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• Increased zinc intake linked to reduced risk for obstructive lung disease
• Intense exercise may cause asthma-like symptoms in children
• ICS/LABA combination reduces mortality in COPD
• Helicobacter pylori eradication increases GERD risk in PUD
• Schizophrenia linked to early developmental delays
• Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder show antithetical asymmetry
• Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder show antithetical asymmetry
• Familial transmission of psychosis shows subtype specificity
• DFA unreliable for swine flu testing in critically ill patients
• No rise in hyperkalemia rate with increased spironolactone use in UK
• No rise in hyperkalemia rate with increased spironolactone use in UK
• Goal-attainment belief correction key in ‘sense of hyper-positive self’ patients
• History of adolescent injury common in schizophrenia
• Insulin resistance linked to dyslipidemia and hypertension in Thai adults
• High HbA1c linked to incident HF in middle-aged, nondiabetics
• Comorbid bipolar disorder–OCD shows chronic illness course
• Early psychosis intervention ‘cost-effective’
• Safety study hints at SBP reduction benefits in ICH
• Impulsivity both state and trait marker in bipolar disorder

Increased zinc intake linked to reduced risk for obstructive lung disease Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with a high intake of zinc are less likely to develop obstructive lung disease than those with a low intake of the mineral, regardless of smoking status, research suggests.

Intense exercise may cause asthma-like symptoms in children Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Intense exercise can cause asthma-like symptoms in children, even in those without a history of the respiratory condition, researchers have found.

ICS/LABA combination reduces mortality in COPD Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta-2 agonist combination significantly reduces mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

Helicobacter pylori eradication increases GERD risk in PUD Posted: 23 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Eradication of Helicobacter pylori increases the risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with peptic ulcer disease but not in those with dyspepsia, show results from a meta-analysis.

Schizophrenia linked to early developmental delays Posted: 20 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings support an association between the risk for schizophrenia and developmental delays as early as the first year of life.

Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder show antithetical asymmetry Posted: 20 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest attenuation of normal pseudoneglect in patients with schizophrenia and accentuation of pseudoneglect in patients with bipolar affective disorder.

Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder show antithetical asymmetry Posted: 20 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest attenuation of normal pseudoneglect in patients with schizophrenia and accentuation of pseudoneglect in patients with bipolar affective disorder.

Familial transmission of psychosis shows subtype specificity Posted: 19 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest specificity for the familial transmission of schizophrenia-psychosis spectrum disorders and affective psychoses.

DFA unreliable for swine flu testing in critically ill patients Posted: 19 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Direct fluorescent antibody testing for H1N1 influenza is unreliable in severely ill patients, US research shows.

No rise in hyperkalemia rate with increased spironolactone use in UK Posted: 19 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hospital admissions for hyperkalemia did not rise in Tayside, UK, between 1994 and 2007 despite a marked increase in use of spironolactone in patients with and without heart failure, research shows.

No rise in hyperkalemia rate with increased spironolactone use in UK Posted: 19 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hospital admissions for hyperkalemia did not rise in Tayside, UK, between 1994 and 2007 despite a marked increase in use of spironolactone in patients with and without heart failure, research shows.

Goal-attainment belief correction key in ‘sense of hyper-positive self’ patients Posted: 19 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Correction of excessive goal attainment beliefs in patients with bipolar disorder who enjoy being in a state of "mild hypomania" could help prevent them from assenting to a manic episode, say researchers.

History of adolescent injury common in schizophrenia Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia show an increased prevalence of serious injuries and especially fractures during adolescence relative to mentally healthy controls, study results show.

Insulin resistance linked to dyslipidemia and hypertension in Thai adults Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Insulin resistance is moderately high in the Thai population and is associated with elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hypertension, say researchers.

High HbA1c linked to incident HF in middle-aged, nondiabetics Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT High levels of glycated hemoglobin in nondiabetic, middle-aged individuals independently predict incident heart failure, show results from the ARIC Study.

Comorbid bipolar disorder–OCD shows chronic illness course Posted: 18 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive–compulsive disorder appear to have a more chronic illness course, marked by protracted episodes of depression, compared with bipolar disorder patients with no such comorbidity.

Early psychosis intervention ‘cost-effective’ Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A program of early intervention for patients with a first episode of psychosis is likely to be cost-effective in terms of improved vocational and quality-of-life outcomes, study results show.

Safety study hints at SBP reduction benefits in ICH Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Treating elevated systolic blood pressure may limit hematoma expansion and perihematomal edema, and improve outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, suggests an analysis of the ATACH study.

Impulsivity both state and trait marker in bipolar disorder Posted: 17 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder show deficits on three tests of impulsivity during a manic episode, which largely normalize with recovery or a switch into depression.

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