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• Cannabis use ‘does not have negative cognitive effects in schizophrenia patients’
• Schizoaffective disorder ‘a valid diagnosis in early psychosis’
• Extraintestinal manifestations common in IBD patients
• Compression reduces post-thrombotic syndrome risk by half
• Albuminuria may be sole kidney marker of stroke risk
• Breast cancer recurrence low following intraoperative radiotherapy
• Prostate cancer screening only benefits men with elevated PSA
• Prostate cancer risk genes also predict disease progression
• Fenofibrate, niacin ‘largely comparable’ in atherogenic dyslipidemia
• Aortic calcification closely correlated with CVD risk factors
• Lifestyle intervention improves physical QoL and is cost effective
• Type 2 diabetes linked to increased cognitive decline in middle-age
• Late stent malapposition risk greater with paclitaxel-eluting than bare metal stent
• Metabolites in early pregnancy linked to increased pre-eclampsia risk

Cannabis use ‘does not have negative cognitive effects in schizophrenia patients’ Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis use is not associated with negative cognitive effects in schizophrenia patients, say Spanish researchers who found that cannabis users comprised a subgroup of schizophrenia patients with greater cognitive function and premorbid adjustment.

Schizoaffective disorder ‘a valid diagnosis in early psychosis’ Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizoaffective disorder is a valid diagnosis in the early phase of psychotic conditions and defines a subgroup of patients with first episode psychotic mania.

Extraintestinal manifestations common in IBD patients Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Extraintestinal manifestations are common in patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, say Swiss researchers.

Compression reduces post-thrombotic syndrome risk by half Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Compression with stockings or bandages may halve the risk for post-thrombotic syndrome, say researchers, although the timing and duration of such treatment is yet to be determined.

Albuminuria may be sole kidney marker of stroke risk Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Albuminuria is the only kidney function marker that is significantly associated with the risk for incident stroke, research suggests.

Breast cancer recurrence low following intraoperative radiotherapy Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Intraoperative radiotherapy using low-kilovoltage X-rays during breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer yields low recurrence and toxicity rates, German research shows.

Prostate cancer screening only benefits men with elevated PSA Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Continued prostate cancer screening among men aged 55–74 years is only beneficial if they have an initially elevated prostate-specific antigen level, show the results of a Dutch study.

Prostate cancer risk genes also predict disease progression Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Five out of 26 single nucleotide polymorphisms recently associated with a risk for prostate cancer are also able to predict progression in men who already have the disease, say researchers.

Fenofibrate, niacin ‘largely comparable’ in atherogenic dyslipidemia Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Fenofibrate and niacin are "largely comparable" as treatments for patients with hypertriglyceridemia and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, a randomized trial has found.

Aortic calcification closely correlated with CVD risk factors Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Calcification in the abdominal aorta is a stronger correlate of cardiovascular disease risk factors than is calcification in the coronary arteries, clinical data indicate.

Lifestyle intervention improves physical QoL and is cost effective Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Lifestyle intervention for reduction of diabetes and cardiovascular risk significantly improves physical quality of life and is cost-effective compared with standard care, say Swedish researchers.

Type 2 diabetes linked to increased cognitive decline in middle-age Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dutch researchers have found that middle-aged individuals with Type 2 diabetes have a more pronounced decline in cognitive function than their nondiabetic peers.

Late stent malapposition risk greater with paclitaxel-eluting than bare metal stent Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A sub-analysis of the HORIZONS-AMI study suggests that the risk for late stent malapposition after percutaneous coronary intervention is higher in coronary artery lesions treated with a paclitaxel-eluting than with bare metal stents.

Metabolites in early pregnancy linked to increased pre-eclampsia risk Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Measuring women's plasma metabolite levels during early pregnancy may help to identify those at risk for developing pre-eclampsia, researchers report.

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