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• Neuropsychologic impairment largely present before psychosis onset
• Quitting cannabis may not alleviate psychosis
• Inhaled steroids may increase S. pneumoniae infection risk
• Serum heavy metal levels increased in lung disease patients
• Neuropsychologic impairment largely present before psychosis onset
• Quitting cannabis may not alleviate psychosis
• Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia
• GLP-1 pancreatitis concerns justified
• GLP-1 pancreatitis concerns justified
• Counting the cost of bariatric surgery
• Fatigue before cancer treatment impacts fatigue afterwards
• Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia
• Researchers bring hope for patients with aphasia

Neuropsychologic impairment largely present before psychosis onset Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Much of the cognitive impairment associated with psychosis is present before the full onset of symptoms, say researchers, although there are some progressive neuropsychologic impairments that occur in the transition to psychosis.

Quitting cannabis may not alleviate psychosis Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST The amount of cannabis used does not appear to be associated with the severity of symptoms in patients with established psychosis, although the drug is linked to a small effect on psychosocial functioning, say UK scientists.

Inhaled steroids may increase S. pneumoniae infection risk Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Children with asthma who regularly use inhaled corticosteroids are at significantly increased risk for oropharyngeal colonization by Staphylococcus pneumonia, research suggests.

Serum heavy metal levels increased in lung disease patients Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Results from a large US study suggest that individuals with obstructive lung disease, particularly smokers, have significantly increased blood levels of cadmium and lead.

Neuropsychologic impairment largely present before psychosis onset Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Much of the cognitive impairment associated with psychosis is present before the full onset of symptoms, say researchers, although there are some progressive neuropsychologic impairments that occur in the transition to psychosis.

Quitting cannabis may not alleviate psychosis Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST The amount of cannabis used does not appear to be associated with the severity of symptoms in patients with established psychosis, although the drug is linked to a small effect on psychosocial functioning, say UK scientists.

Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that cardiometabolic risk in patients with schizophrenia is heightened in those with established disease, suggesting a need for early intervention in those presenting with their first episode.

GLP-1 pancreatitis concerns justified Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Study results have raised further concerns over a link between pancreatitis and the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based therapies for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

GLP-1 pancreatitis concerns justified Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Study results have raised further concerns over a link between pancreatitis and the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based therapies for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Counting the cost of bariatric surgery Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Bariatric surgery for obese patients is not cost-saving relative to medical care, shows a 6-year follow-up study in JAMA Surgery.

Fatigue before cancer treatment impacts fatigue afterwards Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Individuals who survive cancer are significantly more likely to develop severe persistent fatigue a year after treatment if they were fatigued before and shortly after treatment, indicate Dutch study findings.

Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that cardiometabolic risk in patients with schizophrenia is heightened in those with established disease, suggesting a need for early intervention in those presenting with their first episode.

Researchers bring hope for patients with aphasia Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Two groups of researchers have presented preliminary results of studies aiming to help in the treatment of aphasia at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, this month.

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• Brain functional connectivity differs between unipolar and bipolar depression
• Bipolar disorder associated with increased hypertension risk
• Brain functional connectivity differs between unipolar and bipolar depression
• Bipolar disorder associated with increased hypertension risk
• Local excision in elderly poor for rectal cancer survival
• Current bacterial infection detection in newborns deemed inadequate
• Syphilis in pregnancy widespread but preventable
• Current bacterial infection detection in newborns deemed inadequate
• Syphilis in pregnancy widespread but preventable
• Local excision in elderly poor for rectal cancer survival
• Biomarker for testicular sperm extraction outcome discovered
• New predictors for acute kidney injury in critically ill

Brain functional connectivity differs between unipolar and bipolar depression Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar depression differ from their peers with unipolar depression in having stronger functional connectivity in the right posterior cingulate cortex, US study findings indicate.

Bipolar disorder associated with increased hypertension risk Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Taiwanese individuals with bipolar disorder are at an increased risk for hypertension when compared with the general population, research shows.

Brain functional connectivity differs between unipolar and bipolar depression Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar depression differ from their peers with unipolar depression in having stronger functional connectivity in the right posterior cingulate cortex, US study findings indicate.

Bipolar disorder associated with increased hypertension risk Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Taiwanese individuals with bipolar disorder are at an increased risk for hypertension when compared with the general population, research shows.

Local excision in elderly poor for rectal cancer survival Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Swedish data suggest that older patients with early rectal cancer should not be selected for local excision solely on the basis of their age.

Current bacterial infection detection in newborns deemed inadequate Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Bacterial cultures commonly used to detect infections in low birthweight newborns with early onset neonatal sepsis may not be sensitive enough, suggest findings published in PLoS One.

Syphilis in pregnancy widespread but preventable Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Syphilis is still a widespread problem among pregnant women worldwide, despite tests and treatment being inexpensive and readily available, show study findings.

Current bacterial infection detection in newborns deemed inadequate Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Bacterial cultures commonly used to detect infections in low birthweight newborns with early onset neonatal sepsis may not be sensitive enough, suggest findings published in PLoS One.

Syphilis in pregnancy widespread but preventable Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Syphilis is still a widespread problem among pregnant women worldwide, despite tests and treatment being inexpensive and readily available, show study findings.

Local excision in elderly poor for rectal cancer survival Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Swedish data suggest that older patients with early rectal cancer should not be selected for local excision solely on the basis of their age.

Biomarker for testicular sperm extraction outcome discovered Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Researchers have used an original proteomic strategy to identify a biomarker for residual spermatogenesis in the semen of patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA).

New predictors for acute kidney injury in critically ill Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Researchers have identified two novel markers for acute kidney injury that could improve physicians' ability to identify risk for AKI among critically ill patients.

