Monday, October 22, 2012

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Medical News


Family functioning linked to disease course in adolescent BD

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Family cohesion, adaptability, and conflict are associated with disease course in adolescent patients with bipolar disorder, US researchers report.

Family functioning linked to disease course in adolescent BD

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Family cohesion, adaptability, and conflict are associated with disease course in adolescent patients with bipolar disorder, US researchers report.

Schizophrenia patients at increased death risk after AMI

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a Canadian study show that patients with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to die after acute myocardial infarction than other patients.

Schizophrenia patients at increased death risk after AMI

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a Canadian study show that patients with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to die after acute myocardial infarction than other patients.

Tricuspidization preferred for unicuspid aortic valve repair

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Unicuspid aortic valves may be reconstructed with tricuspidization using glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium, with excellent early results and no mortality or major morbidity, the results of a preliminary study suggest.

Primary care physicians miss hepatitis vaccine targets

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Primary care physicians are failing to meet guidelines for hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus vaccination in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, according to US research.

Methylation provides clues to gastric cancer subtypes

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research published in Science Translational Medicine shows that many gastric cancers are associated with significant epigenetic alterations along the DNA triggered by methylation.

Ustekinumab success in refractory Crohn’s disease

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with Crohn's disease who have failed to respond adequately to anti–tumor necrosis factor treatment may benefit from the monoclonal antibody ustekinumab, results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial suggest.

Tricuspidization preferred for unicuspid aortic valve repair

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Unicuspid aortic valves may be reconstructed with tricuspidization using glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium, with excellent early results and no mortality or major morbidity, the results of a preliminary study suggest.

Primary care physicians miss hepatitis vaccine targets

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Primary care physicians are failing to meet guidelines for hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus vaccination in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, according to US research.

Elderly female cancer survivors reap benefits of following prevention advice

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Elderly female cancer survivors who adhere stringently to national and international recommendations for cancer prevention have a reduced risk for all-cause mortality compared with their peers who are less adherent, show US study results.

Multivitamin use may protect men from cancer

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Men who take a daily multivitamin supplement have a modest reduction in their risk for developing cancer, suggest results from the Physicians' Health Study II.

Immediate postoperative radiation improves prostate cancer progression survival

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Radiation immediately after prostate cancer surgery substantially improves biochemical progression-free survival and local control over 10 years compared with a wait-and-see policy, European study findings indicate.

Methylation provides clues to gastric cancer subtypes

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research published in Science Translational Medicine shows that many gastric cancers are associated with significant epigenetic alterations along the DNA triggered by methylation.

Immediate postoperative radiation improves prostate cancer progression survival

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Radiation immediately after prostate cancer surgery substantially improves biochemical progression-free survival and local control over 10 years compared with a wait-and-see policy, European study findings indicate.

Multivitamin use may protect men from cancer

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Men who take a daily multivitamin supplement have a modest reduction in their risk for developing cancer, suggest results from the Physicians' Health Study II.

Computed tomography aids scleroderma lung disease prognosis

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

High-resolution computed tomography is useful for the prognosis of patients with systemic scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease, research shows.

Sleep symptoms impair fibromyalgia patients’ QoL

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A study of fibromyalgia patients highlights the impact of sleep symptoms on health-related quality of life in this population.

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