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• Severely ill swine flu patients at increased risk for PE
• Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma medication use among US children
• Botox sponge may benefit some patients with idiopathic rhinitis
• Severely ill swine flu patients at increased risk for PE
• EUS accurate for detecting abnormal lymph nodes in esophageal cancer
• No cortical asymmetry differences in child-onset schizophrenia
• Life support needed by many critically ill patients with swine flu
• Stricter hand hygiene in schools ‘a temporary measure for infection control’
• Mitral regurgitation improvement post CABG depends on myocardial viability, lack of dyssynchrony
• Restrictive healthcare usage common among bipolar disorder youths
• Motivation mediates link between cognition and outcome in schizophrenia
• Winter ICU swine admissions in Australia, New Zealand analyzed
• Blocking novel phosphodiesterase pathway can prevent cardiac hypertrophy
• Melatonin light super-sensitivity identified in bipolar I disorder
• Chromosome region linked to subtype of schizophrenia
• Ad36 virus associated with obesity and hypertension independent of IR
• ‘Negligible’ effect of NAC on addiction in bipolar disorder
• Tobacco use in pregnancy increases offspring psychotic symptom risk
• Psychoeducation in BD patients improves lithium knowledge, psychiatric trust

Severely ill swine flu patients at increased risk for PE Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Computed tomography scanning should be performed in patients severely affected by the influenza A H1N1 virus, say US researchers, who found such patients have an increased risk for pulmonary embolism.

Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma medication use among US children Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Black and Hispanic children with asthma are less likely to use inhaled corticosteriods, and have more indicators of poor asthma control than their White counterparts, US study results show.

Botox sponge may benefit some patients with idiopathic rhinitis Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT A nasally-inserted sponge that is soaked with botulinum toxin A provides a minimally invasive, effective alternative to botox injections for patients with treatment-resistant idiopathic rhinitis, research shows.

Severely ill swine flu patients at increased risk for PE Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Computed tomography scanning should be performed in patients severely affected by the influenza A H1N1 virus, say US researchers, who found such patients have an increased risk for pulmonary embolism.

EUS accurate for detecting abnormal lymph nodes in esophageal cancer Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Endoscopic ultrasonography is more accurate than contrast-enhanced computed tomography for detecting abnormal lymph nodes and should be used in the routine examination of patients with esophageal cancer, researchers report.

No cortical asymmetry differences in child-onset schizophrenia Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with child-onset schizophrenia do not have different patterns of cortical asymmetry from healthy individuals or differences in the timing of developmental asymmetry, study findings suggest.

Life support needed by many critically ill patients with swine flu Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Many critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand who were infected with the influenza H1N1 virus during the winter months of 2009 in the southern hemisphere needed prolonged life support treatment, study results show.

Stricter hand hygiene in schools ‘a temporary measure for infection control’ Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Strict hand-hygiene practices are difficult to maintain in primary schools and should only be used as a short-term measure for preventing the spread of influenza H1N1 and other infections, say researchers.

Mitral regurgitation improvement post CABG depends on myocardial viability, lack of dyssynchrony Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Myocardial viability and absence of dyssynchrony between papillary muscles predict long-term ischemic mitral regurgitation improvement after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery, which in turn is associated with improved survival, report researchers in the journal Circulation.

Restrictive healthcare usage common among bipolar disorder youths Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Almost half of bipolar disorder youths use restrictive healthcare services, reflecting a need for intensive, urgent medical care, conclude scientists who say regular outpatient services may reduce costs.

Motivation mediates link between cognition and outcome in schizophrenia Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT The relationship between neurocognition, social cognition, and functional outcome in schizophrenia appears to be mediated by motivation, say US scientists who suggest the findings may help to improve social integration for patients.

Winter ICU swine admissions in Australia, New Zealand analyzed Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Results of a study conducted in Australia and New Zealand show that 722 patients infected with the H1N1 influenza were admitted to intensive care units during the 2009 winter flu season, and these patients occupied up to nearly 20% of ICU beds when the epidemic was at its peak.

Blocking novel phosphodiesterase pathway can prevent cardiac hypertrophy Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have demonstrated in laboratory experiments that cardiomyocyte hypertrophy can be prevented by treatment with a phosphodiesterase 1 inhibiting compound similar to sildenafil.

Melatonin light super-sensitivity identified in bipolar I disorder Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar I disorder have melatonin super-sensitivity to light compared with healthy individuals, which may serve as an endophenotypic marker for the condition, conclude Australian researchers.

Chromosome region linked to subtype of schizophrenia Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who have particularly severe negative symptoms appear to share a genetic vulnerability at chromosome 1q, research shows.

Ad36 virus associated with obesity and hypertension independent of IR Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Seropositivity for the adenovirus Ad36 is associated with obesity and essential hypertension independently of insulin resistance, show study results.

‘Negligible’ effect of NAC on addiction in bipolar disorder Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Supplementation with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine does not aid a reduction in smoking or alcohol and caffeine use in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Tobacco use in pregnancy increases offspring psychotic symptom risk Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Children born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy have an increased risk for non-clinical psychotic experiences, say UK scientists in findings that may help to highlight the effect of substances on cerebral development and function.

Psychoeducation in BD patients improves lithium knowledge, psychiatric trust Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT Psychoeducation increases the knowledge about lithium and induces long-term changes in the locus of control that may reflect a higher trust in psychiatrists, thus improving therapeutic alliance and treatment adherence in euthymic bipolar patients, suggest study results.

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