Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Medical News


Laryngeal mask airway failure rare but problematic

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Failure of laryngeal mask airway is rare but associated with serious complications, shows a large study.

Cost of pediatric sudden death screening ‘outweighs benefits’

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers say that the cost of screening children for sudden cardiac death outweighs its benefits.

2-year diabetic retinopathy screening interval effective

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Screening patients with Type 2 diabetes every 2 years for retinopathy rather than annually is an effective strategy that could be implemented in the UK, say researchers.

<i>DCC</i> gene variant linked to schizophrenia

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A single nucleotide polymorphism in the deleted in colorectal cancer gene is associated with schizophrenia susceptibility, results from a Canadian study suggest.

Research supports continuum of depressive clinical syndromes

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research shows that patients with bipolar I disorder experience more severe major depressive episodes than those with bipolar II disorder, who, in turn, experience more severe episodes than patients with major depressive disorder.

Circuit training benefits stroke survivors

Posted: 15 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Task-oriented circuit training is a good alternative to standard physiotherapy for stroke survivors who need to improve their walking ability, show results from a randomized trial.

Meta-analysis shows no cardiac risk with varenicline

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

There is no significant increase in serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with the use of varenicline for smoking cessation, a US meta-analysis published in the BMJ shows.

Arterial stiffness may underlie gender vascular risk differences

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Changes in pulse pressure amplification, caused by increasing arterial stiffness, have a larger effect on women's cardiovascular mortality risk than on men's, research suggests.

HDL cholesterol useful biomarker in idiopathic PAH

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Measuring circulating levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may help physicians better determine prognosis and disease severity in Chinese patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, show study findings.

Diabetes influences Parkinson’s disease course

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with Parkinson's disease who have pre-existing diabetes experience worse symptoms of the neurologic disorder and reduced efficacy of therapy with levodopa than those without diabetes, report Italian researchers.

HDL cholesterol useful biomarker in idiopathic PAH

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Measuring circulating levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may help physicians better determine prognosis and disease severity in Chinese patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, show study findings.

Quality of life aids lung cancer prognosis

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Self-reported quality of life at the time of lung cancer diagnosis has a significant impact on patients' survival, show US study results.

Chemotherapy adds no benefit to erlotinib in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

There is little, if any, survival benefit in combining erlotinib treatment with chemotherapy for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and epidermal growth factor receptor-mutations, report researchers.

Inherited thrombophilia linked to infertility

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Inherited thrombophilia may be linked to unexplained infertility, report researchers in Thrombosis Research.

Quality of life aids lung cancer prognosis

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Self-reported quality of life at the time of lung cancer diagnosis has a significant impact on patients' survival, show US study results.

Chemotherapy adds no benefit to erlotinib in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

There is little, if any, survival benefit in combining erlotinib treatment with chemotherapy for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and epidermal growth factor receptor-mutations, report researchers.

Quality of life aids lung cancer prognosis

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Self-reported quality of life at the time of lung cancer diagnosis has a significant impact on patients' survival, show US study results.

Chemotherapy adds no benefit to erlotinib in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

There is little, if any, survival benefit in combining erlotinib treatment with chemotherapy for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and epidermal growth factor receptor-mutations, report researchers.

IL-25 involved in asthma exacerbations

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Mouse model-based study results indicate that interleukin-25 and its receptor both trigger the immune responses that occur in individuals with asthma who are exposed to environmental allergens.

Insurance status influences poststroke care

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Insurance status is an independent predictor for health resource use among stroke survivors of working age, US research indicates.

Inherited thrombophilia linked to infertility

Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Inherited thrombophilia may be linked to unexplained infertility, report researchers in Thrombosis Research.

Connective tissue inflammation may pose VTE risk

Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with autoimmune conditions affecting connective tissue have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism in the months after diagnosis, say Danish researchers who found the extent of risk varied with diagnosis.

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