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• LMWH alone or with warfarin effectively treats upper extremity DVT
• Short-acting nifedipine may raise stroke risk in elderly patients
• Telepsychiatry effective for carer education in schizophrenia
• Excessive cannabis use linked to earlier age at BD onset
• Bladder cancer risk from smoking higher than previously thought
• First-in-man study supports promise of novel heart failure drug
• Diastolic dysfunction linked to heart failure

LMWH alone or with warfarin effectively treats upper extremity DVT Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT US study data show that the low molecular weight heparin dalteparin, used alone or in combination with warfarin, effectively prevents recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis.

Short-acting nifedipine may raise stroke risk in elderly patients Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elderly patients receiving the short-acting antihypertensive drug nifedipine are at increased risk for stroke, Korean researchers report.

Telepsychiatry effective for carer education in schizophrenia Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Irish study show that a telepsychiatry education program for carers of patients with schizophrenia is as effective as an education program delivered in situ for improving knowledge of the disorder.

Excessive cannabis use linked to earlier age at BD onset Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Excessive use of cannabis is associated with an earlier age at disease onset in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Bladder cancer risk from smoking higher than previously thought Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Current cigarette smokers have a higher risk for bladder cancer than previously reported, and the risk in women is now comparable to that in men, results of a large US study show.

First-in-man study supports promise of novel heart failure drug Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT The investigational drug omecamtiv mecarbil augments left ventricular systolic function and could be used to treat heart failure patients, research published in The Lancet shows.

Diastolic dysfunction linked to heart failure Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Diastolic dysfunction is associated with the development of heart failure, US researchers have found.

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