Monday, February 13, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Hypotension may contribute to perioperative stroke risk

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients who develop hypotension during surgery may be at an increased risk for perioperative stroke, show findings from a case–control study.

<i>T. gondii</i> infection linked to bipolar I disorder risk

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Infection with Toxoplasma gondii is associated with an increased risk for bipolar I disorder, results from a US study suggest.

Empathy deficits linked to reduced functioning in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a US study show that impaired perspective-taking, a component of cognitive empathy, is associated with reduced functioning in patients with schizophrenia.

Angiopoietins 1 and 2 increased in severe refractory asthma

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with severe refractory asthma show increased sputum levels of angiopoietin-1 and -2, which play a role in vascular remodeling of the airways, researchers report.

Zinc therapy decreases childhood pneumonia deaths

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Treatment with zinc supplements significantly decreases mortality among children with severe pneumonia, study findings indicate.

Left atrial dysfunction predicts HF in CHD with preserved EF

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Left atrial dysfunction independently predicts hospitalization for heart failure in stable coronary heart disease patients with preserved ejection fraction, research shows.

Left atrial dysfunction predicts HF in CHD with preserved EF

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Left atrial dysfunction independently predicts hospitalization for heart failure in stable coronary heart disease patients with preserved ejection fraction, research shows.

Postop radiotherapy no benefit to elderly lung cancer patients

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

US research has cast doubts on the benefits of postoperative radiotherapy for elderly patients with locally advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer.

Juvenile arthritis patient risk for cancer highlighted

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis are four times more likely to develop cancer than those without the condition, say researchers who believe that tumor necrosis factor inhibitor therapy is not responsible for the increased risk.

Postop radiotherapy no benefit to elderly lung cancer patients

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

US research has cast doubts on the benefits of postoperative radiotherapy for elderly patients with locally advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer.

One in five new users of antihypertensives stops after one prescription

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Nearly one in five new users of antihypertensive medications discontinues therapy after the first dispensation, research shows.

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