Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Medical News


Binge eating disorder linked to hypomania

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Obese patients with binge eating disorder are at increased risk for bipolar spectrum symptoms, results from an Italian study suggest.

Life expectancy reduced in patients with serious mental illnesses

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses have significantly reduced life expectancy compared with the general population, research shows.

Oral nutritional therapy as effective as enteral for pediatric Crohn’s

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Fractionated oral nutritional therapy is as effective as continuous enteral administration for treating children with Crohn's disease, suggest study findings.

Nurse educator improves VTE prophylaxis rates

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis among hospitalized medical patients can be significantly improved by implementation of a nurse-led educational program, Australian researchers report.

Long-term outcomes poor after diabetic stroke

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with diabetes, particularly those with Type 1 diabetes, have a poor long-term prognosis after stroke, report Finnish researchers.

NSCLC survival not improved by addition of bevacizumab to erlotinib

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Addition of bevacizumab to erlotinib does not improve overall survival in patients with recurrent or refractory non-small-cell lung cancer after first-line treatment failure, results of an international, phase III clinical trial show.

Genetic profiling of lipids can predict diabetes

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Lipidomic profiling may become a more reliable predictor of future diabetes than traditional factors such as glucose and insulin levels, report researchers from the European Human Genetics Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

NLA releases guidance on screening, diagnosis, and management of FH

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

All individuals should be screened for elevated serum cholesterol levels before they reach 20 years of age, according to a statement released by the National Lipid Association Expert Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

ApoB/apoA-I ratio may improve CV risk prediction

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio may improve the predictive ability of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for detecting cardiovascular risk, Italian research suggests.

CHD risk in diabetes patients has decreased over past decade

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Research shows that improvements in glycated hemoglobin, lipids, and blood pressure have significantly lowered the 10-year risk for coronary heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Genetic profiling of lipids can predict diabetes

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Lipidomic profiling may become a more reliable predictor of future diabetes than traditional factors such as glucose and insulin levels, report researchers from the European Human Genetics Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Long-term outcomes poor after diabetic stroke

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with diabetes, particularly those with Type 1 diabetes, have a poor long-term prognosis after stroke, report Finnish researchers.

Call for fewer UK heart transplant units as transplant rates decline

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The rate of heart transplantation has declined in the UK over the past decade, which researchers believe must lead to fewer heart transplant units, and increased use of left ventricular assist devices.

New-onset AF increases mortality even in healthy women

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Research indicates that new-onset atrial fibrillation in healthy, middle-aged women is associated with an increased mortality risk.

Monday, May 30, 2011

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Medical News


Chronic rhinosinusitis may affect one in ten Europeans

Posted: 30 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Chronic rhinosinusitis affects up to 10% of Europeans, results from an international, multicentre study suggest.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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Medical News


Maximum home SBP helps predict target organ damage

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Maximum home systolic blood pressure is more closely related to cardiac and vascular damage than is average home systolic blood pressure in patients with untreated hypertension, a Japanese study has shown.

Severe PSC requiring transplantation linked to milder UC course

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with ulcerative colitis and severe comorbid primary sclerosing cholangitis requiring transplantation have a milder course of UC than patients with mild liver involvement, suggest UK study findings.

Maximum home SBP helps predict target organ damage

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Maximum home systolic blood pressure is more closely related to cardiac and vascular damage than is average home systolic blood pressure in patients with untreated hypertension, a Japanese study has shown.

No gender differences in social outcome among schizophrenia patients

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

There are no significant gender differences in social outcome among patients with schizophrenia, study results suggest.

PAD predicts worse clinical course of HF

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The presence of peripheral arterial disease is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure, a substudy of HF-ACTION suggests.

Cerebellum TrkB expression reduced in bipolar disorder patients

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Cerebellum tyrosine kinase B expression is reduced in patients with bipolar disorder, study results show.

History of violence, IQ linked to suicide risk in schizophrenic men

Posted: 25 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Study results suggest that men with schizophrenia who have a previous history of violent offending are at increased risk for suicide, while those with a low IQ are at reduced risk.

Eplerenone reduces risk for AF

Posted: 25 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Eplerenone may reduce the risk for new-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter in heart failure patients, suggests a sub-analysis of the EMPHASIS-HF trial.

Use of legal ‘social drugs’ increased in bipolar-spectrum patients

Posted: 25 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The use of legal "social drugs" such as coffee and tobacco is more common among depressed individuals who meet criteria for bipolarity, according to the Hypomania Check-List 32, than among those who do not, Italian research shows.

Type 2 diabetes increases mortality risk in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The presence of Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased mortality risk in patients with schizophrenia, study results suggest.

Specialist inpatient treatment benefits patients with refractory affective disorders

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Specialist, multidisciplinary inpatient treatment is effective for reducing depression among patients with severe and treatment-resistant affective disorders, UK research shows.

