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• Glutathione not linked to bipolar primary pathophysiology
• Neurotrophin linked to cognition in psychosis patients
• Glutathione not linked to bipolar primary pathophysiology
• Antibiotics enhance COPD treatment
• Neurotrophin linked to cognition in psychosis patients
• Prevention opportunity for postoperative cardiac arrest
• Prevention opportunity for postoperative cardiac arrest
• Donor feces more effective than antibiotic for C. difficile infection
• Environmental factors may explain plague re-emergence in northern Africa
• Donor feces more effective than antibiotic for C. difficile infection
• Palliative planning reduces out-of-hours hospital admissions
• Hypercoagulable markers identified in upper arm thrombosis patients

Glutathione not linked to bipolar primary pathophysiology Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Results from an Australian study do not support the hypothesis that oxidative stress plays a primary role in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.

Neurotrophin linked to cognition in psychosis patients Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Plasma levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor are associated with cognition in patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers report.

Glutathione not linked to bipolar primary pathophysiology Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Results from an Australian study do not support the hypothesis that oxidative stress plays a primary role in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.

Antibiotics enhance COPD treatment Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may benefit from the addition of antibiotics to systemic steroid therapy, research suggests.

Neurotrophin linked to cognition in psychosis patients Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Plasma levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor are associated with cognition in patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers report.

Prevention opportunity for postoperative cardiac arrest Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Postoperative complications occur in more than three-quarters of patients who have a cardiac arrest, shows research that suggests an opportunity for intervention.

Prevention opportunity for postoperative cardiac arrest Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Postoperative complications occur in more than three-quarters of patients who have a cardiac arrest, shows research that suggests an opportunity for intervention.

Donor feces more effective than antibiotic for C. difficile infection Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with donor feces infusion is significantly more effective than conventional vancomycin therapy, show results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Environmental factors may explain plague re-emergence in northern Africa Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Two recent outbreaks of plague in Libya and Algeria are likely due to re-emergence or re-activation of ancient Yersinia pestis from the local area, rather than recent importation from the same distant source, suggest study findings.

Donor feces more effective than antibiotic for C. difficile infection Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with donor feces infusion is significantly more effective than conventional vancomycin therapy, show results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Palliative planning reduces out-of-hours hospital admissions Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Being able to access an electronic palliative care summary for patients with cancer can help doctors make decisions during out-of-hours care and reduce the chances of unplanned hospital admissions, show UK study results.

Hypercoagulable markers identified in upper arm thrombosis patients Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Coagulation tests are warranted in young women undergoing surgery for subclavian vein thrombosis, especially patients with Paget-Schroetter syndrome unrelated to physical activity, say US clinicians.

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