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• Neuromotor abnormalities ‘integral part’ of schizophrenia
• Cognitive complaints may signal depression in bipolar disorder
• Tetramer test aids celiac disease identification in gluten-free eaters
• AHA issues guidelines for treatment of severe VTE
• Lung cancer risk may be lower with menthol than regular cigarettes
• Statin adherence after coronary revascularization ‘suboptimal’ in elderly
• Race, ethnicity influence effects of abdominal fat on CVD risk
• New role for pioglitazone in diabetes prevention
• Exposure to maternal diabetes <i>in utero</i> can increase CV risk in children
• Smoking increases AF risk
• Novel 2-hour protocol may improve discharge times in low-risk chest pain patients
• Hormone therapy for prostate cancer linked to significant weight gain
• Childbirth differentially impacts subtype-specific breast cancer risk

Neuromotor abnormalities ‘integral part’ of schizophrenia Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Around a third of patients with schizophrenia show neuromotor abnormalities that are independent from the effects of antipsychotic medication, study results show.

Cognitive complaints may signal depression in bipolar disorder Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The severity of depressive symptoms does not account for the recognized discrepancy between self-reported and objective measures of cognition in patients with bipolar disorder, study results show.

Tetramer test aids celiac disease identification in gluten-free eaters Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Norwegian research findings suggest that a HLA-DQ2-gliadin peptide tetramer test detects celiac disease with greater sensitivity than duodenal biopsy in individuals on a gluten-free diet.

AHA issues guidelines for treatment of severe VTE Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A new scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association provides recommendations for the management of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism, iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Lung cancer risk may be lower with menthol than regular cigarettes Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a large US study show that smokers of menthol cigarettes are no more likely to develop lung cancer than smokers of regular cigarettes.

Statin adherence after coronary revascularization ‘suboptimal’ in elderly Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adherence to statins following coronary revascularization needs to be improved among elderly patients, especially after invasive treatment, study findings suggest.

Race, ethnicity influence effects of abdominal fat on CVD risk Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Abdominal fat appears to have differing effects on risk for cardiovascular disease in middle aged White and African–American women, US study results show.

New role for pioglitazone in diabetes prevention Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Findings from a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that treatment of people with impaired glucose tolerance with pioglitazone can significantly reduce their risk for developing diabetes.

Exposure to maternal diabetes <i>in utero</i> can increase CV risk in children Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Children exposed to maternal diabetes in utero have a worse cardiovascular risk profile than unexposed children, show study results.

Smoking increases AF risk Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The long-term risk for developing atrial fibrillation is more than two-fold higher in current smokers than among never smokers, according to US study results.

Novel 2-hour protocol may improve discharge times in low-risk chest pain patients Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers report that use of a novel protocol may speed up the identification of low-risk patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain suggestive of acute coronary syndrome.

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer linked to significant weight gain Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy after surgical removal of their prostate are likely to experience significant weight gain.

Childbirth differentially impacts subtype-specific breast cancer risk Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A woman's reproductive history differentially affects her risk for triple-negative and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer postmenopause, US study data show.

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