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• Many depressive patients fall into ‘soft bipolar spectrum’
• Subjective QoL, psychosocial functioning independent in schizophrenia
• Warfarin therapy feasible for Budd-Chiari Syndrome
• Coiling trumps clipping for unruptured aneurysms in elderly
• Cancer recurrence worries affect women differently
• Non-linear variables are key to successful ovarian cancer prediction
• Low-dose OC relieves menstrual pain in endometriosis
• Non-linear variables are key to successful ovarian cancer prediction
• Contraception advice should be given alongside teratogenic prescriptions
• Just as important for expectant fathers, as expectant mothers, to quit smoking
• ‘Mindfulness’ training could reduce burden of hot flashes
• Lipoprotein(a) levels may identify FH patients at high coronary risk
• CRP plays no part in coronary artery disease
• Link between PCOS and diabetes confirmed
• Proliferative diabetic retinopathy linked to defective heart muscle perfusion
• Conflicts of interest common among CVD guideline development committees

Many depressive patients fall into ‘soft bipolar spectrum’ Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Around 85% of patients who present with depression may show some degree of bipolarity based on the concept of the soft bipolar spectrum, study results show.

Subjective QoL, psychosocial functioning independent in schizophrenia Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Subjective quality of life and psychosocial functioning are independent constructs in schizophrenia and should be assessed separately, results of a study suggest.

Warfarin therapy feasible for Budd-Chiari Syndrome Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Chinese researchers have shown that warfarin may be suitable for the treatment of chronic inferior vena cava thrombosis in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Coiling trumps clipping for unruptured aneurysms in elderly Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT If elderly patients are to undergo treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms it should be with endovascular coiling rather than surgical clipping, say researchers.

Cancer recurrence worries affect women differently Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Factors unrelated to recurrence risk define women's tendency to worry about breast cancer recurrence, say US researchers.

Non-linear variables are key to successful ovarian cancer prediction Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Statistical models that use clinical and demographic characteristics to estimate the probability of ovarian cancer can be made more accurate by adjusting for non-linear relationships between key variables, show US study results.

Low-dose OC relieves menstrual pain in endometriosis Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Low-dose oral contraceptives are a possible treatment option for women with primary dysmenorrhea, show results of a randomized controlled trial.

Non-linear variables are key to successful ovarian cancer prediction Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Statistical models that use clinical and demographic characteristics to estimate the probability of ovarian cancer can be made more accurate by adjusting for non-linear relationships between key variables, show US study results.

Contraception advice should be given alongside teratogenic prescriptions Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate a need for increased awareness in primary care-specific training of the risks associated with prescribing teratogenic medications, and furthermore, the need for concurrent contraceptive counseling.

Just as important for expectant fathers, as expectant mothers, to quit smoking Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Being exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy increases the risk for stillbirth, and the baby being born with a congenital malformation, show study results.

‘Mindfulness’ training could reduce burden of hot flashes Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Mindfulness-based stress reduction training could dramatically reduce the bother and distress menopausal women experience from hot flashes, report US researchers.

Lipoprotein(a) levels may identify FH patients at high coronary risk Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Levels of lipoprotein (Lp)(a) may be an important marker of coronary heart disease risk in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, say researchers.

CRP plays no part in coronary artery disease Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings do not support a causal role for C-reactive protein in the development of coronary artery disease, say researchers.

Link between PCOS and diabetes confirmed Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a greater long-term risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance than their peers without PCOS, report researchers.

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy linked to defective heart muscle perfusion Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The frequency of defects in heart muscle perfusion at rest and after exercise increase with increasing severity of diabetic retinopathy, suggest study results.

Conflicts of interest common among CVD guideline development committees Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT An assessment of the most recently published US cardiovascular disease clinical practical guidelines reveals that more than 50% of individuals involved in the development of these guidelines disclosed a conflict of interest.

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