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• Restless legs syndrome may raise hypertension risk
• Adherence to guidelines reduced in high-risk MI patients
• Restless legs syndrome may raise hypertension risk
• Intensive statin therapy ‘suboptimal’ in ACS patients
• LDL particles containing apoC-III may contribute to CHD risk
• Surgery on uterine fibroids doubles subsequent live birth chances
• Certain mouth bacteria indicate pancreatic cancer
• Early speech therapy key to improving communication in stroke patients
• Post-anticoagulation imaging helps predict VTE recurrence
• Anxiety and externalizing disorders precede adolescent bipolar disorder
• Suboptimal AF management of concern in stroke prevention
• CRP predicts heart disease in schizophrenia patients
• Reactivity of affect and self-esteem during BD remission
• Multiple barriers to seeking help for psychosis
• Antidepressant-induced mania similar to bipolar disorder
• MRI highlights neural basis for schizophrenia deficits in social cognition
• Bipolar patients show impairments in social cognition
• Familial expressed emotion similar in schizophrenia, high-risk patients

Restless legs syndrome may raise hypertension risk Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT There is an increased prevalence of hypertension in middle-aged women with restless legs syndrome, and the prevalence rises as the frequency of symptoms increases, researchers say.

Adherence to guidelines reduced in high-risk MI patients Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adherence to guideline-based care remains paradoxically decreased in high-risk myocardial infarction patients, but has improved in recent years, US researchers report.

Restless legs syndrome may raise hypertension risk Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT There is an increased prevalence of hypertension in middle-aged women with restless legs syndrome, and the prevalence rises as the frequency of symptoms increases, researchers say.

Intensive statin therapy ‘suboptimal’ in ACS patients Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Initiation of intensive statin therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome is "suboptimal," suggests research published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

LDL particles containing apoC-III may contribute to CHD risk Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that much of the risk for coronary heart disease attributed to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol may be due to particles that contain apolipoprotein C-III.

Surgery on uterine fibroids doubles subsequent live birth chances Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women with recurrent miscarriage who have fibroids that distort the uterine cavity have double the rate of live births after undergoing surgery to remove them, report researchers.

Certain mouth bacteria indicate pancreatic cancer Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report that variations in specific oral bacteria may help identify patients with pancreatic cancer.

Early speech therapy key to improving communication in stroke patients Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT In stroke patients with moderate to severe aphasia, daily speech therapy begun very soon after the stroke event can improve communication to a greater degree than usual care, suggest study results.

Post-anticoagulation imaging helps predict VTE recurrence Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Imaging conducted after completion of anticoagulant therapy for unprovoked deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism aids diagnosis in cases of suspected recurrent venous thromboembolism, study findings indicate.

Anxiety and externalizing disorders precede adolescent bipolar disorder Posted: 13 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Childhood anxiety and externalizing disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, are associated with an increased risk for major affective illness in adolescence, research shows.

Suboptimal AF management of concern in stroke prevention Posted: 13 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Management of stroke risk factors is improving, but remains suboptimal, especially in patients with atrial fibrillation, say UK researchers.

CRP predicts heart disease in schizophrenia patients Posted: 13 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elevated C-reactive protein levels in patients with schizophrenia are associated with a high 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease, research shows.

Reactivity of affect and self-esteem during BD remission Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with remissive bipolar affective disorder react differently to success and failure than mentally healthy controls, research shows.

Multiple barriers to seeking help for psychosis Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Not attributing problems to mental illness, fear of stigmatization, and not knowing where to seek help each contribute to the long duration of untreated psychosis, research shows.

Antidepressant-induced mania similar to bipolar disorder Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Depressive patients with antidepressant-induced "manic switches" show similar clinical features as individuals with bipolar disorder, research shows.

MRI highlights neural basis for schizophrenia deficits in social cognition Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenic patients with poor social functioning have impaired neural activity at the temporoparietal junction and within the inferior frontal gyri, suggest the results of an imaging study.

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.

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.

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