Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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Comorbid physical, psychiatric disorders common in BD

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Findings from the Singapore Mental Health Study show that over two-thirds of individuals with bipolar disorder have other lifetime mental disorders, with approximately half also experiencing at least one chronic physical condition.

Hormone therapy offsets adverse metabolic effects of menopause

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Long-term hormone therapy helps prevent the adverse metabolic effects that occur following menopause, research shows.

Comorbid physical, psychiatric disorders common in BD

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Findings from the Singapore Mental Health Study show that over two-thirds of individuals with bipolar disorder have other lifetime mental disorders, with approximately half also experiencing at least one chronic physical condition.

Social, metacognition deficits in schizophrenia predict dysfunction type

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research findings suggest that deficits in social cognition and metacognition among individuals with schizophrenia represent different forms of dysfunction and symptomatology.

Social, metacognition deficits in schizophrenia predict dysfunction type

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research findings suggest that deficits in social cognition and metacognition among individuals with schizophrenia represent different forms of dysfunction and symptomatology.

Alarms could be key to avoiding intraoperative awareness

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Bispectral index monitoring is unlikely to be better than monitoring based on anesthetic concentrations for preventing intraoperative awareness, shows a randomized trial.

Stent fracture after stent implantation linked to thrombosis

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Stent fracture after everolimus-eluting stent implantation occurs in 2.9% of lesions and is associated with a significantly increased rate of major adverse cardiac events, say researchers.

Beta blockers do not lower cardiac risk in patients with or without CAD

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Beta-blocker therapy does not reduce the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with or without coronary artery disease, researchers say.

Beta blockers do not lower cardiac risk in patients with or without CAD

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Beta-blocker therapy does not reduce the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with or without coronary artery disease, researchers say.

Complement dysregulation underpins pre-eclampsia

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Pre-eclampsia is associated with increased classical pathway activation and altered complement regulation, suggest Dutch results indicating that the extent of complement dysregulation may be related to the severity of pre-eclampsia.

Complement dysregulation underpins pre-eclampsia

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Pre-eclampsia is associated with increased classical pathway activation and altered complement regulation, suggest Dutch results indicating that the extent of complement dysregulation may be related to the severity of pre-eclampsia.

BMI concerns raised for childhood stem cell transplantation survivors

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Childhood survivors of hematologic malignancies treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation should undergo long-term monitoring of their body mass index and lean body mass, US researchers recommend.

Routine screening influences outcomes in prostate cancer after surgery

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Men who undergo radical prostatectomy for a tumor that was detected by screening show better long-term outcomes than their peers who undergo the surgery after opportunistic diagnosis, study results show.

Routine screening influences outcomes in prostate cancer after surgery

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Men who undergo radical prostatectomy for a tumor that was detected by screening show better long-term outcomes than their peers who undergo the surgery after opportunistic diagnosis, study results show.

Cleaning-product-related asthma concern for hospital workers

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Research suggests that exposure to cleaning products, particularly those containing decalcifiers and ammonia, may increase the risk for asthma in female hospital workers.

Stent fracture after stent implantation linked to thrombosis

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Stent fracture after everolimus-eluting stent implantation occurs in 2.9% of lesions and is associated with a significantly increased rate of major adverse cardiac events, say researchers.

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