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• Medical history, physical examination identify HF in primary care
• BP control ‘inadequate’ in most Japanese chronic kidney disease patients
• Burden of treatment inadequately addressed for diabetes care
• Burden of treatment not adequately addressed during diabetes care visits
• Medical history, physical examination identify HF in primary care
• BP control ‘inadequate’ in most Japanese chronic kidney disease patients
• Osteoprotegerin better marker of atherosclerosis than hsCRP, traditional risk factors
• Two weight-loss interventions ‘effective’ in clinical practice
• NICE releases updated guidelines on cesarean section
• FDA revokes approval for bevacizumab in breast cancer
• Inhaler technique training by pharmacists improved asthma control
• Recent TIA may not influence thrombolysis outcomes
• Autoimmune disease linked to increased pulmonary embolism risk
• Teens with BD show distinct patterns of poor sleep quality
• Olfactory bulb volume reduced in schizophrenia patients
• Bipolar disorder not linked to increased age-related declines in cognition
• Review supports infection link to schizophrenia
• Harm avoidance and self-directedness traits linked to BD vulnerability
• CDSS ‘most effective tool’ for assessing depressive symptoms in schizophrenia
• Lithium therapy may lower suicide risk in bipolar depression
• Extra screening beneficial if alcohol dependency co-occurs with schizophrenia
• Apixaban no more effective than enoxaparin in preventing VTE

Medical history, physical examination identify HF in primary care Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Medical history and physical examination are major sources of diagnostic information when identifying primary care patients at risk for HF, researchers suggest.

BP control ‘inadequate’ in most Japanese chronic kidney disease patients Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Blood pressure control is inadequate in the majority of Japanese chronic kidney disease patients, an analysis shows.

Burden of treatment inadequately addressed for diabetes care Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Study findings show that although patients with diabetes routinely discuss burden of treatment during clinic visits, many do not have their concerns addressed at the time.

Burden of treatment not adequately addressed during diabetes care visits Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Study findings show that although patients with diabetes routinely discuss burden of treatment during clinic visits, many do not have their concerns addressed at the time.

Medical history, physical examination identify HF in primary care Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Medical history and physical examination are major sources of diagnostic information when identifying primary care patients at risk for HF, researchers suggest.

BP control ‘inadequate’ in most Japanese chronic kidney disease patients Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Blood pressure control is inadequate in the majority of Japanese chronic kidney disease patients, an analysis shows.

Osteoprotegerin better marker of atherosclerosis than hsCRP, traditional risk factors Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Danish researchers say that osteoprotegerin, a glycoprotein that binds to the receptor activator for nuclear factor κB ligand, may be a promising biomarker of atherosclerosis.

Two weight-loss interventions ‘effective’ in clinical practice Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results of a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine show that clinically significant weight loss can be achieved and sustained in obese individuals over 24 months by two separate behavioral interventions.

NICE releases updated guidelines on cesarean section Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has released updated guidelines on cesarean section.

FDA revokes approval for bevacizumab in breast cancer Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is revoking its approval for the use of bevacizumab in women with breast cancer.

Inhaler technique training by pharmacists improved asthma control Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a French study show that inhaler technique training by pharmacists is feasible and improves asthma control in patients with the respiratory condition.

Recent TIA may not influence thrombolysis outcomes Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Having had a recent transient ischemic attack is unlikely to affect the outcomes of patients undergoing thrombolysis for acute stroke, a study suggests.

Autoimmune disease linked to increased pulmonary embolism risk Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST People admitted to hospital with an autoimmune disorder have a high risk for pulmonary embolism in the year after admission, Swedish study data show.

Teens with BD show distinct patterns of poor sleep quality Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Adolescents with bipolar disorder have distinct patterns of poor sleep quality, with longer sleep onset latency and an increased number of nighttime awakenings compared with their mentally healthy counterparts, study results show.

Olfactory bulb volume reduced in schizophrenia patients Posted: 24 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a US study show that olfactory bulb volume is reduced in patients with schizophrenia, supporting previous reports of abnormal olfactory function in patients with the mental health disorder.

Bipolar disorder not linked to increased age-related declines in cognition Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Swiss study of elderly patients with bipolar disorder suggest that they do not have greater age-related declines in cognition compared with their mentally healthy counterparts.

Review supports infection link to schizophrenia Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies support an association between certain infections and schizophrenia.

Harm avoidance and self-directedness traits linked to BD vulnerability Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Brazilian study suggest that harm avoidance temperament trait and the self-directedness character trait are associated with increased vulnerability to bipolar disorder.

CDSS ‘most effective tool’ for assessing depressive symptoms in schizophrenia Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia is the most reliable and valid tool for assessing depressive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Lithium therapy may lower suicide risk in bipolar depression Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Study findings indicate that lithium therapy may reduce suicide risk in patients with bipolar depression by increasing cortical gray matter volumes.

Extra screening beneficial if alcohol dependency co-occurs with schizophrenia Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST US researchers say that individuals with schizophrenia and co-occurring alcohol dependency may report their medical problems less accurately than people with alcohol dependency alone.

Apixaban no more effective than enoxaparin in preventing VTE Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST An extended course of thromboprophylaxis with apixaban is no more effective in preventing venous thromboembolism in medically ill patients than a shorter course of enoxaparin, suggest the results of the ADOPT trial.

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