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• Prehypertension, all hypertension subtypes linked to increased CVD risk
• Prehypertension, all hypertension subtypes linked to increased CVD risk
• Non-oral contraception confers increased thrombosis risk
• Intervention improves treatment adherence in BD patients
• Possible link between <i>Chlamydophila psittaci</i> infection and psoriasis uncovered
• Schizophrenia outcomes differ across world regions
• Lithium may be neuroprotective in BD patients
• HPV vaccine completion rate more than halved since its introduction
• Broad-spectrum meningitis vaccine shows promise in phase II
• Gender differences in schizophrenia-related body composition changes
• Polarity linked to platelet GABA, glutamate uptake in bipolar patients
• H1N1 antibodies may help develop universal influenza vaccine
• Psychotic symptoms linked to poorer health in general population
• Corticostriatal defects are trait features of bipolar disorder
• Age no barrier to exercise benefits in heart failure
• Aspirin, warfarin equally effective for heart failure
• Telmisartan normalizes BP more than valsartan
• Yoga may improve cognition in schizophrenia

Prehypertension, all hypertension subtypes linked to increased CVD risk Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Prehypertension and all hypertension subtypes, including isolated diastolic hypertension are predictors for increased cardiovascular disease risk, a study of patients in the Asia-Pacific region shows.

Prehypertension, all hypertension subtypes linked to increased CVD risk Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Prehypertension and all hypertension subtypes, including isolated diastolic hypertension are predictors for increased cardiovascular disease risk, a study of patients in the Asia-Pacific region shows.

Non-oral contraception confers increased thrombosis risk Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women who use non-oral hormonal contraception have a greater risk for venous thrombosis than those who do not, a study in BMJ shows.

Intervention improves treatment adherence in BD patients Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Customized adherence enhancement therapy improves medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report.

Possible link between <i>Chlamydophila psittaci</i> infection and psoriasis uncovered Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Subclinical infection with Chlamydophila psittaci may increase a person's risk for psoriasis, say researchers.

Schizophrenia outcomes differ across world regions Posted: 10 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a worldwide study of schizophrenia patients suggest that there are significant regional differences in treatment response and remission rates.

Lithium may be neuroprotective in BD patients Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that lithium treatment may have a neuroprotective effect in patients with bipolar disorder.

HPV vaccine completion rate more than halved since its introduction Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus vaccine series has dropped significantly since the vaccine was approved in 2006, US study data show.

Broad-spectrum meningitis vaccine shows promise in phase II Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT A new vaccine could prevent the vast majority of meningitis cases, results of an international randomized placebo-controlled phase II trial indicate.

Gender differences in schizophrenia-related body composition changes Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Japanese study show that body composition changes associated with schizophrenia differ between men and women with the disorder.

Polarity linked to platelet GABA, glutamate uptake in bipolar patients Posted: 08 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Platelet uptake of gamma aminobutyric acid and glutamate is influenced by the polarity of mood episodes in patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report.

H1N1 antibodies may help develop universal influenza vaccine Posted: 08 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Human antibodies produced in response to infection with or vaccination against the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus may hold the key to developing a more universal influenza vaccine, say Canadian researchers.

Psychotic symptoms linked to poorer health in general population Posted: 08 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The presence of at least one psychotic symptom has a significant negative effect on health status, even among individuals who do not meet diagnostic criteria for psychosis, research shows.

Corticostriatal defects are trait features of bipolar disorder Posted: 07 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorders show reduced corticostriatal responses to happy and neutral stimuli relative to mentally healthy individuals, results of a functional magnetic resonance imaging study demonstrate.

Age no barrier to exercise benefits in heart failure Posted: 07 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Exercise training reduces markers of muscle breakdown in patients with chronic heart failure, and does so regardless of a patient's age, show findings from a randomized trial.

Aspirin, warfarin equally effective for heart failure Posted: 07 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT There is no significant difference in the risk for ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, or death with warfarin or aspirin for patients with heart failure who are in sinus rhythm, a study shows.

Telmisartan normalizes BP more than valsartan Posted: 07 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Treatment with telmisartan results in significantly better clinic and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure control than valsartan or placebo, researchers say.

Yoga may improve cognition in schizophrenia Posted: 07 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who take part in a program of yoga show improvements in the cognitive domain of attention relative to their peers who receive treatment as usual, study results show.

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