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• Lung function and bronchodilator response differ by childhood wheeze phenotype
• Viral infections common in COPD exacerbations
• Elevated YKL-40 levels linked to asthma attacks
• Sociodemographic, clinical predictors of bipolar treatment nonadherence identified
• Bipolar disorder-OCD may be separate disease entity

Lung function and bronchodilator response differ by childhood wheeze phenotype Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Young children with persistent wheeze have poorer lung function and greater bronchodilator responses? than those with transient wheeze and those who have never wheezed, research shows.

Viral infections common in COPD exacerbations Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Viral infections are commonly associated with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, although prevalence differs by geographic region, a systematic review shows.

Elevated YKL-40 levels linked to asthma attacks Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Chinese study show that serum YKL-40 protein levels are higher in patients who have recently suffered asthma exacerbations than in those with stable asthma.

Sociodemographic, clinical predictors of bipolar treatment nonadherence identified Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Poor treatment adherence in bipolar disorder is associated with a number of sociodemographic and clinical factors including household income, ethnicity, and rapid cycling, report researchers who present a model for predicting non-adherence risk.

Bipolar disorder-OCD may be separate disease entity Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder present with more depressive episodes and are at a greater risk for treatment-emergent mania than their peers with bipolar disorder alone, research shows.

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