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• Schizophrenia patients have reduced sensitivity to expressions of pain
• Psychosocial functioning impaired in children of bipolar parents
• Antithrombotic potential of fruits, vegetables reported
• Lowering target INR after aortic-valve replacement ‘may reduce bleeding’
• Long-term screening of coiled aneurysms may be unnecessary
• Radiotherapy-related second cancer risk ‘small’
• Stress, worry, poor sleep increase emergency c-section risk
• Nutrient deficiency responsible for anemia in postmenopausal women
• Physician attitude is main factor in uptake of extended-use OC regimens
• Protein could single out cervical cancer among HPV-infected women
• OC successfully treats heavy/prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Fibrate use increases in the USA despite questionable benefits
• Physical activity interventions may reduce CVD risk among high-risk individuals
• Diverticulitis admissions most common in summer
• Risk factors for amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcer clarified
• Exposure to cigarette smoke increases Type 2 diabetes risk in women
• Lowering target INR after aortic-valve replacement ‘may reduce bleeding’

Schizophrenia patients have reduced sensitivity to expressions of pain Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have impaired sensitivity to facial expressions of pain, with a bias to attribute reduced pain intensity, researchers have found.

Psychosocial functioning impaired in children of bipolar parents Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The children of parents with bipolar disorder exhibit impairments in psychosocial functioning relative to the children of mentally healthy parents, researchers report.

Antithrombotic potential of fruits, vegetables reported Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT A study in fruits and vegetables has revealed that green beans and tomatoes have antiplatelet activity, while raspberries exhibit both anticoagulant and fibrinolytic activity.

Lowering target INR after aortic-valve replacement ‘may reduce bleeding’ Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reducing anticoagulation in mechanical aortic-valve replacement patients is not only noninferior to standard therapy but may also reduce the risk for bleeding, preliminary results from the PROACT trial indicate.

Long-term screening of coiled aneurysms may be unnecessary Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Late reopening of successfully coiled aneurysms is a rare occurrence and does not typically result in retreatment, results of a long-term study indicate.

Radiotherapy-related second cancer risk ‘small’ Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Less than 10% of second solid cancers are attributable to radiotherapy treatment received for the first cancer, US researchers report.

Stress, worry, poor sleep increase emergency c-section risk Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk that a first-time mother will need an emergency cesarean section is increased with stress, worry, and poor sleep, show Swedish study results.

Nutrient deficiency responsible for anemia in postmenopausal women Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Inadequate nutrient intake significantly increases the risk for anemia in postmenopausal women, shows a review of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.

Physician attitude is main factor in uptake of extended-use OC regimens Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT An improvement in attitudes towards medically induced amenorrhea could positively impact on the uptake of extended-use oral contraceptive regimens, show US study findings.

Protein could single out cervical cancer among HPV-infected women Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway could be used to detect which women infected with the human papillomavirus are likely to develop cervical cancer, report US researchers.

OC successfully treats heavy/prolonged menstrual bleeding Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that an estradiol valerate and dienogest oral contraceptive regimen can successfully treat women with heavy and/or prolonged menstrual bleeding.

Fibrate use increases in the USA despite questionable benefits Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest the use of fibrates, particularly fenofibrate, has increased steadily over the past decade in the USA, despite several published trials questioning their benefit.

Physical activity interventions may reduce CVD risk among high-risk individuals Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Men and women with unfavorable cardiovascular risk profiles can significantly benefit from physical activity interventions, study findings suggest.

Diverticulitis admissions most common in summer Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US community-based study show that nonelective diverticulitis admission rates vary by season.

Risk factors for amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcer clarified Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The main factor predicting amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers is concurrent peripheral vascular disease, report Chinese researchers.

Exposure to cigarette smoke increases Type 2 diabetes risk in women Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Passive smoking and active cigarette smoking are both associated with a significantly increased risk for Type 2 diabetes in women, say researchers.

Lowering target INR after aortic-valve replacement ‘may reduce bleeding’ Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reducing anticoagulation in mechanical aortic-valve replacement patients is not only noninferior to standard therapy but may also reduce the risk for bleeding, preliminary results from the PROACT trial indicate.

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