Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Medical News

Medical News


Cholesterol ‘paradox’ in survival after stroke thrombolysis

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Cholesterol levels in patients with ischemic stroke are inversely related to survival after intravenous thrombolysis, report Spanish researchers.

Few parents of overweight children recall being told their child was overweight

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Less than one-quarter of parents of overweight children in the USA recall being told that their child was overweight, shows an analysis of nationally representative data.

Predictors of smoking severity identified in patients with schizophrenia, alcohol disorders

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Psychosis severity, conventional antipsychotics, and Caucasian race influence the severity of smoking in patients with schizophrenia and a co-occurring alcohol use disorder, say researchers.

Children of parents with BD display early signs of the disease

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

The children of parents with bipolar disorder are significantly more likely to display symptoms of affective and behavioral dysfunction compared with children of parents without the condition, research shows.

Cholesterol ‘paradox’ in survival after stroke thrombolysis

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Cholesterol levels in patients with ischemic stroke are inversely related to survival after intravenous thrombolysis, report Spanish researchers.

Idrabiotaparinux ‘expands armentarium’ against VTE

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Idrabiotaparinux appears to be a good alternative to warfarin as an add-on therapy to enoxaparin for treatment of patients with pulmonary embolism, research shows.

Depression linked to increased dementia risk in diabetes patients

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST

Patients with diabetes who suffer from comorbid depression are at significantly increased risk for developing dementia compared with those without depression, report US researchers.

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