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• Benefits of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy in doubt
• Gene mutations explain congenital short bowel syndrome
• Postpartum psychiatric episodes may predict bipolar disorder
• Diabetes linked to risk for serious psychological distress
• Women overestimate contralateral breast cancer risk
• Hurricane Katrina led to more heart attacks in New Orleans
• Adverse outcomes after PCI not increased at centers without onsite surgery
• Unacylated ghrelin levels may influence insulin sensitivity
• Diabetes linked to risk for serious psychological distress
• Obese adolescents say text messages could help them lose weight
• High mortality risk for ‘extremely obese’ STEMI patients
• Dehydration poses mortality risk in hospitalized stroke patients
• Catheter-directed thrombolysis prevents post-thrombotic syndrome

Benefits of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy in doubt Posted: 15 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST A randomized trial fails to demonstrate a benefit for intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy over standard practice on the recovery of patients from major elective colorectal surgery.

Gene mutations explain congenital short bowel syndrome Posted: 15 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST An international team of scientists has identified mutations in a major embryogenesis gene that are at least partly responsible for congenital short bowel syndrome.

Postpartum psychiatric episodes may predict bipolar disorder Posted: 15 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Women who experience a psychiatric episode soon after childbirth are at significantly increased risk for developing bipolar disorder, results from a Danish study suggest.

Diabetes linked to risk for serious psychological distress Posted: 15 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST People with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to experience serious psychological distress than those without the condition, a US study suggests.

Women overestimate contralateral breast cancer risk Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST The majority of women who undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy overestimate the risk for contralateral breast cancer, US study data show.

Hurricane Katrina led to more heart attacks in New Orleans Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST There was an increased incidence of acute myocardial infarction amongst individuals in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, researchers suggest.

Adverse outcomes after PCI not increased at centers without onsite surgery Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Percutaneous coronary intervention performed at centers without onsite surgery is not associated with an increased risk for in-hospital mortality or emergency bypass surgery, US researchers suggest.

Unacylated ghrelin levels may influence insulin sensitivity Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST An exercise-induced increase in unacylated ghrelin level is associated with decreases in fasting insulin and glucose levels as well as improved insulin sensitivity, report researchers.

Diabetes linked to risk for serious psychological distress Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST People with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to experience serious psychological distress than those without diabetes, a US study suggests.

Obese adolescents say text messages could help them lose weight Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Sending obese adolescents text messages as a means of support for their weight loss efforts may be effective in obesity interventions, say US researchers.

High mortality risk for ‘extremely obese’ STEMI patients Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with "extreme obesity" have significantly higher in-hospital mortality rates than their less-obese counterparts, suggest results of a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Dehydration poses mortality risk in hospitalized stroke patients Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients who become dehydrated while in hospital with stroke are at high risk for dying or requiring institutional care, research shows.

Catheter-directed thrombolysis prevents post-thrombotic syndrome Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Catheter-directed thrombolysis significantly reduces the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome after iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis compared with conventional treatment with anticoagulation and elastic compression stockings, Norwegian research shows.

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