Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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Foreign-born adoptees most at risk for psychiatric disorders

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Foreign-born adoptees have the highest rates of psychiatric disorders among migrants, show the results of a large, Danish population-based cohort study.

Non-social cognitive deficits outweigh social ones in bipolar disorder

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar disorder have relatively greater impairments in non-social cognition than social cognition, whereas the opposite is true for patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Foreign-born adoptees most at risk for psychiatric disorders

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Foreign-born adoptees have the highest rates of psychiatric disorders among migrants, show the results of a large, Danish population-based cohort study.

Non-social cognitive deficits outweigh social ones in bipolar disorder

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar disorder have relatively greater impairments in non-social cognition than social cognition, whereas the opposite is true for patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Foreign-born adoptees most at risk for psychiatric disorders

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Foreign-born adoptees have the highest rates of psychiatric disorders among migrants, show the results of a large, Danish population-based cohort study.

Non-social cognitive deficits outweigh social ones in bipolar disorder

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with bipolar disorder have relatively greater impairments in non-social cognition than social cognition, whereas the opposite is true for patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Heed the fire triangle for safe electrocautery

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Most fires in the operating room are caused by electrocautery, according to a US review of surgical malpractice claims.

Nursing home patients with pneumonia may need viral screening

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Viral testing should be carried out among all older individuals who have been admitted to hospital for nursing home-acquired pneumonia, recommend researchers.

Increased pneumonia rates after Japan earthquake

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Significantly increased rates of pneumonia and related deaths were seen after the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Tohoku, Japan, report researchers.

Left-sided brain injury increases infection risk

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Patients with a left-sided brain injury are more likely to develop hospital-acquired infections than those with right-sided injury, show study findings.

Youth development intervention could reduce teenage pregnancies

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

A primary care intervention involving case support and peer leadership significantly increased contraception use among teenagers at high-risk for pregnancy, US research shows.

Anti-metabolic syndrome efforts needed for young ALL survivors

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are at risk for developing the metabolic syndrome during maintenance therapy, suggest study findings.

Stem cell transplantation could be delayed in acute myeloid leukemia

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Stem cell transplantation could be delayed until a relapse occurs, without affecting overall survival, in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia, UK researchers report.

Quitting cannabis may not alleviate psychosis

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

The amount of cannabis used does not appear to be associated with the severity of symptoms in patients with established psychosis, although the drug is linked to a small effect on psychosocial functioning, say UK scientists.

Increased pneumonia rates after Japan earthquake

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Significantly increased rates of pneumonia and related deaths were seen after the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Tohoku, Japan, report researchers.

Gene cluster implicated in Behçet's disease

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

Scientists may have uncovered an underlying genetic susceptibility for Behçet's disease in East Asian patients.

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