Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for August 2009. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.
Markers Can Predict More Aggressive Pancreatic Tumors
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Blood flow is impaired and metabolism is enhanced in pancreatic tumors, and a high ratio of metabolism to blood flow predicts poor survival, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Clinical Cancer Research.
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Skeletons Shed Light on Cervical Arthrosis Prevalence
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Cervical facet arthrosis appears more common with age and it may more often affect upper cervical levels, according to research on human skeletons published in the September issue of The Spine Journal.
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Children Should Get Priority in Pandemic Flu Fight
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- The higher vulnerability of children to the 2009 pandemic influenza virus A (H1N1) means that preventive and immunization efforts should be targeted at children and young adults, according to a study published in the Aug. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Pluripotent Stem Cells Aid in Exploring Retinal Development
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) may generate retina-specific cell types along a similar time schedule as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), which may point to therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, according to research published Aug. 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Drug Linked to Worse Outcome in Sclerosing Cholangitis
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- The use of high-dose ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is associated with worse clinical outcomes compared to placebo, according to research published in the September issue of Hepatology.
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Narcotics Linked to Patient Satisfaction for Low Back Pain
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with chronic low back pain are more likely to be satisfied with their provider if they receive narcotics, and more likely to seek another provider if they lack insurance, according to a study in the September issue of The Spine Journal.
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Liver Fat, Not Visceral Fat, Linked to Obesity
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of intrahepatic fat correlate better with metabolic changes associated with obesity than visceral fat, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Testosterone Linked to Improvements in Heart Failure
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Testosterone supplementation may improve functional capacity, muscle strength, and glucose metabolism in older men with chronic heart failure, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Restenosis More Common After Angioplasty Than Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Although patients treated for carotid artery stenosis with endovascular treatment are significantly more likely to have restenosis than those treated with carotid endarterectomy, stroke risk for both groups is low, according to two papers from the Carotid And Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet.
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Hormonal Signals Seen to Play Role in Ovarian Clock
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Ovulation may be partly dependent on an ovarian circadian clock that is affected by hormonal signals from the pituitary, according to animal research published in the September issue of Endocrinology.
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H1N1 Surveillance Approaches in U.K. Found Complementary
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- During the 2009 swine flu outbreak in the United Kingdom, infection surveillance reports based on patient self-reported flu symptoms closely matched, and were complementary to, surveillance reports based on the Health Protection Agency (HPA) protocol of testing at-risk individuals, according to a study published Aug. 27 in BMJ.
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Predictive Tools May Be Useful in COPD
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an updated BODE index and a new ADO index may be more accurate predictors of mortality and a better guide to clinical practice than the standard BODE index, according to a study published in the Aug. 29 special issue of The Lancet focusing on COPD.
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Psyllium Fiber Beats Out Bran in Irritable Bowel Study
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Dietary supplementation with soluble psyllium fiber relieves irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) better than the standard dietary recommendation of insoluble bran fiber, according to a study published Aug. 27 in BMJ.
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Hopeless Outlook Linked With Atherosclerosis in Women
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women who show signs of hopelessness are more likely to have subclinical atherosclerosis compared to their more optimistic counterparts, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in Stroke, while a second study found that the extent of apathy a stroke patient feels has an important impact on stroke outcomes.
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Tiotropium Trial Supports Earlier Treatment for COPD
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treatment with tiotropium may reduce the rate of decline in lung function and increase the time to exacerbations, suggesting that treatment should begin at an early stage of the disease, according to a study published online Aug. 28 to coincide with the Aug. 29 special issue of The Lancet focusing on COPD.
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Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet Linked to Atherosclerosis
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mice on a low-carbohydrate, high-protein (LCHP) diet had more aortic atherosclerosis than mice on a typical "Western" diet, despite less weight gain and similar blood lipids, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Saliva Contains Markers Useful for Cancer Detection
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Saliva contains many stable microRNAs (miRNAs), and two of these are present at much lower levels in patients with oral cancer, and could be used for cancer detection, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Clinical Cancer Research.
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Quality of Care Unchanged Under New Payment System
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The implementation of a fixed-price, payment-by-results system for hospitals in the United Kingdom, beginning in 2002, has reduced the length of hospital stays and increased day case (outpatient) admissions, but has had no measurable effect on quality of care, according to a study published Aug. 27 in BMJ.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease Linked to Recurrence of Stroke
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who have asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease after a stroke or transient ischemic attack are more likely to have another stroke or vascular event, according to a study published online on Aug. 27 in Stroke.
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Muscle Changes Can Explain How Exercise Prevents Obesity
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate daily exercise prevents obesity in rats born to undernourished mothers by activating pathways in skeletal muscle that enhance metabolic flexibility, according to a study in the September issue of Endocrinology.
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One in Seven Readmitted After Revascularization
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) occurs in 14.6 percent of cases, and rehospitalization within 30 days of undergoing the procedure is associated with higher odds of mortality, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Strong Thighs Affect Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Although thigh strength does not seem to affect the likelihood of developing knee osteoarthritis, it may predict the likelihood of patients detecting symptoms of the condition, according to a study published in the Sept. 15 issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
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Roflumilast Proven Effective in Chronic Pulmonary Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- In high-risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treatment with the oral anti-inflammatory drug roflumilast -- a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor -- may improve lung function and reduce the risk of exacerbations, according to two studies published in the Aug. 29 special issue of The Lancet focusing on COPD.
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Budesonide May Not Increase Pneumonia Risk in COPD
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide is not associated with an increased risk of pneumonia, according to a study contradicting previous research findings in the Aug. 29 special issue of The Lancet focusing on COPD.
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Diastolic Blood Pressure Linked to Impaired Cognition
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Higher diastolic blood pressure (DBP) may be associated with a greater risk of impaired cognitive status in middle-aged and older individuals, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of Neurology.
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Obesity's Effect on Anterior Spine Surgery Examined
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients undergoing anterior lumbar surgery may have similar complications and time to ambulation as non-obese patients, according to research published in the September issue of The Spine Journal.
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Study Shows How Low Vitamin D May Influence Heart Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- In people with diabetes, vitamin D may inhibit foam cell creation by reducing acetylated or oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol uptake in macrophages, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of Circulation.
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Cardiovascular Risks Linked to Dementia Hospitalization
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking, hypertension and diabetes in midlife are associated with hospitalization for dementia later in life, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
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Parameters for Pedicle Screw Insertion Measured
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- In patients undergoing preoperative thin-cut imaging for cervical pedicle screw insertion, linear and angular parameters show a fair amount of variability, according to a study in the September issue of The Spine Journal.
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Fulvestrant Shows Benefits in Advanced Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- High-dose fulvestrant, an estrogen receptor antagonist, appears to be at least as effective as the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole as a first-line endocrine therapy in postmenopausal women with advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to research published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Human Papillomavirus May Be Linked to Penile Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, especially with HPV 16-18, may be associated with nearly half of the cases of penile carcinoma, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.
