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• Cannabis use linked to psychiatric hospitalization
• Bipolar disorder linked to increased adiposity in women
• Large registry study finds no excess cancer risk with ARB use
• High BMI linked to lower mortality after PCI, more metabolic abnormalities
• GPs promote physical activity in inactive patients
• Ketogenic diet alone can reverse diabetic nephropathy
• Diabetes may worsen post-PCI quality of life
• More data suggest calcium raises cardiac risk
• Large registry study finds no excess cancer risk with ARB use

Cannabis use linked to psychiatric hospitalization Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT There is a significant and positive dose-response relationship between cannabis use and risk for psychiatric hospitalization, study results suggest.

Bipolar disorder linked to increased adiposity in women Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Australian study suggest a trend toward increased adiposity among women with bipolar disorder compared with mentally healthy women.

Large registry study finds no excess cancer risk with ARB use Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT An analysis of more than 100,000 patients taking angiotensin receptor blockers has found no signal that these drugs are associated with an increased risk for cancer, with the exception of a small increase in male genital cancers.

High BMI linked to lower mortality after PCI, more metabolic abnormalities Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that patients with a high body mass index have low rates of all-cause mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention.

GPs promote physical activity in inactive patients Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT General practitioners can significantly increase the physical activity levels of inactive patients through "physical activity promotion programs," but the effect wears off over time, say researchers.

Ketogenic diet alone can reverse diabetic nephropathy Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a study in mice suggest that consumption of a ketogenic diet may be sufficient to reverse the symptoms of diabetic nephropathy.

Diabetes may worsen post-PCI quality of life Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes have poorer health-related quality of life at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome and at 6 months after the procedure compared with those without diabetes, researchers report.

More data suggest calcium raises cardiac risk Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Latest research has shown further evidence for a link between calcium, or calcium combined with vitamin D supplementation, and cardiovascular disease.

Large registry study finds no excess cancer risk with ARB use Posted: 26 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT An analysis of more than 100,000 patients taking angiotensin receptor blockers has found no signal that these drugs are associated with an increased risk for cancer, with the exception of a small increase in male genital cancers.

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