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• Thrombophilia screening should be population-specific
• Rapid carotid stenosis progression signals high stroke risk
• Increased bone turnover, osteopenia common among men with COPD
• Mobile phones do not raise childhood brain tumor risk
• DHA-rich fish oil reverses detrimental effects of saturated fatty acids on vascular function
• Variants in <i>IL-6R</i> may increase risk for lipid-related disorders in adolescent girls
• Wider use of initial combination antihypertensive therapy supported
• Metformin treatment for GDM has less adverse effects than insulin
• Smoking may increase risk for diabetes
• DHA-rich fish oil reverses detrimental effects of saturated fatty acids on vascular function
• Wider use of initial combination antihypertensive therapy supported
• Mechanism linking long QRS duration and high CV mortality discovered
• Deficit schizophrenia linked to increased risk for tardive dyskinesia
• SUD a key cause of premature death in mood disorder patients
• NGF and IL-2 levels reduced in schizophrenia patients
• Discharge B-type natriuretic peptide predicts mortality, rehospitalization in HF
• Minor physical anomalies increased in BD I patients
• Trauma and PTSD common in schizophrenia patients with substance abuse
• Neuropsychological function reduced in BD II patients with comorbid anxiety
• DUI not linked to brain volume changes in schizophrenia patients
• Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia show clustered risk pattern
• Social drug use increased among bipolar spectrum depressed patients

Thrombophilia screening should be population-specific Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Thrombophilia screening should be restricted to testing for protein C, protein S, and antithrombin III deficiencies in people from Singapore and countries with similar demographics, researchers report.

Rapid carotid stenosis progression signals high stroke risk Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Rapid progression of carotid stenosis signals a high risk for future ipsilateral neurologic events, UK researchers report.

Increased bone turnover, osteopenia common among men with COPD Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a greater prevalence of osteopenia than healthy individuals, which may be a result of increased bone turnover.

Mobile phones do not raise childhood brain tumor risk Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Regular mobile phone use does not increase the risk for brain tumors among children and adolescents, report researchers.

DHA-rich fish oil reverses detrimental effects of saturated fatty acids on vascular function Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elevated levels of nonesterified fatty acids could contribute to the increased incidence of endothelial dysfunction observed in obesity and Type 2 diabetes, researchers suggest.

Variants in <i>IL-6R</i> may increase risk for lipid-related disorders in adolescent girls Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Taiwanese study suggest that several variants in the interleukin-6 receptor gene may play an important role in the pathogenesis of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis in adolescent girls.

Wider use of initial combination antihypertensive therapy supported Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Starting treatment with a combination of antihypertensive drugs is associated with a greater reduction of cardiovascular risk than is initial monotherapy, a report shows.

Metformin treatment for GDM has less adverse effects than insulin Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a study carried out in routine practice suggest that metformin treatment for gestational diabetes mellitus may result in fewer adverse events than insulin therapy.

Smoking may increase risk for diabetes Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that having increased cotinine levels, as a result of smoking, may increase glycated hemoglobin levels and therefore raise diabetes risk in nondiabetic individuals.

DHA-rich fish oil reverses detrimental effects of saturated fatty acids on vascular function Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elevated levels of nonesterified fatty acids could contribute to the increased incidence of endothelial dysfunction observed in obesity and Type 2 diabetes, researchers suggest.

Wider use of initial combination antihypertensive therapy supported Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Starting treatment with a combination of antihypertensive drugs is associated with a greater reduction of cardiovascular risk than is initial monotherapy, a report shows.

Mechanism linking long QRS duration and high CV mortality discovered Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers may have discovered the mechanism underlying the association of longer QRS duration with increased cardiovascular mortality.

Deficit schizophrenia linked to increased risk for tardive dyskinesia Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with the deficit subtype of schizophrenia are more likely to experience tardive dyskinesia than those with nondeficit schizophrenia, research shows.

SUD a key cause of premature death in mood disorder patients Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that comorbid substance use disorders are a significant cause of premature death in patients with mood disorders.

NGF and IL-2 levels reduced in schizophrenia patients Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have lower serum levels of nerve growth factor and interleukin-2 than mentally healthy individuals, study results show.

Discharge B-type natriuretic peptide predicts mortality, rehospitalization in HF Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT B-type natriuretic peptide level on discharge is a good predictor of 1-year mortality and/or rehospitalization among heart failure patients, a study suggests.

Minor physical anomalies increased in BD I patients Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar I disorder have a higher rate of minor physical anomalies than mentally healthy individuals, researchers have found.

Trauma and PTSD common in schizophrenia patients with substance abuse Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Trauma and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder are common in patients with schizophrenia who are substance abusers, UK research shows.

Neuropsychological function reduced in BD II patients with comorbid anxiety Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Comorbid anxiety disorder is associated with reduced neuropsychologic function in patients with bipolar II disorder, show results from a Taiwanese study.

DUI not linked to brain volume changes in schizophrenia patients Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Dutch researchers have found no evidence to suggest that duration of untreated illness is associated with brain volume changes in patients with schizophrenia.

Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia show clustered risk pattern Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia show a pattern of interrelated risk, where diagnosis of each condition affects the risk for developing the others, study results show.

Social drug use increased among bipolar spectrum depressed patients Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Depressed patients who meet criteria for bipolar spectrum disorder use social drugs, such as coffee and tobacco, more frequently and in greater quantities than depressed patients who do not meet such criteria, say researchers.

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