Source: MedWire News Results from a meta-analysis show that statin treatment is associated with a small but significant increase in the risk for Type 2 diabetes. However, researchers say that the absolute increase in diabetes risk is small and is outweighed by the reduction in cardiovascular events achieved by using statins. Naveed Sattar (Uni...

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Source: MedWire News Long-term humidification therapy may help reduce the risk for exacerbations and improve lung function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say researchers. “Persistent airway inflammation with mucus retention in patients with chronic airway disorders such as COPD and bronchiect...

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Lipoprotein levels may be important in determining the type of detectable coronary plaque found in patients with newly diagnosed coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers claim. They found that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were associated with increased levels of both noncalcified plaque and a mixture of calcified and noncalci...

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Source: MedWire News Lipid profiles show considerable variation according to race and ethnicity, research suggests, supporting the need for ethnically targeted strategies for the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The research was undertaken by the DECODE (Diabetes Epidemiology: Collaborative Analysis of Diagnostic Criteria in Europe) ...

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Source: MedWire News Further results from the SPARCL trial show that stroke patients given atorvastatin have a reduced risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) events, as well as recurrent stroke. The 4731 patients recruited to the SPARCL (Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels) trial were free of known CHD at baseline, so...

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Source: MedWire News The combination of methotrexate and narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB) phototherapy may offer psoriasis patients more rapid clinical improvement of their symptoms than NBUVB phototherapy alone, research suggests. Inderjeet Kaur and colleagues, from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, In...

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Source: MedWire News Asthma prevalence is similar among children living in inner-city and rural areas of the USA, but children from rural areas have significantly greater levels of asthma-related morbidity, researchers have found. “These findings suggest that not all rural environments are protective against atopic disorders such as asthma, and...

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The AP (2/3) reported, "About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly, and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections," according to a report by officials at the International Union Against Cancer. In the paper, "experts said about 21 percent of all can...

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