Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Manic episodes linked to memory recall deficit in bipolar disorder

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar disorder have impaired recall of episodic autobiographical memories when recounting events that occurred during mania, report Canadian researchers.

Manic episodes linked to memory recall deficit in bipolar disorder

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar disorder have impaired recall of episodic autobiographical memories when recounting events that occurred during mania, report Canadian researchers.

Schizophrenia dampens volition

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia and negative symptoms are less likely than mentally healthy people to increase their efforts for higher levels of reward, research shows.

Schizophrenia dampens volition

Posted: 13 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia and negative symptoms are less likely than mentally healthy people to increase their efforts for higher levels of reward, research shows.

Laparoscopic proctectomy stands up to open surgery

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Laparoscopic surgery produces comparable results to open surgery for rectal cancer, show the findings of the first, large, randomized trial of the technique.

Researchers ESTABLISH efficacy of tedizolid phosphate for skin infections

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Results from the phase III ESTABLISH-1 study show that the new antibiotic tedizolid phosphate is noninferior to linezolid for the treatment of acute bacterial and skin structure infections.

Laparoscopic proctectomy stands up to open surgery

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Laparoscopic surgery produces comparable results to open surgery for rectal cancer, show the findings of the first, large, randomized trial of the technique.

Endovascular stroke therapy disappoints in head-to-head studies

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Three randomized trials published in The New England Journal of Medicine have failed to prove that endovascular therapy results in better clinical outcomes than standard medical therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Rivaroxaban ruled out for extended thromboprophylaxis

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

The benefits of extended prophylactic anticoagulation with rivaroxaban in acutely ill hospital patients are outweighed by an increased bleeding risk, shows a study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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