| Very high temperatures increase hospitalization risk for respiratory patients Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Very high outdoor temperatures are associated with an increase in hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and some cardiovascular conditions, US study results show.  |
| Early tiotropium treatment benefits patients with moderate COPD Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Early treatment with tiotropium slows lung function decline in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.  |
| Budesonide ‘does not increase pneumonia risk in COPD’ Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Use of the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide is not associated with an increased risk for pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.  |
| Few young endometrial cancer patients suitable for fertility-sparing therapy Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Only a limited number of young women undergoing surgical treatment for endometrial cancer meet the pathologic criteria for a fertility-sparing approach, researchers report.  |
| Warning over use of fetal heart rate monitors Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Pregnant women who use personal monitors to listen to their baby's heartbeat may be putting their unborn child's health at risk as problems may go unchecked, suggest findings from a case report.  |
| No increase in female infertility over past 20 years Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT There is no evidence of a rise in infertility over the past 20 years, with over half of women experiencing infertility eventually conceiving, the results of a Scottish study indicate.  |
| Progesterone, CMA containing OCs may decrease melasma formation Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Progesterone and chlormadinone acetate can inhibit proliferation of human melanocytes, thus counteracting the stimulatory effects of estrogen in the development of melasma, show study results.  |
| Low-dose EE contraceptive effective, well-tolerated Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The combination of a very low dose of ethinyl estradiol and chlormadinone acetate administered in a 24/4-day intake regimen is well tolerated and effectively inhibits ovulation, cervical function, and endometrial growth, show study results.  |
| Low parity, short gestational length increase risk for breech presentation in ART Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The increased risk for breech presentation associated with assisted reproduction technology is mediated by lower parity and shorter gestational length, suggest study results.  |
| Elective induction at 41 weeks’ gestation reduces cesarean delivery rate Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk for cesarean delivery and meconium-stained amniotic fluid is reduced by elective induction of labor at 41 weeks' gestation and beyond, conclude US researchers in a systematic review.  |
| Serotonin link to hot flashes in breast cancer called into question Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Tryptophan depletion does not increase the occurrence of hot flashes in women with breast cancer, say US investigators in findings that call into question the theory that serotonin is involved in the induction of hot flashes.  |
| High-risk HPV prevalence in women aged over 30 years ‘very low’ Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus DNA is very low in women aged at least 30 years with cytology negative imaged liquid-based Pap test samples, the results of a large in such women indicate.  |
| Half of physicians not recommending HPV vaccine Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Over half of physicians are not following guidelines for universal human papillomavirus vaccination for 11-12-year-old girls, a statewide survey of physicians in Texas, USA, reveals.  |
| <i>H. pylori</i> can spread through vomit Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Helicobacter pylori infections can spread through vomit, research conducted in Bangladesh suggests.  |
| EGD can be diagnostic for children’s abdominal pain Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT US study findings suggest that esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) may be diagnostic in more than a third of children who experience chronic abdominal pain.  |
| Internet used by Italian patients for IBD information Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Nearly half of Italian patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) use the internet to gather information about their condition, research suggests.  |
| Breast cancer risk may be increased in schizophrenia Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Female schizophrenia patients appear to have an increased risk for breast cancer, UK researchers discovered in a systematic review that yielded no proven risk factor to explain the association.  |
| Half of healthcare workers do not want to be vaccinated against swine flu Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT More than half of healthcare workers in Hong Kong, China, do not want to be vaccinated against swine flu because of fears of side effects and doubts about efficacy, survey results show.  |
| Unipolar, bipolar mood disorders ‘relatively common in adolescence’ Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Unipolar and bipolar mood disorders are more common in adolescence and young adulthood than previously assumed, says an international team of scientists that also found conversion from unipolar to bipolar disorder is not particularly high.  |
| Mortality in never-treated and treated schizophrenia similar in rural China Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Never-treated patients with schizophrenia have similar rates of mortality but higher rates of marked symptoms than their treated counterparts, the results of a long-term study of individuals in rural China indicates.  |
| Novel auditory brain potential shows bipolar disorder marker promise Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The gating ratio of auditory brain potentials at 85 ms may help clinicians differentiate between bipolar disorder patients and healthy individuals, conclude US researchers.  |
| Similar neuropsychologic dysfunction across psychosis patient groups Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Neuropsychologic dysfunction occurs early in both depression and bipolar disorder with psychosis and is similar to, if less severe than, that seen in first-episode schizophrenia, US researchers have discovered.  |
| CV disease history may be contraindication for prostate cancer therapy Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The use of hormone therapy may increase mortality risk in prostate cancer patients with a history of coronary artery disease–induced congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction, US study results suggest.  |
| Genes underpin mood-incongruent psychosis in bipolar disorder Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Specific genes are associated with the presence of mood-incongruent psychosis in patients with bipolar disorder, conclude European researchers who say the findings should be taken into account in future bipolar disorder studies.  |
| Ceasing cannabis use improves outcomes among first-episode psychosis youths Posted: 24 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Higher positive symptom scores in children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis are associated with cannabis use, with greater improvements over 6 months among those who cease using the drugs, conclude Spanish researchers.  |
| Early age of bipolar disorder onset linked to worse outcomes Posted: 24 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar I disorder patients who have an early age of onset have a worse outcome than those with a later age of onset, the results of an Australian study indicate.  |
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