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• Minor physical anomalies predict bipolar I disorder risk
• Minor physical anomalies predict bipolar I disorder risk
• Suicidality clues reside in gray matter
• Suicidality clues reside in gray matter

Minor physical anomalies predict bipolar I disorder risk Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study findings confirm the presence of abnormal neurodevelopment in patients with bipolar I disorder and suggest minor physical anomalies could be used to distinguish such patients from mentally healthy individuals.

Minor physical anomalies predict bipolar I disorder risk Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study findings confirm the presence of abnormal neurodevelopment in patients with bipolar I disorder and suggest minor physical anomalies could be used to distinguish such patients from mentally healthy individuals.

Suicidality clues reside in gray matter Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with psychotic disorders who attempt suicide have marked structural changes in their gray matter relative to those who do not show suicidal behavior, shows an analysis of the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network for Intermediate Phenotypes cohort.

Suicidality clues reside in gray matter Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with psychotic disorders who attempt suicide have marked structural changes in their gray matter relative to those who do not show suicidal behavior, shows an analysis of the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network for Intermediate Phenotypes cohort.

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• Ingestion sensors track psychiatric medication adherence
• Ingestion sensors track psychiatric medication adherence
• Drug misuse boost to cognition refuted in schizophrenia
• Regular follow up key to asthma inhalation technique
• Ingestion sensors track psychiatric medication adherence
• Drug misuse boost to cognition refuted in schizophrenia
• PE presents ‘therapeutic challenge’ in COPD
• PE presents ‘therapeutic challenge’ in COPD

Ingestion sensors track psychiatric medication adherence Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT A digital health feedback system involving the ingestion of a digital sensor could help improve medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, study findings show.

Ingestion sensors track psychiatric medication adherence Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT A digital health feedback system involving the ingestion of a digital sensor could help improve medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, study findings show.

Drug misuse boost to cognition refuted in schizophrenia Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Analysis of the CATIE study participants has cast doubt on the purported link between illicit drug use and improved cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia.

Regular follow up key to asthma inhalation technique Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers in Turkey have found that regular follow up and correction of inhaler technique significantly improves patient asthma control over 6 months.

Ingestion sensors track psychiatric medication adherence Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT A digital health feedback system involving the ingestion of a digital sensor could help improve medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, study findings show.

Drug misuse boost to cognition refuted in schizophrenia Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Analysis of the CATIE study participants has cast doubt on the purported link between illicit drug use and improved cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia.

PE presents ‘therapeutic challenge’ in COPD Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that those patients who develop pulmonary embolism have the poorest outcomes among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with venous thromboembolism.

PE presents ‘therapeutic challenge’ in COPD Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that those patients who develop pulmonary embolism have the poorest outcomes among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with venous thromboembolism.

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• Cognitive tests predict employability in bipolar disorder
• Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link
• Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link
• Cognitive tests predict employability in bipolar disorder
• Individual response determines psychosis impact
• Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link
• Individual response determines psychosis impact

Cognitive tests predict employability in bipolar disorder Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder who are not employed despite being in euthymia have poorer neurocognition than those who are in a job, report researchers.

Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, a large European cohort study indicates.

Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, a large European cohort study indicates.

Cognitive tests predict employability in bipolar disorder Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder who are not employed despite being in euthymia have poorer neurocognition than those who are in a job, report researchers.

Individual response determines psychosis impact Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT People who have persistent psychotic experiences but do not require medical care cope by normalizing their experiences, research suggests.

Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, a large European cohort study indicates.

Individual response determines psychosis impact Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT People who have persistent psychotic experiences but do not require medical care cope by normalizing their experiences, research suggests.

