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• Therapeutic alliance influences bipolar disorder medication adherence
• Healthcare systems carry schizophrenia comorbidity burden
• Therapeutic alliance influences bipolar disorder medication adherence
• Healthcare systems carry schizophrenia comorbidity burden
• Exclusion diet boosts anal fissure healing
• Measles outbreak prompts national vaccination catch-up program in UK
• New guidance on radioiodine therapy use after radiographic studies
• COPD-asthma overlap ‘needs greater recognition’
• GOLD predicts mortality in COPD
• Rituximab joint protective benefits capped
• Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy effective for advanced renal masses

Therapeutic alliance influences bipolar disorder medication adherence Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to adhere to their medication if they have a positive perception of their relationship with their psychiatrist, study findings show.

Healthcare systems carry schizophrenia comorbidity burden Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Increased rates of comorbid conditions among older adults with schizophrenia could create a significant healthcare burden, say researchers.

Therapeutic alliance influences bipolar disorder medication adherence Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to adhere to their medication if they have a positive perception of their relationship with their psychiatrist, study findings show.

Healthcare systems carry schizophrenia comorbidity burden Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Increased rates of comorbid conditions among older adults with schizophrenia could create a significant healthcare burden, say researchers.

Exclusion diet boosts anal fissure healing Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that an exclusion diet combined with medical treatment can increase healing rates in patients with chronic anal fissure who have been referred for surgery.

Measles outbreak prompts national vaccination catch-up program in UK Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Health officials in the UK have announced a national catch-up program to target 10–16 year olds who did not receive the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination in early childhood due to fears about links with autism.

New guidance on radioiodine therapy use after radiographic studies Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have provided new evidence that could act as a guide for the use of radioiodine therapy after patients have undergone radiographic imaging studies that use iodine as a contrasting agent.

COPD-asthma overlap ‘needs greater recognition’ Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT More attention should be given to patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and concomitant asthma, after a study showed that nearly one-fifth of patients with COPD fall into this subtype.

GOLD predicts mortality in COPD Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease classification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease predicts mortality better than the 2011 ABCD scoring system, report Norwegian researchers.

Rituximab joint protective benefits capped Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study findings may help guide rituximab dosing regimens for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy effective for advanced renal masses Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is an effective treatment approach for individuals with renal cell carcinoma who have larger or more advanced renal masses, report researchers.

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• Continuous circular cycling ‘a distinct bipolar disorder subtype’
• Schizophrenia cardiovascular risk under-recognized in primary care
• Continuous circular cycling ‘a distinct bipolar disorder subtype’
• Schizophrenia cardiovascular risk under-recognized in primary care
• Biventricular pacing best in atrioventricular block patients
• Educational cartoon boosts worm infection prevention
• Biventricular pacing best in atrioventricular block patients
• MRSA circulation among children greatest in hospitals
• Educational cartoon boosts worm infection prevention
• Autism linked to epilepsy drug use in pregnancy
• Autism linked to epilepsy drug use in pregnancy
• Overweight exacerbates air pollution symptoms in childhood asthma
• Laparoscopic radical nephropathy effective for advanced renal masses
• Organic pollutants increase nephropathy risk in diabetes

Continuous circular cycling ‘a distinct bipolar disorder subtype’ Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Italian study suggest that there are distinct differences in clinical presentation, outcome, and treatment response between bipolar disorder patients with and without intervals between mood episodes.

Schizophrenia cardiovascular risk under-recognized in primary care Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have found that despite being a major contributor to premature deaths among patients with schizophrenia, cardiovascular disease is less likely to be recorded on their primary care records than those of people without schizophrenia.

Continuous circular cycling ‘a distinct bipolar disorder subtype’ Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Italian study suggest that there are distinct differences in clinical presentation, outcome, and treatment response between bipolar disorder patients with and without intervals between mood episodes.

Schizophrenia cardiovascular risk under-recognized in primary care Posted: 29 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have found that despite being a major contributor to premature deaths among patients with schizophrenia, cardiovascular disease is less likely to be recorded on their primary care records than those of people without schizophrenia.