Similarly elevated prodromal symptoms in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and SPD patients

Posted: 23 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and those with schizotypal personality disorder exhibit similarly elevated levels of prodromal symptoms of psychosis, study results show.

Antihypertensive therapy for normotensive diabetics questioned

Posted: 23 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Research shows that the antihypertensive therapy candesartan modestly reduces the risk for vascular complications in patients with diabetes already treated for hypertension.

HF patients may be at increased fracture risk

Posted: 23 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Study findings suggest that heart failure patients may be at increased risk for osteoporotic fractures.

Decision-making abilities ‘intact’ in euthymic BD patients

Posted: 23 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with bipolar disorder who are euthymic do not display poorer decision-making abilities than mentally healthy individuals, research show.

Friday, May 27, 2011

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Three months anticoagulation sufficient for most VTE

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Continuing anticoagulation for longer than 3 months after venous thromboembolism does not provide additional benefit in terms of reduced recurrence, regardless of the initial thrombus location and the presence of provoking risk factors, study data show.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have ‘novel antithrombotic effects’

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, combined with dual antiplatelet therapy, can significantly decrease thrombin formation and oxidative stress, and favorably alter fibrin clot properties, say researchers.

Body-weight-supported treadmill rehabilitation under fire

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Locomotor training using a treadmill with body-weight support is not the optimal means of assisting the rehabilitation of stroke survivors with walking impairment, show findings from a randomized trial.

Dead Sea climatotherapy more effective for early-onset psoriasis

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Dead Sea climatotherapy is not only highly effective for treatment of plaque psoriasis, but has the greatest effect on early- versus late-onset forms of the disease, report researchers.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have ‘novel antithrombotic effects’

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, combined with dual antiplatelet therapy, can significantly decrease thrombin formation and oxidative stress, and favorably alter fibrin clot properties, say researchers.

Obesity influences the cardiorespiratory benefits of exercise

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The benefits of physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness may be offset by obesity, US study findings suggest.

Women with glucose intolerance at high risk for atherosclerosis

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Women with glucose intolerance may be at greater risk for early atherosclerotic changes than men, show study findings.

Glycated hemoglobin inaccurate for Type II diabetes diagnosis in She Chinese

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Diagnosis of Type II diabetes should not be based on glycated hemoglobin levels when assessing She Chinese people, suggest study findings showing low test sensitivity for this population.

GDF-15 strong predictor of CVD mortality in adults

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

US researchers report that growth differentiation factor-15 is a strong predictor of mortality in community-dwelling older adults.

PAD predicts worse clinical course of HF

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The presence of peripheral arterial disease is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure, a substudy of HF-ACTION suggests.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have ‘novel antithrombotic effects’

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, combined with dual antiplatelet therapy, can significantly decrease thrombin formation and oxidative stress, and favorably alter fibrin clot properties, say researchers.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

iPhone Medical News

iPhone Medical News


Skin of Mine Helps You Keep an Eye on Skin Concerns

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Skin of Mine is a new iOS based service that helps people identify various skin conditions. Using an iPhone, iPad, or the iPod touch, you can take a photo of a mole, acne, or other abnormalities on the skin and have it reviewed by a dermatologist or nurse practitioner. Additionally, automated tools help you keep track of a mole between doctor visits, by quantifying its symmetry, border and color regularity. You can also compare your mole to those in the app’s database, as well as do a side-by-side progress review with photos taken at earlier times. Currently only patients in six states (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, Nebraska, and Louisiana) have access to medical professionals via the app, but the company is moving toward having nationwide coverage.

From the product page:

  • MOLES Quantify the symmetry, border regularity, and color regularity of moles, as a way of automating your skin self-exam.
  • PSORIASIS Measure the area of extent as well as the redness, scaliness, and thickness.
  • VITILIGO Measure the area of extent.
  • ACNE Measure your “acne index” in order to compare the severity of acne in today’s photo with an earlier or later one.
  • WRINKLES Find your “wrinkle index.” This will allow you to compare today’s photo with an earlier or later one, for the purpose of quantifying the effect of an anti-aging regimen.
  • EVENNESS Measure the evenness of your skin tone. This will allow you to compare today’s photo with an earlier or later one, for the purpose of measuring the effect of a cream or laser.
  • MELASMA Measure the area of extent, darkness, and heterogeneity of hyperpigmented regions. This will allow you to compare today’s photo with an earlier or later one, for the purpose of measuring the effect of a treatment.
  • REDNESS Quantify the redness of your skin, so that you can track it over time.
  • LIP PLUMPNESS Measure the plumpness of your lips, for the purpose of comparing today’s photo to an earlier or later one. This will allow you to quantify the effect of a product or treatment.
  • TEETH WHITENESS Measure the whiteness of your teeth.
  • SPIDER VEINS Measure the severity of your spider veins. This will allow you to quantify the effect of a vein treatment.

Product page: Skin Of Mine …

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