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• Varenicline may help COPD patients quit smoking
• RAS blockade reduces CCB-related peripheral edema
• Suprapapillary puncture effectively removes bile duct stones
• RAS blockade reduces CCB-related peripheral edema
• Vocational rehabilitation benefits schizophrenia patients
• Antihypertensives benefit normotensive CVD patients
• Lengthy education may reduce blood pressure
• Hemostatic factors, BP surge add to morning stroke risk
• Widespread cortical changes in pediatric bipolar disorder with psychosis
• Aspirin use in pregnancy may increase risk for childhood psychosis
• Psychosocial intervention may benefit youth at risk for bipolar disorder
• Symptom burden in FEP patients linked to later suicide risk
• Neopterin aids HF risk-prediction in ACS patients
• Bipolar disorder uncommon in UK children with ADHD
• mfVEPs abnormal in schizophrenia patients
• Bipolar disorder ‘significantly underdiagnosed’ in primary care
• Dermoscopy useful for distinguishing psoriasis from seborrheic dermatitis

Varenicline may help COPD patients quit smoking Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a US study suggest that the antismoking drug varenicline is effective in patients with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

RAS blockade reduces CCB-related peripheral edema Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Findings from a US meta-analysis show that the risk for peripheral edema associated with calcium-channel blocker monotherapy may be reduced by adding on a renin-angiotensin system blocker.

Suprapapillary puncture effectively removes bile duct stones Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Researchers report that suprapapillary puncture is an effective method for removing common bile duct stones in decompensated liver cirrhosis patients with coagulopathy.

RAS blockade reduces CCB-related peripheral edema Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Findings from a US meta-analysis show that the risk for peripheral edema associated with calcium-channel blocker monotherapy may be reduced by adding on a renin-angiotensin system blocker.

Vocational rehabilitation benefits schizophrenia patients Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Vocational rehabilitation improves cognition and reduces symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, say Brazilian researchers.

Antihypertensives benefit normotensive CVD patients Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Cardiovascular disease patients without clinically-defined hypertension may reduce their risk for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality by taking antihypertensive medication, results from a US meta-analysis indicate.

Lengthy education may reduce blood pressure Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Study results suggest that spending a long time in education may reduce blood pressure levels in the long term, particularly in women.

Hemostatic factors, BP surge add to morning stroke risk Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST The presence of hemostatic risk factors adds to the stroke risk associated with the morning blood pressure surge in patients with hypertension, research shows.

Widespread cortical changes in pediatric bipolar disorder with psychosis Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Children with bipolar disorder who also experience symptoms of psychosis show widespread cortical changes relative to their mentally healthy peers, research shows.

Aspirin use in pregnancy may increase risk for childhood psychosis Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST The maternal use of aspirin during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for psychotic symptoms in children, research suggests.

Psychosocial intervention may benefit youth at risk for bipolar disorder Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Young people at high risk for bipolar disorder may benefit from participating in a family-focused early psychosocial intervention program, say US researchers.

Symptom burden in FEP patients linked to later suicide risk Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST First-episode psychosis patients with more than four symptoms are at significantly greater risk for suicide than those with fewer symptoms, researchers have found.

Neopterin aids HF risk-prediction in ACS patients Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Circulating levels of neopterin, a novel marker of macrophage/ monocyte activation, have prognostic value in patients with heart failure, study findings indicate.

Bipolar disorder uncommon in UK children with ADHD Posted: 01 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a UK study suggest that undiagnosed bipolar disorder is rare in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

mfVEPs abnormal in schizophrenia patients Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST The latency of multifocal visual-evoked potentials is prolonged and amplitude reduced in patients with schizophrenia relative to mentally healthy individuals, research shows.

Bipolar disorder ‘significantly underdiagnosed’ in primary care Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a UK study suggest that a significant proportion of patients treated for depression in primary care may have undiagnosed bipolar disorder.

Dermoscopy useful for distinguishing psoriasis from seborrheic dermatitis Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Scalp psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis can be differentiated by looking at vascular patterns using dermoscopy, report researchers.

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