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• Home is where the heart is for congenital defect children
• Exercise benefits influenced by sRAGE levels in diabetes
• Self-recognition deficits in schizophrenia confirmed
• Corpus callosum abnormalities in BD patients
• Sickle cell trait link with sudden athlete death ‘confirmed’
• Teamwork at the front line can reduce SSI rate
• Emergency diverticulitis surgery victim of the ‘weekend effect’
• Serving size in the eye of the beholder
• Atlantic fish improves glucose and fat metabolism
• Advanced cancer patients able to state their own pain goals
• Screening tool could help oral cancer detection
• Internet infant sleep safety information may be suspect

Home is where the heart is for congenital defect children Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT The American Heart Association recommends that children with a congenital heart defect deemed as being at high risk for developmental disorders are treated under a "medical home" model of care.

Exercise benefits influenced by sRAGE levels in diabetes Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Increased levels of the soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end products may underly the beneficial effects of exercise in patients with Type 2 diabetes, research shows.

Self-recognition deficits in schizophrenia confirmed Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia exhibit impairments in self-recognition, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies confirm.

Corpus callosum abnormalities in BD patients Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder show area reductions in the genu and isthmus subregions of the corpus callosum compared with mentally healthy controls, researchers report.

Sickle cell trait link with sudden athlete death ‘confirmed’ Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say they have definitively confirmed that there is a link between the sickle cell trait and sudden cardiac death in African–American athletes.

Teamwork at the front line can reduce SSI rate Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Rates of surgical site infection can be markedly reduced by the implementation of a front-line provider group that uses local wisdom and existing evidence on patient safety, report US researchers.

Emergency diverticulitis surgery victim of the ‘weekend effect’ Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients who have emergency surgery at weekends for acute diverticulitis have worse outcomes than those admitted on weekdays, the results of a US study show.

Serving size in the eye of the beholder Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Canadian study findings suggest that many people overestimate the size of one serving of food and may overeat as a result.

Atlantic fish improves glucose and fat metabolism Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Eating saury, a type of fish common to the Atlantic, has immediate beneficial effects on glucose and fat metabolism, show findings from a Japanese study.

Advanced cancer patients able to state their own pain goals Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Advanced cancer patients are successfully able to express their desired level of pain relief on a scale of 1–10, indicating that personalized pain goals could be a novel target for pain treatment response, say researchers.

Screening tool could help oral cancer detection Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Indian researchers report the development of a novel, simple screening tool with a high degree of accuracy for the detection of oral premalignancies that can be used in a general health setting without the need for much training or clinical experience.

Internet infant sleep safety information may be suspect Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Only around 60% of websites provide information on infant sleep safety that is consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics official recommendations, report US researchers.

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