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More to fetal alcohol exposure than previously thought

Children who have certain variants in alcohol metabolizing genes and whose mothers drank while pregnant may have a lower IQ than those whose mothers did not drink during pregnancy, researchers report.

20 Nov 2012

Young relatives of sudden cardiac death individuals at high heart disease risk

Young first- and second-degree relatives of individuals who were victims of sudden cardiac death are at a significantly increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease, research suggests.

19 Nov 2012

AGTR2 gene variant predicts risk for preeclampsia

Carriers of a variant of the angiotensin II receptor, type 2 gene have increased risk for preeclampsia during pregnancy if they are also overweight or obese, show study results published in Placenta.

19 Nov 2012

Postprostatectomy urinary function assessment tool refined

Researchers have presented a proposed stratification of the urinary incontinence domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite.

19 Nov 2012

Treatment-related heart failure risk for rheumatoid arthritis patients revealed

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have no greater risk for heart failure with tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy than with nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, research suggests.

19 Nov 2012

Two equally effective TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis

Adalimumab and etanercept are equally effective as tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in the treatment of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, report researchers.

19 Nov 2012

Geriatric health, lungs adversely affected by air pollution

Elderly individuals living in highly polluted areas of the USA have higher levels of inflammatory markers in their blood compared with their counterparts who live in less-polluted regions, indicate the results of a study.

19 Nov 2012

Cinacalcet failure raises trial conduct issues

The oral calcimimetic agent, cinacalcet, has been found to have no significant effect on cardiovascular events or death in patients with chronic kidney disease in a randomized controlled trial.

16 Nov 2012

Hearing impairment risk high with diabetes

People with diabetes are at high risk for developing a hearing impairment, report researchers.

16 Nov 2012

Latest in optometry: headache link debunked; iPads open up new vista

The latest research in optometry finds no link between headaches and refractive errors in children under the age of 18 years – and a clinical purpose for iPads.

16 Nov 2012

Vitiligo patients have low risk for skin cancer

Evidence suggests that patients with vitiligo have a reduced risk for both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer.

16 Nov 2012

Caterpillar fungi may benefit asthma patients

Research shows that cordycepin, extracted from a group of rare parasitic caterpillar fungi of the genus Cordyceps, has unusual anti-inflammatory properties that may make it a good candidate for treating conditions such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.

16 Nov 2012