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Radiation Therapy Fatigue Linked to Cytokine Network
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- In patients who receive radiation treatment for early-stage breast or prostate cancer, the resulting fatigue may be associated with activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Clinical Cancer Research.
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Octreotide May Provide Benefits in Midgut Tumors
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Octreotide LAR might inhibit tumor growth in patients with metastatic midgut neuroendocrine tumors, according to research published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Stent-Assisted Embolization Feasible for Aneurysms
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with acutely ruptured wide-necked intracranial aneurysms that are otherwise difficult to treat, stent-assisted coil embolization may be an effective strategy, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Radiology.
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Muscle Pressure and Oxygen Not Linked in Back Muscles
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Intramuscular pressure generally does not correlate with oxygen saturation in the multifidus muscle of healthy young men in various postures, according to a study in the September issue of The Spine Journal.
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Excess Weight Associated With Adult-Onset Asthma
THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- In adult women, overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity, regardless of body mass index, are independently associated with adult-onset asthma, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Thorax.
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New Sensitive Troponin Assays May Identify Heart Attacks
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- In patients presenting with signs and symptoms of heart attack, new sensitive cardiac troponin assays may significantly improve the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, according to two studies published in the Aug. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Annual Radiation Exposure Often High in Younger Adults
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- In young and middle-aged adults, imaging procedures are a significant source of exposure to ionizing radiation and in some cases can lead to high and very high cumulative effective doses, according to a study published in the Aug. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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New Target Eyed for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs targeting the pseudo-kinase ERBB3 -- which is closely related to the epidermal growth factor receptor that has been investigated as a target for treatment of colorectal cancer -- might be more effective in treating colorectal cancer, according to research published online Aug. 17 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Infant Mortality in South Africa on the Rise
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Poverty and the epidemic of HIV/AIDS, as well as sub-optimal implementation of high-impact interventions are behind South Africa's failure to improve its child mortality rates, which have risen since 1990, according to an article published online Aug. 25 in a special edition of The Lancet focusing on health in South Africa.
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Magnetic Resonance Imagining Can Monitor Carotid Narrowing
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- High-spatial-resolution, 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging of the carotid artery can monitor plaque build-up in atherosclerotic disease, a progression slowed by statin therapy, according to a study in the September issue of Radiology.
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Carvedilol May Be Useful Against Variceal Bleeding
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Carvedilol, a beta blocker, may be useful in preventing variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, according to research published in the September issue of Hepatology.
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Marital Discord May Reduce Long-Term Cancer Survival
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors who are going through marital separation at the time of their diagnosis have the lowest long-term relative survival rates compared to their married and unmarried peers, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Cancer.
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Violence and Injuries Plague South Africa
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- In South Africa, violence and injuries are the second-leading cause of death and lost disability-adjusted life years, according to an article published online Aug. 25 in a special edition of The Lancet focusing on health in South Africa.
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Hormone Replacement May Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduce their risk of developing colorectal cancer by more than half, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Ovarian Cancer Is Not Always a 'Silent Killer'
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the fact that ovarian cancer is dubbed the "silent killer," patients usually have symptoms that are noticeable, sometimes months before their diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in BMJ.
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Drug Can Restore Dystrophin in Muscular Dystrophy Patients
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A drug that targets a molecular defect in Duchenne muscular dystrophy is safe and leads to functional dystrophin production in select patients with the disease, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in The Lancet Neurology.
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Many Health Care Workers Skeptical About Swine Flu Jab
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A survey of health care workers in Hong Kong has found that less than half would accept the offer of vaccination against influenza A H1N1 of swine origin, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in BMJ.
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Scant Evidence to Support Cash for Social Change
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- There is little evidence that child development grants tied to uptake of services aimed at improving social mobility currently undergoing pilot studies in the United Kingdom are workable, according to an article published online Aug. 25 in BMJ.
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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Strains on the Rise in the U.S.
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Increasingly, Salmonella ser Typhi bacteria strains isolated from typhoid fever cases in the U.S. are resistant to the standard antibiotics, and most of these drug-resistant cases appear to be contracted by U.S. citizens visiting India, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in the Aug. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Gender Affects Mortality After Acute Coronary Syndromes
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women have different short-term death rates than men following acute coronary syndromes (ACS) depending on clinical presentation, although this appears to be largely due to differences in angiographic disease severity, according to a study in the Aug. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Gene Variant Can Dampen Effect of Antiplatelet Therapy
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Clopidogrel's effectiveness in antiplatelet therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes or those who have had percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be dampened for those who have the CYP2C19*2 gene variant, according to a study in the Aug. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Hormones Hike Death Risk in Some Prostate Cancers
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Men with prostate cancer who receive neoadjuvant hormone therapy in combination with radiotherapy face an increased all-cause mortality risk if they have significant cardiovascular comorbidities, including congestive heart failure or prior myocardial infarction, according to a study reported in the Aug. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Department Issues New HIPAA Notification Regulations
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued new regulations on Aug. 19 requiring entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals after their health information has been breached.
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Germline Variants Linked to Risk of Childhood Leukemia
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Inherited genetic variants appear to play a role both in the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and the development of specific types of the disease, according to research published online Aug. 16 in Nature Genetics.
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Ultrasonography Helps Predict Metastases Post Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Ultrasonography of the lymph nodes can detect disease recurrence and help predict the development of distant metastases in women who have had surgery for breast cancer, according to a study in the September issue of Radiology.
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FDA Reviewing Adverse Events in Patients on Orlistat
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a review of reports of liver injury in patients taking the weight loss drug orlistat, according to an Aug. 24 news release issued by the agency.
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Medication Reviews Can Keep Hospitalization Rates Down
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Collaborative medicine reviews for patients treated with heart failure medicines are effective in delaying the time to next hospitalization for heart failure, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in Circulation: Heart Failure.
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AHA Recommends Limiting Added Dietary Sugars
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Americans' average daily intake of added sugars significantly exceeds discretionary calorie allowances, regardless of energy needs, and should be reduced by up to three-quarters, according to an American Heart Association Scientific Statement published online Aug. 24 in Circulation.
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Smokers' Vehicles Contain High Nicotine Concentrations
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Motor vehicles operated by smokers have higher concentrations of nicotine than those found even in restaurants and bars, according to a pilot study published online Aug. 24 in Tobacco Control.
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Car Seat Confinement Reduces Oxygen in Newborns' Blood
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A young infant's blood oxygen saturation level is lower when he or she is placed in a car seat or car bed compared to lying in a crib, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Pediatrics.
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Non-Infectious Disease in South Africa Growing Burden
TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- South Africa is struggling under the quadruple burden of communicable disease, non-communicable disease, perinatal and maternal ill-health, and disorders arising from injury in both urban and rural settings, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in a special edition of The Lancet focusing on health in South Africa.
