Monday, October 11, 2010

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Social disability may predict psychosis in at-risk patients

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Certain measures of social disability may predict the development of psychosis in at-risk individuals, researchers have found.

Weight gain linked to functional impairment in BD-I

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Weight gain is a significant, but often overlooked, cause of functional impairment in patients with bipolar I disorder, say Canadian researchers.

Researchers propose mechanism for age-related venous thrombosis

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Aging results in increased venous valve thickness that may contribute to a decline in valve function, research shows.

SITS-ISTR data support thrombolysis in octogenarians

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Octogenarian stroke patients who undergo thrombolysis are at no greater risk for symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage than their younger counterparts, indicates an analysis of the SITS-ISTR.

Bowel toxicity after prostate IMRT linked to unplanned dose received

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The likelihood that post-radical prostatectomy patients will experience acute bowel toxicity after additional whole pelvis intensity-modulated radiotherapy is significantly associated with the amount of unplanned radiation they receive, say Italian researchers.

Regular alcohol consumption increases breast cancer recurrence risk

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Consuming three to four alcoholic drinks per week may increase the risk for breast cancer recurrence and death among women previously diagnosed with early-stage disease, US research shows.

Live birth rate higher after fresh than frozen embryo transfer

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Iranian researchers report that frozen embryo transfer results in a lower live birth rate after IVF than if fresh embryos are used.

Advances in fertility treatment prompt review of UK guidelines

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has released the scope for its forthcoming update of the 2004 National Health Service fertility guidelines.

Research into the effects of chlamydia on fertility is lacking

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

UK researchers have highlighted a lack of "solid evidence" for estimating the long-term risks associated with chlamydia and fertility, urging more research to be carried out.

Patient empowerment could reduce multiple births after IVF

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Empowering patients to play a part in IVF decision-making could reduce the rate of multiple births by encouraging single embryo transfer, show Dutch study results.

IVF increases the chances of having a boy

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Certain methods of assisted reproduction can increase the chance of having a boy, report Australian researchers.

New genetic variants linked with obesity-related traits

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Two studies published in the journal Nature Genetics have identified new genomic regions associated with body mass index and fat distribution.

Sibutramine withdrawn from US market

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The maker of the weight-loss drug sibutramine has agreed to withdraw it from the US market, following evidence of increased cardiovascular risk among patients taking the drug.

Research into the effects of chlamydia on fertility is lacking

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

UK researchers have highlighted a lack of "solid evidence" for estimating the long-term risks associated with chlamydia and fertility, urging more research to be carried out.

Growth-differentiation factor-15 may have prognostic potential in HF

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers suggest that serial increases in plasma growth-differentiation factor-15 levels among heart failure patients may be associated with an increased risk for mortality and first morbid event, regardless of other clinical prognostic factors.

Liver fat build-up may contribute to CV disease in diabetes

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with Type 2 diabetes who have a high liver fat content also tend to have more marked subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis than their peers with low liver fat content, study results show.

LV function and energy metabolism altered in Type 1 diabetes

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with long-term Type 1 diabetes show altered left ventricular geometry, diastolic function, and energy metabolism, which appear to be linked to microvascular complications but not glycemic control, study results show.

Growth-differentiation factor-15 may have prognostic potential in HF

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers suggest that serial increases in plasma growth-differentiation factor-15 levels among heart failure patients may be associated with an increased risk for mortality and first morbid event, regardless of other clinical prognostic factors.

Home external defibrillators not linked to increased psychologic distress

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Study results suggest that the presence of home automatic external defibrillators does not increase the psychologic distress levels of medically stable myocardial infarction patients, even among those with pre-existing anxiety.

Homocysteine status liked to CVD in psoriasis patients

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with psoriasis may have significantly raised levels of homocysteine, which could contribute to the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease in these patients, researchers report.
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