Women have better chances of surviving a stroke than men, and female stroke survivors tend to live longer, a Danish research team reports. Reuters Health Information
A relatively limited increase in systolic blood pressure with exercise stress testing (EST) is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality, according to the results of a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
Cardiovascular adverse events are relatively rare in early breast cancer patients during adjuvant endocrine therapy using letrozole or tamoxifen, but the type of such events differs depending on the agent employed, according to findings from the Breast International Group 1-98 study. Reuters Health Information
People whose index fingers are shorter than their ring fingers -- the so-called "male" or type 3 finger length pattern -- are at increased risk for osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a report in the January issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
Variations in chromosome 16 were found in about 1% of autism cases, and a common variation in a gene on chromosome 7 increased autism risk, 2 studies report. Medscape Medical News
In young, overweight men, untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) alters the cardiovascular response during recovery from maximal exercise, suggesting impaired autonomic regulation, new study findings suggest. Reuters Health Information
Sonography is similar in accuracy to electromyographic testing (EMG) for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a report in the January issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
