition of fractionated doses of gemtuzumab ozogamicin to standard chemotherapy improves survival in patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia, French researchers report.

Clinical factors ‘a key determinant’ of rectal cancer care quality Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Clinical factors must be taken into consideration when comparing rates of abdominoperineal excision among hospitals, say Belgian researchers.

Palliative dementia care lacks advanced planning Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT End-of-life care for dementia patients in the UK lacks advanced planning and is characterized by many unnecessary acute hospitalizations prior to death, an audit shows.

Silicosis remains major cause of illness, death worldwide Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to silica in industry remains a major cause of illness and death worldwide, particularly in developing countries, suggest results from two papers.

Early intervention needed for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT More than one in 10 patients with minor cerebrovascular symptoms arising from carotid artery stenosis will have a repeat occurrence within 2 weeks of presentation, research shows.

Single ultrasonography scan could rule out pregnancy-related DVT Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT A single complete compression ultrasonography result may 'safely' exclude the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in pregnant and postpartum women, a study shows.

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