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• Adolescent bipolar disorder ‘does not conform to checklist’
• Adolescent bipolar disorder ‘does not conform to checklist’
• Visual processing clue to schizophrenia risk
• COPD has negative prognostic impact in heart attack patients
• Non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease risk increased in COPD
• Gas transfer predicts survival in lung disease patients
• Visual processing clue to schizophrenia risk
• Light-guided technique helps novice laryngoscopists become pros
• Magnetic sphincter device gets a hold on GERD
• Single-incision appendectomy may be ‘low-risk’ alternative
• Exhaled nitric oxide shows promise as childhood asthma predictor

Adolescent bipolar disorder ‘does not conform to checklist’ Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Young people with bipolar disorder who are in a depressive episode do not conform to the child behavior checklist–juvenile bipolar disorder phenotype profile, the results of a US study indicate.

Adolescent bipolar disorder ‘does not conform to checklist’ Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Young people with bipolar disorder who are in a depressive episode do not conform to the child behavior checklist–juvenile bipolar disorder phenotype profile, the results of a US study indicate.

Visual processing clue to schizophrenia risk Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST An element of the event-related potential response to visual stimuli is impaired in patients with prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, research suggests.

COPD has negative prognostic impact in heart attack patients Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with an increased risk for death and hospital readmission for cardiovascular causes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, research shows.

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease risk increased in COPD Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Chronic respiratory disease is a significant risk factor for non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease, results from a French study show.

Gas transfer predicts survival in lung disease patients Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Gas transfer is the best lung function predictor of survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study results suggest.

Visual processing clue to schizophrenia risk Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST An element of the event-related potential response to visual stimuli is impaired in patients with prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia, research suggests.

Light-guided technique helps novice laryngoscopists become pros Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Retrograde light-guided laryngoscopy is an effective alternative to conventional direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation and may also improve the success rates of novice laryngoscopists, suggest study findings.

Magnetic sphincter device gets a hold on GERD Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST A magnetic device that fits around the esophageal sphincter holds promise for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, show long-term study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Single-incision appendectomy may be ‘low-risk’ alternative Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Appendectomy performed via a single transumbilical port is associated with the same low risk for postoperative complications as conventional laparoscopic appendectomy, Spanish study results suggest.

Exhaled nitric oxide shows promise as childhood asthma predictor Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST High levels of exhaled nitric oxide in infancy predict asthma development in later childhood, show study findings.

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