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• Paramedics could up their game to meet reperfusion guidelines
• BD youth show altered frontal lobe bioenergetic metabolism
• <i>T. gondii</i> link to schizophrenia supported
• AF deaths more likely on the weekend
• Herbal therapy no alternative in HCV infection
• Herbal therapy no alternative in HCV infection
• Placenta underlies reduced fetal movement
• NSCLC survival increase 'an artifact of PET assessment'
• Physician-targeted intervention could reduce self-harm risk in elderly

Paramedics could up their game to meet reperfusion guidelines Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that Canadian guidelines for reperfusion in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction can only be met if electrocardiograms are administered by paramedics.

BD youth show altered frontal lobe bioenergetic metabolism Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that depressed unmedicated adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) have altered frontal lobe mitochondrial function.

<i>T. gondii</i> link to schizophrenia supported Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study results support an associated between maternal infection with Toxoplasma gondii and an increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring.

AF deaths more likely on the weekend Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT In-hospital mortality rates for patients who have atrial fibrillation are significantly higher on the weekend than on weekdays, show US study results.

Herbal therapy no alternative in HCV infection Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT The commonly used herbal remedy, silymarin, offers no benefit to patients with treatment-resistant hepatitis C virus infection, a study shows.

Herbal therapy no alternative in HCV infection Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT The commonly used herbal remedy, silymarin, offers no benefit to patients with treatment-resistant hepatitis C virus infection, a study shows.

Placenta underlies reduced fetal movement Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Poor perinatal outcome after the maternal perception of reduced fetal movement is linked to factors associated with placental dysfunction, say experts.

NSCLC survival increase 'an artifact of PET assessment' Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT There has been no increase in survival among non-small-cell lung cancer patients in recent years, with evidence suggesting otherwise likely due to positron emission tomography-induced stage migration and selection bias, say US scientists.

Physician-targeted intervention could reduce self-harm risk in elderly Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Older patients whose physicians take part in a practice audit and education-based intervention have reduced odds of depression and self-harm at 24 months – significantly so in the case of self-harm, show results of an Australian trial.

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