Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Bipolarity common in major depressive episode patients

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Egyptian study show that a substantial proportion of patients being treated for a major depressive episode may have underlying bipolarity.

Suicide ‘a major concern’ in childhood psychosis

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Children and adolescents with a first episode of psychosis should be monitored closely for suicidal behavior, say researchers who found that more than 12% of such patients attempted suicide over a 24-month period.

Bipolarity common in major depressive episode patients

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Egyptian study show that a substantial proportion of patients being treated for a major depressive episode may have underlying bipolarity.

Suicide ‘a major concern’ in childhood psychosis

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Children and adolescents with a first episode of psychosis should be monitored closely for suicidal behavior, say researchers who found that more than 12% of such patients attempted suicide over a 24-month period.

Bleeding risk modifies perioperative beta-blocker benefits

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Perioperative use of beta blockers seems to be beneficial unless patients experience heavy bleeding, in which case it may be detrimental, say researchers.

Factors increasing risk for pertussis in children evaluated

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Research shows that children with pertussis infection are significantly less likely to have had all five diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine doses than uninfected children.

Hemorrhage risk ‘higher than reported’ for AF warfarin users

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Real-world findings for atrial fibrillation patients using warfarin point to a significantly higher risk for hemorrhage than reported for clinical trials.

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