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• Nonpsychiatric medical costs high in bipolar disorder patients
• Asian and Pacific Islander diabetes data need segregating
• Nonpsychiatric medical costs high in bipolar disorder patients
• Cytokine levels altered in FEP, schizophrenia patients
• Cytokine levels altered in FEP, schizophrenia patients
• CKD may thicken carotid arteries, raise CVD risk in children
• Women with learning disabilities left out of contraception decisions
• Antipsychotic drug exposure may have neurologic consequences

Nonpsychiatric medical costs high in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 16 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT The use of nonpsychiatric healthcare services is greater and associated costs higher in bipolar disorder patients than in those without the mood disorder, results from a Taiwanese study show.

Asian and Pacific Islander diabetes data need segregating Posted: 16 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT Surveillance statistics that aggregate Asians and Pacific Islanders are misleading in terms of establishing who would benefit most from increased diabetes prevention interventions, report US researchers.

Nonpsychiatric medical costs high in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 16 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT The use of nonpsychiatric healthcare services is greater and associated costs higher in bipolar disorder patients than in those without the mood disorder, results from a Taiwanese study show.

Cytokine levels altered in FEP, schizophrenia patients Posted: 16 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT Levels of certain cytokines are altered in patients with first-episode psychosis and patients with schizophrenia, research shows.

Cytokine levels altered in FEP, schizophrenia patients Posted: 16 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT Levels of certain cytokines are altered in patients with first-episode psychosis and patients with schizophrenia, research shows.

CKD may thicken carotid arteries, raise CVD risk in children Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT Findings from a US study show that carotid intima-media thickness is significantly higher among children with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease than in children without the kidney condition.

Women with learning disabilities left out of contraception decisions Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT Women with learning disabilities are frequently left out of decisions concerning contraception, and often use contraceptives despite not being sexually active, show the results of a UK survey.

Antipsychotic drug exposure may have neurologic consequences Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT French researchers report an increased risk for Parkinson's disease in elderly people who have past exposure to neuroleptic drugs.

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