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• Binge eating disorder linked to hypomania
• Life expectancy reduced in patients with serious mental illnesses
• Oral nutritional therapy as effective as enteral for pediatric Crohn’s
• Nurse educator improves VTE prophylaxis rates
• Long-term outcomes poor after diabetic stroke
• NSCLC survival not improved by addition of bevacizumab to erlotinib
• Genetic profiling of lipids can predict diabetes
• NLA releases guidance on screening, diagnosis, and management of FH
• ApoB/apoA-I ratio may improve CV risk prediction
• CHD risk in diabetes patients has decreased over past decade
• Genetic profiling of lipids can predict diabetes
• Long-term outcomes poor after diabetic stroke
• Call for fewer UK heart transplant units as transplant rates decline
• New-onset AF increases mortality even in healthy women

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.

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