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• Aortic stiffness linked to high blood pressure
• Quality diabetes care comes at a price
• Aortic stiffness linked to high blood pressure
• Pathogens identified in majority of childhood CAP hospitalizations
• Bipolar conversion in children linked to family history
• Antipsychotic-induced obsessive compulsive symptoms assessed
• Monthly sunlight increase linked to age at BD onset
• Night eating syndrome increased in schizophrenia patients
• BD I patients at high risk for sleep apnea
• Delayed WM growth in siblings of childhood-onset schizophrenia patients
• Testosterone levels linked to BD course
• Lack of evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic kidney disease
• Subthreshold metabolic syndrome common in drug-naïve schizophrenia patients

Aortic stiffness linked to high blood pressure Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Higher aortic stiffness is linked with an increased risk for hypertension, a study in JAMA suggests.

Quality diabetes care comes at a price Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that the Quality and Outcomes Framework that was introduced to UK general practice in 2004 may not be worth the expense of implementing in terms of benefiting patients.

Aortic stiffness linked to high blood pressure Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Higher aortic stiffness is linked with an increased risk for hypertension, a study in JAMA suggests.

Pathogens identified in majority of childhood CAP hospitalizations Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT A comprehensive investigation of childhood community-acquired pneumonia in Taiwan has identified at least one pathogen in 85% of previously healthy children.

Bipolar conversion in children linked to family history Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Conversion from bipolar disorder not otherwise specified to a diagnosis of bipolar I or II disorder is common among children, research confirms, and is predicted by a family history of mood disorders.

Antipsychotic-induced obsessive compulsive symptoms assessed Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Korean study show that the symptom structure of second-generation-antipsychotic-induced obsessive compulsive symptoms is similar to that seen in patients with "pure" obsessive compulsive disorder.

Monthly sunlight increase linked to age at BD onset Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Greater monthly increases in solar radiation at any given geographic location are associated with an earlier age at onset of bipolar disorder, researchers report.

Night eating syndrome increased in schizophrenia patients Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of night eating syndrome is significantly increased among patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who are obese, results from a US study suggest.

BD I patients at high risk for sleep apnea Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Around half of overweight patients with bipolar I disorder are at high risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea, US study results suggest.

Delayed WM growth in siblings of childhood-onset schizophrenia patients Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT The unaffected adolescent siblings of patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia show reduced white matter growth rates compared with other adolescents, researchers report.

Testosterone levels linked to BD course Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that testosterone levels are positively associated with number of manic episodes and suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder.

Lack of evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic kidney disease Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Currently there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine screening of chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic adults in the general population, according to a review by the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Subthreshold metabolic syndrome common in drug-naïve schizophrenia patients Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT Around 1 in 10 antipsychotic-naïve Indian patients with schizophrenia meet full criteria for the metabolic syndrome, but a significantly larger proportion have subthreshold metabolic syndrome, researchers report.

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