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• Intervention has sustained benefits for schizophrenia patients with diabetes
• Bipolar disorder common in fibromyalgia patients
• Low vitamin B12 and folate common in Crohn’s disease patients
• Computer modeling aids dose selection for apixaban phase III trials
• Recovery trajectories differ between stroke types
• Verbal self-monitoring impaired in people at high risk for psychosis
• Age, comorbidities predict urinary recovery after robot-assisted prostate surgery
• HRT breast cancer risk varies by personal characteristics
• Low HDL, high triglycerides contribute to residual CHD risk
• Waist circumference predicts mortality irrespective of BMI
• Bariatric surgery reduces medication use, healthcare costs for Type 2 diabetics
• Perceived suboptimal health at diabetes diagnosis linked to increased mortality
• Prolonged QRS duration increases risk for pacemaker implantation
• Acoustic cardiography improves S3 detection

Intervention has sustained benefits for schizophrenia patients with diabetes Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT A 6-month 'healthy-lifestyle' intervention results in sustained improvements in body mass index and weight, as well as diabetes knowledge, in schizophrenia patients with Type 2 diabetes, research shows.

Bipolar disorder common in fibromyalgia patients Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Around a quarter of patients with fibromyalgia also suffer from bipolar disorder, results from a US study suggest.

Low vitamin B12 and folate common in Crohn’s disease patients Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency are common in Crohn's disease patients, but not those with ulcerative colitis, show study results.

Computer modeling aids dose selection for apixaban phase III trials Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have used a model-based approach to determine the optimum dosage of apixaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement.

Recovery trajectories differ between stroke types Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Recovery patterns differ following ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, whereas prognostic indicators are similar, an analysis of the ChinaQUEST database suggests.

Verbal self-monitoring impaired in people at high risk for psychosis Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a UK study show that individuals who are at high risk for developing psychosis have impairments in verbal self-monitoring.

Age, comorbidities predict urinary recovery after robot-assisted prostate surgery Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Preoperative age and comorbidity status determine the likelihood of urinary continence at 12 months after undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, report Italian researchers.

HRT breast cancer risk varies by personal characteristics Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Breast cancer risk increases with increasing duration of hormone replacement therapy, with continuous combined estrogen-progestin therapy users at the greatest risk for developing the disease, researchers report.

Low HDL, high triglycerides contribute to residual CHD risk Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT High levels of triglycerides and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol have a "strong and synergistic" influence on coronary heart disease risk in the presence of well-controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, US scientists believe.

Waist circumference predicts mortality irrespective of BMI Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Waist circumference is a strong risk factor for mortality in older adults, independently of body mass index, a large population study has found.

Bariatric surgery reduces medication use, healthcare costs for Type 2 diabetics Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that bariatric surgery is associated with significant reductions in medication and general healthcare costs in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Perceived suboptimal health at diabetes diagnosis linked to increased mortality Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who perceive their health to be less than excellent at the time of diabetes diagnosis have an increased 5-year risk for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality compared with those who rate their health as optimal, report Danish researchers.

Prolonged QRS duration increases risk for pacemaker implantation Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a community-based cohort study indicate that otherwise healthy individuals with a prolonged QRS interval are more likely to require pacemaker implantation in later life than those with normal QRS intervals.

Acoustic cardiography improves S3 detection Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Acoustic cardiography detects an S3 gallop more accurately than a stethoscope, especially in patients who are difficult to accurately auscultate, a multinational study suggests.

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