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• Calcium channel risk allele linked to executive function in bipolar disorder
• Calcium channel risk allele linked to executive function in bipolar disorder
• Symptom profile changes between first-episode and chronic schizophrenia
• Symptom profile changes between first-episode and chronic schizophrenia
• ‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining
• Surgeons told to pull the plug on robotically assisted hysterectomy
• Loss of Dickopf-1 restores neurogenesis and memory in animal model
• Depression links PTSD to life quality in bipolar disorder
• COPD benzodiazepine warning
• ‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining
• Learned helplessness role in inflammatory polyarthritis revealed
• ‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining

Calcium channel risk allele linked to executive function in bipolar disorder Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found an allele in a voltage-gated calcium gene that is associated with an increased risk for poor executive function in patients with bipolar disorder.

Calcium channel risk allele linked to executive function in bipolar disorder Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found an allele in a voltage-gated calcium gene that is associated with an increased risk for poor executive function in patients with bipolar disorder.

Symptom profile changes between first-episode and chronic schizophrenia Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST First-episode schizophrenia patients have more positive and fewer negative symptoms than chronic schizophrenia patients, and are more likely to report childhood sexual abuse, a team of researchers has discovered.

Symptom profile changes between first-episode and chronic schizophrenia Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST First-episode schizophrenia patients have more positive and fewer negative symptoms than chronic schizophrenia patients, and are more likely to report childhood sexual abuse, a team of researchers has discovered.

‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Study results suggest that a "traffic light" system for categorizing the severity of infections in children fails to detect a substantial number of serious bacterial infections, particularly urinary tract infections.

Surgeons told to pull the plug on robotically assisted hysterectomy Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST US researchers are calling for curbs on the rapidly increasing use of robotically assisted hysterectomy after an extensive study of the technique showed that it fails to improve outcomes over laparoscopy.

Loss of Dickopf-1 restores neurogenesis and memory in animal model Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Loss of the molecule Dickopf-1 in the hippocampus in older animals increases neurogenesis, research shows.

Depression links PTSD to life quality in bipolar disorder Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST The association between post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health-related quality of life among individuals with bipolar disorder may be mediated by depressive symptoms, the results of a US study indicate.

COPD benzodiazepine warning Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Canadian researchers have found that benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite their known association with adverse respiratory outcomes.

‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Study results suggest that a "traffic light" system for categorizing the severity of infections in children fails to detect a substantial number of serious bacterial infections, particularly urinary tract infections.

Learned helplessness role in inflammatory polyarthritis revealed Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Learned helplessness is a modifiable risk factor that can significantly influence disease outcome in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis, UK clinicians believe.

‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Study results suggest that a "traffic light" system for categorizing the severity of infections in children fails to detect a substantial number of serious bacterial infections, particularly urinary tract infections.

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• Cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder 'stable'
• Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia
• Cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder 'stable'
• Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia
• CT angiography uncovers cardiovascular disease risk
• Protamine–heparin complex antibodies raise concerns
• Antioxidant boosts liver transplant outcomes
• Kaposi’s sarcoma risk factors revealed
• Genetic testing strategy for familial high cholesterol questioned
• Kaposi’s sarcoma risk factors revealed
• Screening of children with LUT dysfunction needs refining
• Protamine–heparin complex antibodies raise concerns
• Screening of children with LUT dysfunction needs refining

Cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder 'stable' Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Impaired cognitive function among bipolar disorder patients seems to be stable over time, suggesting it is an enduring feature of the condition, show the results of a longitudinal study.

Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST esearchers have found that cardiometabolic risk in patients with schizophrenia is heightened in those with established disease, suggesting a need for early intervention in those presenting with their first episode.

Cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder 'stable' Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Impaired cognitive function among bipolar disorder patients seems to be stable over time, suggesting it is an enduring feature of the condition, show the results of a longitudinal study.

Cardiometabolic risk prevention opportunity in early schizophrenia Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST esearchers have found that cardiometabolic risk in patients with schizophrenia is heightened in those with established disease, suggesting a need for early intervention in those presenting with their first episode.

CT angiography uncovers cardiovascular disease risk Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Computed tomography angiography can warn of the likelihood for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease in the absence of medically modifiable risk factors, research shows.

Protamine–heparin complex antibodies raise concerns Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Almost a third of patients treated with protamine for heparin reversal during cardiopulmonary bypass develop antibodies to circulating protamine–heparin complexes, study findings suggest.

Antioxidant boosts liver transplant outcomes Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Infusion of N-acetylcysteine in liver donors can significantly improve the outcome of transplantation, research shows.

Kaposi’s sarcoma risk factors revealed Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Scientists have uncovered an intriguing relationship between the risk for Kaposi's sarcoma, smoking, and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Genetic testing strategy for familial high cholesterol questioned Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Current testing strategies for the families of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia may not be an efficient use of health resources, suggest study results published in The Lancet.

Kaposi’s sarcoma risk factors revealed Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Scientists have uncovered an intriguing relationship between the risk for Kaposi's sarcoma, smoking, and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Screening of children with LUT dysfunction needs refining Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Physicians should include screening for psychosocial comorbidities and obesity when evaluating children with lower urinary tract dysfunction, say researchers.

Protamine–heparin complex antibodies raise concerns Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Almost a third of patients treated with protamine for heparin reversal during cardiopulmonary bypass develop antibodies to circulating protamine–heparin complexes, study findings suggest.

Screening of children with LUT dysfunction needs refining Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Physicians should include screening for psychosocial comorbidities and obesity when evaluating children with lower urinary tract dysfunction, say researchers.

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