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• Black women at high Type 2 diabetes risk after gestational diabetes
• Benefits of lipid standardization programs ‘outweigh costs’
• Rate of weight loss predicted by patient characteristics, intervention strategies
• Study confirms BD link to creativity
• Illicit drug use severity linked to outcomes in schizophrenia patients
• Hand-held metal detectors may be safe for patients with cardiac rhythm devices
• Neighborhood poverty levels linked to obesity and diabetes risk
• Hip circumference, height predict diabetes risk in women

Black women at high Type 2 diabetes risk after gestational diabetes Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for developing Type 2 diabetes after having gestational diabetes mellitus is influenced by ethnicity and race, report US researchers.

Benefits of lipid standardization programs ‘outweigh costs’ Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PDT The benefits of lipid standardization programs in the USA greatly exceed their cost, report researchers.

Rate of weight loss predicted by patient characteristics, intervention strategies Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PDT Several factors, including a person's age, initial body weight, and study length, need to be taken into consideration when projecting the rate of weight loss obtained in clinical studies, say researchers.

Study confirms BD link to creativity Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with bipolar disorder are significantly more likely to work in creative occupations than those without the mental health disorder, research confirms.

Illicit drug use severity linked to outcomes in schizophrenia patients Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who are moderate or severe users of illicit substances have significantly poorer outcomes than those who are either mild users or abstainers in terms of psychosis symptoms, depression, and quality of life, research shows.

Hand-held metal detectors may be safe for patients with cardiac rhythm devices Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT European researchers have found new data that suggest hand-held metal detectors at airports can be safely used to screen patients with implanted cardiac rhythm devices.

Neighborhood poverty levels linked to obesity and diabetes risk Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The opportunity to move from a neighborhood with a high level of poverty to one with a lower level is associated with reductions in the prevalence of extreme obesity and diabetes, report US researchers.

Hip circumference, height predict diabetes risk in women Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Height and hip circumference are each inversely associated with incident diabetes among women, report researchers.

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