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• Home coaching shows promise for hypertension primary care
• Infant viral infections not causal for childhood asthma
• Infant viral infections not causal for childhood asthma
• Research supports nitrergic dysregulation in bipolar disorder
• Common causes of aggression on psychiatric wards identified
• Common causes of aggression on psychiatric wards identified
• Daytime sleepiness common in bipolar disorder
• Structural brain changes in psychotic adolescents
• Research supports immune dysfunction in bipolar disorder
• Heavy smoking linked to high cholesterol in schizophrenia patients
• Age-related neural activation differences in bipolar patients
• Poles lead the way for heart failure patients
• Cannabis use linked to reduced mortality in psychosis

Home coaching shows promise for hypertension primary care Posted: 27 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Teaching patients with hypertension to monitor their blood pressure at home and having nonprofessional health coaches counsel them regularly on medication adherence can help them to control their blood pressure levels, suggests US research.

Infant viral infections not causal for childhood asthma Posted: 27 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Having frequent viral infections, such as rhinovirus, in infancy does not increase a child's risk for wheezing and asthma in later childhood, say researchers.

Infant viral infections not causal for childhood asthma Posted: 27 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Having frequent viral infections, such as rhinovirus, in infancy does not increase a child's risk for wheezing and asthma in later childhood, say researchers.

Research supports nitrergic dysregulation in bipolar disorder Posted: 24 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a German study provide further evidence to suggest that nitric oxide signaling is impaired in patients with bipolar disorder.

Common causes of aggression on psychiatric wards identified Posted: 24 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Negative interactions with staff are the most common cause of aggression and violence among inpatients in adult psychiatric settings, a review of published studies shows.

Common causes of aggression on psychiatric wards identified Posted: 24 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Negative interactions with staff are the most common cause of aggression and violence among inpatients in adult psychiatric settings, a review of published studies shows.

Daytime sleepiness common in bipolar disorder Posted: 23 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder commonly experience excessive daytime sleepiness, which has a negative impact on functioning, researchers report.

Structural brain changes in psychotic adolescents Posted: 23 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Adolescents who develop psychosis show significant structural brain changes around the time of illness onset, researchers report.

Research supports immune dysfunction in bipolar disorder Posted: 22 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder display altered plasma chemokine profiles compared with mentally healthy individuals, indicating that the mood disorder is associated with immune dysfunction.

Heavy smoking linked to high cholesterol in schizophrenia patients Posted: 22 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia who are heavy smokers have higher cholesterol levels, and are more likely to use alcohol, cocaine, and other substances than those who are not heavy smokers.

Age-related neural activation differences in bipolar patients Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder show age-related differences in the activation of neural circuitry that mediates motor inhibition, US researchers report.

Poles lead the way for heart failure patients Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nordic walking could allow heart failure patients to exercise more effectively than walking without poles, researchers say.

Cannabis use linked to reduced mortality in psychosis Posted: 21 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that cannabis use is associated with decreased all-cause mortality risk in patients with schizophrenia.

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