Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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Medical News


Differentiating features of BD, early-onset ADHD identified

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research findings published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology have identified differentiating features between early-onset bipolar disorder and combined attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Executive attention deficits identified in first-episode schizophrenia

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with first-episode schizophrenia have impairments in executive attention but not in alerting or orienting attention, suggest findings published in Bipolar Disorders.

Differentiating features of BD, early-onset ADHD identified

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research findings published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology have identified differentiating features between early-onset bipolar disorder and combined attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Extended thrombolysis window has potential pitfall

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The benefits gained from extending the window for thrombolysis in patients with stroke could be lost if the more generous deadline causes physicians to relax, a study suggests.

Executive attention deficits identified in first-episode schizophrenia

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with first-episode schizophrenia have impairments in executive attention but not in alerting or orienting attention, suggest findings published in Bipolar Disorders.

HDL may protect against abdominal aortic aneurysm

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol inhibit the formation of abdominal aortic aneurysm, findings from experimental mouse models suggest.

Statins linked to reduced glaucoma risk

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Cholesterol-lowering medications in the statin class could significantly reduce the risk for developing open-angle glaucoma, show data for more than 500,000 older-age US individuals with hyperlipidemia.

One rule for one and one for another with diabetes

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A joint consensus statement from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association encourages a shift in attitude over glycemic management in Type 2 diabetes.

Human hepatitis threat present in domestic pigs

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The prevalence of hepatitis E virus in domestic pigs is between 10% and 30%, with a likelihood that infected pigs enter the pork production chain thereby threatening public health, indicate Portuguese study results.

Antifungal resistance of Candida genital isolates on the increase

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Resistance to antifungal therapy of genital-infection causing Candida species may be an increasing problem, suggests research presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology annual congress in Prague, Czech Republic.

Statins linked to reduced glaucoma risk

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Cholesterol-lowering medications in the statin class could significantly reduce the risk for developing open-angle glaucoma, show data for more than 500,000 older-age US individuals with hyperlipidemia.

Adjuvants underused initially, follow up needed for cancer patients in pain

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Italian study results indicate that physicians underuse adjuvant therapies for treatment of pain in cancer in the first instance, and that close follow up of oncology patients is needed to improve the efficacy of analgesic therapy in this setting.

Respiratory infections provide urban asthma clue

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Urban infants have a different pattern of viral respiratory illness from suburban infants, which could help explain why they are more likely to develop asthma, say US researchers.

Simultaneous knee, foot support may improve knee OA management

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers report that concurrent use of a custom-made knee brace and foot orthotic produces greater reductions in pathologic knee adduction in patients with knee osteoarthritis than knee- or foot-support alone.

GnRH agonist may protect breast cancer patient fertility

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist may reduce the risk for chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea, research shows.

Genetic profile predicts postradiation erectile dysfunction

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Scientists have identified a group of genetic markers that can predict the risk for erectile dysfunction after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

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