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Children Exposed to Lead Via Contamination of Family Car
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Six children were diagnosed with lead poisoning after having been exposed to the metal via their family vehicles, according to a report published in the Aug. 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Findings Spotlight Maternal Role in Prenatal Transplants
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Following prenatal cell transplantation, the mother's immune response may hinder the offspring's tolerance of the cells, according to animal research published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Report Addresses Depression Management in Pregnancy
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- In the management of depression during pregnancy, psychotherapy alone may be appropriate for some women. However, other women may prefer pharmacotherapy or require pharmacological treatment, according to a report published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Current Smoking Linked to Active Tuberculosis
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- In Taiwan, smokers have a doubled risk of tuberculosis compared to non-smokers, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Panel Relaxes Restrictions on Liquids During Labor
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women in normal labor can safely drink modest amounts of clear liquids, and those undergoing cesarean delivery can do so for up to two hours before they are given anesthesia, according to a new opinion released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Obstetric Practice and published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Caring for Diabetes Patients Often a Struggle
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Many caregivers of diabetic patients struggle with dietary and exercise guideline compliance and find the medical management of the condition difficult, according to a study by The Hormone Foundation in collaboration with the National Alliance for Caregiving.
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Alcohol Use Common Among Georgia High School Students
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Over a third of Georgia high school students are current users of alcohol, according to a report published in the Aug. 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Hospital Factors Affect Cancer Outcome in African-Americans
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Racial disparities in breast and colon cancer outcomes are strongly associated with hospital factors such as quality, according to a report published in the Aug. 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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30-Minute Electroacupuncture Application Found Optimal
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Electroacupuncture stimulation, which applies a small electrical current to needles inserted into the acupuncture points, relieves pain best when applied for 30 minutes, according to a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Dopamine Important for Creating Persistent Memories
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The brain's dopamine system in the hippocampus is responsible for creating persistent long-term memory (LTM) in rats, according to a study in the Aug. 21 issue of Science.
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Postoperative Radiation May Be Beneficial in Vulvar Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with groin node-positive vulvar cancer who have undergone radical vulvectomy and inguinal lymphadenectomy, postoperative radiation is associated with a significantly lower rate of cancer-related death than postoperative pelvic node resection, according to a study in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Spinal Stenosis Surgery Can Improve Bone Metabolism
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis have improvements in bone metabolism after decompression surgery, regardless of whether they receive bisphosphonates, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Lynch Syndrome Screenings Studied
MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- In patients newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer, immunohistochemistry followed by single gene sequencing may be the most cost-effective screening strategy for Lynch syndrome, according to a study published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Raise Mortality Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep-disordered breathing may be associated with higher all-cause and cardiovascular-related mortality in middle-aged and older people, particularly men, according to research published online Aug. 18 in PLoS Medicine.
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Post-Treatment Pain Linked to Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Besides negatively affecting a patient's quality-of-life, the level of pain following treatment for head and neck cancer is associated with five-year survival and cancer recurrence, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
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Wearable Artificial Kidney Device Shows Progress
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The prototype design for a "wearable artificial kidney" (WAK) matched the performance of larger dialysis units and may offer a new modality for daily dialysis in end stage renal disease, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Pediatric Kidney Donor Age No Barrier to Success Rate
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney transplant patients have similar outcomes whether the donor is above or below the age of 5 years, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Nerve Fiber Density May Diagnose Endometriosis
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Nerve fiber density is higher in endometrial biopsies from women with endometriosis and could be used as a diagnostic test, according to two studies published online Aug. 18 in Human Reproduction.
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New Cement Shows Promise for Use in Vertebroplasty
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new bone substitute material may offer advantages when used in vertebroplasty compared to polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), according to research from an animal study published in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.
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Breast-Feeding May Lower Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- New mothers with multiple sclerosis (MS) who breast-feed exclusively may have a lower risk of postpartum MS relapses, according to research published in the August issue of the Archives of Neurology.
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Health Care Financing Model Rewards Efficient Care
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A health care financing model that includes incentives for reducing potentially avoidable costs can act as a bridge between the current fragmented system and one based on high-value care, according to an article published online Aug. 19 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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FDA Issues Warnings on Unlawful Topical Ibuprofen
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to eight companies marketing over-the-counter topical products containing ibuprofen, noting that the drugs' claims have not been evaluated by the FDA, according to an Aug. 20 release issued by the agency.
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Little Help for Urothelial Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients treated surgically for upper tract urothelial carcinoma are not usually offered adjuvant chemotherapy, and for those who are, the treatment does not seem to have much impact on the odds of survival, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Urology.
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Online Behavioral Therapy Found Effective in Depression
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a study in the United Kingdom, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions conducted online with a therapist reduced depression better than usual in-person care with a general practitioner, according to a study in the Aug. 22 issue of The Lancet.
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CDC Issues Guidance for Swine Flu on College Campuses
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance for colleges and universities to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season.
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Flu Vaccination for Children and Parents Most Important
FRIDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Schoolchildren and their parents should receive priority for flu vaccines (both seasonal and swine flu) because they are primarily responsible for transmission, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Science.
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Most Melanomas Found Are Dermatologist Initiated
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Routine full-body skin checks by dermatologists detect more melanomas at an earlier stage than investigations as a result of patient complaints, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Dermatology.
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Prion Protein Eyed for Role in Pancreatic Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A form of prion protein (PrP) may play a role in the aggressiveness of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), according to research published Aug. 17 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Scleral Invasion Linked to Risk of Relapse in Retinoblastoma
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Microscopic scleral invasion is uncommon in patients with retinoblastoma, but these patients are at risk of extraocular relapse and have better outcomes if they receive high-intensity chemotherapy, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
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Metabolites Offer Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The concentration of nitric oxide metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF [NOx]) of people with spinal cord injury correlates to the severity of their injury and is a predictor of neurologic recovery, according to a study reported in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.
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Healing Impaired in Leaking Blebs After Glaucoma Surgery
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- After filtration surgery for glaucoma, mitomycin C-treated filtering blebs with persistent leaks often display aberrant wound healing, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
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Technique Benefits Patients With Vocal Fold Polyps
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with vocal fold polyps, percutaneous corticosteroid injection is a minimally invasive and effective treatment that may offer an alternative to standard direct microlaryngoscopic surgery, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
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Seizures Uncommon in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Seizures appear uncommon in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but they may be more likely to occur in younger patients, according to research published in the August issue of the Archives of Neurology.
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Sexual Minorities More Likely to Seek Mental Health Help
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Lesbian and bisexual women and gay men are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to seek treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, according to a study published Aug. 14 in BMC Psychiatry.
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Federal Guidelines Suggest Employers Plan for Swine Flu
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a series of guidelines for employers to protect the health of their employees and their businesses' bottom lines in the event of an outbreak of H1N1 swine flu over the fall and winter.
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Gatorade Not Found to Affect Risk of Urinary Stones
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Although consumption of the carbohydrate-electrolyte drink Gatorade increases mean urinary sodium and chloride levels, the increase is within normal parameters and has no clinical significance, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Urology.
