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• Asthma linked to low socioeconomic status
• Asthma and COPD education should focus on self-management, behavioral change
• Diagnostic criteria for atrophic rhinosinusitis proposed
• GERD outcomes after Nissen fundoplication unaffected by DGE
• Cardiovascular admissions increased in schizophrenia patients
• Prenatal exposure to pandemic flu increases CVD risk
• Central obesity, dyslipidemia linked to poor antihypertensive treatment response
• Childhood major mood disorders improved by multifamily psychotherapy
• Theory of mind impairments ‘linked to psychosis symptoms’
• Hypotension increases mortality in elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes
• Dysfunctional beliefs specific to bipolar disorder identified
• Study sheds light on patient mental capacity in relation to psychiatric admission
• Monocyte proinflammatory state in BD linked to environmental factors
• Anticholinergic activity linked to cognitive performance in schizophrenia
• Mental illness stigma resilience linked to positive ingroup, stigma perception

Asthma linked to low socioeconomic status Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Low socio-economic status is significantly associated with an increased risk for asthma and other respiratory problems, results of a Swedish study suggest.

Asthma and COPD education should focus on self-management, behavioral change Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Good knowledge of disease management is not enough to reduce emergency department visits in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, say researchers who suggest that patient education should also focus on behavioral change.

Diagnostic criteria for atrophic rhinosinusitis proposed Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Combinations of six candidate diagnostic criteria, particularly when they are present for 6 months or longer, adequately distinguish patients with atrophic rhinosinusitis from those with typical chronic rhinosinusitis, researchers report.

GERD outcomes after Nissen fundoplication unaffected by DGE Posted: 04 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Delayed gastric emptying does not affect outcomes of gastresophageal reflux disease following Nissen fundoplication, research published in the Archives of Surgery suggests.

Cardiovascular admissions increased in schizophrenia patients Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients are more likely than other patients to be readmitted to hospital due to a cardiovascular event, say Canadian researchers in findings that highlight the importance of cardiovascular screening.

Prenatal exposure to pandemic flu increases CVD risk Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT People who are prenatally exposed to pandemic flu face a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease in later life, study results suggest.

Central obesity, dyslipidemia linked to poor antihypertensive treatment response Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show some components of the metabolic syndrome, namely visceral obesity, high triglyceride levels, and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, are associated with resistance to antihypertensive treatment.

Childhood major mood disorders improved by multifamily psychotherapy Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Children aged 8–12 years with major mood disorders experience improved outcomes with brief, adjunctive multifamily psychoeducational group psychotherapy, conclude US researchers.

Theory of mind impairments ‘linked to psychosis symptoms’ Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Theory of mind impairment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder appear to reflect underlying general cognitive deficits and residual symptoms, rather than being a specific trait-marker, the results of an Australian study indicate.

Hypotension increases mortality in elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results from the ZODIAC-12 study show that high blood pressure seems to increase mortality in elderly Type 2 diabetic patients over the age of 75 years.

Dysfunctional beliefs specific to bipolar disorder identified Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Remitted bipolar disorder patients have unique dysfunctional beliefs compared with unipolar patients and healthy individuals, say UK scientists who believe the findings could help the development of specific behavioral therapies.

Study sheds light on patient mental capacity in relation to psychiatric admission Posted: 29 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Nearly a quarter of people admitted to psychiatric hospital are informal patients with incapacity who generally feel coerced and show high levels of treatment refusal, according to UK researchers.

Monocyte proinflammatory state in BD linked to environmental factors Posted: 29 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT The association of the monocyte proinflammatory state with bipolar disorder is primarily the result of common shared environmental factors, rather than BD being a causative factor for monocyte activation, suggest Dutch study results.

Anticholinergic activity linked to cognitive performance in schizophrenia Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Serum anticholinergic activity in schizophrenia patients is associated with impaired verbal working memory and verbal learning and memory, and with a lowered response to an intensive course of computerized cognitive training, show study results.

Mental illness stigma resilience linked to positive ingroup, stigma perception Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest people with psychiatric disorders are more resilient to stigma if they hold others with mental disorders in high regard or reject stigma as unfair.

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