Monday, August 2, 2010

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Medical News


Body movement linked to schizophrenia symptom severity

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a Swiss study show a significant correlation between objective body movement parameters during social interaction and severity of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.

Average earnings significantly affected by serious mental illness

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a survey conducted by the World Health Organization in low-, middle-, and high-income countries show that people with serious mental health disorders earn, on average, one third less than people without mental health issues.

Thrombosis score card aids VTE risk assessment

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

French researchers have developed an "easy-to-use" score card to help clinicians assess the risk for venous thromboembolism in pregnant women.

Early poststroke depression predicts long-term disability

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients who develop depression 1 week after suffering a stroke are at high risk for being severely disabled 2 years later, show findings from the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study.

Poor detection lowers mammography sensitivity in young women

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The reduced effectiveness of mammographic screening in women in their forties is primarily due to a lower rate of detection compared with older women, rather than a faster tumor growth rate, US researchers report.

Acne bacteria could reduce prostate cancer risk

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Australian researchers have found a possible link between Propionibacterium acnes and prostate cancer, indicating that higher antibody titers of the bacterium are associated with a lower risk for the disease.

First cellular origins of prostate cancer identified

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

US researchers have discovered which type of prostate cell is responsible for starting the growth and development of prostate cancer, offering possibilities for improved predictive and diagnostic tools.

Mild endometriosis: similar pregnancy rates to healthy women

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Women with mild endometriosis can expect to achieve similar pregnancy rates as women without endometriosis, show the results of an artificial insemination donor study.

Elective SET avoids twinning without decreasing delivery rate

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Single embryo transfer avoids twin pregnancies without decreasing delivery rates, show the results of a French study on women aged under 36 years undergoing IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Overweight male partner could reduce IVF success

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The success of IVF at achieving a clinical pregnancy could be hampered if the male partner is overweight, say US researchers.

Patient and IVF characteristics influence blastocyst development

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Live births after IVF with blastocyst-stage embryo transfer are associated with young women who have good ovarian reserve and increasing numbers of total and good-quality blastocysts available, US study results show.

IVF prediction model developed for first cycle failures

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

US researchers have developed a predictive model to help couples who have had a failed IVF cycle decide whether to continue with a second cycle of treatment.

Naltrexone–bupropion combination aids weight loss

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Overweight patients taking the combination of extended-release naltrexone and bupropion lose more weight than those taking placebo, shows the randomized COR-I trial.

HMG-CoA reductase enzyme could add to plaque instability

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

South-Korean researchers have discovered that hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase may contribute to coronary artery plaque instability, which could help to explain some early benefits of statin therapy.

Candesartan shows potential for preserving insulin secretion

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Japanese research has revealed that candesartan may act against pancreatic β-cell lipotoxicity, suggesting it could have potential in preserving insulin secretion in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

FABP4 implicated in diabetic endothelial dysfunction

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Circulating levels of adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein are linked with endothelial dysfunction in patients with Type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.

Childhood cancer treatment may increase cardiac dysfunction risk in adulthood

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A Dutch study reports that childhood cancer survivors have an increased risk for abnormal cardiac function in early adulthood.

Compression-only bystander CPR as effective as traditional CPR

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The omission of mouth-to-mouth ventilation from conventional bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation does not affect the outcomes of patients with witnessed cardiac arrest, report two studies.

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