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• Image cytometry predicts high-grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in BE patients
• Gender differences in schizophrenia may extend to Chinese patients
• Glutamate neurotransmission elevated in bipolar disorder
• Cannabis use increases psychosis-related outcomes
• Benefit of antihypertensive treatment greatest in Type 2 diabetics with advanced CKD
• BP rise warns of ICH in patients taking antithrombotics
• Gender-specific gene expression found in new-onset HF
• Strong depression and anxiety covariation in bipolar disorder
• Paranoid tendencies may evolve in prodromal phase of schizophrenia
• Swine flu may cause obstetric complications in pregnant women
• Hypertension control improved over past two decades
• Online chart helps bipolar disorder patients log mood
• Emotional processing deficits questioned in schizophrenia
• ALLHAT/JNC7 dissemination may have upped thiazide prescriptions
• Bipolar disorder patients show significant morbidity after episodes

Image cytometry predicts high-grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in BE patients Posted: 30 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Barrett's esophagus patients who have cells with abnormal chromosome numbers or DNA ploidy, identified using image cytometric DNA analysis, are significantly more likely to develop high-grade dysplasia or adenocarcinoma than those who do not, say researchers.

Gender differences in schizophrenia may extend to Chinese patients Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Gender differences in patients with schizophrenia may not be dependent on cultural differences, suggest researchers.

Glutamate neurotransmission elevated in bipolar disorder Posted: 27 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Elevated cortical glutamate levels in patients with bipolar disorder are likely to be due to increased glutamate neurotransmission rather than alterations in glutamate metabolism or cycling, say UK researchers.

Cannabis use increases psychosis-related outcomes Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report evidence from a sibling pair analysis that supports the association between early cannabis use and psychosis-related outcomes.

Benefit of antihypertensive treatment greatest in Type 2 diabetics with advanced CKD Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT An analysis of the ADVANCE trial shows that treatment with fixed-combination perindopril plus indapamide is most effective for reducing cardiovascular and renal outcomes versus placebo in patients with Type 2 diabetes and stage 3 or above chronic kidney disease.

BP rise warns of ICH in patients taking antithrombotics Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A rise in blood pressure increases the risk for intracranial hemorrhage among patients taking antithrombotic medication, say Japanese researchers.

Gender-specific gene expression found in new-onset HF Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found gender-specific differences in gene expression profiles in endomyocardial biopsy tissue taken from new-onset heart failure patients.

Strong depression and anxiety covariation in bipolar disorder Posted: 26 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that anxiety is strongly and persistently associated with depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder.

Paranoid tendencies may evolve in prodromal phase of schizophrenia Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with a first episode of psychosis and those considered to be at ultra-high risk for psychosis show an attribution bias towards perceived hostility in others, study results show.

Swine flu may cause obstetric complications in pregnant women Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that pregnant women with H1N1 influenza are at increased risk for obstetric complications.

Hypertension control improved over past two decades Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hypertension control has improved significantly since the late 1980s, with most of the improvement occurring after 1999, analysis of US NHANES data shows.

Online chart helps bipolar disorder patients log mood Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to regularly fill out an online mood chart than the standard paper-based version, and generally give more detail about their current condition online, study results show.

Emotional processing deficits questioned in schizophrenia Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients with relatively preserved intellectual ability show no deficits in identifying facial emotion expressions compared with mentally healthy controls, study results show.

ALLHAT/JNC7 dissemination may have upped thiazide prescriptions Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The ALLHAT/JNC7 Dissemination Project, providing clinicians with face-to-face education by investigators trained to explain trial findings and guidelines, was associated with a small increase in thiazide-type diuretic prescriptions, a report shows.

Bipolar disorder patients show significant morbidity after episodes Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder spend 11 months on average in a morbid state of illness in the 2 years following their first major lifetime episode, study results show.

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