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• Most physicians recognize ovarian cancer symptoms, order accurate tests
• Most physicians recognize ovarian cancer symptoms, order accurate tests
• Dual contraception holds promise, but high-risk groups need intervention
• Low body weight could indicate bone loss risk during menopause
• Women worry that men would forget to take contraceptive pill
• No increased cleft risk after corticosteroid use during pregnancy
• Ambulatory BP parameters predict CV risk in diabetic patients
• Lactobacilli peptidoglycans may protect against IBD effects
• Verbal memory linked to employment in schizophrenia patients
• ‘Forgetfulness’ main reason for nonadherence in BD patients
• Early cannabis abuse linked to younger age at psychosis onset
• Hypertension link to diabetes stronger in Whites than African Americans
• Coffee consumption unlikely to influence HF event risk in women
• Gender differences in mania symptomatology
• Cultural factors influence hallucination types in schizophrenia
• CBCL-JBD phenotype does not predict Axis I disorders

Most physicians recognize ovarian cancer symptoms, order accurate tests Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The majority of physicians would recommend diagnostic tests that are likely to lead to a correct diagnosis when presented with a patient with symptoms suggestive of ovarian cancer, show study results.

Most physicians recognize ovarian cancer symptoms, order accurate tests Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The majority of physicians would recommend diagnostic tests that are likely to lead to a correct diagnosis when presented with a patient with symptoms suggestive of ovarian cancer, show study results.

Dual contraception holds promise, but high-risk groups need intervention Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Dual-method contraception could prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies, but it must be consistent and maintained, report researchers.

Low body weight could indicate bone loss risk during menopause Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Chinese study results suggest that there may be a link between low weight at menopause, and experiencing greater and faster bone loss, particularly at the spine.

Women worry that men would forget to take contraceptive pill Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT UK study results show that women would doubt men's ability to remember to take a contraceptive pill, if one was made available.

No increased cleft risk after corticosteroid use during pregnancy Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Corticosteriod use does not significantly increase the risk for orofacial defects when used during the first trimester of pregnancy, show Danish study results.

Ambulatory BP parameters predict CV risk in diabetic patients Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Ambulatory measures of blood pressure are able to predict the risk for cardiovascular (CV) events in people with Type 2 diabetes, study findings indicate.

Lactobacilli peptidoglycans may protect against IBD effects Posted: 24 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Peptidoglycan and derived muropeptides assist probiotic functionality and may represent a useful therapeutic strategy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, French researchers report.

Verbal memory linked to employment in schizophrenia patients Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Italian study show that verbal memory is significantly associated with the attainment of competitive employment among patients with schizophrenia.

‘Forgetfulness’ main reason for nonadherence in BD patients Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The main reasons for medication nonadherence in patients with bipolar disorder are forgetfulness and problems with side effects, results from a US study suggest.

Early cannabis abuse linked to younger age at psychosis onset Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis abuse or dependency before the age of 14 years is associated with a reduced age at psychosis onset in first-episode patients, study results suggest.

Hypertension link to diabetes stronger in Whites than African Americans Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Prehypertension and hypertension are independently associated with increased risk for Type 2 diabetes in people of White ethnicity, suggest study results.

Coffee consumption unlikely to influence HF event risk in women Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The amount of coffee a middle-aged or older woman drinks does not affect her risk for developing heart failure, findings from a large observational study suggest.

Gender differences in mania symptomatology Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT There are significant differences between men and women with bipolar disorder regarding the symptomatology of manic episodes, results from an Indian study show.

Cultural factors influence hallucination types in schizophrenia Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of auditory, visual, and cenesthetic hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia is significantly influenced by cultural as well as clinical factors, study results show.

CBCL-JBD phenotype does not predict Axis I disorders Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found no evidence to suggest that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who have the Child Behavior Checklist-Juvenile Bipolar Disorder phenotype will go on to develop bipolar disorder or other Axis I disorders in late adolescence.

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