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• No differences in temperament and character between BD I and II patients
• CHD risk ‘not increased in first-episode psychosis patients’
• Point-of-care assay measures enoxaparin activity in whole blood
• Caution urged over statin use in ICH patients
• Novel tamoxifen resistance mechanism identified
• Advanced ovarian cancer patients with surgery risk identified
• Research suggests role for omega-3 fatty acids in menopausal transition
• Length of travel time to hospital affects perinatal outome
• Intrauterine contraception knowledge limited among young women
• Poor contraception awareness linked to high tubal sterilization rates among African Americans
• High body fat percentage increases vascular risk in normal-weight patients
• Low education level may increase CV risk
• Occlusive PAD linked to worse CV prognosis than medial calcinosis
• Low lung diffusion capacity predicts pneumonia hospitalization in diabetics
• STEMI rates fall in US while NSTEMI rates rise

No differences in temperament and character between BD I and II patients Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Finnish study suggest that there are no significant differences in temperament and character dimensions between patients with bipolar I disorder and those with bipolar II disorder.

CHD risk ‘not increased in first-episode psychosis patients’ Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with a first episode of psychosis do not have a significantly increased 10-year risk for developing coronary heart disease, US research shows.

Point-of-care assay measures enoxaparin activity in whole blood Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST US researchers have developed a point-of-care assay that uses heparinase I to measure enoxaparin anticoagulant activity in whole blood.

Caution urged over statin use in ICH patients Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Statins may be best avoided in survivors of intracerebral hemorrhage, indicates a decision analysis published in the Archives of Neurology.

Novel tamoxifen resistance mechanism identified Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Researchers have identified a novel mechanism for tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells, according to study results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Advanced ovarian cancer patients with surgery risk identified Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Study results reveal a distinct subgroup of advanced ovarian cancer patients at very high risk for poor short-term survival after surgical treatment.

Research suggests role for omega-3 fatty acids in menopausal transition Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A small US study shows promising evidence that omega-3 fatty acids may be efficacious for the treatment of major depressive disorder in women experiencing the menopausal transition.

Length of travel time to hospital affects perinatal outome Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Women who travel for 20 minutes or longer between home and hospital during labor are more likely to experience adverse peri- and neonatal effects compared with those who travel for under 20 minutes, Dutch study results show.

Intrauterine contraception knowledge limited among young women Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Reproductive-aged women continue to have significant misconceptions about the benefits, risks, and efficacy of intrauterine contraception, show results of a US survey.

Poor contraception awareness linked to high tubal sterilization rates among African Americans Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST African–American women show higher rates of misinformation about sterilization and have limited awareness of contraceptive alternatives compared with white women, suggest study findings that may explain the racial disparity in tubal sterilization rates.

High body fat percentage increases vascular risk in normal-weight patients Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Canadian researchers say that, despite having a normal body mass index, individuals with a high percentage of body fat have an increased risk for developing cardiometabolic diseases.

Low education level may increase CV risk Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The level of education that an individual receives may influence their risk for developing cardiovascular disease, results of a large Spanish study suggest.

Occlusive PAD linked to worse CV prognosis than medial calcinosis Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Study results show that the presence of occlusive peripheral artery disease, but not medial calcinosis, increases the risk for adverse cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes.

Low lung diffusion capacity predicts pneumonia hospitalization in diabetics Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with Type 2 diabetes have lower lung diffusion capacity than nondiabetic patients, making them more susceptible to hospitalization for pneumonia, say researchers.

STEMI rates fall in US while NSTEMI rates rise Posted: 16 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Findings from a US study indicate that ST-elevation myocardial infarction rates have fallen since the late 1990s but non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction rates have risen slightly.

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