Tuesday, January 15, 2013

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Medical News


MPAs may reflect genetic risk for schizophrenia

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Minor physical anomalies are more common in schizophrenia patients and their unaffected siblings than in mentally healthy individuals without a family history of the disorder, research shows.

Pneumonia risk increased in schizophrenia

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia are at an increased risk for developing pneumonia, results from a large Taiwanese study show.

MPAs may reflect genetic risk for schizophrenia

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Minor physical anomalies are more common in schizophrenia patients and their unaffected siblings than in mentally healthy individuals without a family history of the disorder, research shows.

Pneumonia risk increased in schizophrenia

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia are at an increased risk for developing pneumonia, results from a large Taiwanese study show.

Spirituality associated with poor mental health

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Individuals who describe themselves as spiritual are more likely to have used drugs, or be dependent on drugs, and also more likely to have generalized anxiety and neurotic disorders than those who are neither spiritual nor religious, research shows.

Stroke need not delay bypass surgery

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

The time since a stroke need not determine when patients undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting, say researchers.

Arterial versus venous graft debate continues

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers say that there is no significant reduction in angiographic graft failure with arterial grafts compared with saphenous vein grafts in revascularization of the right coronary system.

Arterial versus venous graft debate continues

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers say that there is no significant reduction in angiographic graft failure with arterial grafts compared with saphenous vein grafts in revascularization of the right coronary system.

Spacemen upset sodium balance theories

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Levels of salt in the body and sodium in the urine fluctuate over fixed cycles that are independent of salt intake, shows a space simulation study.

Sexual dysfunction not determined by hysterectomy technique

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

The prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder after hysterectomy does not vary with the surgical technique used, researchers report.

Hearing loss with radiotherapy for head and neck tumors

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Radiotherapy for head and neck tumors has permanent, progressive, and dose-dependent effects on patients' hearing, report researchers.

Spirituality associated with poor mental health

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Individuals who describe themselves as spiritual are more likely to have used drugs, or be dependent on drugs, and also more likely to have generalized anxiety and neurotic disorders than those who are neither spiritual nor religious, research shows.

Tailored asthma therapy on the horizon

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

UK researchers report that montelukast therapy is more effective than salmeterol in children with asthma who have a particular genotype – a finding that could pave the way for personalized asthma management.

Stroke need not delay bypass surgery

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

The time since a stroke need not determine when patients undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting, say researchers.

Spirituality associated with poor mental health

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Individuals who describe themselves as spiritual are more likely to have used drugs, or be dependent on drugs, and also more likely to have generalized anxiety and neurotic disorders than those who are neither spiritual nor religious, research shows.

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