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(HealthDay) -- Diabetes is linked with a significantly increased risk of death from many diseases, including specific cancers, in both men and women, according to a study published online June 14 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-linked-cause-specific-mortality.html Diabetes Thu, 21 Jun 2012 03:00:02 EST news259465007 (HealthDay) -- For patients with community-acquired pneumonia without preexisting diabetes, serum glucose levels at admission are predictive of death at 28 and 90 days, according to a study published online May 29 in BMJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-glucose-admission-death-pneumonia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 30 May 2012 18:00:01 EST news257612135 (HealthDay) -- For U.S. veterans with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), being overweight or obese at time of diagnosis correlates with improved survival, according to a study published online May 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-overweight-diagnosis-ups-b-cell.html Cancer Wed, 30 May 2012 13:10:01 EST news257591076 Factors influencing early life non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) incidence include family characteristics, high fetal growth, older maternal age, low birth order, and male gender, according to a study published May 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-early-life-factors-non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html Cancer Tue, 22 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news256904730 Residents of Lower Manhattan who suffered home damage following the September 11 terrorist attacks are more likely to report respiratory symptoms and diseases than area residents whose homes were not damaged, concludes a study conducted by researchers in Atlanta and New York City. The researchers based their study on data collected in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR), a cohort study of more than 71,000 rescue/recovery workers and survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-home-sept-linked-higher-respiratory.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:01 EST news256904561 Pulmonary rehabilitation and improvement in exercise capacity significantly improve survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study from the UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-pulmonary-capacity-survival-copd.html Sleep apnea Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:02 EST news256823436 A large cohort study has found that the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men and women were a history of palpitations and hypertension. While hypertension is a well known risk factor for AF, the investigators note that "the impact of self-reported palpitations on later occurrence of AF has not been documented earlier". http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-palpitations-future-atrial-fibrillation-large.html Cardiology Tue, 15 May 2012 08:02:19 EST news256287717 We already know there are long-term health problems associated with pre-term birth, but what about babies born post-term? New research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has found that post-term birth, defined as a birth after a pregnancy of 42 weeks, is associated with more behavioural and emotional problems in early childhood, especially Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-post-term-children-higher-behavioural-emotional.html Health Thu, 03 May 2012 03:00:01 EST news255232209 Patients with infective endocarditis involving implanted cardiac devices experience a high rate of complications such as valve infections, heart failure, and persistent bacteremia, and high in-hospital and 1-year mortality rates, particularly if there is valve involvement, according to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-heart-infection-involving-icd-high.html Cardiology Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:44:41 EST news254504670 (HealthDay) -- Few patients with acute low back pain (LBP), with or without sciatica, declare sick leave; however, approximately half have one or more recurrences and a considerable proportion experience chronic pain six months or longer after the initial episode, according to a study published in the April 15 issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-patients-acute-pain-poor-prognosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:02 EST news254490854 Giving women who have previously given birth and who are at low risk of complications the opportunity to give birth at home or in a midwifery unit saves the NHS money, is safe for the baby and improves outcomes for the mother, a study published on bmj.com shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-births-home-midwifery-signify-nhs.html Health Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:20:01 EST news254105227 (HealthDay) -- The administration of a single 600-mg dose of albendazole to United States-bound refugees prior to departure from Africa and Southeast Asia reduces the prevalence of intestinal nematodes, according to a study published in the April 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-albendazole-parasite-prevalence-refugees.html Health Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:40:01 EST news254024424 The Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) is a prospective cohort study of 51,529 US male health professionals. During the follow up of these men between 1986 to 2006, published in the European Heart Journal, 1,818 men were confirmed with incident non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) – a non fatal heart attack. Among heart attack survivors, 468 deaths were documented during up to 20 years of follow up. Repeated reports were obtained on alcohol consumption every four years. Average alcohol consumption was calculated prior to and then following the MI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-moderate-alcohol-consumption-heart-mortality.html Cardiology Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:21:33 EST news253876862 (HealthDay) -- Maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy correlates with body mass index (BMI)-based overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity at age 16, but maternal pre-pregnancy BMI is a stronger indicator of offspring obesity, according to a study published in the May issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-pre-pregnancy-bmi-important-indicator-offspring.