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• Prasugrel more effective than double-dose clopidogrel at reducing platelet reactivity
• Clinical, psychological characteristics can help identify masked hypertension
• Adding resistance training to aerobics fails to further benefit diabetes patients
• Diabetes rates soar in Louisiana
• Clinical, psychological characteristics can help identify masked hypertension
• Doubt cast on statin-associated ICH risk in stroke patients
• Yellow patches around the eyelids predict cardiovascular risk
• Benefit of ezetimibe ‘unclear’
• No evidence for hot flash reduction with flaxseed
• Breast and cervical cancer cases still rising
• Doubt cast on statin-associated ICH risk in stroke patients
• VTE risk varies according to glomerulonephritis histologic subtype
• Prasugrel more effective than double-dose clopidogrel at reducing platelet reactivity
• Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists
• Healthy obese metabolic profile confers lower HF risk
• Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists
• Outpatient status increases metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients
• <i>AKR1C4</i> variant linked to reduced progesterone and mood irritability in men with BD
• Healthy lifestyle lowers risk for heart failure
• OCD linked to psychosis development in high-risk patients
• BDEs linked to worse outcomes in mood disorder patients
• Serum cortisol, DHEA-S levels elevated in schizophrenia patients
• <i>NR3C1</i> SNPs linked to depression predominance in BD
• Gender differences in smoking cessation among FEP patients

Prasugrel more effective than double-dose clopidogrel at reducing platelet reactivity Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Platelet reactivity in patients with high on-treatment platelet reactivity following chronic clopidogrel therapy is more effectively inhibited by prasugrel than double clopidogrel dosing, the results of a Greek study indicate.

Clinical, psychological characteristics can help identify masked hypertension Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Doctors should be alert to classical cardiovascular risk factors such as older age, higher body-mass index, and diabetes, as well as high-normal office blood pressure measurements and hypochondria, as signs of potential masked hypertension, Finnish researchers say.

Adding resistance training to aerobics fails to further benefit diabetes patients Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adding resistance training to high frequency aerobic exercises does not provide any additional benefit in reducing risk for diabetes complications in obese Type 2 diabetes patients, say researchers.

Diabetes rates soar in Louisiana Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of diabetes has dramatically increased over the past decade in both men and women and in all races of the population served by Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division hospitals, US researchers report.

Clinical, psychological characteristics can help identify masked hypertension Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Doctors should be alert to classical cardiovascular risk factors such as older age, higher body-mass index, and diabetes, as well as high-normal office blood pressure measurements and hypochondria, as signs of potential masked hypertension, Finnish researchers say.

Doubt cast on statin-associated ICH risk in stroke patients Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Findings from a large observational study contradict the belief that statin use may raise the risk for intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with previous ischemic stroke.

Yellow patches around the eyelids predict cardiovascular risk Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Presence of xanthelasmata palpebrarum – sharply demarcated, yellowish flat plaques on the upper or lower eyelids – is associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, and death, say researchers.

Benefit of ezetimibe ‘unclear’ Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The benefit of ezetimibe for treating elevated cholesterol levels is "unclear," according to a report published by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

No evidence for hot flash reduction with flaxseed Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women who experience hot flashes during the menopausal transition report no difference in their frequency or severity after taking flaxseed supplements compared with placebo, report researchers.

Breast and cervical cancer cases still rising Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The incidence and mortality rates of breast and cervical cancer are rising in most countries worldwide, especially in women of reproductive age from developing countries, show data published in The Lancet.

Doubt cast on statin-associated ICH risk in stroke patients Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Findings from a large observational study contradict the belief that statin use may raise the risk for intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with previous ischemic stroke.

VTE risk varies according to glomerulonephritis histologic subtype Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for venous thromboembolism in patients with idiopathic glomerulonephritis is closely associated with the underlying histologic diagnosis, study findings indicate.

Prasugrel more effective than double-dose clopidogrel at reducing platelet reactivity Posted: 18 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Platelet reactivity in patients with high on-treatment platelet reactivity following chronic clopidogrel therapy is more effectively inhibited by prasugrel than double clopidogrel dosing, the results of a Greek study indicate.

Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The difference in mortality rates between people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and the general population has not reduced in recent years, and has actually increased for natural causes of death, UK research shows.

Healthy obese metabolic profile confers lower HF risk Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Normal-weight individuals with the metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop heart failure than metabolically healthy obese individuals, study findings suggest.

Increased mortality in schizophrenia and BD patients persists Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The difference in mortality rates between people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and the general population has not reduced in recent years, and has actually increased for natural causes of death, UK research shows.

Outpatient status increases metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients Posted: 15 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Outpatients with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to meet criteria for the metabolic syndrome than inpatients with the mental health disorder, Japanese research shows.

<i>AKR1C4</i> variant linked to reduced progesterone and mood irritability in men with BD Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT A variant of the aldoketoreductase-type-4 gene is associated with reduced serum levels of progesterone and manic/hypomanic irritability in euthymic men with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Healthy lifestyle lowers risk for heart failure Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found an inverse association between healthy lifestyle habits and the risk for heart failure.

OCD linked to psychosis development in high-risk patients Posted: 14 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Persistent and incident obsessive compulsive disorder is associated with an increased risk for the development of psychotic disorders in patients at ultra-high risk for such conditions, Australian study results suggest.

BDEs linked to worse outcomes in mood disorder patients Posted: 13 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who experience brief or very brief depressive episodes have poorer outcomes than those who do not experience such episodes, study findings suggest.

Serum cortisol, DHEA-S levels elevated in schizophrenia patients Posted: 13 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients exhibit significantly higher serum cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels than their first-degree relatives and mentally healthy individuals, research shows.

<i>NR3C1</i> SNPs linked to depression predominance in BD Posted: 12 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Three single nucleotide polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor gene NR3C1 are significantly associated with major depressive disorder and depression predominance in patients with bipolar disorde, research shows.

Gender differences in smoking cessation among FEP patients Posted: 12 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Gender is significantly associated with smoking cessation rates in first episode psychosis patients, with women significantly less likely to quit the habit than men, researchers have found.

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