Monday, December 10, 2012

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Medical News


Depression treatment ‘should target emotional control’

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Being able to regulate emotions is a key driver of patients' improvement in symptoms when undergoing treatment for depression, German researchers have shown.

Cognitive impairments linked to mood episode recurrence risk

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Cognitive impairments are associated with an increased risk for mood episode recurrence in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report.

Depression treatment ‘should target emotional control’

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Being able to regulate emotions is a key driver of patients' improvement in symptoms when undergoing treatment for depression, German researchers have shown.

Cognitive remediation may benefit youth with psychosis

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Swiss study suggest that computer-assisted cognitive remediation may help improve certain aspects of cognition in adolescent patients with or at risk for psychosis.

Cognitive impairments linked to mood episode recurrence risk

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Cognitive impairments are associated with an increased risk for mood episode recurrence in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report.

Cognitive remediation may benefit youth with psychosis

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Swiss study suggest that computer-assisted cognitive remediation may help improve certain aspects of cognition in adolescent patients with or at risk for psychosis.

ATLAS holds up 10-year tamoxifen regime

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from the ATLAS study indicate that women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer should consider taking tamoxifen for up to 10 years after diagnosis.

Risk factors revealed for anti-tuberculosis drug hepatotoxicity

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The risk for hepatotoxicity among patients treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs is affected by gender, ethnicity, and the presence of genetic polymorphisms, say Argentinean researchers.

Risk factors revealed for anti-tuberculosis drug hepatotoxicity

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The risk for hepatotoxicity among patients treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs is affected by gender, ethnicity, and the presence of genetic polymorphisms, say Argentinean researchers.

Microarray analysis ‘best test for prenatal diagnosis’

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Chromosomal microarray analysis is able to identify significantly more clinically relevant information for prenatal diagnosis than is karyotyping, and is equally able to highlight aneuploidies and unbalanced rearrangements, US study findings suggest.

ATLAS holds up 10-year tamoxifen regime

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from the ATLAS study indicate that women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer should consider taking tamoxifen for up to 10 years after diagnosis.

Antimicrobial catheters do not significantly reduce UTI risk

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Silver alloy-coated antimicrobial catheters do not significantly reduce the risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infection compared with standard catheters in adult hospital patients requiring short-term catheterization, show UK study results.

Thulium vapoenucleation well-tolerated for treating benign prostate obstruction

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

Treating benign prostate obstruction with thulium vapoenucleation of the prostate is well-tolerated and effective and leads to a low incidence of perioperative complications, according to recent study findings.

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