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• Reducing dietary sodium intake may not benefit normotensive Caucasian patients
• Carotid IMT better CAD predictor than visceral fat in Japanese diabetics
• Exercise counterbalances adverse insulin effects in obese diabetes patients
• Reducing dietary sodium intake may not benefit normotensive Caucasian patients
• ‘Substantial’ number of heart disease patients not treated with statins
• Reduced-fat, carbohydrate diets produce similar reductions in LV mass
• At-home cervical screening offers alternative for underserved women
• Decline in breast cancer mortality slowest in elderly women
• At-home cervical screening offers alternative for underserved women
• VTE common in hospitalized COPD patients
• Atherosclerotic risk factors not linked to VTE
• Cyclothymic dimension of bipolar spectrum linked to creativity
• Transcatheter myoblast administration feasible, beneficial for heart failure
• Most elderly HF patients value longevity over quality of life
• Increased metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients confirmed
• Factors associated with suicidal behaviour in BD patients identified
• Factors associated with suicidal behaviour in BD patients identified
• Adolescents at risk for psychosis show abnormal brain development in areas linked to emotion
• ADHD and BSD co-occurrence linked to reduced global functioning
• Depression linked to improved cognition in geriatric schizophrenia patients
• BD only predictor for psychosis in mood disorder patients
• Cannabis use linked to thalamic volume loss in people at high risk for psychosis

Reducing dietary sodium intake may not benefit normotensive Caucasian patients Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Reducing sodium intake to prevent risk for cardiovascular disease may not have a beneficial effect on overall health in Caucasian people with normal blood pressure, an updated analysis of a Cochrane Review suggests.

Carotid IMT better CAD predictor than visceral fat in Japanese diabetics Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Carotid intima-media thickness, but not visceral fat area or adiponectin, is significantly associated with intracoronary stenosis in Japanese patients with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a study published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

Exercise counterbalances adverse insulin effects in obese diabetes patients Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Supervised exercise is well tolerated and effective in improving glycemic control, and markers of adiposity and inflammation in insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes patients, report researchers.

Reducing dietary sodium intake may not benefit normotensive Caucasian patients Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Reducing sodium intake to prevent risk for cardiovascular disease may not have a beneficial effect on overall health in Caucasian people with normal blood pressure, an updated analysis of a Cochrane Review suggests.

‘Substantial’ number of heart disease patients not treated with statins Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST A substantial number of patients with obstructive coronary artery disease remain untreated with statins, an analysis has found.

Reduced-fat, carbohydrate diets produce similar reductions in LV mass Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Weight loss induced by reduced-fat diets or reduced-carbohydrate diets produces similar reductions in left ventricular mass among overweight and obese individuals, a study suggests.

At-home cervical screening offers alternative for underserved women Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Human papillomavirus testing undertaken at home is more sensitive at detecting invasive cervical cancer than traditional cytology, and could offer a feasible option to women who are unable/unwilling to attend cervical screening, say researchers.

Decline in breast cancer mortality slowest in elderly women Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The rate of breast cancer death in the general population and the risk for breast cancer death in newly diagnosed patients is decreasing two to three times faster for younger women than for those aged 75 years and older, US researchers report.

At-home cervical screening offers alternative for underserved women Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Human papillomavirus testing undertaken at home is more sensitive at detecting invasive cervical cancer than traditional cytology, and could offer a feasible option to women who are unable/unwilling to attend cervical screening, say researchers.

VTE common in hospitalized COPD patients Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Approximately one in 100 patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease develops venous thromboembolism during their hospital stay, Spanish study data show.

Atherosclerotic risk factors not linked to VTE Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Traditional atherosclerotic risk factors such as male gender, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking are not shared by arterial and venous thrombosis, study findings indicate.

Cyclothymic dimension of bipolar spectrum linked to creativity Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from an Italian study of non-clinical student artists confirms that the cyclothymic dimension of the bipolar spectrum is associated with creativity.

Transcatheter myoblast administration feasible, beneficial for heart failure Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Transcatheter administration of myoblasts in doses of 400–800 million cells for heart failure patients is feasible and may lead to important clinical benefits, say US researchers.

Most elderly HF patients value longevity over quality of life Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The majority of elderly patients with heart failure value longevity over quality of life, and half wish to be resuscitated if necessary, a study has found.

Increased metabolic syndrome risk in schizophrenia patients confirmed Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a German study confirm that patients with schizophrenia are at significantly increased risk for developing the metabolic syndrome.

Factors associated with suicidal behaviour in BD patients identified Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Factors associated with suicidal behaviour in euthymic patients with bipolar affective disorder include a history of rapid cycling, alcohol misuse, younger age at disease onset, and social phobia, as well as hostility and irritability, research shows.

Factors associated with suicidal behaviour in BD patients identified Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Factors associated with suicidal behaviour in euthymic patients with bipolar affective disorder include a history of rapid cycling, alcohol misuse, younger age at disease onset, and social phobia, as well as hostility and irritability, research shows.

Adolescents at risk for psychosis show abnormal brain development in areas linked to emotion Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis exhibit abnormal development and functional connectivity in brain areas associated with emotion regulation, US study results show.

ADHD and BSD co-occurrence linked to reduced global functioning Posted: 08 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The co-occurrence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder in children is associated with reduced global poorer functioning and increased symptom severity compared with either disorder alone, research shows.

Depression linked to improved cognition in geriatric schizophrenia patients Posted: 08 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Higher levels of depression are associated with better attention and verbal memory in geriatric patients with schizophrenia, US research shows.

BD only predictor for psychosis in mood disorder patients Posted: 07 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST A diagnosis of bipolar disorder is the only significant predictor for psychosis in mood disorder patients, research suggests.

Cannabis use linked to thalamic volume loss in people at high risk for psychosis Posted: 07 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Cannabis use is associated with bilateral thalamic volume loss over time among individuals at high risk for schizophrenia, say UK researchers.

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