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Advice on salt intake, treatment adherence could help diabetics reach goal BP
VEGF levels increased in unipolar depression and bipolar mania
CRT-D benefits health status in patients with mild and moderate HF
Heavier diabetes patients have better heart failure prognosis
Severe social anxiety linked to poor QoL and depression in FEP patients
Excessive cannabis use linked to earlier age at BD onset
Telepsychiatry effective for carer education in schizophrenia
Childhood maltreatment linked to poorer BD outcomes
First-in-man study supports promise of novel heart failure drug
Neurological soft signs show familial association in schizophrenia
Neurocognitive impairment evident in euthymic BD II patients
Insomnia common in schizophrenia patients
Mind/body psychological skills intervention could improve IVF outcomes

Advice on salt intake, treatment adherence could help diabetics reach goal BP

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Primary care clinicians should emphasize the importance of dietary salt restriction and adherence to medication regimens to help patients with Type 2 diabetes achieve target blood pressure levels, research suggests.

VEGF levels increased in unipolar depression and bipolar mania

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with bipolar disorder and those with major depressive disorder show elevated blood levels of vascular endothelial growth factor relative to mentally healthy individuals, researchers have found.

CRT-D benefits health status in patients with mild and moderate HF

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator is just as beneficial to general health, and in some domains more so, in patients with mild compared with moderate congestive heart failure, findings published in the American Journal of Cardiology show.

Heavier diabetes patients have better heart failure prognosis

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Obese patients with diabetes and a body mass index between 30 and 40 kg/m² have significantly reduced mortality after being hospitalized for heart failure than normal weight patients, show study findings.

Severe social anxiety linked to poor QoL and depression in FEP patients

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a Norwegian study show that severe social anxiety in patients with a first episode of psychosis is associated with reduced quality of life, increased depression levels, and poor premorbid adjustment.

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.

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.

Childhood maltreatment linked to poorer BD outcomes

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Childhood abuse and neglect are significantly associated with poorer outcomes in patients with bipolar disorder, a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies suggest.

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.

Neurological soft signs show familial association in schizophrenia

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Neurological soft signs are more common in schizophrenia patients and unaffected first-degree relatives than in people without a family history of the condition, a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies show.

Neurocognitive impairment evident in euthymic BD II patients

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Euthymic patients with bipolar II disorder show evidence of neurocognitive impairment, which may affect psychosocial functioning, say researchers.

Insomnia common in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Insomnia is common among outpatients with schizophrenia and is significantly associated with night eating and obesity, research shows.

Mind/body psychological skills intervention could improve IVF outcomes

Posted: 01 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

US study results suggest that psychological distress may be detrimental to IVF outcomes.