Sunday, April 18, 2010

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Omega-3 PUFAs may boost dual antiplatelet therapy response

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may improve platelet responsiveness to dual antiplatelet therapy in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, researchers say.

Increased bronchial responsiveness linked to reduced physical activity in children

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Increased bronchial responsiveness is associated with reduced levels of physical activity in children, researchers have found.

Asthma symptoms and control improving in children

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Children with asthma now have fewer respiratory symptoms and greater control over their disease than they did a decade ago, results from a Swedish study suggest.

Asthma severity during pregnancy linked to risk for small babies

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Study results suggest that increasing levels of asthma severity during pregnancy are associated with an increasing risk for small for gestational age babies.

Novel monoclonal antibody shows promise against ovarian cancer

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A novel monoclonal antibody may, with the help of natural killer cells, reduce the resistance of ovarian cancer to the tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand, and increase apoptosis, scientists have found.

No impact on sexual function with combined contraceptives

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Combined ethynylestradiol and levonorgestrel contraceptives reduce women's plasma androgen levels, but do not impair their sexual desire and may even increase it at low doses, the results of a Brazilian study indicate.

Lack of evidence for contraception effectiveness after bariatric surgery

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

US researchers report limited evidence for the safety and efficacy of contraception after bariatric surgery, despite concerns regarding the risk for unintended pregnancy during the initial period after surgery.

Early dyspnea problems linked to survival in esophagogastric cancer

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Esophagogastric cancer patients with few dyspnea associated problems prior to treatment have longer survival time than those with more dyspnea problems, report researchers.

Suicide risk increased in older adults with schizophrenia

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The increased risk for suicide commonly associated with schizophrenia in young people appears to continue into later life, US study findings show.

Wide variation in swine flu infection rates in adults

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a study conducted in Singapore after the start of the 2009 influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic show that there were significant population and age group differences in infection (seroconversion) rates.

Daytime ambulatory lower than clinic BP diagnostic thresholds

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Daytime ambulatory blood pressure thresholds are slightly lower than equivalent clinic values for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, Australian researchers report in the British Medical Journal.

<i>GPR50</i> gene linked to affective disorder

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Variation in the melatonin-related G protein-coupled receptor 50 (GPR50) gene appears to play a role in affective disorder, particularly in women, say UK researchers.

Patients’ insight, knowledge of psychotic symptoms aid functional remission

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with psychotic symptoms who have good insight into their illness, are knowledgeable of warning signs and drug treatments, and employ good coping strategies tend to have good treatment outcomes, a naturalistic study suggests.

History of bipolar disorder affects illness characteristics and outcomes

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Bipolar disorder patients experiencing their first acute mania episode present with different illness characteristics and achieve recovery and remission more quickly than patients with multiple episodes, findings from the EMBLEM study show.

Female schizophrenia patients particularly prone to obesity

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with schizophrenia have a higher body mass index, body surface area, and percentage body fat than healthy age-matched individuals, report researchers who found that the effect was more pronounced in female patients.

Medication nonadherence in schizophrenia linked to suicide risk

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Poor adherence to antipsychotic drugs in outpatients with schizophrenia can be predicted by current alcohol and substance abuse and a history of previous nonadherence, among other factors, researchers report.

Candesartan reduces new-onset diabetes risk in hypertensive patients

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Candesartan reduces the risk for new-onset diabetes in patients with hypertension, findings from the CASE-J study suggest.

Better defined criteria for cardiac device use in elderly needed

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Complication rates and in-hospital mortality are increased in elderly patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, report researchers.

Accumulation of major life events may trigger affective disorders

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with affective disorders tend to experience more stressful life events in the year prior to their first illness episode than do mentally healthy controls in the same period, study results show.

Psychotherapy improves functioning in refractory bipolar disorder

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Adding psychosocial therapy to standard drug treatment improves global functioning in patients with refractory bipolar disorder, study results demonstrate.
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