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11/06/2009
In patients with normal single-photon emission computed tomography results, a severe coronary artery calcium score may predict high long-term cardiac risk, according to research published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
11/06/2009
In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, a self-paced walking test may serve as a feasible and reproducible criterion measure of walking capacity, according to a Canadian study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine.
11/06/2009
Women over the age of 65 years who have higher levels of testosterone may likely be at greater risk of coronary heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
11/06/2009
Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy may be as effective as surgery in promoting the union of long-bone factures over the long term and may provide better short-term clinical outcomes than surgery, according to a study in the November Journal of Joint & Bone Surgery.
11/06/2009
The protective effect of total fish, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid may not reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research completed in the Netherlands and published in the November issue of Diabetes Care.
11/06/2009
Younger postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy may have a lower risk of mortality than women undergoing no treatment, according to the results of a Bayesian meta-analysis published in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
11/06/2009
Treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is more cost-effective than the pyramid therapy, but, for now, biologics should be reserved for disease of longer duration or that is unresponsive to other treatment, according to a study in the Nov. 3 Annals of Internal Medicine.
11/06/2009
Fasting glucose changes during acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations may serve as better prognostic indicators than fasting glucose taken at baseline, according to an Israeli study in the Oct. 15 American Journal of Cardiology.
11/05/2009
Hospital workers are unlikely to have formal training in smoking-cessation methods. In addition, patients may be more likely to quit if they participate in pulmonary rehabilitation programs or know their true lung age, according to research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 in San Diego.
11/05/2009
Early relapses of multiple sclerosis pose more short-term risk of disease progression than long-term consequences, according to a Canadian retrospective review published online Nov. 4 in Neurology.
11/05/2009
Adjunctive psychotherapy added to antidepressant medications for patients with chronic depression did not increase the proportion of patients achieving remission, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry
11/05/2009
Smokers who switch to so-called low-tar or 'lighter' brands of cigarettes often do so with the intention to quit, but switching actually reduces the likelihood that they will subsequently quit smoking, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Tobacco Control.
11/05/2009
A three week course of radiation treatment may be as effective as six weeks or more in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to research presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago. In a related study presented at the meeting, adding radiation to the internal mammary lymph nodes does not improve survival in patients with early-stage breast cancer.
11/05/2009
Cancer-related insomnia can be improved by behavioral therapy but not epoetin alfa, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
11/05/2009
In patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, treatment with teriparatide is more effective than alendronate in increasing bone mineral density and preventing fractures, according to a study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
11/05/2009
Early thromboprophylaxis should be used to prevent deep-vein thrombosis in patients who have suffered an acute spinal cord injury, according to a meta-analysis in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
11/04/2009
A combination of family physician office visits and family-based home health education may be effective in reducing blood pressure, according to a study completed in Pakistan and reported in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
11/04/2009
Detection of advanced breast cancers by mammography reduces mortality, and adding MRI to mammography can detect hidden breast cancers in high-risk women, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
11/04/2009
The potential benefits and harms of using aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease are too finely balanced for the drug to be recommended for routine use in at-risk patients with no history of cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the November issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.
11/04/2009
Patients with chronic kidney disease and a deficit in red blood cells resulting from anti-erythropoietin antibodies were able to stop supportive blood transfusions following injections of an erythropoietin-receptor agonist in a British study reported in the Nov. 5 New England Journal of Medicine.
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