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• Little evidence for frequently used weight loss method
• Cocoa may benefit heart health
• Novel scoring model improves prognosis prediction in MDS patients
• Reasons for alcohol consumption differ by mood state in BD patients
• Schizophrenia patients show abnormal fiber geometry in the corpus callosum
• DWI-FLAIR mismatch could direct therapy for unknown stroke onset time
• Antiproteinuric therapy reduces prothrombotic state in certain patients
• Same-day discharge after PCI does not worsen outcomes
• Behaviorally based treatment effective for weight loss

Little evidence for frequently used weight loss method Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers say there is little evidence that a frequently used lifestyle modification program is effective for helping obese and overweight people lose weight.

Cocoa may benefit heart health Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cocoa consumption may improve cardiovascular and metabolic health, suggest findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Novel scoring model improves prognosis prediction in MDS patients Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Using the MD Anderson Risk Model Score increases the precision with which the prognosis of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome can be made, study results show.

Reasons for alcohol consumption differ by mood state in BD patients Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder drink more alcohol when depressed or manic than when euthymic, and their reasons for drinking change according to mood state, UK research shows.

Schizophrenia patients show abnormal fiber geometry in the corpus callosum Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia exhibit abnormal fiber geometry in the corpus callosum, which may indicate transcallosal misconnection, say researchers.

DWI-FLAIR mismatch could direct therapy for unknown stroke onset time Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with stroke who have a detectable lesion on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging but not on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging are likely to be within the therapeutic window for intravenous thrombolysis, research shows.

Antiproteinuric therapy reduces prothrombotic state in certain patients Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Antiproteinuric therapy reverses the prothrombotic state in patients with overt proteinuria and stable renal function, study findings indicate.

Same-day discharge after PCI does not worsen outcomes Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients who have undergone elective percutaneous coronary intervention and are discharged the same day do not have a higher risk for rehospitalization or death than those who are kept in for observation overnight, a study suggests.

Behaviorally based treatment effective for weight loss Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Behavior-oriented interventions can help overweight adults achieve meaningful weight loss, suggests findings of a systematic review.

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