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• Early allergic sensitization linked to development of atopy in children
• Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea common in asthma patients
• COPD exacerbation frequency linked to lung function, health status, dyspnea
• Bleeding peptic ulcers becoming much less common in Sweden
• Manitoba IBD Index is a ‘versatile’ measure of disease activity
• HSP47 protein ‘a unique characteristic of UC-associated carcinoma’
• Schizophrenia diagnosis impacts cervical cancer screening rates
• Beta-blocker therapy has effects unique to HF with normal or reduced LVEF
• White matter alterations present early in the course of BD
• High heart disease mortality in mental disorder patients
• Metabolic syndrome common in BD patients co-treated with SGAs
• Schizophrenia motor activity complexity linked to putamen volume
• BDNF variant increases bipolar loss of prefrontal cortical folding
• Schizophrenia prefrontal cortex deficits impede smoking cessation
• Sedentary behaviors linked to increased BP in children
• Adolescent bipolar disorder shows favorable outcomes

Early allergic sensitization linked to development of atopy in children Posted: 09 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Sensitization to food allergens and aeroallergens in the first year of life is significantly associated with the development of allergic rhinitis and other atopic diseases by the age of 6 years in high-risk children, results of a German study show.

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea common in asthma patients Posted: 09 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea is significantly more common among patients with asthma than those without the condition, and among asthma patients significantly more common with severe than with moderate disease, Canadian researchers have found.

COPD exacerbation frequency linked to lung function, health status, dyspnea Posted: 09 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT An increased frequency of exacerbations is associated with poorer lung function, poorer health status, and more severe dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Bleeding peptic ulcers becoming much less common in Sweden Posted: 09 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The number of people who are hospitalized with bleeding peptic ulcers has fallen by up to half since the 1980s, a Swedish study indicates.

Manitoba IBD Index is a ‘versatile’ measure of disease activity Posted: 09 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT A new self-report tool, the Manitoba IBD Index, is simple and sensitive for measuring inflammatory bowel disease activity over time, Canadian researchers believe.

HSP47 protein ‘a unique characteristic of UC-associated carcinoma’ Posted: 09 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT A protein known as HSP47 is overexpressed in ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer, an in vitro study suggests.

Schizophrenia diagnosis impacts cervical cancer screening rates Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women with schizophrenia are less likely to receive cervical cancer screening than women in the general population, suggests a population-based study undertaken in Manitoba, Canada.

Beta-blocker therapy has effects unique to HF with normal or reduced LVEF Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Beta-blocker therapy has unique myocardial effects in heart failure patients with normal and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, possibly contributing to the different outcomes of therapy for each phenotype, reports a Dutch team.

White matter alterations present early in the course of BD Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have found significant white matter tract alterations in adolescent patients with bipolar disorder within pathways involved in emotional, behavioral, and cognitive regulation.

High heart disease mortality in mental disorder patients Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that patients with severe psychiatric disorders have comparable hospital contact rates for heart disease or myocardial infarction to the rest of the population, but have higher mortality rates from these diseases.

Metabolic syndrome common in BD patients co-treated with SGAs Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese bipolar disorder patients, with metabolic abnormalities particularly common among patients co-treated with mood-stabilizers and second-generation antipsychotics.

Schizophrenia motor activity complexity linked to putamen volume Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT The complexity of motor activity in schizophrenia is influenced by the volume of the bilateral putamen, conclude UK scientists in findings that further link basal ganglia disorders to schizophrenia.

BDNF variant increases bipolar loss of prefrontal cortical folding Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Accelerated loss of prefrontal gyrification in bipolar disorder is linked to having at least one brain-derived neurotropgic factor variant, although the overall rate is no higher in such patients, say UK researchers.

Schizophrenia prefrontal cortex deficits impede smoking cessation Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who fail to quit smoking appear to have deficits in frontal executive function compared with other patients, say researchers who call for tailored smoking cessation programs.

Sedentary behaviors linked to increased BP in children Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Sedentary activities such as watching television are associated with increased blood pressure in children, irrespective of body fat composition, a study shows.

Adolescent bipolar disorder shows favorable outcomes Posted: 03 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Adolescents with adolescent-onset bipolar disorder with psychotic features have better adult outcomes than those with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, Italian study findings indicate.

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