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• Quality of life largely unaffected by first mania episode
• Quality of life largely unaffected by first mania episode
• Self-regulation strategies impaired in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients
• Self-regulation strategies impaired in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients
• Psychologic benefits for relatives witnessing CPR
• Mobile phone microscope shows promise in detecting helminth infections
• Rarely used endoscopic technique ‘fills niche’ in rectal adenoma treatment
• Mobile phone microscope shows promise in detecting helminth infections
• Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women
• Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women
• Improved approach to biopsy decisions in prostate cancer
• Rarely used endoscopic technique ‘fills niche’ in rectal adenoma treatment
• Palliative referral rates low despite burden of leukemia
• Psychologic benefits for relatives witnessing CPR
• Improved approach to biopsy decisions in prostate cancer

Quality of life largely unaffected by first mania episode Posted: 20 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Quality of life is relatively good in patients with bipolar disorder after a first episode of mania, say researchers who found the severity of depressive symptoms to be the main predictor of poor QoL.

Quality of life largely unaffected by first mania episode Posted: 20 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Quality of life is relatively good in patients with bipolar disorder after a first episode of mania, say researchers who found the severity of depressive symptoms to be the main predictor of poor QoL.

Self-regulation strategies impaired in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients Posted: 20 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia and those with bipolar disorder use ineffective cognitive strategies to cope with negative emotions, say Australian scientists.

Self-regulation strategies impaired in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients Posted: 20 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia and those with bipolar disorder use ineffective cognitive strategies to cope with negative emotions, say Australian scientists.

Psychologic benefits for relatives witnessing CPR Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT People given the option to witness the cardiopulmonary resuscitation of close relatives are less likely to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms than those who are not, French research shows.

Mobile phone microscope shows promise in detecting helminth infections Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT A microscope made from a mobile telephone, a glass lens costing less than US$ 10, double-sided tape, and a flashlight can successfully detect intestinal infection with soil-transmitted helminths in Tanzanian children, report scientists.

Rarely used endoscopic technique ‘fills niche’ in rectal adenoma treatment Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Endoscopic transanal resection is effective for the removal of rectal adenomas, say the authors of a 15-year study of the technique.

Mobile phone microscope shows promise in detecting helminth infections Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT A microscope made from a mobile telephone, a glass lens costing less than US$ 10, double-sided tape, and a flashlight can successfully detect intestinal infection with soil-transmitted helminths in Tanzanian children, report scientists.

Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility.

Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility.

Improved approach to biopsy decisions in prostate cancer Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a strategy for reducing the number of initial biopsies performed among men who are at low risk for prostate cancer.

Rarely used endoscopic technique ‘fills niche’ in rectal adenoma treatment Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Endoscopic transanal resection is effective for the removal of rectal adenomas, say the authors of a 15-year study of the technique.

Palliative referral rates low despite burden of leukemia Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT The rate of referrals to palliative or supportive care services for patients with acute leukemia is low, despite this population reporting a high burden of physical and psychological symptoms, show Canadian study results.

Psychologic benefits for relatives witnessing CPR Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT People given the option to witness the cardiopulmonary resuscitation of close relatives are less likely to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms than those who are not, French research shows.

Improved approach to biopsy decisions in prostate cancer Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a strategy for reducing the number of initial biopsies performed among men who are at low risk for prostate cancer.

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