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• Gestational diabetes may be more likely with antipsychotic use
• Two-drug combo increases diabetes patients’ goal achievement
• Herpes zoster vaccine recommendations questioned in patients on biologics
• Herpes zoster vaccine recommendations questioned in patients on biologics
• Gestational diabetes may be more likely with antipsychotic use
• Women unaware of TOLAC delivery option
• Herpes zoster vaccine recommendations questioned in patients on biologics
• Telephone monitoring improves drug use, psychiatric symptoms
• Altered immune function in relatives of schizophrenia patients
• Factors linked with MDD transition to BD identified

Gestational diabetes may be more likely with antipsychotic use Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women who take antipsychotic medication during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, report researchers.

Two-drug combo increases diabetes patients’ goal achievement Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Post-hoc analysis of randomized trial results shows that treating individuals with Type 2 diabetes with a combination of phentermine and topiramate increases their achievement of goals recommended for the management of their condition.

Herpes zoster vaccine recommendations questioned in patients on biologics Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Administration of the live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine is not associated with an increased risk for shingles shortly after vaccination in patients receiving biologic treatments for immune-mediated diseases, researchers report in JAMA.

Herpes zoster vaccine recommendations questioned in patients on biologics Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Administration of the live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine is not associated with an increased risk for shingles shortly after vaccination in patients receiving biologic treatments for immune-mediated diseases, researchers report in JAMA.

Gestational diabetes may be more likely with antipsychotic use Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women who take antipsychotic medication during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, report researchers.

Women unaware of TOLAC delivery option Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that women eligible for trial of labor after a cesarean know little about their options for mode of delivery, with many leaving the decision up to their physician.

Herpes zoster vaccine recommendations questioned in patients on biologics Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Administration of the live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine is not associated with an increased risk for shingles shortly after vaccination in patients receiving biologic treatments for immune-mediated diseases, researchers report in JAMA.

Telephone monitoring improves drug use, psychiatric symptoms Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients being treated for a substance use disorder achieve significant short-term improvements in their drug use and psychiatric symptoms when receiving telephone continuing care, show study findings.

Altered immune function in relatives of schizophrenia patients Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients and their unaffected first-degree relatives exhibit immune system alterations compared with mentally healthy individuals, researchers report.

Factors linked with MDD transition to BD identified Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT A wide range of demographic, clinical, and environmental factors are associated with an increased risk for transition from major depressive disorder to bipolar disorder, US study results show.

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