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• Shorter sleep linked to lower HDL cholesterol in bipolar patients
• Cannabis use affects disease course in schizophrenia patients
• Stress testing for chest pain patients ‘should be based on pretest probability’
• Troponin-based protocol pinpoints low-risk chest pain patients
• Rosiglitazone effective add-on to metformin in diabetic youths
• Infectious diseases account for one-fifth of cancer deaths each year
• Leading causes of global neonatal death identified
• Leading causes of global neonatal death identified
• Infectious diseases account for one-fifth of cancer deaths each year
• Trail Making Tests sensitive for future stroke mortality
• onnective tissue inflammation may pose VTE risk

Shorter sleep linked to lower HDL cholesterol in bipolar patients Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Shorter sleep duration is associated with lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with bipolar disorder who are in clinical remission, researchers report.

Cannabis use affects disease course in schizophrenia patients Posted: 14 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis use is associated with an earlier age at disease onset in patients with schizophrenia, as well as with a greater number of hospital admissions, researchers report.

Stress testing for chest pain patients ‘should be based on pretest probability’ Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Most patients with low-risk chest pain undergo stress testing regardless of pretest probability of coronary artery disease, researchers say.

Troponin-based protocol pinpoints low-risk chest pain patients Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT A 2-hour accelerated diagnostic protocol, with troponin I as the only biomarker, identifies a large proportion of patients with chest pain who are very unlikely to have a major adverse cardiac event in the immediate future, say researchers.

Rosiglitazone effective add-on to metformin in diabetic youths Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Adding rosiglitazone to metformin provides more durable glycemic control in children and adolescents with Type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, show study findings.

Infectious diseases account for one-fifth of cancer deaths each year Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that infections with certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites are responsible for every one in five deaths due to cancer each year.

Leading causes of global neonatal death identified Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Preterm birth and intrapartum complications, and sepsis and meningitis, are the leading causes of neonatal death globally, say researchers in The Lancet.

Leading causes of global neonatal death identified Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Preterm birth and intrapartum complications, and sepsis and meningitis, are the leading causes of neonatal death globally, say researchers in The Lancet.

Infectious diseases account for one-fifth of cancer deaths each year Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that infections with certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites are responsible for every one in five deaths due to cancer each year.

Trail Making Tests sensitive for future stroke mortality Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Men's performance on the Trail Making Test -A and -B is a sensitive indicator of their risk for dying should they suffer a stroke, report Swedish researchers.

onnective tissue inflammation may pose VTE risk Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with autoimmune conditions affecting connective tissue have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism in the months after diagnosis, say Danish researchers who found the extent of risk varied with diagnosis.

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