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• Thrombophilia linked to elevated hemoglobin
• Vacuum-assisted birth delivery linked to asthma risk
• Trace element supplementation may shorten mechanical ventilation in COPD
• Neuroticism linked to increased asthma risk in adults
• Pentoxifylline plus vitamin E reduces some radiation associated side effects
• VLBW infants at increased risk for osteoporosis in adulthood
• Gestational psychiatric medication use, depression linked to PTD
• Antral follicle count may be genetically determined
• Genistein-like isoflavones suppress net bone resorption in postmenopausal women
• HPV awareness, acceptability influenced by ethnicity, religion
• ¹⁸F-FDG–PET superior to CT, MRI for detecting bone metastasis in cervical cancer
• Lipid effects of extended-cycle EE/DNG comparable to conventional regimen
• One-third of at-risk women not using contraception
• Vitamin D receptor genotype may influence UC patient bone density
• Metabolic syndrome common in Taiwanese schizophrenia patients
• Mid-life cardiovascular risk impacts on life expectancy
• Auditory P300 amplitude ‘marker for general psychosis’
• Schizophrenia risk increased by increasing paternal age
• Elderly bipolar disorder patients show ‘typical cognitive deficit profile’
• Social anxiety a significant comorbid disorder in FEP
• Anxiety state, trait heritable factors in BD
• Prenatal infection and family history synergistically raise schizophrenia risk
• ICD therapy for primary prevention may not benefit women
• BDNF levels ‘normalized’ in euthymic bipolar disorder patients

Thrombophilia linked to elevated hemoglobin Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Young women carrying the factor V Leiden mutation have elevated hemoglobin levels, say Swedish researchers, who believe the mutation could be an evolutionary quirk.

Vacuum-assisted birth delivery linked to asthma risk Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Being delivered at birth by vacuum extraction is associated with an increased risk for asthma, particularly late-onset disease, researchers have found.

Trace element supplementation may shorten mechanical ventilation in COPD Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Giving trace elements intravenously to patients severely ill with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may reduce the amount of time they need on mechanical ventilation, study findings suggest.

Neuroticism linked to increased asthma risk in adults Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT High levels of neuroticism are associated with an increased risk for asthma in middle-aged adults, researchers have found.

Pentoxifylline plus vitamin E reduces some radiation associated side effects Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The combination of pentoxifylline and vitamin E can be used to prevent the development of increased arm volume after postoperative irradiation in women with breast cancer, Swedish researchers report.

VLBW infants at increased risk for osteoporosis in adulthood Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Finnish study results show that very-low-birth-weight preterm infants have an increased risk for osteoporosis in adulthood, warranting vigilance in osteoporosis prevention in this group of individuals.

Gestational psychiatric medication use, depression linked to PTD Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Women who use psychiatric medication during pregnancy and have depressive symptoms at mid-pregnancy or a history of depression before pregnancy have an increased risk for preterm delivery, show US study results.

Antral follicle count may be genetically determined Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT US study results show that early maternal age at menopause predicts antral follicle count and decline in daughters, indicating a genetic component to this trait.

Genistein-like isoflavones suppress net bone resorption in postmenopausal women Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Dietary supplements containing genistein-like isoflavones suppress net bone resorption in postmenopausal women, although effects are modest compared with estrogen or risedronate therapy, show US study findings.

HPV awareness, acceptability influenced by ethnicity, religion Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Human papilloma virus awareness is lower among ethnic minority women than White women, with ethnicity and religious beliefs strongly influencing acceptability of HPV vaccination, show UK study results.

<sup>18</sup>F-FDG–PET superior to CT, MRI for detecting bone metastasis in cervical cancer Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography is better than computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for detecting hematogenous bone metastasis in patients with advanced cervical cancer, say investigators.

Lipid effects of extended-cycle EE/DNG comparable to conventional regimen Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT No clinically relevant differences in lipid parameters exist between a conventional and extended-cycle regimen of a combined oral contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol and dienogest, suggest study results.

One-third of at-risk women not using contraception Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that nearly one-third of women at risk for an unintended pregnancy do not use contraception, and that these women engage in a higher number of unhealthy behaviors and fewer healthcare encounters than those using birth control.

Vitamin D receptor genotype may influence UC patient bone density Posted: 20 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Variants in the vitamin D receptor gene are associated with bone mineral density in people with ulcerative colitis, study results indicate.

Metabolic syndrome common in Taiwanese schizophrenia patients Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Taiwanese patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder have a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome that becomes apparent early on in their lives, say researchers who identified risk factors associated with the syndrome.

Mid-life cardiovascular risk impacts on life expectancy Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Smoking and having high blood pressure and cholesterol levels in middle age can shorten men's life expectancy by as much as 10 to 15 years, even if individual cardiovascular risk levels are lowered considerably over time, results from the UK Whitehall study indicate.

Auditory P300 amplitude ‘marker for general psychosis’ Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The auditory event-related P300 amplitude appears to be an endophenotype for schizophrenia, but it is also affected in bipolar disorder patients and may be a marker for psychosis in general, conclude UK researchers.

Schizophrenia risk increased by increasing paternal age Posted: 16 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The risk of schizophrenia appears to be increased in the offspring of fathers aged 55 years and above, potentially due to chromosomal aberrations and mutations of the aging germline, argue US researchers.

Elderly bipolar disorder patients show ‘typical cognitive deficit profile’ Posted: 16 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Older bipolar disorder patients have a similar cognitive profile to that of younger patients with the disease, say Swiss scientists, who suggest that processing speed and episodic memory are two core deficits in elderly patients.

Social anxiety a significant comorbid disorder in FEP Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Social anxiety is a significant affective disorder present in first-episode psychosis and appears to become clinically prominent after its onset, suggest UK study results.

Anxiety state, trait heritable factors in BD Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that anxiety state and trait are heritable and share some genetic factors in bipolar disorder, with trait anxiety showing a stair-step distribution in family members based on their genetic proximity to the affected individual.

Prenatal infection and family history synergistically raise schizophrenia risk Posted: 14 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Prenatal exposure to infection appears to work synergistically with a family history of psychosis to increase the risk for developing schizophrenia in later life, a team of European researchers has discovered.

ICD therapy for primary prevention may not benefit women Posted: 14 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death does not reduce mortality in women, a US meta-analysis has revealed, highlighting the need for gender-specific data in this, and other areas, of cardiovascular medicine.

BDNF levels ‘normalized’ in euthymic bipolar disorder patients Posted: 14 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Euthymic bipolar disorder patients have similar serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels to those of healthy individuals, supporting the theory that treatment normalizes levels of the neurotrophin, say scientists.

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