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Assessing the real risk of heart disease in young people with low short-term risks
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Risk stratification has become central to strategies for the prevention of coronary heart disease, with the implication that priority is given to those at highest risk (ie, those with established heart disease). However, ...
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Hypertension, diabetes and increased carotid artery wall thickness means increased risk of stroke
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Increased carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT), which can cause heart attack and stroke in many patients, is significantly related to diabetes and hypertension, according to a study performed at A.O.U. in Cagliari Sardegna, ...
Integrating genetic information with breast cancer risk factors may help refine prognosis
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Incorporating genetic information known as gene expression signatures with clinical and other risk factors for breast cancer may help refine estimates of relapse-free survival and predicted response to chemotherapy, according ...
Smoking can double risk of colorectal polyps
Feb 01, 2008 |
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Smokers have a two-fold increased risk of developing colorectal polyps, the suspected underlying cause of most colorectal cancers (CRC), according to a study published in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the Americ ...
Novel biomarkers in heart failure
May 30, 2009 |
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Several new biomarkers have been recently described in Heart Failure (HF) syndrome either in stable chronic patients as in the settings of acute decompensation. Biomarkers are used to diagnose disease risk, to predict outcome ...
Smoking associated with increased risk for colorectal cancer and death
Dec 16, 2008 |
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An analysis of previous studies indicates that smoking is significantly associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer and death, according to an article in the December 17 issue of JAMA.
Prostate cancer test improves prediction of disease course
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A new prostate cancer risk assessment test, developed by a UCSF team, gives patients and their doctors a better way of gauging long-term risks and pinpointing high risk cases.
Study finds more PSA screening awareness needed among high-risk groups
Aug 11, 2008 |
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In one of the first examinations of PSA screening in younger men, a study published by researchers at Duke Medicine's Prostate Center finds that one-fifth of men under age 50 reported undergoing a prostate specific antigen ...
1 in 5 young men has had recent prostate cancer test
Aug 11, 2008 |
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A new analysis finds that one in five men in their 40s has had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test within the previous year and that young black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test. The ...
Study examines association of smoking with hemorrhage after throat surgery
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Smoking appears to be associated with an increased rate of hemorrhage (bleeding) in patients who undergo uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP, a surgical procedure used to remove excess tissue from the throat) with tonsillectomy ...
New tool calculates risk of bleeding in heart attack patients
Apr 14, 2009 |
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With eight basic medical facts in hand, doctors can now estimate the risk of bleeding for a patient having a heart attack. Using clinical variables, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Duke ...
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