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• Prior psychiatric hospitalization increases risk for CV mortality
• Diabetes patients vulnerable to medication errors in care homes
• Algal oil reduces triglycerides, increases HDL, LDL cholesterol
• Socioeconomic status explains racial disparities in diet, exercise, weight
• HIV infection linked to increased cancer risk
• Medical comorbidities common in BD patients
• Prior psychiatric hospitalization increases risk for CV mortality
• Outcomes mostly favorable for ‘too good to treat’ stroke patients
• NICE Fast-tracks Apixaban for postsurgery VTE prevention
• Real-time glucose monitoring offers long-term benefits
• Graphic, numeric tools equal in communicating HbA1c results

Prior psychiatric hospitalization increases risk for CV mortality Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with noncardiac chest pain who have previously been hospitalized for a psychiatric condition have an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, researchers suggest.

Diabetes patients vulnerable to medication errors in care homes Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Care home residents who have diabetes are at risk for adverse events resulting from mismanagement of their medication, show study findings.

Algal oil reduces triglycerides, increases HDL, LDL cholesterol Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation from algal oil reduces serum triglycerides and increases high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in individuals free from coronary heart disease, US research shows.

Socioeconomic status explains racial disparities in diet, exercise, weight Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Few of the racial/ethnic differences observed in diet, exercise, and weight status among US adults are explained by nutrition- and health-related psychosocial factors, report researchers.

HIV infection linked to increased cancer risk Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST People infected with HIV have an increased risk for several cancers compared with those without the infection, report researchers.

Medical comorbidities common in BD patients Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Medical comorbidities affect more than half of patients with bipolar disorder and are significantly associated with an increased number of previous mood episodes, early age at onset, smoking, anxiety, and substance use disorders, researchers report.

Prior psychiatric hospitalization increases risk for CV mortality Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with noncardiac chest pain who have previously been hospitalized for a psychiatric condition have an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality, research suggests.

Outcomes mostly favorable for ‘too good to treat’ stroke patients Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Most stroke patients considered "too good to treat" with tissue plasminogen activator have good outcomes, say researchers.

NICE Fast-tracks Apixaban for postsurgery VTE prevention Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published final draft guidance recommending apixaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in adults who have undergone planned total hip or knee replacement surgery.

Real-time glucose monitoring offers long-term benefits Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Real-time continuous glucose monitoring has long-term glycemic-lowering effects in patients with Type 2 diabetes who are not on prandial insulin, report researchers.

Graphic, numeric tools equal in communicating HbA1c results Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Using a color-coded recording tool to communicate glycated hemoglobin results to patients with diabetes is no more effective at improving HbA1c levels than using a numeric tool, report researchers.

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