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• Menstrual variation in BHR may affect lung function test results
• Multiple maternal and perinatal factors linked to asthma risk in children
• Breastfeeding may increase eczema risk in children at high risk for asthma
• Several features distinguish Crohn’s from intestinal tuberculosis
• Stepwise model predicts psychosis risk in vulnerable adolescents
• Alcohol binge drinking linked to increased hypomania risk
• Striatal dopamine hyperactivity found in schizophrenia
• Substance use triggers illness switch in depressed bipolar patients
• DOSE: High-dose loop diuretics might benefit acute heart failure patients
• Parental bipolar disorder increases child’s psychopathology risk
• Novel mania scale allows diagnosis by non-professionals
• Quitting smoking would cut CV risk in schizophrenia patients
• Factors linked to service disengagement among FEP patients uncovered
• INVEST analysis challenges diabetic BP targets
• INVEST analysis challenges diabetic BP targets

Menstrual variation in BHR may affect lung function test results Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that there is significant variation in bronchial hyper-responsiveness among women during the menstrual cycle.

Multiple maternal and perinatal factors linked to asthma risk in children Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Maternal asthma, cesarean section, maternal age, and birth weight are just some of the maternal and perinatal factors independently associated with asthma risk in children, research shows.

Breastfeeding may increase eczema risk in children at high risk for asthma Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk for early wheezing but increases the risk for eczema in children with a maternal history of asthma, research suggests.

Several features distinguish Crohn’s from intestinal tuberculosis Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Indian researchers have identified several features that distinguish Crohn's disease from intestinal tuberculosis and developed a scoring system to aid with this.

Stepwise model predicts psychosis risk in vulnerable adolescents Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Young adults and adolescents who seek help for prodromal psychotic symptoms should undergo a two-step risk assessment to determine their likelihood for developing full-blown psychosis, say researchers.

Alcohol binge drinking linked to increased hypomania risk Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Young men who report an unstable pattern of alcohol consumption including binge drinking have an elevated risk for experiencing hypomania, study results show.

Striatal dopamine hyperactivity found in schizophrenia Posted: 17 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia display hyperactive dopamine transmission at synapses within the associative striatum, results of an imaging study show.

Substance use triggers illness switch in depressed bipolar patients Posted: 17 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients experiencing an episode of depression are more likely to switch into manic, mixed, or hypomanic states before recovery if they have a history of substance or alcohol use disorder, research shows.

DOSE: High-dose loop diuretics might benefit acute heart failure patients Posted: 16 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Continuous 24-hour infusion of loop diuretics was no better at reducing symptoms of acute decompensated heart failure over 72 hours than was bolus dosing every 12 hours, reported investigators of the DOSE study.

Parental bipolar disorder increases child’s psychopathology risk Posted: 16 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and subthreshold manic and depressive symptoms is increased in preschool children of parents with bipolar disorder, the results of a US study indicate.

Novel mania scale allows diagnosis by non-professionals Posted: 16 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A novel mania rating scales allows non-professionals in regular contact with a patient to diagnose a manic/mixed episode, say researchers who suggest the scale will complement current rating scales.

Quitting smoking would cut CV risk in schizophrenia patients Posted: 15 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients are significantly more likely to smoke than the general population, and would have around a 90% reduction in their 10-year cardiovascular event risk if they quit, the results of a Spanish study indicate.

Factors linked to service disengagement among FEP patients uncovered Posted: 15 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Attention should be paid to service disengagement, alongside strategies to increase engagement, in the treatment of first-episode psychosis, say international researchers who also cite family involvement as a key factor.

INVEST analysis challenges diabetic BP targets Posted: 15 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Tight control of systolic blood pressure to a target of less than 130 mmHg in diabetics with coronary artery disease does not significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events compared with usual control, and is associated with increased all-cause mortality, shows an analysis of INVEST.

INVEST analysis challenges diabetic BP targets Posted: 15 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Tight control of systolic blood pressure to a target of less than 130 mmHg in diabetics with coronary artery disease does not significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events compared with usual control, and is associated with increased all-cause mortality, shows an analysis of INVEST.

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