Monday, March 4, 2013

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Medical News


Misdiagnosed bipolar depression has subtle clinical features

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Increased appetite, sleep, and weight gain, among other clinical features, can be used to help identify patients with bipolar disorder who have been misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder.

Bipolar disorder patients avoid rewarding activities

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

People with bipolar I disorder tend to be aware of the potential for goal achievement to trigger mania and as a result dampen their emotions and avoid reward, preliminary research suggests.

Misdiagnosed bipolar depression has subtle clinical features

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Increased appetite, sleep, and weight gain, among other clinical features, can be used to help identify patients with bipolar disorder who have been misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder.

Bipolar disorder patients avoid rewarding activities

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

People with bipolar I disorder tend to be aware of the potential for goal achievement to trigger mania and as a result dampen their emotions and avoid reward, preliminary research suggests.

Dialysis lung imaging reveals congestion, prognosis

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Lung ultrasound can be used to identify asymptomatic pulmonary congestion among end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis, study findings show.

Benefits of diastolic function improvement in heart failure questioned

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

The importance of left ventricular diastolic function improvement in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction has been questioned, after researchers found that treatment with spironolactone resulted in some functional improvements but failed to impact on patients' exercise capacity.

Liver stem cell therapy ‘on its way’

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have successfully grown liver stem cells in culture for the first time and transplanted them into a mouse model.

Forceps delivery ‘does not increase atopy risk’

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Results from a population-based cohort study suggest that forceps-assisted birth is associated with an increased risk for asthma, but not allergic sensitization, in later childhood.

Advanced breast cancer concerns raised for young women

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

US study findings reveal a worrying increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer in young women in recent years.

Advanced breast cancer concerns raised for young women

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

US study findings reveal a worrying increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer in young women in recent years.

Androgen deprivation therapy interferes with diabetes control

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer hampers glycemic control in men with diabetes, report researchers.

<i>FTO</i> function may encompass more than body mass

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Three variants in the fat mass and obesity associated gene are associated with significant predisposition to melanoma, show findings published in Nature Genetics.

Forceps delivery ‘does not increase atopy risk’

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Results from a population-based cohort study suggest that forceps-assisted birth is associated with an increased risk for asthma, but not allergic sensitization, in later childhood.

Dialysis lung imaging reveals congestion, prognosis

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Lung ultrasound can be used to identify asymptomatic pulmonary congestion among end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis, study findings show.

Androgen deprivation therapy interferes with diabetes control

Posted: 03 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer hampers glycemic control in men with diabetes, report researchers.

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