Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Cognitive deficits in elderly bipolar patients may herald dementia

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Elderly patients with bipolar disorder have persistent cognitive dysfunction, prospective study findings suggest.

CVD risk increased in Chinese patients with schizophrenia

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Chinese patients with schizophrenia have an elevated mean 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers have found.

Cognitive deficits in elderly bipolar patients may herald dementia

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Elderly patients with bipolar disorder have persistent cognitive dysfunction, prospective study findings suggest.

CVD risk increased in Chinese patients with schizophrenia

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Chinese patients with schizophrenia have an elevated mean 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers have found.

Invasive cardiac monitoring revealing in cryptogenic stroke

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Long-term observation with an implantable cardiac monitoring device detects paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in about a quarter of patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke, research shows.

Heart rate more than fitness marker

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Long-term follow up of men in the Copenhagen Male Study has separated out the effects of resting heart rate and physical fitness on mortality risk

‘Breathprint’ offers efficient diagnosis of heart failure

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Analysis of a single exhaled breath of air or "breathprint" can be used to quickly diagnose patients with heart failure, shows research.

Surgery should not be default for rectoceles

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have found no difference in anorectal physiology or severity of obstructed defecation syndrome between patients with and without rectoceles.

‘Breathprint’ offers efficient diagnosis of heart failure

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Analysis of a single exhaled breath of air or "breathprint" can be used to quickly diagnose patients with heart failure, shows research.

Turning up the heat on dengue

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that dengue virus particles or virions change their shape at human body temperature.

Chronic nerve damage found in post-herpetic neuralgia

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Pain and discomfort in people with post-herpetic neuralgia typically resolve within months of infection yet sensory function and innervation can remain abnormal for many years, an observational study indicates.

Surgery should not be default for rectoceles

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have found no difference in anorectal physiology or severity of obstructed defecation syndrome between patients with and without rectoceles.

Lower PSA linked to greater survival with sipuleucel-T in prostate cancer

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Sipuleucel-T treatment may be of the most benefit to patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have low prostate specific antigen levels, say US researchers.

Smoking significant contributor to asbestos-related lung cancer

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Quitting smoking significantly reduces a person's chance of getting lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, suggest study findings.

Cancer patients and physicians support assisted dying program

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

A Death with Dignity program, in which physicians can assist cancer patients with a prognosis of less than 6 months to end their lives, has been well-accepted by patients and their families, and received growing support from the physicians involved.

Smoking significant contributor to asbestos-related lung cancer

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Quitting smoking significantly reduces a person's chance of getting lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, suggest study findings.

Invasive cardiac monitoring revealing in cryptogenic stroke

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Long-term observation with an implantable cardiac monitoring device detects paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in about a quarter of patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke, research shows.

Lower PSA linked to greater survival with sipuleucel-T in prostate cancer

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Sipuleucel-T treatment may be of the most benefit to patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have low prostate specific antigen levels, say US researchers.

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