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• Subtle differences in bipolar, unipolar depression
• Sexual trauma predicts psychosis transition
• Subtle differences in bipolar, unipolar depression
• Sexual trauma predicts psychosis transition
• Patent foramen ovale closure debate still smolders
• Greater attention to hepatitis C virus in detention facilities needed
• HPV vaccination should be complete before age 20
• Greater attention to hepatitis C virus in detention facilities needed
• Headaches portend neurovascular events in pediatric brain tumor patients
• Childhood chemotherapy may raise renal cancer risk
• Genetic variants influencing bladder cancer discovered
• Asthma seasonal variation associated with allergic sensitization
• Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis risk ‘exceedingly low’
• Smoking worse for women than men who undergo nephroureterectomy
• HPV vaccination should be complete before age 20

Subtle differences in bipolar, unipolar depression Posted: 25 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT In the absence of information regarding mania and hypomania symptoms, a number of depression-related differences may help identify bipolar disorder in patients who have been misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder, suggest Chinese researchers.

Sexual trauma predicts psychosis transition Posted: 25 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Sexual trauma in childhood may significantly increase the risk for frank psychosis in patients at "ultra high risk" for the condition, study findings indicate.

Subtle differences in bipolar, unipolar depression Posted: 25 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT In the absence of information regarding mania and hypomania symptoms, a number of depression-related differences may help identify bipolar disorder in patients who have been misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder, suggest Chinese researchers.

Sexual trauma predicts psychosis transition Posted: 25 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Sexual trauma in childhood may significantly increase the risk for frank psychosis in patients at "ultra high risk" for the condition, study findings indicate.

Patent foramen ovale closure debate still smolders Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Two randomized controlled trials in The New England Journal of Medicine fail to prove that closing a patent foramen ovale can reduce risk for recurrent cryptogenic stroke.

Greater attention to hepatitis C virus in detention facilities needed Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Around 2.2 million prison detainees worldwide are anti-hepatitis C virus positive, estimate the authors of a global meta-analysis, who say that more must be done to identify and treat HCV in this population.

HPV vaccination should be complete before age 20 Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Human papillomavirus vaccination programs may only be effective when targeted at individuals aged under 20 years, show findings from a Swedish study.

Greater attention to hepatitis C virus in detention facilities needed Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Around 2.2 million prison detainees worldwide are anti-hepatitis C virus positive, estimate the authors of a global meta-analysis, who say that more must be done to identify and treat HCV in this population.

Headaches portend neurovascular events in pediatric brain tumor patients Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Severe recurrent headaches experienced by pediatric brain tumor survivors who received cranial radiation therapy is associated with a higher likelihood for a neurovascular event and thus signals neurovascular changes, shows a study.

Childhood chemotherapy may raise renal cancer risk Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Adults who survived childhood cancer may have an increased risk for renal carcinoma, suggests research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Genetic variants influencing bladder cancer discovered Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research published in Cancer sheds light on genetic variants that influence bladder cancer risk, recurrence, patient survival, and disease progression.

Asthma seasonal variation associated with allergic sensitization Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Seasonal variation in asthma attacks in young adults is dependent on their sensitization to outdoor allergens, a study shows.

Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis risk ‘exceedingly low’ Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Correction of coagulopathy may be unnecessary in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided thoracentesis, research suggests.

Smoking worse for women than men who undergo nephroureterectomy Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Cigarette smoking has a more detrimental effect on clinical outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy in female than male patients, show study findings.

HPV vaccination should be complete before age 20 Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT Human papillomavirus vaccination programs may only be effective when targeted at individuals aged under 20 years, show findings from a Swedish study.

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