Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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Medical News


Comorbid Axis I disorders highly prevalent in mood disorder patients

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

More than 80% of patients with mood disorders have at least one comorbid Axis I disorder, study results show.

Hippocampal size linked to illness severity, functioning in schizophrenia

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Italian study show that greater hippocampal deflation is associated with increased illness severity and poorer social functioning in patients with schizophrenia.

Comorbid Axis I disorders highly prevalent in mood disorder patients

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

More than 80% of patients with mood disorders have at least one comorbid Axis I disorder, study results show.

Hippocampal size linked to illness severity, functioning in schizophrenia

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Results from an Italian study show that greater hippocampal deflation is associated with increased illness severity and poorer social functioning in patients with schizophrenia.

Fibrinogen could bypass intraoperative transfusion needs

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Giving fibrinogen as first-line treatment for intraoperative bleeding could reduce the need for blood transfusion, shows a small randomized controlled trial.

Poor awareness, misunderstanding hinder palliative care for heart failure

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

A lack of awareness among heart failure patients prevents them accessing palliative care services during the late stages of their disease, indicate US study findings.

Poor awareness, misunderstanding hinder palliative care for heart failure

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

A lack of awareness among heart failure patients prevents them accessing palliative care services during the late stages of their disease, indicate US study findings.

Sexual revolution effect may be hiding true extent of HPV prevalence

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Human papillomavirus infection in older women is commonly due to reactivation of latent disease rather than new infection, research indicates.

IL-17A upregulated in pleural pathobiology

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-17A is upregulated in pleural inflammation of bacterial origin and may be valuable as a diagnostic marker, study results indicate.

Sexual revolution effect may be hiding true extent of HPV prevalence

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Human papillomavirus infection in older women is commonly due to reactivation of latent disease rather than new infection, research indicates.

Global infertility unchanged

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

The global rate of infertility has not significantly changed over the past 2 decades, with the exception of regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a study shows.

Thromboprophylaxis does more harm than good in head and neck surgery

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients undergoing oncologic head and neck surgery do not benefit from thromboprophylaxis, report researchers.

Thromboprophylaxis does more harm than good in head and neck surgery

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients undergoing oncologic head and neck surgery do not benefit from thromboprophylaxis, report researchers.

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