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U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches 77.9 Years
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Life expectancy in the United States has increased again, from 77.7 to 77.9 years -- a new record -- according to statistics released Aug.19 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Drug-Eluting Stents Fare Well Versus Bare-Metal Stents
THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Implantation of a drug-eluting stent following percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery disease (ULMCA) decreases the risk of cardiovascular events and stroke compared to a bare-metal stent, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Genetic Screening of Lung Cancers Aids Targeted Therapy
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Screening lung cancer patients for the presence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations can help identify those who will benefit most from treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Gefitinib Outperforms Combo Therapy in Lung Cancer Trial
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In a phase III clinical trial, gefitinib was superior to carboplatin-paclitaxel in extending survival for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, particularly those patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Heroin Component May Be Effective in Addiction Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Treating heroin addicts, who have previously failed treatment, with the active ingredient in heroin keeps them in treatment and reduces illegal activities better than methadone, according to a study in the Aug. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Breast Cancer Drug Therapy Combinations Compared
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Disease-free survival does not improve in women with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen and letrozole sequentially compared with letrozole alone, according to a study in the Aug. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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FDA Launches New Center for Tobacco Products
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the launch of its Center for Tobacco Products, an agency armed with the mission of developing and implementing public health strategies to reduce the burden of illnesses and deaths caused by tobacco products nationwide.
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Trauma Program Improvement Negates Surgeon Inexperience
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In an organized trauma program with senior surgical mentoring, mortality is no different for patients treated by novice surgeons than for those treated by an experienced trauma director, according to a study published in the August issue of the Archives of Surgery.
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Antioxidant Supplements Do Not Appear to Raise Melanoma Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Intake of multivitamin and antioxidant supplements, including those containing selenium and beta-carotene, has no impact on the risk of developing melanoma, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Dermatology. The findings refute those of the Supplementation in Vitamins and Mineral Antioxidants (SUVIMAX) study, which found antioxidants increased the risk of melanoma four-fold in women.
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Smokeless Tobacco Linked to Cardiovascular Risks
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Users of smokeless tobacco may have an increased risk of fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in BMJ.
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Use of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators Reviewed
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators should be based on the available scientific evidence and a physician's judgment based on the individual patient, according to a review in the Aug. 25 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Pioglitazone Linked to Lower Risks in Older Diabetics
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In elderly diabetics, pioglitazone may be associated with a significantly lower risk of heart failure and death than rosiglitazone, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in BMJ.
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Home Fetal Doppler Devices May Provide False Reassurance
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women should not rely on home fetal Doppler devices as an accurate measure of fetal health, according to a Comment published online Aug. 18 in BMJ.
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Anti-T-Cell Globulin May Reduce Graft-Versus-Host Disease
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of anti-T-cell globulin (ATG) to standard graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation from matched unrelated donors is safe and reduces the incidence of severe GVHD without affecting overall survival, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in The Lancet Oncology.
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Pandemic Flu Vaccines Should Be Fairly Distributed
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Ensuring equitable access around the world to pandemic flu vaccines will require a concerted effort by the global community to ensure that developing, as well as developed, countries get the vaccines that they need, according to an article published online Aug. 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Personality Type Linked to Increased Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with peripheral arterial disease, Type D personality -- which is characterized by negative emotions and inhibited self-expression during social interactions -- is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality, according to a pilot study published in the August issue of the Archives of Surgery.
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Adverse Events Analyzed for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Most adverse events from the human papillomavirus vaccine do not exceed background rates for other vaccines, but syncope and venous thromboembolic events were disproportionately reported, according to a study in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Antibiotic Use for Respiratory Infections Decreasing
TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) is on the decrease, driven down by a drop in the number of office visits by young children with otitis media, according to a study in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Post-Heart Attack Mortality Rate Has Declined Since 1995
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The 30-day mortality rate for older patients released from the hospital after acute myocardial infarction has declined since 1995, according to a study in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Palliative Care Intervention Beneficial in Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The combination of a nurse-led palliative care intervention and oncology care results in improved quality of life and mood for advanced cancer patients, according to a study published in the Aug. 19 Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Excessive Drinking Among Older Americans Studied
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Two-thirds of men and more than half of women over 50 years old drink alcohol, and at-risk and binge drinking are prevalent in the age group, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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Kidney Disease May Worsen Outcomes in Heart Condition
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing an early, invasive strategy who also have chronic kidney disease (CKD) have worse clinical outcomes, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions.
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Chinese AIDS Program Shows Mixed Results
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In Chinese adults with AIDS, the National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program has reduced mortality to levels observed in other low- or middle-income nations. But the program's 50 percent immunological treatment failure rate -- a consequence of reliance on first-line regimens -- suggests a need for system-wide improvements, according to a study in the Aug. 18 Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Iron Supplementation May Be Harmful During Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Iron supplementation during mid-pregnancy is associated with a higher likelihood of gestational diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Poor Guideline Adherence Found for Mitral Regurgitation
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Only about half of patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) undergo surgery as recommended by accepted guidelines, even though about three-quarters of unoperated patients have at least one indication for surgery, according to a study in the Aug. 25 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Herbal Remedy May Be Effective in Rheumatoid Arthritis
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, treatment with peeled roots of the Chinese herbal remedy Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) may be effective and safe, according to a study published in the Aug. 18 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Elective Induction of Labor Linked to Fewer Complications
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who undergo elective induction of labor at 41 weeks or more of gestation have a decreased risk for cesarean delivery and meconium-stained amniotic fluid compared to those who undergo expectant management of pregnancy, according to a study in the Aug. 18 Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Knee Graft Can Be Effective in Surgery to Relieve Neck Pain
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The fusion rate of anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion with allograft patella to relieve cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy is 86 percent, similar to other allografts, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
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Smoking May Increase Brain Injury in Multiple Sclerosis
TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with multiple sclerosis, smokers are more likely to have increased blood-brain barrier disruption, lesion volumes and brain atrophy, according to a study in the Aug. 18 issue of Neurology.
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Radiation Exposure Still High With Mini-C-Arm Imaging
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A mini-C-arm used to image the cervical spine reduces surgeon radiation exposure compared with a standard C-arm but often does not reduce patient exposure, while exposure levels are still substantial, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.
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Exercise May Help Pain and Function After Lumbar Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise-based rehabilitation commenced four to six weeks after lumbar disc surgery seems to improve pain and functioning in the short term, but the evidence is not strong, according to an updated Cochrane Review in the August 1 Spine.
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Adolescents Still Need Developmentally-Based Care
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Providing developmentally-based care to school-aged and adolescent perioperative patients is vital for easing stress and fears associated with the surgical experience, according to a paper published in the August issue of the AORN Journal.
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Spinal Surgery Infection Risk Subject to Many Factors
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A patient's risk of postoperative wound infection after undergoing spinal surgery can be increased by many factors, including other medical conditions, duration of surgery and red blood cell count, according to a study in the August 1 issue of Spine.
