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Plasma biomarker predicts rheumatoid arthritis onset

Healthy individuals with high levels of immunoglobulin G rheumatoid factor have a significantly increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests population-based research published in the BMJ.

10 Sep 2012

'No malignancy risk' with biologic response modifiers

Rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic response modifiers for at least 6 months do not have a greater risk for malignancy than those given other disease-modifying drugs or placebo, conclude US and Spanish researchers.

10 Sep 2012

Keep moving, socializing to prolong life in old age

Maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle, to include physical exercise and leisure and social activities, prolongs life even among the elderly, show results of a Swedish study involving individuals aged 75 years and over.

10 Sep 2012

Genetic test to help prescribe proper dose of blood-thinner warfarin

Patients suffering from dangerous blood clots will receive genetic testing to help health professionals at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System prescribe the proper dose of the blood-thinner warfarin.

7 Sep 2012

Gestational diabetes estimates inconsistent among Indigenous, Aboriginal populations

Literature published on the prevalence of gestational diabetes in Indigenous and Aboriginal women is inconsistent and disparate, report researchers.

7 Sep 2012

Phthalates may be asthma trigger

Research suggests that exposure to two phthalates may be a trigger for asthma-related airway inflammation.

7 Sep 2012

Therapeutic targets for pemphigus vulgaris discovered

Researchers have identified the primary target of the autoantibodies found in the serum of patients with the blistering skin disorder pemphigus vulgaris.

7 Sep 2012

Exposure to household chemical may raise cardiac risk

Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid may be associated with cardiovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease, say researchers.

7 Sep 2012

$Simple interventions boost vertebral fracture osteoporosis care$

Simple interventions boost vertebral fracture osteoporosis care

Use of osteoporosis investigation and treatment is significantly increased in older patients with asymptomatic vertebral fracture by use of physician- and patient-targeted interventions, Canadian research suggests.

7 Sep 2012

Rigid gas-permeable lenses correct vision after ocular trauma

Fitting a rigid gas-permeable contact lens into the eyes of patients treated surgically for ocular trauma can improve their visual acuity and are well tolerated, report researchers from China.

7 Sep 2012

Vitamin D supplements have unintended lipid consequences

Correcting vitamin D levels in individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease may have detrimental effects on their lipid profiles, report researchers.

6 Sep 2012

Nutritional benefits of organic foods questioned

Strong evidence to support the supposed nutritional benefits of eating organic over conventional foods is lacking in the scientific literature, show results from a systematic review.

6 Sep 2012

Constipation drug may bring US patients relief

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved linaclotide for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults.

6 Sep 2012

WOEST: Dual antiplatelet therapy more effective than triple

Dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and an oral anticoagulant reduces bleeding and mortality more effectively than triple therapy including aspirin, researchers say.

6 Sep 2012

Monthly sunlight increase linked to age at BD onset

Greater monthly increases in solar radiation at any given geographic location are associated with an earlier age at onset of bipolar disorder, researchers report.

6 Sep 2012

Early results of transcatheter valve registry data unveiled

The 1-month follow-up results of the Transcatheter Valve Treatment Sentinel Pilot Registry have provided data on factors associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation, as well as short-term outcomes, in Europe.

6 Sep 2012

Quality diabetes care comes at a price

Researchers say that the Quality and Outcomes Framework that was introduced to UK general practice in 2004 may not be worth the expense of implementing it in terms of benefiting patients.

6 Sep 2012

Inflammatory hindfoot arthrodesis outcomes compared

Choice of arthrodesis for patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritis hindfoot disease should be guided by the extent of damage present, research indicates.

6 Sep 2012

Postop complications are greatest risk for 30-day readmission

Postoperative complications, particularly gastrointestinal, are the greatest driver behind 30-day hospital readmissions, show study results involving data for over 1000 general surgery patients.

6 Sep 2012

Reduced NF-κB expression linκed to postradiation oral mucosa vulnerability

The fragility of oral mucosa after radiotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma may be due to the inhibition of the DNA transcriptor protein nuclear factor κappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells, show study findings.

6 Sep 2012