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• Bridging anticoagulation discrepancies detected among US hospitals
• Undiagnosed airflow limitation common in CVD patients
• Tonsillar hypertrophy linked to childhood wheeze and snoring
• Bisphenol A exposure in pregnancy may increase asthma risk in children
• Fibronectin 1/CXCL9 candidate biomarkers for breast cancer screening
• SNPs in maternal, fetal genes linked to increased risk for preterm delivery
• Spine, radius common first fracture site in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
• HPV-based screening best for women aged 35 years or older
• STD infection rates comparable with DMPA, IUD contraception
• How women propose condom use may influence perception by others
• Oral H. pylori infection linked to oxidative stress, altered redox equilibrium
• Schizophrenia relapse is costly and predicts subsequent relapse
• Diuretic plus CCB linked to higher MI risk than other combinations
• Cortisol levels persistently elevated in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder
• Death from natural causes high in patients with schizophrenia
• Positive impact of exenatide on BP, weight ‘warrants further study’
• Excellent school performance warns of bipolar disorder risk
• High prevalence of physical inactivity among adolescents who develop psychosis
• Antihypertensive persistence, compliance factors identified
• Children of diabetic mothers have increased cardiometabolic risk factors
• Half of BD diagnoses inconsistent long-term
• Schizophrenia patient criminal justice system involvement high
• Low-carb diet better for weight loss and BP reduction than orlistat
• Very high prevalence of substance use disorders in bipolar patients

Bridging anticoagulation discrepancies detected among US hospitals Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Anticoagulation management in patients undergoing surgery varies among hospitals and does not depend solely on patient characteristics, suggest study findings published in the American Journal of Medicine.

Undiagnosed airflow limitation common in CVD patients Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Airflow limitation is common but underdiagnosed in patients with cardiovascular disease, researchers have found.

Tonsillar hypertrophy linked to childhood wheeze and snoring Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Children with a history of wheezing are more likely to have tonsillar hypertrophy than those without such a history, which may partly explain the association between asthma and obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in childhood, say Greek researchers.

Bisphenol A exposure in pregnancy may increase asthma risk in children Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Maternal exposure to Bisphenol A during pregnancy may increase the risk for asthma in children, results of a study in mice suggest.

Fibronectin 1/CXCL9 candidate biomarkers for breast cancer screening Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Gene expression profiling has identified fibronectin 1 and chemokine ligand 9 as candidate biomarkers for breast cancer screening, French researchers report.

SNPs in maternal, fetal genes linked to increased risk for preterm delivery Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Determining whether the maternal and/or fetal carriage of single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes predisposes to spontaneous pre-term labor.

Spine, radius common first fracture site in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Assessing the location of first osteoporotic fractures among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

HPV-based screening best for women aged 35 years or older Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Examining the risks and benefits of introducing human papilloma virus testing for cervical cancer screening and determining the most appropriate age of application.

STD infection rates comparable with DMPA, IUD contraception Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Comparing the rates of sexually transmitted disease and side effects in high-risk women receiving an intrauterine device or depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate.

How women propose condom use may influence perception by others Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Examining how women who propose condom use are perceived compared with men, and how the perception of women differs according to specific condom negotiation strategies.

Oral H. pylori infection linked to oxidative stress, altered redox equilibrium Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Helicobacter pylori infection may be associated with altered redox equilibrium, suggest researchers who found that the total antioxidant capacity of saliva samples from H. pylori-positive individuals was significantly lower than samples from non-infected individuals.

Schizophrenia relapse is costly and predicts subsequent relapse Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that relapse of schizophrenia is associated with substantial healthcare costs and remains an important predictor of subsequent relapse.

Diuretic plus CCB linked to higher MI risk than other combinations Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST A case–control study in low-risk patients with hypertension suggests that treatment with a combination of diuretics and calcium channel blockers may be associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction compared with other commonly used antihypertensive combination regimens including diuretics.

Cortisol levels persistently elevated in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Children born to parents with bipiolar disorder appear to have increased cortisol levels that persist over time, say researchers.

Death from natural causes high in patients with schizophrenia Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with schizophrenia continue to have a mortality risk that is two to three times that of the general population, findings from a 25-year mortality study show

Positive impact of exenatide on BP, weight ‘warrants further study’ Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST The diabetes drug exenatide is associated with reductions in systolic blood pressure (BP) and body weight, a randomized clinical trial has found.

Excellent school performance warns of bipolar disorder risk Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Students who gain higher than average grades at school are at increased risk for developing bipolar disorder, study findings suggest.

High prevalence of physical inactivity among adolescents who develop psychosis Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Individuals at high risk for psychosis are significantly more likely to be physically inactive than individuals of a similar age who do not develop psychosis, show study findings.

Antihypertensive persistence, compliance factors identified Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Persistence and compliance with antihypertensive therapy have improved since the late 1990s among elderly patients residing in Ontario, Canada, show results of a study that also found the rates of each were highest when patients were initiated on an ACE inhibitor.

Children of diabetic mothers have increased cardiometabolic risk factors Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Children of diabetic mothers have significantly increased levels of cardiometabolic risk factors by the age of 9.5 years, say researchers.

Half of BD diagnoses inconsistent long-term Posted: 02 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Study findings show that even with optimal assessment practices, the long-term diagnostic consistency of bipolar disorder (BD) is highly variable due to the presence of complex clinical presentations.

Schizophrenia patient criminal justice system involvement high Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST US study findings show that individuals with schizophrenia are more likely than the general population to have encounters with the criminal justice system, with most individuals being victims of crime rather than perpetrators.

Low-carb diet better for weight loss and BP reduction than orlistat Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Study results show that consuming a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet allows overweight individuals to lose a similar amount of weight and to reduce their blood pressure to a greater degree than those taking orlistat and consuming a low-fat diet.

Very high prevalence of substance use disorders in bipolar patients Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) are three times more likely to experiment with illicit substances than the general population, although excessive substance abuse does not impact the course of illness, suggest study findings.

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