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Insulin Can Be as Beneficial as Oral Therapy in Early Diabetes
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, insulin-based therapy is as safe, effective and well-accepted as standard oral-based therapies, according to a study published online ahead of print July 10 in Diabetes Care.
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Food Stamp Program Linked to Excess Weight Gain
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Although the U.S. Food Stamp Program is effective at reducing food insecurity among recipients, it may inadvertently contribute to the obesity epidemic, according to a study in the July issue of Economics & Human Biology.
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Histology Can Reduce Cancer Risk After Abnormal Pap Smear
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- In women with an abnormal Pap smear, histological assessment of low-grade abnormalities reduces the risk of developing invasive cervical cancer, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Sex Steroid Levels Linked to Fractures in Elderly Men
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of sex steroids such as estradiol and testosterone affect the risk of fractures in elderly men, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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Childbearing Shown to Increase Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Childbearing increases the likelihood of developing the metabolic syndrome, regardless of whether women develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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High Inflammation, Low Heart Disease in Amazonian Tribe
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- As shown by an Amazonian population with high rates of inflammation and infection but low adiposity and robust fitness, inflammation is not always a risk factor for arterial degeneration and cardiovascular disease, according to research published Aug. 11 in PLoS One.
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Admission Glucose in ACS Linked to Adverse Events
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Elevated fasting glucose upon admission for acute coronary syndrome is associated with in-hospital and six-month adverse events, according to research published Aug. 15 in the American Journal of Cardiology.
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Hepatitis Case Linked to Herbal Supplements
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A case of hepatitis has been linked to artemisinin-containing herbal supplements, according to an article in the Aug. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Triglyceride Level Can Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Events
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Even slightly increased triglyceride levels are associated with a higher risk of recurring cardiovascular events in heart disease patients treated with statins, though that link is diminished when other variables are considered, according to a study in the Aug. 15 American Journal of Cardiology.
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Specific Diet Shown to Reduce Risk of Kidney Stones
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet can reduce kidney stone formation, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Depression Shows Several Effects in Rheumatoid Arthritis
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, depression severity was associated with inflammation, and depression in the spouse predicted a worse disease course in patients, according to two studies published in the Aug. 15 Arthritis Care & Research.
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Neck-Shoulder-Arm Pain Trends in Stockholm Studied
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of self-reported nonspecific neck-shoulder-arm pain and concurrent low back pain or psychological distress has increased in Stockholm County, Sweden, over the past 16 years, but may finally be starting a decline, according to a study in the Aug. 1 issue of Spine.
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Alarm Symptoms Often Do Not Result in Timely Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Many patients who present with certain alarm symptoms, including hematuria and rectal bleeding, do not receive a diagnosis in a reasonable amount of time, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in BMJ.
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Framingham Risk Factors' Value Seems to Decrease With Age
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The predictive value of conventional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) appears to decrease in older adults, with C-reactive protein (CRP) providing little additional value, according to research published in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
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Childhood Cancer Survivorship Linked to Diabetes Mellitus
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- In young adulthood, childhood cancer survivors have an almost doubled risk of diabetes compared to their siblings, and the risk is especially high among those who received either total body or abdominal irradiation, according to a study published in the Aug. 10/24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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High Urinary Albumin Affects Death Risk for Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- An elevated urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) is a predictor of cardiovascular events and death in heart failure patients and may offer clinicians a prognostic guide for risk stratification, according to a study reported in the Aug. 15 issue of The Lancet.
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Procedure Offers Alternative to Warfarin for Stroke Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Atrial fibrillation patients at risk of stroke may benefit from percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) as an alternative to long-term warfarin therapy, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of The Lancet.
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Tight Blood Pressure Control Averts Ventricular Hypertrophy
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A regime of tight blood pressure control can reduce the incidence of ventricular hypertrophy in non-diabetic patients with hypertension better than usual control, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of The Lancet.
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Cancer Mortality Declining in the United States
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- During the past 50 years, a significant decline in cancer mortality has occurred in the United States, even among people born as long ago as 1925, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of Cancer Research.
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Lack of Sleep Affects Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Sensitivity
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Restricting sleep to under six hours a night along with sedentary living affects glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, possibly increasing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online June 30 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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CT Angiography Shows 'Real World' Benefit in Heart Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) appears extremely useful in predicting freedom from cardiovascular events in lower-risk patients, which could cut down on more costly invasive angiography, according to research published in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Has Role in Cardiac Workup
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Patient workup using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is indicated for several major cardiac conditions and can have a substantial impact on diagnosis and patient management, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Ambulance Arrivals More Common Among Homeless
FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Despite similar triage urgency and admission rates, homeless people who arrive at emergency departments are more likely than non-homeless people to be uninsured and arrive by ambulance, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
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Healthy Lifestyle Helps Prevent Chronic Diseases
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who practice four simple lifestyle behaviors -- never smoking, maintaining a body mass index lower than 30, engaging in at least 3.5 hours per week of physical activity, and consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains -- can significantly decrease their risk of chronic diseases, according to a study in the Aug. 10/24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Physician Role in End-of-Life Decisions Up to Family
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians for incapacitated, critically ill patients should offer to make recommendations to family members acting as surrogate decision-makers on life support issues, understanding that their advice may or may not be desired, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Fluoroquinolone Use Spikes Risk of Resistant TB Strain
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The overall prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is low, but the risk of having it is greatly elevated for TB patients who were exposed to the common antibiotic for more than 10 days, especially if the exposure occurred two or more months prior to their diagnosis, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Combination Therapy Benefits Urinary Tract Symptoms
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The use of the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor tenoxicam may provide greater benefits for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia when added to the alpha blocker doxazosin, according to research published in the August issue of Urology.
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Clodronate Improves Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Sodium clodronate improves overall survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer, but it does not reduce the risk of death in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in The Lancet Oncology.
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MRSA Infection Believed to Be Surging in United States
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection appears to be leading a surge in skin and soft-tissue infection (SSTI) in the United States, according to a study in the September issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Gut Hormone Shown to Lower Blood Sugar Levels
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A gut hormone released in response to food lowers glucose levels by triggering signals to the brain and liver, but is ineffective in lowering glucose in rats fed a high-fat diet, according to a study in the Aug. 6 issue of Cell Metabolism.
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Noninvasive Ventilation Can Be Effective After Extubation
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with chronic respiratory disorders and hypercapnia who are given early noninvasive ventilation after extubation have a lower risk of respiratory failure and death than those given normal oxygen therapy, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in The Lancet.
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Poor Bladder Management Linked to Low Quality of Life
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Bladder treatment that leads to favorable urodynamic results is linked to better quality of life in urinary tract dysfunction patients with spinal cord lesions, according to a study published in the August issue of Urology.
