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• Use of legal ‘social drugs’ increased in bipolar-spectrum patients
• History of violence, IQ linked to suicide risk in schizophrenic men
• Dairy intake does not elevate MI risk
• Adiponectin levels ‘not useful’ for assessing CHD risk
• Copying and pasting of medical records reduces standard of diabetes care
• Good glycemic, weight control is hard for young Type 2 diabetes patients
• CCTA screening of low-risk patients does not improve outcomes
• Carbon nanofibers offer potential heart regeneration approach

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.

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.

Dairy intake does not elevate MI risk Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Dairy consumption is not associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction, say researchers.

Adiponectin levels ‘not useful’ for assessing CHD risk Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that plasma adiponectin levels are not useful in assessing coronary heart disease risk once traditional risk factors and clinical features of the metabolic syndrome have been considered.

Copying and pasting of medical records reduces standard of diabetes care Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Inappropriate copying and pasting of medical information from older documents leads to a reduction in the standard of diabetes care, suggest findings from a US study.

Good glycemic, weight control is hard for young Type 2 diabetes patients Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Targets for glycemic control and weight are harder to achieve in younger patients with Type 2 diabetes than in older patients with the condition, say researchers.

CCTA screening of low-risk patients does not improve outcomes Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Coronary computed tomographic angiography screening of asymptomatic patients leads to increased medication use but no difference in cardiovascular event outcomes, a study suggests.

Carbon nanofibers offer potential heart regeneration approach Posted: 24 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have developed a novel technique using carbon nanofibers as a conductive scaffold that could one day be used to regenerate the myocardial tissue of patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction.

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