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• Persistent cannabis use linked to poor outcomes in teens with FEP
• BD I patients and their relatives show maladaptive emotion regulation strategies
• Thrombosis risk factors identified in essential thrombocythemia
• ABCD² clinical value disputed
• High free fatty acid levels may identify stable CHD patients at high CV risk
• Novel Mediterranean diet adherence questionnaire developed
• Hypertension treatment, control improved in Canada
• High-risk ethnic minorities are underscreened for diabetes
• ADT may increase diabetes risk in prostate cancer patients
• Fear of dying in ACS patients linked to increased inflammation
• Hypertension treatment, control improved in Canada

Persistent cannabis use linked to poor outcomes in teens with FEP Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Persistent cannabis use is associated with poor outcomes in adolescents with first-episode psychosis, study results show.

BD I patients and their relatives show maladaptive emotion regulation strategies Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar I disorder and their unaffected relatives exhibit more frequent use of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies compared with mentally healthy individuals without such a family history, research shows.

Thrombosis risk factors identified in essential thrombocythemia Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Venous and arterial thromboses have different risk factors among patients with essential thrombocythemia, study findings indicate.

ABCD<sup>2</sup> clinical value disputed Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results of a prospective study from Canada throw doubt on the ability of the ABCD2 score to reliably triage transient ischemic attack patients on the basis of their short-term stroke risk.

High free fatty acid levels may identify stable CHD patients at high CV risk Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Very high levels of free fatty acids might identify stable coronary heart disease patients with poor prognoses, say German researchers.

Novel Mediterranean diet adherence questionnaire developed Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT A novel dietary questionnaire has been developed that rapidly assesses adherence to the Mediterranean diet, claims a team of Spanish researchers.

Hypertension treatment, control improved in Canada Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Rates of treatment and control of hypertension have improved markedly over the past two decades in Canada, research suggests.

High-risk ethnic minorities are underscreened for diabetes Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT US study findings suggest that people from high-risk ethnic minorities are being underscreened for diabetes, despite American Diabetes Association recommendations for higher levels of screening in this patient group.

ADT may increase diabetes risk in prostate cancer patients Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Androgen deprivation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer may increase a man's risk for Type 2 diabetes, show results presented at the Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston, USA.

Fear of dying in ACS patients linked to increased inflammation Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Intense distress and fear of dying during acute coronary syndrome is linked to increased inflammation, and could contribute to worse outcomes in the long term, a UK study suggests.

Hypertension treatment, control improved in Canada Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Rates of treatment and control of hypertension have improved markedly over the past two decades in Canada, research suggests.

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