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• Anxiety prevalent in children with bipolar disorder
• Childhood CNS infection ‘does not increase risk for schizophrenia’
• Endovenous therapy beats anticoagulation alone in proximal DVT patients
• Cilostazol ‘might be superior’ to aspirin for secondary stroke prevention
• Sexual problems uncommon after surgery for early stage breast cancer
• Age, time to PSA failure indicate PSA bounce rather than recurrence
• HRQoL dysfunction after prostate treatment influences bother, distress
• IUD education needed in South Africa
• Successful periodontal treatment may reduce preterm birth
• Hormones and psychological factors affect menopausal sexual health
• Novel biomarker for ovarian cancer identified
• Patient history influences physicians decision to recommend IUC
• Non-HDL cholesterol reflects metabolic syndrome presence in adolescents
• JUPITER supports statins for ‘intermediate-risk’ patients with high CRP
• Poor R-wave progression predicts LV dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes
• Prolactin ‘regulates development and progression of diabetic retinopathy’
• Chest compressions as effective as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
• CHD and depression pose greater death risk in combination than alone
• Clinical course of guttate psoriasis generally good

Anxiety prevalent in children with bipolar disorder Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Anxiety disorders affect nearly half of young people with bipolar disorder, and often predate the onset of bipolar disorder, research shows.

Childhood CNS infection ‘does not increase risk for schizophrenia’ Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Israeli study suggest that central nervous system infections in childhood do not increase the risk for schizophrenia in later life.

Endovenous therapy beats anticoagulation alone in proximal DVT patients Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with deep vein thrombosis who undergo percutaneous endovascular intervention in addition to anticoagulant therapy have a lower risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence than patients who receive anticoagulation alone, US research shows.

Cilostazol ‘might be superior’ to aspirin for secondary stroke prevention Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Cilostazol is noninferior to aspirin for recurrent stroke prevention and is associated with less bleeding risk, say the CSPS 2 investigators.

Sexual problems uncommon after surgery for early stage breast cancer Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women with early stage breast cancer report few sexual problems during the first 2 years after breast conserving surgery or mastectomy, US research shows.

Age, time to PSA failure indicate PSA bounce rather than recurrence Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Age and time to prostate-specific antigen failure best distinguish between a benign rise in PSA and one that could indicate disease recurrence or progression, report Canadian researchers.

HRQoL dysfunction after prostate treatment influences bother, distress Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Health-related quality of life dysfunction following treatment for prostate cancer is strongly associated with a patient's subjective distress, report US researchers.

IUD education needed in South Africa Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The Copper T intrauterine device is under-used in South Africa because women are unaware of the method and healthcare providers lack the skill and training to correctly counsel women about it, study results show.

Successful periodontal treatment may reduce preterm birth Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Women who undergo successful routine periodontal treatment during pregnancy may have less risk for a preterm birth compared with women whose treatment is unsuccessful, report US researchers.

Hormones and psychological factors affect menopausal sexual health Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Hormonal and psychological factors interact closely to affect the sexual function of women aged 40–60 years who experience hot flashes, report researchers.

Novel biomarker for ovarian cancer identified Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Growth differentiation factor 15 is elevated in the blood plasma of women with ovarian cancer compared with healthy women and those with benign and borderline ovarian tumors, study results show.

Patient history influences physicians decision to recommend IUC Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Physicians are more likely to recommend intrauterine contraception to parous rather than nulliparous women, because of concerns about pain and fertility, study findings show.

Non-HDL cholesterol reflects metabolic syndrome presence in adolescents Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Levels of non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are elevated in adolescents with the metabolic syndrome, say researchers who propose using the lipid measure as a simple marker for the condition.

JUPITER supports statins for ‘intermediate-risk’ patients with high CRP Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Rosuvastatin reduces major cardiovascular events among people at "intermediate" cardiovascular risk who have elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, shows an analysis of the JUPITER trial.

Poor R-wave progression predicts LV dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT An electrocardiographic measure known as R-wave progression may have value for the early diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with Type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

Prolactin ‘regulates development and progression of diabetic retinopathy’ Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT High serum levels of prolactin are associated with a decreased risk for diabetic retinopathy, a Mexican team has found.

Chest compressions as effective as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Administering chest compressions before defibrillation produces outcomes similar to those of immediate defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest, researchers report.

CHD and depression pose greater death risk in combination than alone Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Further analysis of the Whitehall II cohort study indicates that patients with both depression and coronary heart disease have a greater risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality than those with either condition alone.

Clinical course of guttate psoriasis generally good Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that guttate psoriasis tends to have a better prognosis than other types of psoriasis, but researchers warn that progression of the guttate form of psoriasis into the chronic plaque form is not uncommon.

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