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...k of DNA is alteredwere significantly and strongly associated with the onset of suicidality in men, but not in w...der; hostility and anger expression have also been associated with suicide, they write. If replicated, this finding would suggest that pharmacogenetic testing c...Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in older people with dementia
...e, p. 768). The authors suggest that "expenditures associated with gaining insurance will increase in a predictable manner to levels similar to those of persons who are already insured." An editorial writer says the findings do not show that having health insurance necessarily improves health care (Editorial p....Do financial incentives for physicians improve quality of care for patients?
...improved the support for smoking cessation and was associated with a reduction in smoking prevalence among these patients. In a related commentary, Levinson and Bell discuss the challenges of implementing pay-for-performance incentives in Canada....Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in older people with dementia
...new study shows that use of antipsychotic drugs is associated with an early and sustained increase in risk of de...ychotics and older conventional antipsychotics are associated with increased mortality. The highest risk appears to involve use of the older conventional drugs. ...Bias in statin trials, failure to control malaria, and more
... L, Oostvogel F, Bacchetti P, Lee K (2007) Factors associated with findings of published trials of drugdrug comparisons: Why some statins appear more efficacious than others. PLoS Med 4(6): e184. IN YOUR ARTICLE, PLEASE LINK TO THIS URL, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PUBLISHED PAPER: http://medicine.plosj...Researcher says few families report safe firearm storage
... "Our research shows that unsafe gun storage is associated with families who were raised with guns in the home," he said. "They tend to be more comfortable with guns and are less likely to store them safely. We also found that families who had children aged 2 to 5 years and owned long guns were more likely t...AMPAKINE compounds a new potential treatment for respiratory depression
...for any therapeutic and/or prophylactic indication associated with respiratory depression . Dr. Greer, who has successfully filed a patent for the use of AMPAKINE drugs for these respiratory indications, will receive multiple years of research support funding from Cortex. Cortex focuses on novel drug therapi...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...e dermatologic condition, acanthosis nigricans, is associated with having multiple risk factors for type 2 diabe...rimary care practices. Furthermore, EMR usage was associated with poor adherence to the diabetes quality of care measures. Patient care in the 37 practices not ...Herceptin does not increase heart failure in patients long term
...standing womens risks for congestive heart failure associated with adding Herceptin to combination chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment, said Priya Rastogi, M.D., study presenter and assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and assistant director of medical affairs, NSABP. Were encou...Vorinostat shows anti-cancer activity in recurrent gliomas
...ts an enzyme, histone deacetylase, that is closely associated with DNA in cells. By inhibiting the deacetylation of histones -- proteins that help organize the structure of DNA -- vorinostat alters the expression of several important genes and proteins resulting in tumor cell death and stopping tumor growth. ...Treatment for early prostate cancer associated with type of specialist seen
...ormone therapy. There are no physical side effects associated with watchful waiting....Exploring better ways to determine when to change the course of treatment
...cells. A favorable CTC number before treatment is associated with better progression free survival and overall survival. In addition to its predictive value at baseline, the CTC was also a strong indicator of prognosis as early as 3-5 weeks after treatment initiation. "Patients with unfavorable CTC had a ...Harboring hostility may be linked to unhealthy lungs
...search is needed to establish whether hostility is associated with change in pulmonary function during young adulthood. This research has implications for future research exploring the possible influence of social status on personality functioning and pulmonary health....Flaxseed stunts the growth of prostate tumors
...d that this study showed that flaxseed is safe and associated with a protective effect on prostate cancer," Demark-Wahnefried said. The researchers hope to next test the effectiveness of flaxseed supplementation in patients with recurrent prostate cancer, and ultimately to study its role as a preventative age...Targeted, oral agent Enzastaurin shows favorable results
...ssion and ac-tivity of PKC- and PI3K/AKT have been associated with poor prognosis and treatment resistance in NSCLC. The primary objective of the study was progression-free survival at six months. Secondary endpoints were safety and overall survival at 12 months. These data in NSCLC shed new light on the pot...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
... as large complexes. Low levels of adiponectin are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The fragment, called the globular domain, can function as an active, anti-inflammatory part, notes Dr. Goldstein. "The findings demonstrate clearly that the fragment has the active portions," he says. "Since ......n half the control mice had died of natural causes associated with aging. This is the first time to my knowledge when an agent has been shown to extend median life span in three laboratories, says Miller, professor of pathology at the U-M Medical School and associate director of the U-M Geriatrics Center. Mi...Nursing home placement associated with accelerated cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
...s were placed in a nursing home, and placement was associated with a lower level of cognition and more rapid cog...dy also found that a higher level of education was associated with accelerated cognitive decline upon nursing home placement. Yet, day care use markedly reduced t...World first medical treatment announced by researchers
...r to establish whether oxidative stress was indeed associated with episodes of bleeding into the lungs, we measured a biomarker of oxidative stress, and a marker of damage to DNA specifically, in urine. We noted that levels of oxidative stress increased significantly following every bleed. With this in min...Wide range of sleep-related disorders associated with abnormal sexual behaviors, experiences
...a wide range of documented sleep-related disorders associated with abnormal sexual behaviors and experiences. T...isorders and other nocturnal disorders known to be associated with abnormal sexual behaviors and experiences, or the misperception of sexual events. The legal co...