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• Central BP thresholds proposed
• Sleep dysfunction increased in Asian GERD patients
• Central BP thresholds proposed
• Pneumococcal serotypes linked to respiratory failure risk
• Pemetrexed–bevacizumab effective maintenance therapy for NSCLC
• <i>ROS1</i> rearrangement ‘specific for lung cancer in never-smokers’
• Pemetrexed–bevacizumab effective maintenance therapy for NSCLC
• <i>ROS1</i> rearrangement ‘specific for lung cancer in never-smokers’
• Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned
• Data support 2011 GOLD classifications
• IC/BPS work loss ‘needs attention’
• Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned

Central BP thresholds proposed Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Central blood pressure edges closer to clinical use with the establishment of a threshold predictive for cardiovascular mortality.

Sleep dysfunction increased in Asian GERD patients Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Sleep dysfunction is common in Korean patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, researchers have found.

Central BP thresholds proposed Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Central blood pressure edges closer to clinical use with the establishment of a threshold predictive for cardiovascular mortality.

Pneumococcal serotypes linked to respiratory failure risk Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT A large observational study shows that pneumococcal serotype is a major determinant of respiratory failure in patients with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia.

Pemetrexed–bevacizumab effective maintenance therapy for NSCLC Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Pemetrexed in combination with bevacizumab is superior to bevacizumab alone when given as continuation maintenance therapy in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, results of the AVAPERL trial show.

<i>ROS1</i> rearrangement ‘specific for lung cancer in never-smokers’ Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Lung adenocarcinomas harboring genetic rearrangements of the receptor tyrosine kinase proto-oncogene ROS1 are more frequent in people who have never smoked than in smokers, a study by South Korean researchers shows.

Pemetrexed–bevacizumab effective maintenance therapy for NSCLC Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Pemetrexed in combination with bevacizumab is superior to bevacizumab alone when given as continuation maintenance therapy in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, results of the AVAPERL trial show.

<i>ROS1</i> rearrangement ‘specific for lung cancer in never-smokers’ Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Lung adenocarcinomas harboring genetic rearrangements of the receptor tyrosine kinase proto-oncogene ROS1 are more frequent in people who have never smoked than in smokers, a study by South Korean researchers shows.

Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that cytoreductive radiofrequency ablation plus sunitinib offers limited benefits over sunitinib alone in the treatment of small tumors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Data support 2011 GOLD classifications Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found support for the multifactorial approach advocated by the 2011 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines using over airflow limitation alone to classify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

IC/BPS work loss ‘needs attention’ Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that more attention is needed to the detrimental impact of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome on women's ability to work.

Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that cytoreductive radiofrequency ablation plus sunitinib offers limited benefits over sunitinib alone in the treatment of small tumors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

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• Individual bipolar maintenance treatment achievable
• <i>H. pylori</i> infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease
• <i>H. pylori</i> infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease
• Pemetrexed maintenance therapy prolongs survival in nonsquamous NSCLC
• Intercalated regimen demonstrates first-line efficacy for advanced NSCLC
• Pemetrexed maintenance therapy prolongs survival in nonsquamous NSCLC
• Intercalated regimen demonstrates first-line efficacy for advanced NSCLC
• Individual bipolar maintenance treatment achievable
• IQ may forewarn of psychosis vulnerability
• IQ may forewarn of psychosis vulnerability
• Psychiatric assessment needed in epilepsy

Individual bipolar maintenance treatment achievable Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT The wide range of medications currently available for the treatment of bipolar disorder means that clinicians can tailor maintenance treatment to their patients' individual needs, an observational study shows.

<i>H. pylori</i> infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Outcomes of peptic ulcer bleeding tend to be better in people who test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection than in non-infected individuals, US researchers have found.

<i>H. pylori</i> infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Outcomes of peptic ulcer bleeding tend to be better in people who test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection than in non-infected individuals, US researchers have found.

Pemetrexed maintenance therapy prolongs survival in nonsquamous NSCLC Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Pemetrexed maintenance therapy offers a survival benefit over placebo and is well tolerated in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, final results of the PARAMOUNT trial show.

Intercalated regimen demonstrates first-line efficacy for advanced NSCLC Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Administration of erlotinib in combination with chemotherapy is a viable first-line treatment strategy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, results from FASTACT-2 suggest.