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:01 EST news253852790 (HealthDay) -- Liver insulin resistance (IR) may be a significant indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among men, and correlates more closely with risk factors than whole-body insulin sensitivity, according to a study published online April 5 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-liver-insulin-resistance-cardiac.html Cardiology Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:50:01 EST news253816036 A study comparing a bariatric surgical procedure with conventional medical treatment in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus suggests that surgery was associated with remission or improvement in diabetes-related outcomes, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-sleeve-gastrectomy-medical-treatment-obese.html Sleep apnea Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:12:49 EST news253811475 A survey on the mental health of eight-year-old children could help identify those individuals who are highly likely to require psychiatric treatment in their teens or early adulthood. There are, however, clear differences in the predictive factors in such surveys between boys and girls, as is shown by a study conducted at the University of Helsinki. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-symptomatic-behaviour-childhood-strongly-psychiatric.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:41:25 EST news253528879 (HealthDay) -- The perception of care for women living in inner cities with newly diagnosed, early-stage breast cancer is dependent, in large part, on factors other than the actual quality of care provided, including the quality of the process of getting care, trust in the physician, and perceptions of racism, according to research published online April 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-perception-breast-cancer-differs-actual.html Cancer Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:50:01 EST news253365741 (HealthDay) -- Parental reports of malodorous urine increase the likelihood of a diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in young children being evaluated for a suspected infection, according to a study published online April 2 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-malodorous-urine-infants-uti.html Health Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:40:01 EST news252589995 The secondary cancer risk from multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans is low among older adults, according to a study from Stanford University in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. MDCT is a high-speed imaging technique that is commonly used to diagnose a variety of diseases and conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-secondary-cancer-multi-detector-ct-scans.html Cancer Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:28:15 EST news252581290 (HealthDay) -- The long-term risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is significantly increased for patients with severe psoriasis who receive more than 350 psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) treatments compared with those who receive fewer than 50 treatments, according to research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-psoriasis-treatment-skin-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:12:00 EST news252245484 A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that children who are exposed to passive smoke have almost double the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood compared with non-exposed children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-children-exposed-cigarette-copd-adulthood.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:33:56 EST news251026409 (HealthDay) -- Retinol supplementation is associated with a lower risk of melanoma, according to research published online March 1 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-retinol-supplementation-melanoma.html Cancer Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:50:01 EST news250174050 Heavy diesel exhaust (DE) exposure in humans may increase the risk of dying from lung cancer, according to two papers released March 2nd by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-exposure-diesel-exhaust-lung-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:35:29 EST news249906913 (HealthDay) -- In the community setting, health indicators are significantly associated with post-kidney-transplant mortality, according to a study published online Feb 20 in the Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-health-indicators-tied-transplant-outcomes.html Surgery Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:20:02 EST news249195568 Most studies have found that binge drinking is associated with a loss of alcohol's protective effect against ischemic heart disease (IHD) and most studies have found an increase of coronary risk among binge drinkers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-effect-occasional-binge-heart-disease.html Addiction Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:20 EST news247400952 Lifestyle counseling, practiced as part of routine care for people with diabetes, helps people more quickly lower blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels and keep them under control, according to a large, long-term study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-lifestyle-treatment-goals-people-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:11:00 EST news246647447 Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-infant-growth-future-asthma-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:57:05 EST news246254208 An irregular heartbeat that you don't even feel but can be picked up by a pacemaker is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, says a new McMaster University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-atrial-arrhythmias-pacemakers.html Cardiology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:49:29 EST news245526560 (Medical Xpress) -- New evidence from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, in Cambridge, suggests that breastfed babies may be more irritable than their bottle-fed counterparts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-breastfeeding-linked-infant-temperament.html Health Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:30:05 EST news245495046