Sunday, November 21, 2010

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Medical News

Low vitamin D linked to bronchoconstriction in asthmatic children

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Italian study show that low serum levels of vitamin D are common in children with asthma and are associated with reduced lung function and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.

IVF increases risk for preterm birth

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Women who conceive using IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection are more likely to deliver before term than those who conceive naturally, research shows.

Low IL-6 levels increase chances of clinical pregnancy after IVF

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Women with lower than average follicular fluid levels of interleukin 6 have an increased likelihood of achieving a clinical pregnancy during IVF, show US study results.

Intrauterine exposure to analgesics increases risk for male infertility

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Women who use mild analgesics during pregnancy increase the risk that their male offspring are born with cryptorchidism, "the best described risk factor for poor semen quality and testicular germ cell cancer," say researchers.

Struggle for pregnancy among young women highlights need to monitor ART trends

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Almost a quarter of young women in an Australian study had difficulty conceiving, highlighting the continued need to monitor reproductive trends, say the study's authors.

Duration of hormone stimulation does not induce depression during IVF

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for controlled ovarian stimulation during IVF does not induce negative mood symptoms, report Israeli researchers.

Non-adherence to lifestyle recommendations increases colorectal cancer risk

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Adhering to recommendations for physical activity, waist circumference, smoking, alcohol intake, and diet may significantly reduce colorectal cancer risk in middle-aged men and women, suggest Danish study findings.

Microsmia linked to poor outcomes in first-episode psychosis patients

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The presence of olfactory identification deficits in patients with first-episode psychosis is associated with poorer outcomes after treatment, research shows.

Denervation effective for treating resistant hypertension

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Study findings show that catheter-based renal nerve inactivation is effective for significantly reducing blood pressure in patients with hypertension who are resistant to pharmacologic treatment.

Bipolar patients show age-related differences in Axis I comorbidity

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Italian study suggest that patterns of Axis I comorbidity differ by age among patients with bipolar disorder.

Schizophrenia and their caregiving relatives have reduced QoL

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia and their caregiving relatives have significantly lower quality of life compared with mentally healthy individuals without a family history of psychiatric illness, results from a Croatian study show.

Bipolar disorder linked to increased risk for unplanned suicide attempts

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Bipolar disorder is associated with a significantly greater risk for unplanned than planned suicide attempts, South Korean research shows.

Borderline personality disorder prevalent in schizophrenia

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is common in patients with schizophrenia and has a negative effect on disease course and outcomes, study results show.

HDL anti-oxidant activity linked to risk for adverse CV events

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The anti-oxidant activity of high-density lipoproteins can be used to predict risk for adverse cardiovascular events in patients with systolic heart failure, says a US research team.

Remitted bipolar I and II disorder patients show significant functional impairments

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar I and II disorder who are in remission show significant and similar levels of functional impairment, researchers have found.

Schizophrenia symptom severity influenced by menstrual cycle

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Symptom severity fluctuates over the menstrual cycle in women with schizophrenia, say researchers who also found that increased levels of the hormone oxytocin are associated with reduced schizophrenia symptom severity in both genders.

ASCEND-HF: Nesiritide well tolerated, but little effect on HF symptoms or mortality

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Treatment with the vasodilator nesiritide does not increase adverse outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, but dyspnea and mortality benefits are limited, say researchers from the ASCEND-HF trial.

RAFT demonstrates benefit of ICD-CRT in mild-to-moderate HF

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Adding cardiac resynchronization therapy to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and optimal medical therapy significantly reduces the risk for death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with mild-to-moderate HF and a wide QRS complex, results of the RAFT trial demonstrate.

Physical disorders linked to suicide risk in mood disorder patients

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Respiratory illness, hypertension, and number of physical conditions are significantly associated with suicidal behavior in patients with a history of mood disorders, researchers have found.
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