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• Living too close to a major road may shorten life of heart attack survivors
• IGF axis proteins linked to diabetes risk
• Schizophrenia outcomes differ across world regions
• Intervention improves treatment adherence in BD patients
• Many carotid endarterectomies ‘squandered’
• Equivocal results for clazosentan in coiled SAH patients
• Probiotics help reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea
• IBD, inflammation may mediate transfusion immune response
• Minimally invasive superior to open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
• Stem cell sparing radiotherapy preserves salivary gland function
• HPV vaccine completion rate more than halved since its introduction
• Low-oxalate diet may reduce kidney stone risk after bariatric surgery
• Scaffold protein shows promise as diabetic nephropathy marker

Living too close to a major road may shorten life of heart attack survivors Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Living too close to a major road at the time of a heart attack may shorten the life expectancy of survivors, suggest study results published in Circulation.

IGF axis proteins linked to diabetes risk Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Circulating levels of free insulin-like growth factor-1 and three IGF binding proteins are associated with risk for incident diabetes, show findings from a US study.

Schizophrenia outcomes differ across world regions Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a worldwide study of schizophrenia patients suggest that there are significant regional differences in treatment response and remission rates.

Intervention improves treatment adherence in BD patients Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Customized adherence enhancement therapy improves medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report.

Many carotid endarterectomies ‘squandered’ Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT About one in every five asymptomatic patients who undergo carotid endarterectomy procedures has a life-limiting condition, report US researchers.

Equivocal results for clazosentan in coiled SAH patients Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The CONSCIOUS-3 trial results show that clazosentan treatment does not improve outcomes in patients undergoing endovascular coiling of ruptured intracranial aneurysms, despite reducing vasospasm-related morbidity and mortality.

Probiotics help reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that consumption of probiotics reduces symptoms of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

IBD, inflammation may mediate transfusion immune response Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have a high risk for alloimmunization after red blood cell transfusion, which may affect future surgeries, report researchers in the American Journal of Medicine.

Minimally invasive superior to open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Minimally invasive esophagectomy may be better than traditional open esophagectomy for treating patients with resectable esophageal cancer, suggest study findings showing fewer pulmonary infections, shorter hospital stays, and better short-term quality of life.

Stem cell sparing radiotherapy preserves salivary gland function Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The response of the parotid gland to radiation critically depends on the dose to its stem cells, which are located in the major ducts, study findings indicate.

HPV vaccine completion rate more than halved since its introduction Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus vaccine series has dropped significantly since the vaccine was approved in 2006, US study data show.

Low-oxalate diet may reduce kidney stone risk after bariatric surgery Posted: 08 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT A diet formulated to reduce kidney stone risk in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery decreases urinary calcium oxalate supersaturation, report US researchers.

Scaffold protein shows promise as diabetic nephropathy marker Posted: 08 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Serum allograft inflammatory factor-1 could be a marker for diabetic nephropathy, show study findings.

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