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• TOOL assesses antipsychotic impact in severe mental illness
• Genetic commonality between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia challenged
• Stroke bigger problem than IHD for low-income countries
• Systemic inflammation increases with age
• Low midlife cholesterol levels improve long-term mortality
• Teenage girls with Type 1 diabetes have poor cardiovascular risk profile
• Fasting glucose plus HbA1c testing optimum for diagnosing diabetes
• Varenicline linked to serious adverse CV event risk
• Moderate, severe diastolic dysfunction linked to increased mortality
• Stroke bigger problem than IHD for low-income countries

TOOL assesses antipsychotic impact in severe mental illness Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT The Tolerability and Quality of Life questionnaire is a feasible, reliable, and discriminative measure that offers a patient perspective on outcomes with antipsychotic therapy, Spanish study findings indicate.

Genetic commonality between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia challenged Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Variants in the ankyrin-3 gene play a role in bipolar disorder development, but there is no evidence for a link with schizophrenia, conclude European scientists.

Stroke bigger problem than IHD for low-income countries Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Countries with a low national income have a higher burden of mortality and morbidity from stroke than from ischemic heart disease, which is more of a problem for wealthier countries, shows research.

Systemic inflammation increases with age Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Systemic, but not vascular, inflammatory burden increases with age, study findings suggest.

Low midlife cholesterol levels improve long-term mortality Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Low cholesterol levels in middle age are associated with a reduced mortality rate later in life, research shows.

Teenage girls with Type 1 diabetes have poor cardiovascular risk profile Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Research presented at the American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions in San Diego, USA, suggests that teenage girls with Type 1 diabetes have a significantly worse cardiovascular disease risk profile than similarly aged boys with the condition.

Fasting glucose plus HbA1c testing optimum for diagnosing diabetes Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT A combination of glycated hemoglobin and fasting plasma glucose testing is needed for optimum detection of diabetes in people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, say researchers.

Varenicline linked to serious adverse CV event risk Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Varenicline may be linked to an increased risk for serious adverse cardiovascular events among tobacco users, researchers report.

Moderate, severe diastolic dysfunction linked to increased mortality Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Moderate and severe diastolic dysfunction are independent predictors of mortality in patients with normal systolic function, research indicates.

Stroke bigger problem than IHD for low-income countries Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Countries with a low national income have a higher burden of mortality and morbidity from stroke than from ischemic heart disease, which is more of a problem for wealthier countries, shows research.

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