Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Medical News

Medical News


Methods for controlling pulmonary embolism needed in Africa

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Pulmonary embolism is "not uncommon" in Sub-Saharan Africa and control methods are necessary, say the authors of a study investigating the epidemiology and management of disease in this region.

Advancing paternal age raises schizophrenia risk

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Increasing paternal age is associated with a significantly increased risk for developing schizophrenia in large families, say Iranian researchers who call for further study of the interaction between the environment and specific genotypes in severe illness.

Gamma band brain responses ‘not bipolar endophenotypes’

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Evoked gamma band responses are heritable traits but are not altered in bipolar disorder patients and do not therefore represent bipolar disorder endophenotypes, says an international team of researchers.

Prophylactic contralateral mastectomy ‘cost effective in selected patients’

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is cost-effective compared with observation alone in women with unilateral breast cancer, but only in certain patients, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Phytosterols from natural foods may decrease cholesterol absorption

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Habitual dietary intake of naturally occurring phytosterol in moderate doses is associated with improved lipid profile and reduced intestinal cholesterol absorption, Spanish research shows.

US obesity epidemic continues to grow

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Adult obesity rates in the USA have increased in 16 states over the past year, and have nearly doubled in 17 states since 1995, according to a report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

MEDIAS 2 ICT education programme reduces diabetes-related distress

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

A newly developed education programme significantly reduces diabetes-related distress in insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes patients, researchers report.

Adolescents with Type 2 diabetes have impaired vascular health

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a small exploratory study show that adolescents with Type 2 diabetes have significantly worse brachial artery flow-mediated dilation and carotid intima-media thickness than either obese or nonobese nondiabetic adolescents.

US obesity epidemic continues to grow

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Adult obesity rates in the USA have increased in 16 states over the past year, and have nearly doubled in 17 states since 1995, according to a report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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