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• Preventing manic episodes ‘key to work success’
• Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia a global problem
• Preventing manic episodes ‘key to work success’
• Asthma–food allergy combination linked to poor outcomes
• Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia a global problem
• Long-term monitoring needed after hypertension in pregnancy
• Atopic disease, IgE antibodies increase risk for adult RTI
• Need for greater COPD carer support
• Rituximab shows long-term efficacy in antibody-associated vasculitis
• TVT-O effective in long term
• Transurethral electrosurgery smoke ‘poses hazard’

Preventing manic episodes ‘key to work success’ Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Repeated manic episodes and executive dysfunction are significant contributors to poor work adjustment in people with bipolar disorder, a study suggests.

Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia a global problem Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia is still as substantial and generalized in its effects as it has ever been, despite improvements in how it is diagnosed and assessed, a review of the literature suggests.

Preventing manic episodes ‘key to work success’ Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Repeated manic episodes and executive dysfunction are significant contributors to poor work adjustment in people with bipolar disorder, a study suggests.

Asthma–food allergy combination linked to poor outcomes Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT US research in a group of inner-city school children with asthma shows that those with food allergies experience greater asthma-related morbidity, use more healthcare resources, and have greater lung function impairment than those without.

Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia a global problem Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia is still as substantial and generalized in its effects as it has ever been, despite improvements in how it is diagnosed and assessed, a review of the literature suggests.

Long-term monitoring needed after hypertension in pregnancy Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at increased risk for developing hypertension later in life, show findings from a large observational study.

Atopic disease, IgE antibodies increase risk for adult RTI Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Study data from Finland confirm that atopic disease increases the risk for both lower and upper respiratory tract infection in working-age adults.

Need for greater COPD carer support Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that family carers of patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cope differently to those of patients in the earlier stages of disease.

Rituximab shows long-term efficacy in antibody-associated vasculitis Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT A single course of rituximab is a viable alternative to conventional cyclophosphamide/azathioprine immunosuppression in patients with severe antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, long-term results of the RAVE trial suggests.

TVT-O effective in long term Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Transvaginal tension-free vaginal tape–obturator results in high long-term efficacy rates and sustained improvements in quality of life for women with stress urinary incontinence, show the results of the longest follow-up study of the procedure to date.

Transurethral electrosurgery smoke ‘poses hazard’ Posted: 11 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from South Korea say that more attention must be given to the risks of smoke exposure during transurethral electrosurgery, after finding that a variety of gases are produced, including some that are carcinogenic.

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