Monday, October 10, 2011

Medical News

Medical News


Granuloma does not predict Crohn’s disease progression, recurrence

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The presence of bowel wall granuloma in patients with Crohn's disease does not indicate their risk for disease recurrence or progression, reveals a study of surgically resected tissue.

Familial expressed emotion similar in schizophrenia, high-risk patients

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Families of individuals with first-episode schizophrenia and those at high-risk for psychosis express similarly high levels of emotional over-involvement, research shows.

Bipolar patients show impairments in social cognition

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Individuals with euthymic bipolar I and bipolar II disorders show impairments in their ability to discern beliefs, thoughts, and the intentions of others, research shows.

CT calcium screening cost-effective in men

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Screening for coronary artery calcium with computed tomography in individuals at intermediate coronary heart disease risk is likely cost-effective in men but is unlikely to be cost-effective in women, say researchers.

Men develop Type 2 diabetes at lower BMI than women

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Men are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at a lower body mass index than women, researchers show.

Insulin beneficial in glycemia controlled by self-monitoring or telecare

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

An insulin regimen that substantially improves metabolic control also improves physical and psychological well-being among Type 2 diabetes patients, irrespective of whether blood glucose is self-monitored or telemonitored, research shows.

Novel findings for HDL cholesterol

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or preventing it from declining, may help patients with Type 2 diabetes avoid subsequent hospitalization for coronary artery disease or stroke, report US researchers.

Novel findings for HDL cholesterol

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or preventing it from declining, may help patients with Type 2 diabetes avoid subsequent hospitalization for coronary artery disease or stroke, report US researchers.

CT calcium screening cost-effective in men

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Screening for coronary artery calcium with computed tomography in individuals at intermediate coronary heart disease risk is likely cost-effective in men but is unlikely to be cost-effective in women, say researchers.

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