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Healthy Adults Should Continue Receiving Flu Vaccine
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- People at risk of flu-related complications should be given antiviral drugs as a precautionary measure, while extending the vaccination policy may be the best course for healthy adults, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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MRSA Frequently Carried to Home Care Settings
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Among inpatients who are discharged to home health care, prolonged colonization with hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is common and the organism can be transmitted to household contacts, according to a study published in the Aug. 10/24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Discharge Summaries Often Lack Pending Test Results
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital discharge summaries often do not contain information on pending test results or provider follow-up information, which can lead to medical errors, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Results of Enhanced Hepatitis Surveillance Program Assessed
THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Enhanced surveillance programs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can expedite care to infected individuals, but it places a heavy burden on local health departments and there is currently no evidence that it will reduce infection or death rates, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the September issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Adjuvant Therapy Indicated in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Adjuvant therapy can improve five-year survival in women whose breast cancer has favorable characteristics but who also have isolated tumor cells or micrometastases in regional lymph nodes, according to a study in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Weight Lifting May Be Helpful for Lymphedema
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- In women with breast cancer-related lymphedema, weight lifting has no significant effect on limb swelling and results in reduced symptoms and fewer lymphedema exacerbations, according to a study in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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FDA Aims to Ease Access to Investigational Drugs
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published two new rules to help seriously ill patients gain access to investigational drugs and biologics, according to an Aug. 12 release issued by the agency.
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Many Adolescents Share Prescription Medication
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- One-fifth of U.S. adolescents report sharing prescription medication, and efforts to reduce this practice may be justified, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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Breast-Feeding Linked to Decreased Breast Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with a first-degree family history of breast cancer, breast-feeding is associated with a significantly decreased risk of premenopausal breast cancer, according to a study published in the Aug. 10/24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Radiotherapy, Cognitive Decline Linked in Glioma
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Low-grade glioma patients who receive radiotherapy are at an increased risk of declining attentional functioning in the long term, regardless of fraction dose, according to a study in the September issue of The Lancet Neurology.
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Gene Linked to Rare Inherited Early-Onset Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene affecting insulin production has been linked to a rare inherited form of early-onset diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Post-Bariatric Surgery Liver Disease Investigated
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients with refractory insulin resistance who undergo bariatric surgery are more likely to develop liver complications, according to a study in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
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Mindful Eating Linked to Yoga, Lower Body Mass Index
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A mindful eating questionnaire (MEQ) is a useful and valid measurement of mindful eating, considered nonjudgmental awareness of physical and emotional sensations associated with eating, and is associated with age, body mass index (BMI), and yoga, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
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Suicidality Varies by Age in Adults on Antidepressants
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The link between suicidality and use of antidepressants in adults is strongly age-dependent, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in BMJ.
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Radiation for Lymphoma Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Getting radiation treatments for Hodgkin's lymphoma increases the chance of eventually developing breast cancer with the risk highest for those whose radiation treatments occurred at a young age, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Protein Marker for Metastasis in Head and Neck Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Expression of the hypoxia-related protein lysyl oxidase (LOX) is a marker for metastasis in head and neck cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Visceral Fat, Social Stress, Atherosclerosis Linked
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- There is a direct relationship between coronary artery atherosclerosis, a high visceral to subcutaneous abdominal fat ratio, and social stress, supporting the hypothesis that social stress may worsen coronary artery atherosclerosis by increasing the amount of visceral fat in the body, according to research published in the August issue of Obesity.
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Uncontrolled Seizures Impact Pregnancy Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Seizure prevention is essential for pregnant women with epilepsy to reduce adverse outcomes associated with uncontrolled disease, according to a study published in the August issue of the Archives of Neurology.
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Uveal Melanoma Thickness Associated With Metastasis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing tumor thickness of uveal melanoma is associated with a higher risk of metastasis and therefore may be an important indicator for patient prognosis, according to data published in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
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Diet, Physical Activity and Risk of Alzheimer's Studied
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Following a Mediterranean diet and getting more physical activity may be associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and slower cognitive decline, according to the results of two studies in the Aug. 12 Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Stillbirth, Neonatal Deaths Falling in Scotland
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of death attributed to intrapartum anoxia in term infants fell in recent decades in Scotland, according to research published in the Aug. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Aspirin After Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Lower Mortality
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The use of aspirin after the diagnosis of colorectal cancer -- especially tumors overexpressing cycooxygenase-2 (COX-2) -- may be associated with better survival, according to research published in the Aug. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Most College Students Categorized as Poor Sleepers
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Inconsistent sleep-wake patterns and insufficient sleep occur at alarming rates among college students, leading to various physical and psychological health problems, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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Electronic Letters Help Cardiac Patients Stay Healthy
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary artery disease patients who have been discharged from a pharmacy cardiovascular disease management service can still maintain their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals with the help of electronic reminder letters, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
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Growth Hormone Shown to Be Beneficial in Short Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- In short children born small for gestational age, growth hormone therapy may help compensate for reductions in adult height, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Pediatrics.
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Hospitalist's Effect on Quality of Care Measured
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals that have hospitalists provide higher-quality care for a number of conditions and dimensions of care, according to a study in the Aug. 10/24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Incontinence Treatment Trends Changed in the 1990s
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Trends in the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence among women in the United States changed rapidly from 1992 to 2001, according to a study in the August issue of Urology.
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Denosumab Linked to Lower Fracture Risk in Two Groups
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Denosumab is linked to a reduction in fractures in women with osteoporosis and in men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer, according to two studies published online Aug. 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Imaging Framework Allows Virtual Planning of Surgery
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A noninvasive image-based surgical framework allows surgeons to perform virtual surgeries and test various scenarios where postoperative hemodynamics are particularly important, such as Fontan failure, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.
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Aortic Sclerosis Linked to Platelet NO Resistance
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- In older adults, aortic sclerosis is associated with platelet nitric oxide resistance but not with conventional coronary risk factors, which may explain why patients with aortic sclerosis have an increased risk of developing blood clots, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.
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Optimism, Lower Hostility Linked to Reduced Mortality
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Both optimism and cynical hostility are independently associated with cancer and coronary heart disease outcomes, including mortality, according to research published online Aug. 10 in Circulation.
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Weight Loss Method and Cardiac Health Examined
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people with no known cardiovascular risk factors who lose a considerable amount of weight have significant improvements in cardiac health, according to a study in the Aug. 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Subclinical Disease Patterns Studied in Cognitive Impairment
TUESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- White matter hyperintensity is strongly associated with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI), while brain infarcts are more strongly associated with nonamnestic MCI in elderly individuals without dementia, according to a study in the Aug. 11 issue of Neurology.
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Fecal Incontinence Affects One in Twelve U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Fecal incontinence is a prevalent age-related disorder in American adults, and frequent diarrhea is a significant and potentially modifiable risk factor, according to a study published in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
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Fertility Preservation a Viable Option for Women With Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- In younger women with stage IA and IC epithelial ovarian cancer, ovarian-conserving and uterine-conserving surgery may be a safe and feasible strategy, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Cancer.
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Midlife Cholesterol Level Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- In middle age, even mildly elevated cholesterol levels are associated with a significantly increased risk of dementia later in life, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.
