Thursday, November 22, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Altered cognition, attitudes mostly state related in bipolar disorder

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Altered cognitive processes and attitudes in patients with bipolar disorder are mostly associated with symptomatology, say researchers.

Altered cognition, attitudes mostly state related in bipolar disorder

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Altered cognitive processes and attitudes in patients with bipolar disorder are mostly associated with symptomatology, say researchers.

Childhood abuse linked to altered gray matter in psychosis

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Sexual abuse in childhood is associated with significant gray matter volume reductions in patients with psychosis, US researchers report.

Childhood abuse linked to altered gray matter in psychosis

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Sexual abuse in childhood is associated with significant gray matter volume reductions in patients with psychosis, US researchers report.

Colorectal cancer patient siblings ‘deserve screening’

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Colorectal cancer screening should be offered to the siblings of affected patients, recommends a team of researchers from Hong Kong.

Factors influencing pain in head and neck cancer patients clarified

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Individuals with head and neck cancer frequently report pain 1 year after diagnosis, despite being treated with analgesics, show US study results.

Colorectal cancer patient siblings ‘deserve screening’

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Colorectal cancer screening should be offered to the siblings of affected patients, recommends a team of researchers from Hong Kong.

Temsirolimus effective for mRCC patients on hemodialysis

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Research findings published in the International Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest that temsirolimus effectively stabilizes disease progression in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma undergoing hemodialysis.

Tumour burden predicts prognosis in mRCC

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Tumor burden plays an independent prognostic and predictive role in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, a clinical trial shows.

Tumors 'not always greatest mortality risk in RCC patients'

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with localized solid kidney tumors may be at greater risk for death from non-cancer-related causes before that from disease progression and cancer-related mortality, say US researchers who developed a comorbidity-based risk prediction model.

Perfusion of renal masses on MR corresponds to histopathologic diagnosis

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

A magnetic resonance imaging technique that uses blood as a contrast medium is able to distinguish between different histopathologic diagnoses of solid renal masses based on their perfusion level, claims a team of scientists.

Eating disorders common in adolescents attending emergency department

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

A significant percentage of adolescents attending hospital emergency response departments have eating disorders, suggest results from a US study.

Surgery simulation ‘catapults’ trainees' abilities

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Study findings indicate that simulator training for otorhinolaryngology residents results in equal, if not superior, performance compared with traditional training that involves finite repetition of live procedures.

Electronic device sniffs out sleep apnea syndrome

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

An electronic nose could be used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, by detecting the presence of volatile organic molecules in the breath of a patient, research suggests.

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