http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Aortic arch pulse wave velocity, a measure of arterial stiffness, is a strong independent predictor of disease of the vessels that supply blood to the brain, according to a new study published in the June issue the journal Radiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-mri-based-vascular-disease-brain.html Medical research Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:43 EST news288542100 Clinical measurement of physical activity appears to be an independent predictor of whether or not patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will end up being hospitalized, according to a new study conducted by researchers in Connecticut. The study also corroborates an earlier investigation that linked higher levels of inactivity with an increased incidence of hospitalizations among patients with COPD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-hospitalizations-copd-population.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:01 EST news288347114 Patients with advanced bladder cancers that are surgically removed might need additional therapy to prevent recurrence in certain situations, a new UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bladder-cancer-patients-high-disease-recurrence.html Cancer Tue, 07 May 2013 10:34:48 EST news287141680 A study presented today at the International Liver Congress 2013 – which evaluated the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), early predictors of atherosclerosis and the 10-year Framingham risk score (FRS) – showed that NAFLD increases the risk of early atherosclerotic lesions independent of established cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-nafld-early-atherosclerotic-lesions.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:57:50 EST news286175389 (HealthDay)—Among patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), sex and age at presentation affect the response to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), according to a study published in the March issue of Gastroenterology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sex-age-affect-cirrhosis-response.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:00:01 EST news283843631 Higher levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in people with cardiac chest pain that developed as a result of heart disease/coronary artery disease, according to a study published in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-blood-protein-higher-cardiovascular-events.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:08 EST news282825456 A genetic score based on PCa risk-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is an independent predictor of prostate biopsy outcomes, suggest the results of a new study conducted by a group from the Department of Urology Huashan Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai, China. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-pca-markers-clinical-variables.html Cancer Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:36:31 EST news282818185 (HealthDay)—The British Cardiovascular Intervention Society myocardial jeopardy score (BCIS-JS) predicts mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to research published in the Jan. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-bcis-myocardial-jeopardy-score-post-pci.html Cardiology Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:30:01 EST news277736413 Severity of emphysema, as measured by computed tomography (CT), is a strong independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in ever-smokers with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study from researchers in Norway. In patients with severe emphysema, airway wall thickness is also associated with mortality from respiratory causes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-severity-emphysema-mortality.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:02 EST news277661731 (HealthDay)—Socioeconomic status, as measured by education and financial wealth, is a strong independent predictor of mortality risk among adult diabetes patients, according to a study published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-wealth-impact-mortality-diabetes-patients.html Diabetes Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:30:32 EST news277565423 (HealthDay)—For pediatric residents, educational debt is increasing and has an independent effect on clinical practice goals, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-debt-pediatric-residents.html Pediatrics Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:10:01 EST news276803001 The first evidence of blood vessel dysfunction has been found in a small cohort of generally healthy young people with cystic fibrosis, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-impaired-blood-vessel-function-cystic.html Medical research Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:17:17 EST news273158221 Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplements for bone health that the supplements do not appear to result in the development of calcification of blood vessels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-link-calcium-intake-coronary-artery.html Health Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:20:58 EST news271524051 Married patients with locally advanced lung cancer are likely to survive longer after treatment than patients who are single, according to a study by researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore. The results of the retrospective study are being presented at the 2012 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-lung-cancer-patients-survive-longer.html Cancer Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:58:57 EST news266144330 (HealthDay) -- In patients with invasive breast cancer, lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a strong and independent predictor of both breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-lymphovascular-invasion-independent-predictor-survival.html Cancer Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:04:47 EST news262800180 (HealthDay) -- HIV infection in men is a strong, independent predictor of erectile dysfunction (ED), regardless of age and body mass index (BMI), according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-erectile-dysfunction-prevalence-higher-hiv-infected.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:40:01 EST news261315222 Researchers from Spain established that liver stiffness, measured by transient elastography (TE), is an independent predictor of liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and mortality in cirrhotic patients coinfected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Findings available in the July issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, also show that measurement of liver stiffness predicts potential recovery and survival in patients with cirrhosis, adding to the prognosis value provided by the Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) or model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-liver-stiffness-failure-cancer-mortality.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:15:55 EST news261152146 (HealthDay) -- In adult survivors of surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD), severe subaortic ventricular systolic dysfunction is a significant and independent predictor of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), according to research published in the July 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-factors-idd-sca-heart-defect.html Cardiology Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:08:57 EST news259592930 (HealthDay) -- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) grade is an independent predictor of melanoma-specific survival and sentinel lymph node (SLN) status in patients with localized primary cutaneous melanoma, according to a study published online June 18 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-tumor-infiltrating-lymphocyte-grade-ids-melanoma.html Cancer Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:00:01 EST news259430095 Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tuberculosis-lung-cancer-mortality-elderly.html Cancer Mon, 21 May 2012 08:50:08 EST news256808986 Among African Americans with type 1 diabetes mellitus, narrower central retinal arteriolar equivalent (average diameter of the small arteries in the retina) is associated with an increased risk of six-year incidence of any cardiovascular disease and lower extremity arterial disease, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-retinal-vessel-diameter-cvd-african.html Ophthalmology Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:03 EST news256209141 (HealthDay) -- A new method of classifying invasive pulmonary adenocarcinomas, based on the predominant architecture developed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)/American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS), is a stage-independent predictor of survival, according to research published online March 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-lung-adenocarcinoma-architecture-survival.html Cancer Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:30:01 EST news250442404 New research based on post-hospital arrival data from U.S. trauma centers finds that even after adjusting for differences in injury severity, gun use, and other likely causes of race difference in death from assault, African-Americans have a significantly higher overall post-scene of injury mortality rate than whites. The study was conducted by Anthony R. Harris, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues and published in August by the Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-disparity-post-hospital-homicide-deaths-trauma.html Health Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:52:52 EST news237138765 Cognitive impairment, even when detected at an early, mild stage, is a significant predictor of decreased life expectancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-mild-cognitive-impairment-substantially-death.html Health Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:00:01 EST news234449211