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• AIM expression in alveolar macrophages increased with tobacco smoke exposure
• Annual screening reduces lung cancer mortality in COPD patients
• Unpasteurized milk linked to reduced asthma, allergy risk
• Pump conundrum settled in heart bypass surgery
• Family history linked to colorectal cancer survival
• Physical symptoms a priority in advanced breast cancer
• Family history linked to colorectal cancer survival
• Physical symptoms a priority in advanced breast cancer
• Induction chemotherapy cuts metastasis risk in resectable HNSCC
• Brain alterations evident in bipolar II disorder
• Automated speech analysis estimates vocal development in ASD
• Excessive TV viewing may increase conduct problems in children
• Sexual trauma predicts psychosis transition

AIM expression in alveolar macrophages increased with tobacco smoke exposure Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Japanese study suggest that apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage expression in conjunction with smoking is associated with the increased accumulation of alveolar macrophages in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Annual screening reduces lung cancer mortality in COPD patients Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Annual screening with low-dose computed tomography is effective for identifying early-stage lung cancer in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, results from a pilot study show.

Unpasteurized milk linked to reduced asthma, allergy risk Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Consumption of unpasteurized milk in early life is associated with a reduced risk for asthma and allergies, results from a Polish study suggest.

Pump conundrum settled in heart bypass surgery Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is no better or worse than on-pump surgery, two large randomized trials show.

Family history linked to colorectal cancer survival Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT A family history of colorectal cancer is associated with an increased, rather than decreased, chance for survival after diagnosis, UK researchers have found.

Physical symptoms a priority in advanced breast cancer Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Women with advanced breast cancer adapt to their emotional and spiritual symptoms despite reporting poor physical functioning and pain compared with women who have local or regional disease, indicate US study results.

Family history linked to colorectal cancer survival Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT A family history of colorectal cancer is associated with an increased, rather than decreased, chance for survival after diagnosis, UK researchers have found.

Physical symptoms a priority in advanced breast cancer Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Women with advanced breast cancer adapt to their emotional and spiritual symptoms despite reporting poor physical functioning and pain compared with women who have local or regional disease, indicate US study results.

Induction chemotherapy cuts metastasis risk in resectable HNSCC Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Induction chemotherapy offers significant benefits in the management of resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, Chinese researchers believe.

Brain alterations evident in bipolar II disorder Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a combined voxel-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging study show that patients with bipolar II disorder have structural brain alterations compared with mentally healthy individuals.

Automated speech analysis estimates vocal development in ASD Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT US study findings suggest that day-long recordings of vocalizations from children with autism spectrum disorder can provide a reliable estimate of vocal development that is related to expressive spoken language ability.

Excessive TV viewing may increase conduct problems in children Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a large UK study suggest that children who watch too much television at the age of 5 years may be more prone to conduct problems in later childhood than those who watch little or no television.

Sexual trauma predicts psychosis transition Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Sexual trauma in childhood may significantly increase the risk for frank psychosis in patients at "ultra high risk" for the condition, study findings indicate.

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