Pemetrexed maintenance therapy prolongs survival in nonsquamous NSCLC Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Pemetrexed maintenance therapy offers a survival benefit over placebo and is well tolerated in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, final results of the PARAMOUNT trial show.

Intercalated regimen demonstrates first-line efficacy for advanced NSCLC Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Administration of erlotinib in combination with chemotherapy is a viable first-line treatment strategy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, results from FASTACT-2 suggest.

Individual bipolar maintenance treatment achievable Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT The wide range of medications currently available for the treatment of bipolar disorder means that clinicians can tailor maintenance treatment to their patients' individual needs, an observational study shows.

IQ may forewarn of psychosis vulnerability Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Men with psychosis tend to have lower than average IQ, along with evidence of learning difficulties in childhood, study findings show.

IQ may forewarn of psychosis vulnerability Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Men with psychosis tend to have lower than average IQ, along with evidence of learning difficulties in childhood, study findings show.

Psychiatric assessment needed in epilepsy Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that psychiatric comorbidity is a major contributor to the excess mortality from external causes seen in patients with epilepsy.

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• Polarity index helps focus bipolar treatment
• Polarity index helps focus bipolar treatment
• Cognitive therapy for at-risk mental state stigma fears allayed
• COPD linked to small vessel disease
• Intensive therapy pays employment dividends in rheumatoid arthritis
• Cognitive therapy for at-risk mental state stigma fears allayed

Polarity index helps focus bipolar treatment Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study findings confirm the benefit of identifying the polarity index of patients with bipolar disorder in order to optimize their treatment.

Polarity index helps focus bipolar treatment Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study findings confirm the benefit of identifying the polarity index of patients with bipolar disorder in order to optimize their treatment.

Cognitive therapy for at-risk mental state stigma fears allayed Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Cognitive therapy may help to prevent people with an at-risk mental state from regarding their experiences too negatively, a study shows.

COPD linked to small vessel disease Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an independent risk factor for cerebral microbleeds, suggesting that the condition has effects on both large and small blood vessels.

Intensive therapy pays employment dividends in rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Biologic-based combination therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis is no more effective in reducing work loss than conventional combination therapy, despite better radiologic outcomes, shows a secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

Cognitive therapy for at-risk mental state stigma fears allayed Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Cognitive therapy may help to prevent people with an at-risk mental state from regarding their experiences too negatively, a study shows.

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• Preventive medical care critical for bipolar patients
• Preventive medical care critical for bipolar patients
• Psychotic symptoms warn of adolescent suicide attempt risk
• Gene findings suggest biologic asthma–obesity link
• Intensive therapy pays employment dividends in rheumatoid arthritis
• Psychotic symptoms warn of adolescent suicide attempt risk
• CRP levels distinguish pneumonia in COPD
• CRP levels distinguish pneumonia in COPD

Preventive medical care critical for bipolar patients Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT A large part of the increased mortality risk among patients with bipolar disorder may be due to delayed diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities, suggests research published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Preventive medical care critical for bipolar patients Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT A large part of the increased mortality risk among patients with bipolar disorder may be due to delayed diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities, suggests research published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Psychotic symptoms warn of adolescent suicide attempt risk Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Psychotic symptoms in adolescents signal a high risk for suicide attempts in adolescents, particularly in those with psychopathology, researchers report.

Gene findings suggest biologic asthma–obesity link Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have discovered a biologic mechanism behind the association between asthma and obesity.

Intensive therapy pays employment dividends in rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Biologic-based combination therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis is no more effective in reducing work loss than conventional combination therapy, despite better radiologic outcomes, shows a secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

Psychotic symptoms warn of adolescent suicide attempt risk Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Psychotic symptoms in adolescents signal a high risk for suicide attempts in adolescents, particularly in those with psychopathology, researchers report.

CRP levels distinguish pneumonia in COPD Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that pneumonia results in a distinct inflammatory pattern to that of an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

CRP levels distinguish pneumonia in COPD Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that pneumonia results in a distinct inflammatory pattern to that of an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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