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• Radial-access PCI trumps femoral access in STEMI patients
• Canadian survey identifies barriers to lifestyle changes in hypertensive patients
• Canadian survey identifies barriers to lifestyle changes in hypertensive patients
• Beef diet has lipid-lowering effects comparable to DASH diet
• Obesity epidemic may be influenced by mothers’ weight before and during pregnancy
• Self-sampling for HPV testing improves attendance, reduces disease prevalence
• Diabetes, obesity increase breast cancer risk in older women
• Doctors cautious when referring for biopsy after PSA test
• Theta-burst stimulation boosts recovery from post-stroke neglect
• Low iron levels linked to increased VTE risk
• Postpartum psychiatric episodes may predict bipolar disorder
• Diabetes linked to risk for serious psychological distress
• Different mechanisms may account for white matter abnormalities in BD and schizophrenia
• Different mechanisms may account for white matter abnormalities in BD and schizophrenia
• Metabolic changes evident in adolescent psychiatric patients
• Prenatal infection exposure ‘not linked to bipolar disorder risk’
• ADMA levels elevated in schizophrenia patients
• Suicidal BD patients show increased bedtime salivary cortisol
• Delusions linked to claustrum, insula volume in schizophrenia patients

Radial-access PCI trumps femoral access in STEMI patients Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention have significantly better outcomes when operators access the heart via the radial artery, research shows.

Canadian survey identifies barriers to lifestyle changes in hypertensive patients Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Most Canadians diagnosed with hypertension initiate some type of lifestyle change in an effort to reduce their blood pressure, according to a nationwide survey.

Canadian survey identifies barriers to lifestyle changes in hypertensive patients Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Most Canadians diagnosed with hypertension initiate some type of lifestyle change in an effort to reduce their blood pressure, according to a nationwide survey.

Beef diet has lipid-lowering effects comparable to DASH diet Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Eating a low saturated fatty acid diet that contains lean beef has favorable effects on cardiovascular disease lipid and lipoprotein risk factors that are comparable to those elicited by a DASH dietary pattern, say researchers.

Obesity epidemic may be influenced by mothers’ weight before and during pregnancy Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST A child's birthweight can be affected by their mother's weight before pregnancy and weight change during pregnancy, show study findings.

Self-sampling for HPV testing improves attendance, reduces disease prevalence Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Self-sampling of vaginal fluid in combination with high-risk human papillomavirus testing improves screening coverage and could reduce the prevalence of cervical cancer in women aged 50 years or over, researchers suggest.

Diabetes, obesity increase breast cancer risk in older women Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Having diabetes or being obese after 60 years of age significantly increase a woman's risk for breast cancer, researchers reported at the annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas, USA.

Doctors cautious when referring for biopsy after PSA test Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST US doctors remain reluctant to adopt the lower prostate-specific antigen threshold for biopsy referral recently recommended by national guidelines, study findings suggest.

Theta-burst stimulation boosts recovery from post-stroke neglect Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Treatment with continuous theta-burst stimulation enhances the recovery of patients undergoing rehabilitation for visuospatial neglect caused by stroke, results of a randomized trial suggest.

Low iron levels linked to increased VTE risk Posted: 18 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Low serum iron levels are associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, a study of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia shows.

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.

Different mechanisms may account for white matter abnormalities in BD and schizophrenia Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a US study suggest that white matter microstructural abnormalities in patients with bipolar disorder are associated with different pathophysiological mechanisms than those found in schizophrenia patients.

Different mechanisms may account for white matter abnormalities in BD and schizophrenia Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a US study suggest that white matter microstructural abnormalities in patients with bipolar disorder are associated with different pathophysiological mechanisms than those found in schizophrenia patients.

Metabolic changes evident in adolescent psychiatric patients Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a small Chilean study suggest that adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders have elevated levels of inflammatory markers and poorer lipid profiles compared with their mentally healthy peers.

Prenatal infection exposure ‘not linked to bipolar disorder risk’ Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Danish study do not support an association between prenatal exposure to certain infectious agents and an increased risk for bipolar disorder.

ADMA levels elevated in schizophrenia patients Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a Turkish study show that patients with schizophrenia have elevated levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine.

Suicidal BD patients show increased bedtime salivary cortisol Posted: 12 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder who have a history of suicidal behavior exhibit significantly increased bedtime salivary cortisol levels, results from a US study show.

Delusions linked to claustrum, insula volume in schizophrenia patients Posted: 12 Dec 2011 04:00 PM PST Results from a US study suggest that delusion severity in patients with schizophrenia is significantly associated with left claustrum and right insula volume.

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