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Anxious mothers more likely to have asthmatic children Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who suffer anxiety during pregnancy are at increased risk for having children who develop asthma, findings from a large population-based study suggest.

Abnormal CT and spirometric variables are risk factors for lung cancer Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Abnormal computed tomography and airflow limitations suggestive of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, research shows.

Reducing tobacco smoke exposure cuts childhood asthma morbidity Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Reducing environmental tobacco smoke exposure among children with asthma improves their symptoms and disease control, a study has shown.

Columnar mucosa without goblet cells ‘should be included as BE’ Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT DNA content abnormalities occur similarly in metaplastic esophageal columnar epithelium with and without goblet cells, a US study suggests.

<i>H. pullorum</i> potential as potent human pathogen strengthened Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT French research has strengthened arguments that Helicobacter pullorum is a potent human pathogen that could play a role in inflammatory bowel disease.

‘No need’ to mass screen for unrecognized celiac disease Posted: 19 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A reassuring Finnish study suggests that adults with unrecognized celiac disease may not be at increased risk for malignancies, and that mass screening for earlier diagnosis is therefore not necessary.

Suspiciousness, low self-esteem linked to anger misattribution in schizophrenia Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT A study has found that patients with schizophrenia who have high levels of suspiciousness and low self-esteem tend to make misattributions of anger in others.

Schizophrenia patients face reduced fertility Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia, but not affective psychosis, have reduced biologic fertility persisting into the second generation that is partly explained by marital status, study findings indicate.

Discordant pediatric bipolar disorder reports ‘clinically relevant’ Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Where there is discordance between maternal and child reports of mania in pediatric bipolar disorder, the maternal account should not be discounted, say US scientists who found similarities between concordant and discordant cases.

Subtle symptom differences between unipolar and bipolar depression Posted: 16 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Depression in patients with bipolar disorder is associated with more frequent suicide ideation and psychomotor disturbance than is experienced by patients with major depressive disorder, research suggests.

Modifiable HF risk differs by race in elderly Posted: 15 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Incident heart failure is common and associated with poor prognosis in elderly people, say researchers who also identified race-related differences in the degree of modifiable risk for heart failure in this age group.

No age-related brain structure and cognition changes in bipolar disorder Posted: 15 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Compared with healthy individuals, bipolar disorder patients do not experience differential age-related changes in brain structure and cognition, conclude researchers who nonetheless call for further research into the area.

Impulsivity linked to bipolar disorder severity Posted: 15 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients with high levels of impulsivity tend to have a more severe course of illness than those with lower levels of this disease trait, US research shows.

Clozapine use in schizophrenia may increase antibiotic usage Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients treated with the antipsychotic medication clozapine have an increased risk for antibiotic use, say researchers who urge clinicians to be aware of the infectious risk with such treatment.

Improved mental health literacy may not reduce social stigma Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT There has a been a significant increase in mental health literacy among the general public in recent years, but this has not necessarily led to an improvement in attitudes to people with mental illnesses, results of a German study suggest.

Former prison inmates at increased risk for hypertension Posted: 13 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT Young adults who have been incarcerated are at increased risk for hypertension, reveal US study findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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