Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Perinatal episodes prevalent in women with mood disorders

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Perinatal mood episodes are highly prevalent in women with bipolar disorder and recurrent major depression, UK research shows.

Perinatal episodes prevalent in women with mood disorders

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Perinatal mood episodes are highly prevalent in women with bipolar disorder and recurrent major depression, UK research shows.

Modifiable risk factors found for violence in schizophrenia

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have identified modifiable risk factors for increased violence in people with psychosis that could prove important for risk assessment and management.

Modifiable risk factors found for violence in schizophrenia

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have identified modifiable risk factors for increased violence in people with psychosis that could prove important for risk assessment and management.

High calcium intake raises all cause, CVD mortality risk for women

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Latest research examining the potential hazards of a high calcium intake finds an increased mortality risk among women with a high intake through diet and supplements.

Income inequality equals more hospital readmissions

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients living in areas of uneven wealth-distribution are at an increased risk for hospital readmission, according to US research findings published in the BMJ.

Risk factors for invasive candidiasis in infants clarified

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

A combination of exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and having a platelet count below 50,000/mm3 significantly increases a low-to-normal–weight infant's chance for developing invasive candidiasis, report researchers.

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers challenge the definition of a positive result in first-round lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Clonal evolution explains unpredictable leukemia disease course

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Scientists have revealed the complicated clonal evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, giving insight into the variation in disease course and its response to treatment.

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers challenge the definition of a positive result in first-round lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Possible alternative to biopsy discovered for renal cancer diagnosis

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Combining positron emission tomography scanning with iodine-124 (124I)–girentuximab may offer an effective noninvasive method of diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients who present with a renal mass, US study results suggest.

Metastatic tumors best for sunitinib response evaluation in mRCC

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

When evaluating treatment response in non-nephrectomized patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the primary lesion does not have to be selected as the target lesion, researchers report.

COX-2 inhibitor extends sunitinib activity in renal cell carcinoma

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

The effectiveness of sunitinib for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma could be enhanced with the addition of a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, study findings show.

Consortium database model compares favorably for RCC prognosis

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

The International Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma Database has been externally validated and is now ready for application, researchers report.

Gene mutation findings classify renal cell carcinoma

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have identified mutation-defined subtypes of clear cell renal cell carcinoma that have distinct clinical outcomes.

Temper outbursts linked to depression in OCD children

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Temper outbursts are common in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and are associated with depression symptoms, UK researchers report.

Income inequality equals more hospital readmissions

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients living in areas of uneven wealth-distribution are at an increased risk for hospital readmission, according to US research findings published in the BMJ.

Severe childhood asthma blood test hopes dashed

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Blood eosinophil counts do not reliably reflect airway eosinophil concentrations in children with severe, therapy-resistant asthma, and therefore cannot be used to make therapeutic decisions, researchers report.

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers challenge the definition of a positive result in first-round lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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