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• Cough and sputum assessment questionnaire responsive to COPD symptom changes
• Exhaled nitric oxide levels linked to allergic asthma
• ED acute asthma management often diverges from guidelines
• Endoscopic dilatation efficacy for Crohn’s disease outweighs complication risk
• Diabetes common in schizophrenia patients and influences antipsychotic choice
• Number of previous bipolar episodes impacts on psychoeducation efficacy
• Physical health monitoring guidance in mentally ill not backed by evidence
• Physical health monitoring guidance in mentally ill not backed by evidence
• GABA_A receptor genes have selective influence on bipolar disorder phenotype
• Schizophrenia patients show delayed inhibition of return in attention
• Prenatal testosterone disturbances linked to schizophrenia development
• B-type natriuretic peptide-guided HF therapy linked to reduced all-cause mortality
• White and gray matter cingulate defects found in schizophrenia
• Dual-acting antihypertensive shows promise
• Depressed suicide attempt possible marker for bipolar disorder

Cough and sputum assessment questionnaire responsive to COPD symptom changes Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The Cough and Sputum Assessment Questionnaire is responsive to symptom changes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients recovering from an exacerbation, preliminary research suggests.

Exhaled nitric oxide levels linked to allergic asthma Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Exhaled nitric oxide levels are significantly associated with allergic, but not non-allergic, asthma, UK researchers have found.

ED acute asthma management often diverges from guidelines Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients treated for acute asthma exacerbations in the emergency department are often not managed according to recommended guidelines, say researchers.

Endoscopic dilatation efficacy for Crohn’s disease outweighs complication risk Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The long term benefits of endoscopic dilatation make it a feasible alternative to surgical resection in Crohn's disease patients with fibrotic strictures, show study results.

Diabetes common in schizophrenia patients and influences antipsychotic choice Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have a high prevalence of diabetes and those with both conditions are more likely to be prescribed conventional antipsychotics than atypical antipsychotics or a combination of both, Japanese research indicates.

Number of previous bipolar episodes impacts on psychoeducation efficacy Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder have a worsening response to psychoeducation the more previous episodes they have, a proof-of-concept study suggests.

Physical health monitoring guidance in mentally ill not backed by evidence Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Current guidance on monitoring the physical health of people with serious mental illness is not supported by any evidence from randomized controlled trials, indicates a review in The Cochrane Collaboration.

Physical health monitoring guidance in mentally ill not backed by evidence Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Current guidance on monitoring the physical health of people with serious mental illness is not supported by any evidence from randomized controlled trials, indicates a review in The Cochrane Collaboration.

GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor genes have selective influence on bipolar disorder phenotype Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with variations in gamma-amino butyric acid A receptor genes may be more susceptible to the bipolar disorder phenotype schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, study findings suggest.

Schizophrenia patients show delayed inhibition of return in attention Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The onset of inhibition of return is delayed in patients with schizophrenia, which could impact on their attention levels, study findings show.

Prenatal testosterone disturbances linked to schizophrenia development Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found evidence to suggest the involvement of prenatal testosterone release in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.

B-type natriuretic peptide-guided HF therapy linked to reduced all-cause mortality Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Meta-analysis results show that B-type natriuretic peptide-guided therapy reduces all-cause mortality in patients with chronic heart failure compared with usual care, particularly among those younger than 75 years.

White and gray matter cingulate defects found in schizophrenia Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic schizophrenia show significant reductions in cingulate gyrus white and gray matter volume as well as decreased anisotropy relative to mentally healthy controls, research shows.

Dual-acting antihypertensive shows promise Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT The investigational antihypertensive drug LCZ696 that inhibits both the angiotensin II receptor and neprilysin provides significantly greater blood-pressure reduction than does valsartan, a proof-of-concept trial shows.

Depressed suicide attempt possible marker for bipolar disorder Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:00 PM PDT A diagnosis of bipolar disorder should be considered in patients with recurrent major depression who have attempted suicide, say researchers.

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