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• Utility of DMDD diagnosis in child psychiatric patients questioned
• Mirror-gazing illusion more intense in schizophrenia
• ICD use contributes to decline in cardiac arrest
• Researchers urge shakeup to laparoscopic cholecystectomy timing
• Korean meals may help dieters shed the pounds
• Pre-cesarean antibiotics cut infection risk
• Patient cognition may affect EOL care intensity
• Salvage surgery for oropharyngeal cancer needs due consideration
• Pay more than lip service to sun-screen advice for antihypertensive users
• Dabigatran ‘still effective in obese’
• Cardiovascular risk present across chronic rheumatic diseases

Utility of DMDD diagnosis in child psychiatric patients questioned Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT In children admitted to a psychiatric unit with serious behavioral problems, use of the new diagnosis concept of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder may go some way to reducing diagnoses of bipolar disorder, research shows.

Mirror-gazing illusion more intense in schizophrenia Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia report more intense perceptual illusions during the mirror-gazing task than do mentally healthy people, report researchers who also found that the patients were more likely to believe their illusions were real.

ICD use contributes to decline in cardiac arrest Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Implantable cardioverter defibrillator use is responsible for one-third of the decline in cardiac arrests caused by ventricular fibrillation, researchers say.

Researchers urge shakeup to laparoscopic cholecystectomy timing Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT The tradition of delaying laparoscopic cholecystectomy after hospital admission for mild gallstone pancreatitis may be unnecessary, say the authors of a US study.

Korean meals may help dieters shed the pounds Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Regularly incorporating Korean dishes into a mainly Western-style diet may be an effective way to lose weight, say researchers.

Pre-cesarean antibiotics cut infection risk Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Administering prophylactic antibiotics before women undergo cesareans significantly reduces postsurgical infection rates, show US study findings.

Patient cognition may affect EOL care intensity Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Mild cognitive impairment in patients with advanced cancer may affect the intensity of end-of-life treatment and promote decision-making by caregivers, rather than patients, show US study results.

Salvage surgery for oropharyngeal cancer needs due consideration Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Japanese study results indicate a 5-year overall survival rate of 49% for oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with salvage surgery after initial treatment with chemoradiotherapy has failed.

Pay more than lip service to sun-screen advice for antihypertensive users Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Users of common antihypertensive drugs, such as hydrochlorothiazide and nifedipine, may be at increased risk for developing lip cancer.

Dabigatran ‘still effective in obese’ Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT The oral direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran is an effective thromboprophylactic therapy for patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement regardless of their body mass index, researchers assert.

Cardiovascular risk present across chronic rheumatic diseases Posted: 05 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients across the spectrum of rheumatic diseases, not just those with rheumatoid arthritis, have a significantly increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors compared with the general population, the results of a Dutch study indicate.

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