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• Many bipolar patients unaware of co-occurring medical conditions
• Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients
• Experts call for add-on to athletes’ cardiac screening
• More selective colon cancer screening urged
• PCR assay ‘superior’ to culture for neonatal sepsis, meningitis
• Health risks associated with H1N1 vaccine investigated
• More selective colon cancer screening urged
• Substance use linked to poor memory, reasoning in BD
• Visual, auditory hallucinations often co-occur in psychosis patients
• Ambulance crews failing to flag stroke arrivals

Many bipolar patients unaware of co-occurring medical conditions Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Co-occurring medical conditions are common among patients with bipolar disorder, but many may not be aware that they have such conditions, say researchers.

Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Most inpatients with psychiatric disorders are overweight or obese, say Australian researchers who urge closer monitoring of the physical health of patients with mental illnesses.

Experts call for add-on to athletes’ cardiac screening Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Modified echocardiography should be included as part of the screening process for athletes at risk for sudden cardiac death, say researchers presenting at the annual meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

More selective colon cancer screening urged Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Updated guidance from a US task force stresses the need for targeted, high-quality follow-up screening in patients who have undergone colonoscopy or polyp removal, in an effort to cut down on unnecessary repeat procedures

PCR assay ‘superior’ to culture for neonatal sepsis, meningitis Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT In neonates with probable sepsis or meningitis, a realtime polymerase chain reaction assay specific for a virulence gene in Streptococcus agalactiae is superior to standard bacterial culture identification, results of a pathology study show.

Health risks associated with H1N1 vaccine investigated Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from two studies published in JAMA show that the H1N1 vaccination is associated with a small, but significant, increase in risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults, but does not increase the risk for birth defects or problems when given to pregnant women.

More selective colon cancer screening urged Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Updated guidance from a US task force stresses the need for targeted, high-quality follow-up screening in patients who have undergone colonoscopy or polyp removal, in an effort to cut down on unnecessary repeat procedures

Substance use linked to poor memory, reasoning in BD Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT The presence of comorbid substance use disorder is associated with significantly poorer visual memory and conceptual reasoning skills in patients with bipolar disorder, US study results show.

Visual, auditory hallucinations often co-occur in psychosis patients Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Visual hallucinations are common in patients with psychosis spectrum disorders and often co-occur with auditory hallucinations, researchers report.

Ambulance crews failing to flag stroke arrivals Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Two studies from the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke initiative show that the emergency medical services often fail to notify hospitals of an incoming stroke patient, despite the clear positive effect on acute stroke treatment.

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