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Propranolol Shows Rapid Effect on Infantile Hemangiomas
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Propranolol, a β-adrenergic receptor blocker, appears to have a rapid effect in treating complicated infantile hemangiomas, according to research published online Aug. 10 in Pediatrics.
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Higher Incidence of Multiple Myeloma in 9/11 Responders
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- An unusually high number of World Trade Center (WTC) responders under the age of 45 years have developed multiple myeloma, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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More Research Links Alcohol Intake to Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Men who drink moderate or high amounts of alcohol over their lifetime may face a higher risk of several types of cancer, according to research published in the current issue of Cancer Detection and Prevention.
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Guided Care Model Might Lower Health Care Costs
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Guided Care, a team-driven model in primary care, could help lead to lower health care costs in older, chronically ill patients, according to preliminary research published in the August issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
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Sudden Deaths in Young Lacrosse Players Appear Rare
MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Sudden death among young competitive lacrosse players appears rare, though commotio cordis may be a particular concern among these players, according to research published online Aug. 10 in Pediatrics.
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HHS Releases Reports on Health Insurance Reform
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a series of state-by-state reports that outline its conclusions on the effects health insurance reform would have on health care for Americans, according to an Aug. 7 release issued by the agency.
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Intervention Found to Improve Depression After Stroke
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A brief psychosocial-behavioral intervention, when applied in addition to antidepressant treatment, can markedly reduce both short- and long-term depression following stroke, according to research published online Aug. 6 in Stroke.
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Infliximab Effective in Arthritis Resistant to Methotrexate
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- In early rheumatoid arthritis patients who have failed methotrexate treatment, the addition of infliximab is more effective than conventional arthritis drugs, according to a study in the Aug. 8 issue of The Lancet.
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Corticosteroids May Reduce Sore Throat Pain
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with sore throat, systemic corticosteroids in combination with antibiotics and analgesia may significantly improve symptoms, mostly in those with severe or exudative sore throat, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in BMJ.
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High-Field MRI Found Accurate for Noninvasive Fetal Autopsy
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Whole-body high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is as accurate as an invasive autopsy in performing post-mortem analysis of human fetuses, according to a study in the Aug. 8 issue of The Lancet.
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Response to Steroids Studied in Alcoholic Hepatitis Infection
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis are at high risk for infection, and infection is much more common in those who do not respond to steroid treatment, according to a study published in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
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Men With Angina Face Significantly Poorer Outcomes
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- In patients newly diagnosed with angina, five-year outcomes are significantly worse among men than among women, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in BMJ.
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Protein Is Previously Unidentified Tumor Suppressor
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Phospholipase C (PLC)-β3, a cell signaling protein, also acts as a tumor suppressor and blocks the development of myeloproliferative disease and hematopoietic cancers, according to a study in the Aug. 4 issue of Cancer Cell.
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H. pylori-Negative Ulcers Linked to Higher Mortality
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with bleeding ulcers that are negative for Helicobacter pylori are at increased risk for recurrent ulcer bleeding and mortality, according to findings published in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
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Anterior Cervical Operations May Lead to Headache Relief
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Most patients who undergo an anterior cervical operation for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy can expect to achieve significant long-term headache relief, according to a study in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Stroke Can Increase Risk of Hip or Femur Fracture
FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with stroke are twice as likely to experience a hip or femur fracture, a risk that is greatest in patients who are under 71 years of age, female, and who recently had a stroke, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Stroke.
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3D Prostate Mapping Biopsy Shows Staging Accuracy
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Three-dimensional prostate mapping biopsy (3D-PMB) may provide better accuracy in staging prostate cancer, which could have a major effect on patients' outcomes, according to research published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Radiation Levels Analyzed in Musculoskeletal Scans
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- During computerized tomographic examinations of the musculoskeletal system, radiation exposure is highest during scans of the axial and appendicular skeleton, but declines to trivial levels during scans of structures more distant from the torso, according to a study in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Statins Given Day Before Stenting May Improve Results
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A single high dose of a statin given a day before stenting is effective in reducing the risk of a heart attack, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Bevacizumab Benefits Seen in Forms of Macular Edema
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Intravitreal injections of bevacizumab may be useful in treating diffuse diabetic macular edema and refractory cystoid macular edema, according to the results of two studies in the August Ophthalmology.
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Cataract Surgery Associated With Diabetic Eye Problem
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Phacoemulsification surgery for cataracts in patients with diabetes is associated with higher rates of new or progressing diabetic retinopathy in the following year, according to research published in the August issue of Ophthalmology.
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Summer Season May Be Risk Factor for Oligohydramnios
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Oligohydramnios, or diminished amniotic fluid volume, is more common during the summer than the rest of the year, according to a study in the July issue of the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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Gastroenteritis Linked to Risk of Developing Bowel Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Salmonella or Campylobacter gastroenteritis have both a short- and long-term increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
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High Hopes for Tuberculosis Drugs, Tools in Pipeline
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New drug regimens, vaccines, and diagnostic tools currently in development for tuberculosis have the potential to radically change the incidence of the disease worldwide, according to findings published online Aug. 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Orthopedic Trials Faulted for Complication Reporting
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic clinical trials show a lack of consistency in complication reporting, suggesting the need to develop a standardized protocol for complication assessment and reporting, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Extremes of Weight Linked to Death After Liver Transplant
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Underweight and extremely obese liver transplant patients are at higher risk of death than patients with less extreme weights, according to a study in the August issue of Liver Transplantation.
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Combo Regimen Effective Against Surgical Site Infection
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The combined use of systemic and locally injected antibiotics may provide optimal protection against surgical site infections, according to an animal study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Screening Rationale May Be Affected by HPV Vaccination
THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) can reduce the risk of cervical cancer by up to 70 percent, but screening should be initiated later and less often to reduce the risk of false positives, according to a review in the August issue of Gynecologic Oncology.
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Efficacy of Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Fractures Tested
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with painful, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, vertebroplasty appears to be no more beneficial than placebo, according to two studies published in the Aug. 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Linked to Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In both men and women, sex hormone-binding globulin may play a key role in the development of diabetes and low circulating levels may be an important predictor of disease risk, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Recurrent Mutations Seen in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), recurring mutations may play an important role in pathogenesis, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Apixaban, Enoxaparin Show Similar Efficacy in Trial
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Apixaban, an inhibitor of factor Xa, was not shown to be non-inferior to enoxaparin for efficacy of thromboprophylaxis following knee replacement, according to research published in the Aug. 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Some Creams May Be Risky in Breast Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Skin moisturizers marketed as "youth enhancing" may contain estrogens, and daily use of products with such ingredients could pose a theoretical risk to women with breast cancer, particularly those with estrogen receptor-positive cancers who are taking aromatase inhibitors, according to research published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Prolonged Breath Holding Elevates Brain Damage Marker
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Divers who hold their breath for several minutes have elevated levels of the protein S100B, which is a marker of brain damage, according to a study published online July 2 in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
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Omega-3s Show Benefit in Cardiovascular Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Current evidence from decades of studies has shown that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), found primarily in fish oils, can help prevent cardiovascular conditions, according to a review in the Aug. 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Pulmonary Hypertension May Be Reversible With Viagra
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure have stiffer arteries and reduced sensitivity to vasodilators compared with patients without hypertension, which can be reversed by sildenafil (Viagra), according to a study in the Aug. 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Induced Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest Is Cost-Effective
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In cardiac arrest survivors who meet certain criteria, therapeutic hypothermia induced with a cooling blanket improves clinical outcomes and is as cost-effective as many accepted health care interventions, according to a study published online Aug 4 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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Follow-Up Tests Often Not Done in Testicular Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although many men with early stage testicular cancer are managed by surveillance, many do not receive the recommended follow-up testing, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Deprivation, Ethnicity Major Predictors of Perinatal Death
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Infant and perinatal mortality are high in parts of England, and social deprivation, ethnicity and maternal age explain many of the differences in these mortality rates between primary care trusts, according to a study published Aug. 4 in BMJ.
