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• Exhaled biomarkers show limited value in gauging asthma control
• Eating disorders common in women with bipolar I disorder
• Substance abuse linked to involuntary hospitalization in FEP patients
• Acute statin therapy improves survival after ischemic stroke
• Response inhibition deficits may indicate familial liability for psychotic BD I
• Airport body scanners pose ‘trivial’ cancer risk
• Acute statin therapy improves survival after ischemic stroke
• Obesity linked to cardiac dysfunction
• Diabetes/hyperglycemia risk loci linked with lipoprotein traits
• Autonomic imbalance found in comorbid diabetes/hypertension
• Lowering the troponin I diagnostic threshold improves ACS outcomes
• Antidepressant drug adherence linked to reduced MI risk

Exhaled biomarkers show limited value in gauging asthma control Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Assessment of gas and pH levels in exhaled breath may offer a new way to gauge asthma control, according to researchers writing in the journal Respiratory Medicine.

Eating disorders common in women with bipolar I disorder Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Eating disorders are common in women with bipolar I disorder and are associated with increased severity of the mood condition, say researchers.

Substance abuse linked to involuntary hospitalization in FEP patients Posted: 30 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Substance abuse is associated with an increased risk for involuntary hospitalization in patients with first-episode psychosis, study results show.

Acute statin therapy improves survival after ischemic stroke Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Prestroke and acute poststroke statin therapy can significantly improve survival rates in ischemic stroke patients, show study results.

Response inhibition deficits may indicate familial liability for psychotic BD I Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar I disorder who have a history of psychotic symptoms and their unaffected first-degree relatives exhibit impairments in response inhibition, researchers have found.

Airport body scanners pose ‘trivial’ cancer risk Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers estimate that the risk for cancer associated with airport body scanners is extremely small, even among frequent fliers.

Acute statin therapy improves survival after ischemic stroke Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Prestroke and acute poststroke statin therapy can significantly improve survival rates in ischemic stroke patients, show study results.

Obesity linked to cardiac dysfunction Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Swedish study indicate that obesity is significantly associated with cardiac dysfunction.

Diabetes/hyperglycemia risk loci linked with lipoprotein traits Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Several genetic risk loci for Type 2 diabetes and hyperglycemia are also associated with lipoprotein traits, an international research team has shown.

Autonomic imbalance found in comorbid diabetes/hypertension Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The presence of Type 2 diabetes in individuals with treatment-resistant hypertension is associated with autonomic imbalance, lower adiponectin levels, and higher body mass index, a Brazilian study has found.

Lowering the troponin I diagnostic threshold improves ACS outcomes Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The use of a sensitive troponin I assay in patients admitted to hospital with suspected acute coronary syndrome can improve diagnosis and clinical outcomes, study findings suggest.

Antidepressant drug adherence linked to reduced MI risk Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a large US study indicate that adherence to 12 weeks of continuous antidepressant pharmacotherapy may reduce the risk for myocardial infarction in depressed patients with no history of cardiac disease.

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