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June 3, 2008

Take the Sting Out of Insect Allergies

Insect allergies are a major problem during the summer months. People are more likely to participate in outdoor activities, such as swimming, hiking and yard work, and therefore are likely…

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Hurricane Survivors Experience Long-Term Mental Health Distress

As the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) works to close the last trailer parks that many Gulf-area hurricane survivors call home this weekend, the findings of a new study suggest that displacement affects survivors’ mental health. More than half of the study participants reported significant long-term mental health distress, even as they moved back to their original communities.

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Prognosis For Colorectal Cancer Patients Improved If Family Members Have Had Disease

According to a paper published in the June 4 issue of JAMA,patientswith advanced colon cancer who receive chemotherapy and who have afamily history of colorectal cancer have a significantly lowerlikelihood of cancer recurrence and death. Jennifer A. Chan,M.D., M.P.H., (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,Boston) and colleagues also note that the risk is reduced further inpatients who have more first-degree relatives who have been affected bythe disease.

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Ischemic Heart Disease Not Associated With Low HDL Levels From Gene Variation

A paper published in the June 4 issue of JAMA hasshown that patients who have lower levels of high-density lipoprotein(HDL) cholesteroldue to a gene mutation do not have an increased risk of ischemic heartdisease.Low plasma levels of HDL - also known as the “good” cholesterol - havebeen linked to an increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) inseveral previous studies.

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Heart Failure Patients Optimistic About Life Expectancy

An article published in the June 4 issue of JAMAreports on the discordance between the clinical predictions and patientexpectations of life expectancy and survival of heart failure patients.Larry A. Allen, M.D., M.H.S. (Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham,N.C.) and colleagues find that younger patients and those with moresevere disease significantly overestimate their remaining life span.

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Determining What Outcomes Are Important In Diabetes Trials

According to a study published in the June 4 issue of JAMA,only about 20% of ongoing randomized clinical trials (RCTs) indiabetes consider primary outcomes that patients find important-notably illness, pain, effecton function, and death.Gunjan Y. Gandhi, M.D., M.Sc., and M. Hassan Murad, M.D., M.P.H. (MayoClinic, Rochester, Minn.) and colleagues wonder if diabetes trials willbe more informative to both patients and clinicians.

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