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• Transient manic symptoms predict bipolar conversion in depressed children
• Untreated psychosis duration predicts non-remission
• HER-2 overexpression linked with worse prostate cancer outcomes
• Adjuvant intensity-modulated RT improves prognosis after prostate surgery
• Evidence of link between serum vitamin D and breast cancer ‘ambiguous’
• Early age at puberty linked with adverse lipids in later life
• Intestinal liver X receptor activation is atheroprotective
• DART effective for weight loss in schizophrenia patients with Type 2 diabetes
• Elevated night-time BP increases CV event risk in hypertensive diabetics
• Dual-source CT can detect CAD in patients with AF
• Rimonabant linked to increased neuropsychiatric disturbance

Transient manic symptoms predict bipolar conversion in depressed children Posted: 18 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Transient manic symptoms are associated with an increased risk for conversion to bipolar spectrum disorder in children with depressive spectrum disorders, study results show.

Untreated psychosis duration predicts non-remission Posted: 18 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Duration of untreated psychosis predicts short- and long-term failure to achieve remission in first-episode psychosis patients, researchers have found.

HER-2 overexpression linked with worse prostate cancer outcomes Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Overexpression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene may indicate worse clinical outcomes in prostate cancer patients, show the results of a meta-analysis.

Adjuvant intensity-modulated RT improves prognosis after prostate surgery Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT High-dose, adjuvant, intensity-modulated radiotherapy significantly improves 3-year biochemical relapse-free survival rates after radical prostatectomy compared with salvage radiotherapy, report researchers.

Evidence of link between serum vitamin D and breast cancer ‘ambiguous’ Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Case-control studies suggest an inverse association between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D and breast cancer, which is unconfirmed in prospective studies, results of a meta-analysis show.

Early age at puberty linked with adverse lipids in later life Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT A younger age at puberty correlates with overweight and adverse lipid profiles in later life, UK researchers have shown.

Intestinal liver X receptor activation is atheroprotective Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT European researchers believe they have fully characterized the molecular and metabolic pathways by which intestinal-specific liver X receptors protect against atherosclerosis.

DART effective for weight loss in schizophrenia patients with Type 2 diabetes Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT A 24-week dietary and lifestyle intervention program has been shown to result in significant reductions in body mass index and weight and improve diabetes knowledge of schizophrenia patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Elevated night-time BP increases CV event risk in hypertensive diabetics Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes and hypertension have an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events and/or albuminuria if they have higher nocturnal than daytime blood pressure, a Brazilian study suggests.

Dual-source CT can detect CAD in patients with AF Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Noninvasive coronary angiography using dual source computed tomography can detect significant coronary artery disease in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

Rimonabant linked to increased neuropsychiatric disturbance Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Rimonabant – an anti-obesity drug proposed to have cardiovascular benefits – may increase the risk for serious neuropsychiatric side effects, report the researchers of the multinational CRESCENDO trial.

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