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• Fat Intake Linked to Higher Pancreatic Cancer Risk Date: Jul 3, 2009

  Consumption of saturated fats, especially from animal foods, may be associated with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, according to research published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

• Single Status at Middle-Age May Affect Alzheimer's Risk Date: Jul 3, 2009

  Middle-aged people who are widowed or divorced are more likely than their cohabiting counterparts to have cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in later life, according to a study published online on July 2 in BMJ.

• Mood Appears to Affect Brain's Processing of Pain Date: Jul 3, 2009

  Patients' emotional state may affect the way they process painful stimuli, even when it appears to have no impact on subjective responses to pain, according to a study published in the July issue of Gastroenterology.

• Walking Aids Linked to Fall Injuries in Elderly Date: Jul 3, 2009

  Each year, more than 47,000 elderly patients go to the emergency department after being injured in falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

• Soldiers in Iraq Have Fewer Urinary Stones Than Expected Date: Jul 3, 2009

  Despite the hot climate and risk of dehydration, servicemen and women deployed to Southwest Asia had a lower incidence of urolithiasis than the general U.S. population, according to a survey reported in the July issue of Urology.

• Atorvastatin Pretreatment Linked to Better PCI Outcomes Date: Jul 2, 2009

  For patients on statin therapy, a high-dose atorvastatin reload before percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events in the following 30 days, according to research published online July 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

• Mayo Clinic Streamlines Protocol Development Date: Jul 2, 2009

  At the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, a project using focused process engineering has significantly accelerated the development and approval of clinical trials, according to a study published online June 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

• Spine Surgeons Faulted in Elderly Screenings Date: Jul 2, 2009

  In elderly patients, many spine surgeons may be unwilling to perform routine osteoporosis or osteomalacia workups despite the high incidence of these conditions in this population, according to a study published in the July issue of The Spine Journal.

• Rescue Angioplasty Linked to Long-Term Mortality Benefits Date: Jul 2, 2009

  Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with reduced mortality over the long term compared to repeat thrombolysis and conservative therapy, according to research published in the July 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.