Monday, January 24, 2011

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Medical News


Testosterone reduced in boys with prodromal psychosis symptoms

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Dutch study suggest that boys with prodromal symptoms of psychosis have reduced levels of testosterone.

Similar gray matter deficits in bipolar and schizophrenia

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with psychotic bipolar mania and those with paranoid schizophrenia have similar clusters of gray matter deficits in certain brain areas, researchers have found.

Prasugrel performs well in OPTIMUS-3 Trial

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Study results show that patients with Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease have better platelet inhibition and response profiles with standard-dose prasugrel than with double-dose clopidogrel.

Atopic disease linked to increased thrombosis risk

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with venous thromboembolism are nearly twice as likely to have atopic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, as individuals with no history of thrombosis, researchers report.

Kallikrein potential target to reduce stroke injury in diabetics

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Plasma kallikrein enhances hematoma expansion after hemorrhagic stroke in rats and mice, say researchers who found that activity of the enzyme was increased by high levels of plasma glucose.

NIHSS underestimates hemorrhage risk in right hemisphere stroke

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Physicians should be aware that use of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in patients with right hemispheric stroke underestimates their risk for hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis, say researchers.

Persistent smoking worsens head and neck RT outcome

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients who do not give up smoking tobacco during radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer have worse outcomes than their counterparts who give up before treatment, US study results show.

Free IVF results in very high success rate within 4-6 years

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

A study in Israel shows that infertile couples with access to unlimited IVF treatment have an almost 90 percent chance of achieving a live birth within 4 to 6 years.

ESHRE: Intrafamilial ART can be acceptable

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Certain forms of intrafamilial medically assisted reproduction are acceptable as long as recipients and collaborators have been counseled in order to reduce potential psychosocial and medical risks, says the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Link between chlamydia and ectopic pregnancy explained

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The increased risk for an ectopic pregnancy after infection with chlamydia could be explained by elevated prokineticin receptor 2 expression in the fallopian tubes, study results show.

Delaying childbearing increases age of subfertile population

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Dutch study results indicate that the trend toward the postponement of childbirth has a remarkable effect on the composition of the subfertile population.

Exposure to plasticizers in the workplace may hinder fertility

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Women who are exposed to phthalates in the workplace are more likely to take 6 months or more to conceive naturally compared with unexposed women, show population study results.

Novel SR-BI mutation raises questions about physiologic role of HDL

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

A new functional mutation in the gene encoding scavenger receptor class B type I has been identified in a family with raised levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Lipid-lowering drug use remains suboptimal in UK, despite OTC statins

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

The use of lipid-lowering drugs among eligible individuals differs according to ethnicity but not socioeconomic status, a UK survey has found.

Kallikrein potential target to reduce stroke injury in diabetics

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Plasma kallikrein enhances hematoma expansion after hemorrhagic stroke in rats and mice, say researchers who found that activity of the enzyme was increased by high levels of plasma glucose.

Prasugrel performs well in OPTIMUS-3 Trial

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST

Study results show that patients with Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease have better platelet inhibition and response profiles with standard-dose prasugrel than with double-dose clopidogrel.

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