Biventricular pacing best in atrioventricular block patients Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Use of biventricular rather than conventional right ventricular pacing results in better clinical outcomes in patients who have heart failure with atrioventricular block and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, show the results of BLOCK HF.

Educational cartoon boosts worm infection prevention Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers in China have found that a health education package targeted at schoolchildren can improve hygiene behaviors and reduce the incidence of soil-transmitted helminth infection.

Biventricular pacing best in atrioventricular block patients Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Use of biventricular rather than conventional right ventricular pacing results in better clinical outcomes in patients who have heart failure with atrioventricular block and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, show the results of BLOCK HF.

MRSA circulation among children greatest in hospitals Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The hospital environment remains the most common source of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, show results from a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at nasal colonization in different groups of children.

Educational cartoon boosts worm infection prevention Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers in China have found that a health education package targeted at schoolchildren can improve hygiene behaviors and reduce the incidence of soil-transmitted helminth infection.

Autism linked to epilepsy drug use in pregnancy Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Children born to mothers who take valproate during pregnancy are at increased risk for developing autism compared with children of women who did not take the epilepsy drug, Danish research shows.

Autism linked to epilepsy drug use in pregnancy Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Children born to mothers who take valproate during pregnancy are at increased risk for developing autism compared with children of women who did not take the epilepsy drug, Danish research shows.

Overweight exacerbates air pollution symptoms in childhood asthma Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Children with asthma who are overweight are more likely to experience symptoms after exposure to indoor air pollution than normal-weight asthmatic children, show study findings.

Laparoscopic radical nephropathy effective for advanced renal masses Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is an effective treatment approach for individuals with renal cell carcinoma who have larger or more advanced renal masses, report researchers.

Organic pollutants increase nephropathy risk in diabetes Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with diabetes may reduce their risk for developing nephropathy if they minimize their exposure to persistent organic pollutants, suggest researchers.

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• Hypertensive patients may need firm dietary advice
• Hypertensive patients may need firm dietary advice
• New risk classification system proposed for prostate cancer
• New risk classification system proposed for prostate cancer

Hypertensive patients may need firm dietary advice Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT People who have dyslipidemia or are overweight adopt healthier diets than those without, whereas patients with hypertension persist with some unhealthy eating patterns, study results show.

Hypertensive patients may need firm dietary advice Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT People who have dyslipidemia or are overweight adopt healthier diets than those without, whereas patients with hypertension persist with some unhealthy eating patterns, study results show.

New risk classification system proposed for prostate cancer Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have put forward a risk stratification system for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer undergoing dose-escalated external-beam radiation therapy.

New risk classification system proposed for prostate cancer Posted: 28 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have put forward a risk stratification system for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer undergoing dose-escalated external-beam radiation therapy.

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• Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes
• Kidney disease screening needs rethink in hypertension
• Osteomyelitis guidelines push pediatric care
• Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox
• Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox
• Tonsil resection prior to radiation improves survival
• Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
• Mental illness linked to substance use disorder transition
• Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
• Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes

Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Unrecognized atrial fibrillation could be a cause of some wake-up strokes, say researchers who found an increased prevalence of the arrhythmia in patients who had stroke symptoms on waking.

Kidney disease screening needs rethink in hypertension Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The standard approach to detecting chronic kidney disease fails to spot the condition in about a quarter of patients with hypertension, a study suggests.

Osteomyelitis guidelines push pediatric care Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT US clinicians have demonstrated the benefits of multidisciplinary evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of children with osteomyelitis.

Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The introduction of subsidized health insurance for poor people in Colombia resulted in decreased access to HIV tests in antenatal care, research shows.

Colombian antenatal HIV testing rates reveal health insurance paradox Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The introduction of subsidized health insurance for poor people in Colombia resulted in decreased access to HIV tests in antenatal care, research shows.

Tonsil resection prior to radiation improves survival Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Performing tonsillectomy before radiotherapy in patients with stage I/II tonsil cancer is associated with improved survival, an analysis of US data indicates.

Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma.

Mental illness linked to substance use disorder transition Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that there is a strong association between rates of transition from substance use to substance use disorder and the lifetime risk for mental illness, particularly personality and psychotic disorders.

Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma.

