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• Lung function variability after stopping ICS predicts loss of asthma control
• Eosinophilic phenotype not definitive for steroid-therapy response
• Steroid treatment reduces allergic eosinophilic inflammation in rhinitis
• Pre-operative management improves Crohn's surgery outcomes
• CBT improves depression in psychosis patients
• Delayed tracheotomy recommended in ICU patients
• Group medical clinics improve BP but not HbA1c in hypertensive diabetics
• Cerebrospinal fluid particles linked to bipolar disorder disease processes
• Facial expressions of schizophrenia patients ‘poorly understood’
• Impact of changes in HF management mixed
• Gender differences in brain size and shape altered in bipolar disorder
• Care for schizophrenia improving
• Cardiometabolic risk factors ‘highly prevalent’ in children with Type 1 diabetes
• Seasonal cognitive variation found in bipolar disorder families
• Cannabis use linked to better cognitive function in schizophrenia
• High carotid IMT in Type 2 diabetics linked to masked hypertension
• Cognitive impairment often unrecognized in CHF
• ATHENA post-hoc analysis conflicts with ANDROMEDA on dronedarone
• Bipolar disorder linked to certain positive psychological traits

Lung function variability after stopping ICS predicts loss of asthma control Posted: 06 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring the variability of daily lung function within the first 2 weeks of inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal helps predict loss of asthma control, research shows.

Eosinophilic phenotype not definitive for steroid-therapy response Posted: 06 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The use of inhaled corticosteroid therapy might lead to the misclassification of asthma phenotypes, research shows.

Steroid treatment reduces allergic eosinophilic inflammation in rhinitis Posted: 06 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Nasal steroid treatment in patients with allergic rhinitis reduces allergic eosinophilic inflammation within 5 days after institution of treatment, research shows.

Pre-operative management improves Crohn's surgery outcomes Posted: 06 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A systemic pre-operative management program for Crohn's disease patients undergoing first ileocecal resection offers a low rate of postoperative morbidity and fecal diversion, conclude French researchers.

CBT improves depression in psychosis patients Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Cognitive behavior therapy delivered in routine clinical practice significantly improves depression in psychosis patients, with smaller improvements for emotional and cognitive variables, the results of a UK study indicate.

Delayed tracheotomy recommended in ICU patients Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The timing of tracheotomy does not appear to affect the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients requiring mechanical ventilation, report researchers.

Group medical clinics improve BP but not HbA1c in hypertensive diabetics Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Group medical clinics help to reduce blood pressure in patients with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension when compared with usual care, report researchers.

Cerebrospinal fluid particles linked to bipolar disorder disease processes Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Novel particles identified in the first fraction of cerebrospinal fluid from bipolar disorder patients may correlate with the degree of underlying disease processes in the central nervous system, suggests a team of Swedish scientists.

Facial expressions of schizophrenia patients ‘poorly understood’ Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT The facial expressions of emotions by patients with schizophrenia are poorly understood by untrained observers, report US investigators in findings that may partly explain impaired social functioning in schizophrenia.

Impact of changes in HF management mixed Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT A large observational study in the USA has found that marked changes in the way patients hospitalized with heart failure are managed in recent years may not have resulted in improved patient outcomes in all areas.

Gender differences in brain size and shape altered in bipolar disorder Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Normal gender differences in brain volume are increased, while gender differences in asymmetry are decreased, in bipolar disorder patients, indicating an interaction between brain growth and gender in these patients, conclude researchers.

Care for schizophrenia improving Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Between 1996 and 2005 schizophrenia was diagnosed earlier, use of polypharmacy for the illness increased, and outpatient visits became more frequent, Danish study results show.

Cardiometabolic risk factors ‘highly prevalent’ in children with Type 1 diabetes Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Dutch study show that children with Type 1 diabetes have a high prevalence of various cardiometabolic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome.

Seasonal cognitive variation found in bipolar disorder families Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives show seasonal variations in mood that negatively influence neuropsychological test performance, research shows.

Cannabis use linked to better cognitive function in schizophrenia Posted: 31 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients with a history of cannabis use disorder show better function on a range of cognitive tests compared with their peers with no such history, study results show.

High carotid IMT in Type 2 diabetics linked to masked hypertension Posted: 31 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients being treated for Type 2 diabetes who have high carotid intima-media thickness have increased risk for masked hypertension, suggest study results.

Cognitive impairment often unrecognized in CHF Posted: 31 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Up to three-quarters of patients with chronic heart failure may have cognitive impairment that has previously gone unrecognized, a small study suggests.

ATHENA post-hoc analysis conflicts with ANDROMEDA on dronedarone Posted: 31 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A post-hoc analysis of a large trial has shown no increased risk of death with the anti-arrhythmic dronedarone in patients with congestive heart failure, in contrast with a previous trial.

Bipolar disorder linked to certain positive psychological traits Posted: 31 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder frequently display positive psychological traits including spirituality, empathy, creativity, realism, and resilience at a level equal or higher to that of mentally healthy controls, a review of the literature shows.

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