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Review Compares Quality of Care at Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Not-for-profit nursing homes, on average, deliver higher quality care than for-profit nursing homes, although many factors influence this relation among individual institutions, according to a study published Aug. 4 in BMJ.
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Intermittent Diet Effect on Breast Cancer Studied in Mice
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Intermittent calorie restriction may reduce the risk of breast cancer because it reduces insulin-like growth factor-1, according to an animal study published in the August issue of Cancer Prevention Research.
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TV Time Linked to Blood Pressure in Young Children
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Time spent in front of the television may be associated with higher blood pressure in young children, according to research published in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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More Asthma Diagnoses After September 11 Attacks
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Many adults exposed to the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks developed asthma or post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, according to a study in the Aug. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Domestic Violence Screening, Referral Found Ineffective
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for domestic violence followed by referral to a clinician does not reduce the recurrence of violence among women, according to a study in the Aug. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Elder Self-Neglect, Abuse Linked to Higher Death Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Elder self-neglect and abuse are associated with a higher risk of death, according to a study in the Aug. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Editorial Opposes European Commission Proposals
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The United Kingdom should not accept new proposals from the European Commission that would allow drug companies to provide information about prescription-only drugs over the Internet and in some print publications, according to an editorial published in the August issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.
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Course Could Improve Dating Health in High School Students
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A course on dating violence and healthy relationships may provide benefits for high school students, particularly boys, according to research published in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Multiple Biomarkers Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Events
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Three biomarkers, particularly a marker of endothelial dysfunction, in addition to age can predict the risk of cardiovascular events in patients at high risk of coronary heart disease, according to a study in the Aug. 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Links Explored Between Depression, Heart Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Having coronary artery disease (CAD) may have a larger sustained effect on the risk of developing major depression than vice-versa, according to research published in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Pain Relief Not Only Motive for Teenagers' Opioid Use
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- More than 10 percent of U.S. high school seniors report non-medical use of prescription opioids, and many of them are motivated by factors other than physical pain relief, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Extended-Duration Antiviral Chemoprophylaxis Feasible
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In healthy Caucasian and Japanese adults, administration of zanamivir or oseltamivir significantly reduces the risk of developing symptomatic influenza, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Simple Steps Can Prevent Household Spread of Influenza
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In households where a member has been infected with influenza, virus transmission is significantly less likely when all household members practice rigorous hand washing and wear surgical masks soon after the sick member develops influenza symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Care Suffers in ACS Patients With Prior Atherosclerosis
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with acute coronary syndrome, those with prior atherosclerosis are more likely to die in-hospital than those without atherosclerosis, and they are also less likely to receive evidence-based treatments, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Circulation.
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Accurate Clostridium difficile Diagnosis Seen as Critical
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Clostridium difficile infection is becoming increasingly widespread and virulent, making accurate diagnosis essential. But many clinicians are unsure how to best evaluate suspected cases, according to an article in the Aug. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Cognitive Activities Beneficial in Preclinical Dementia
TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In older adults who are destined to develop dementia, those who frequently engage in intellectually stimulating leisure activities such as reading, writing, crossword puzzles, board or card games, group discussions, or playing music may significantly delay the onset of memory decline, according to a study published in the Aug. 4 issue of Neurology.
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Preschool Depression May Not Be a Transient Phenomenon
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- In preschoolers, depression is not a transient syndrome but is a significant predictor of recurrent or chronic depression, according to a study published in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Dramatic Increase Seen in Antidepressant Use
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Between 1996 and 2005, antidepressant use in the United States nearly doubled but stayed relatively low among African-Americans and Hispanics, according to a study published in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Black Tea May Offer Benefits for Diabetes Treatment
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Components found in black tea may be helpful in controlling diabetes, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Food Science.
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Divorce May Have Long-Term Negative Impact on Health
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Marital disruption can have harmful effects on health even years later, and divorced individuals who later remarry may still have poorer health, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
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Coronary Artery Calcification Score Predicts Heart Outcomes
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with stable coronary artery disease, coronary artery calcification scores are better long-term predictors of severe cardiac events than single photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging results alone, according to a study published online July 31 in Radiology.
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Inhibition of tPA May Reduce Brain Injury in Newborns
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Inhibiting tissue-type plasminogen activators could be useful in preventing brain injury in infants with oxygen or blood-flow deprivation, according to research published July 8 in the Journal of Neuroscience.
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Compound Blocks Development of Liver Cancer in Rats
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Administration of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) can block the establishment and growth of liver cancer in rats, but only if given before tumors have developed, according to a study in the August issue of Hepatology.
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Drugs Compared in HIV Treatment
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A combination treatment for HIV infection including the novel HIV-1 integrase inhibitor raltegravir was non-inferior to the established combination treatment including efavirenz in an international multicenter clinical trial, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in The Lancet.
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Income, Education Linked to Processed Sugar Intake
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Intake of sugars added during processing, such as high-fructose corn syrup, is higher in men and in groups with low income and education levels, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
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Neonatal Urinary Tract Infection Prognosis Difficult
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Renal scintigraphy of young infants with urinary tract infections (UTIs) can help rule out permanent renal damage, but catheterization to perform voiding cystourethrography may still be required to detect congenital defects such as dilating vesicoureteral reflux, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Pediatrics.
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Physical Education Injuries Up 150 Percent Since 1997
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The number of injuries sustained by children and adolescents annually during physical education (PE) activities increased more than 150 percent during the years 1997 to 2007, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Pediatrics.
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Cardiovascular Risks Higher for Youth With Low Vitamin D
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A low serum level of vitamin D is associated with increased cardiovascular risk among children and adolescents, according to two studies published online Aug. 3 in Pediatrics.
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Many Factors Affect Patients' GERD Treatment Satisfaction
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, multiple factors affect how satisfied or dissatisfied they are with their treatment, according to a study published in the August issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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Diabetes Drugs May Affect Pancreatic Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Among diabetics, the risk of pancreatic cancer appears to be reduced by metformin and increased by insulin or insulin secretagogue use, according to a study in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
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