Undetected arrhythmia could underlie some wake-up strokes Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Unrecognized atrial fibrillation could be a cause of some wake-up strokes, say researchers who found an increased prevalence of the arrhythmia in patients who had stroke symptoms on waking.

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• Religiosity may influence depression, QoL in bipolar disorder
• Delayed psychosis treatment harms chance of success
• Religiosity may influence depression, QoL in bipolar disorder
• Specific inflammatory pattern found in patients with pneumonia and COPD
• IP-10 and neopterin show promise as biomarkers for lung disease exacerbations
• Smokefree laws reduce adult asthma admissions
• Delayed psychosis treatment harms chance of success
• Protective ventilation strategy offers post-op lung benefits
• Schizophrenia cardiovascular risk under-recognized in primary care
• Serum C-peptide levels predict cardiovascular death risk
• Beta blockade aids select surgery patients
• Sugary drink consumption impacts diabetes risk
• Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival
• Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients
• Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival
• Childhood bacterial meningitis influences educational, financial achievement
• Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival
• Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients
• Caliper test reliable for feet

Religiosity may influence depression, QoL in bipolar disorder Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Brazilian study suggest that higher levels of intrinsic religiosity are associated with fewer depressive symptoms and increased quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder.

Delayed psychosis treatment harms chance of success Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The longer patients with first-episode psychosis go untreated, the less likely they are to achieve remission within a year of starting treatment, report researchers.

Religiosity may influence depression, QoL in bipolar disorder Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Brazilian study suggest that higher levels of intrinsic religiosity are associated with fewer depressive symptoms and increased quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder.

Specific inflammatory pattern found in patients with pneumonia and COPD Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with community-acquired pneumonia on a background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a different early inflammatory pattern than patients with CAP only, a prospective study shows.

IP-10 and neopterin show promise as biomarkers for lung disease exacerbations Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Australian researchers have identified interferon-γ inducible protein-10 and neopterin as promising sputum markers of acute exacerbations of obstructive lung disease.

Smokefree laws reduce adult asthma admissions Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Results from a UK study show that legislation banning smoking in the workplace and enclosed public spaces significantly reduces emergency hospital admissions for asthma among adults.

Delayed psychosis treatment harms chance of success Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT The longer patients with first-episode psychosis go untreated, the less likely they are to achieve remission within a year of starting treatment, report researchers.

Protective ventilation strategy offers post-op lung benefits Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients who receive a lung-protective ventilation strategy during abdominal surgery benefit from better respiratory function and fewer signs of infection afterward, a study finds.

Schizophrenia cardiovascular risk under-recognized in primary care Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT UK researchers have found that despite being a major contributor to premature deaths among patients with schizophrenia, cardiovascular disease is less likely to be recorded on their primary care records than people without schizophrenia.

Serum C-peptide levels predict cardiovascular death risk Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Levels of C-peptide predict the risk for death from cardiovascular disease in nondiabetic adults, show data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Beta blockade aids select surgery patients Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research supports the use of perioperative beta blockade in patients with cardiovascular risk factors undergoing nonvascular procedures, finding this treatment to significantly improve short-term survival.

Sugary drink consumption impacts diabetes risk Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that consuming sugar-sweetened drinks significantly increases a person's risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.

Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that Epstein–Barr virus positivity in gastric tumor cells is associated with improved prognosis.

Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver or lung live longer after curative surgery plus chemotherapy than their counterparts who receive palliative chemotherapy alone, report researchers.

Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that Epstein–Barr virus positivity in gastric tumor cells is associated with improved prognosis.

Childhood bacterial meningitis influences educational, financial achievement Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research suggests that children who become infected with bacterial meningitis have a lower educational achievement and are less likely to be economically self-sufficient in adulthood than those who do not.

Epstein–Barr virus linked to improved gastric cancer survival Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that Epstein–Barr virus positivity in gastric tumor cells is associated with improved prognosis.

Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver or lung live longer after curative surgery plus chemotherapy than their counterparts who receive palliative chemotherapy alone, report researchers.

Caliper test reliable for feet Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Two-point discrimination using mechanical calipers is a reliable assessment for testing tactile acuity of the foot, demonstrates research published in Rheumatology.

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