Monday, November 8, 2010

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Medical News

DUP linked to orbital–frontal gray matter reductions

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Canadian study suggest that increased duration of untreated psychosis is associated with gray matter reductions in the orbital–frontal regions of the brain in first-episode psychosis patients.

Psychiatric comorbidity rates high in teens with SUDs

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Adolescent inpatients with substance use disorders have high rates of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly mood, somatoform, and anxiety disorders, German research shows.

VTE risk tripled by prolonged work- or computer-related sitting

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

People who spend prolonged periods seated at their desk or at a computer have almost triple the risk for venous thromboembolism as other people, New Zealand researchers have discovered.

Stroke benefits and risks with vitamin E

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Taking vitamin E supplements may increase people's risk for hemorrhagic stroke, despite reducing their ischemic stroke risk, researchers report.

Silicone implants preferred over saline for postmastectomy reconstruction

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients who receive silicone breast implants during postmastectomy breast reconstruction report higher satisfaction with the results of the surgery compared with patients who receive saline implants, US researchers report.

Survival after surgery indicated by comorbidity, tumor status in elderly

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Men with prostate cancer aged 70 years or older can expect excellent 10-year survival rates after treatment with surgery, as long as they have no comorbidities or adverse tumor-related characteristics, say German researchers.

Short-term exercise and diet change may improve fertility in PCOS

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

A 6-week lifestyle intervention involving structured exercise training and a hypocaloric diet can increase the probability of ovulation in overweight and obese women with treatment-resistant polycystic ovary symdrome, say Italian researchers.

Inflammation caused by endometrial biopsy may improve IVF success

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Biopsy-induced inflammation may enable the endometrium to become receptive to embryo implantation during IVF treatment, report Israeli researchers.

Link between pollutants and failed IVF

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

IVF treatment is less likely to result in a pregnancy if women have high levels of environmental pollutants in their systems, report researchers from three US studies.

Chlamydia increases need for IVF

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Women seeking fertility treatment are more likely to require IVF to conceive if they have a positive chlamydia serology than women who are negative for chlamydia, say researchers.

Obesity increases risk for IVF cycle cancellation and pregnancy failure

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Obese women who undergo assisted reproductive therapy have a significantly increased risk for IVF cycle cancellation, and treatment/pregnancy failures compared with normal weight women, show US study results.

Circulating FGF23 levels tied to cardiometabolic risk

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

High levels of fibroblast growth factor-23 may be linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers say.

Correcting weight misconception ‘may aid weight loss’

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

A US study suggests that individuals diagnosed as obese or overweight by a healthcare professional are more likely to pursue weight loss strategies than those who remain undiagnosed.

Exenatide, sitagliptin use not associated with acute pancreatitis

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Retrospective cohort study results suggest that treatment with exenatide or sitagliptin is not associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis.

Impaired heart rate recovery in diabetics linked to multivessel atheroma

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Impaired heart rate recovery within 1 minute of finishing exercise in patients with Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased likelihood of having multivessel coronary artery atheroma, study results show.

Patient reported outcomes underused in CV trials

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Cardiovascular trials do not use patient reported outcomes as often as their relevance in clinical practice and decision making necessitates, results of a systematic review indicate.

New CPR guidelines from AHA advocate switch from A-B-C to C-A-B

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The latest guidelines from the American Heart Association recommend a compression-airway-breathing sequence for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest, instead of the conventional airway-breathing-compression sequence.

Diabetes a risk factor for dengue hemorrhagic fever

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Presence of diabetes, hypertension, and allergies treated with steroids increase the risk for dengue hemorrhagic fever, show results from a case-control study.
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