Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


Temperament affects bipolar treatment adherence

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with bipolar II disorder and acute depression are more likely to be nonadherent to medication if they have a cyclothymic temperament, say Italian researchers.

Tumor size key to visceral pleural invasion impact

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Visceral pleural invasion significantly increases the risk for recurrence and reduces overall survival (OS) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, but only for those whose tumors are over 2 cm in diameter, research suggests.

NSCLC <i>BRAF</i> mutation characterized in the clinic

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Clinical characteristics do not distinguish between non-small-cell lung cancer patients with and without BRAF mutations, report US scientists.

Tumor size key to visceral pleural invasion impact

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Visceral pleural invasion significantly increases the risk for recurrence and reduces overall survival (OS) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, but only for those whose tumors are over 2 cm in diameter, research suggests.

NSCLC <i>BRAF</i> mutation characterized in the clinic

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Clinical characteristics do not distinguish between non-small-cell lung cancer patients with and without BRAF mutations, report US scientists.

Temperament affects bipolar treatment adherence

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with bipolar II disorder and acute depression are more likely to be nonadherent to medication if they have a cyclothymic temperament, say Italian researchers.

Study traces natural history of first-episode psychosis

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Around one in five adults who experience a first psychotic episode will subsequently be diagnosed with schizophrenia, and one in 20 will be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a 5-year follow-up study has found.

Tumor size key to visceral pleural invasion impact

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Visceral pleural invasion significantly increases the risk for recurrence and reduces overall survival (OS) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, but only for those whose tumors are over 2 cm in diameter, research suggests.

NSCLC <i>BRAF</i> mutation characterized in the clinic

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Clinical characteristics do not distinguish between non-small-cell lung cancer patients with and without BRAF mutations, report US scientists.

No hope for HPAS screening in pediatric asthma

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The authors of a South African study say that the search for a screening test for hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression in corticosteroid-treated children with asthma should be abandoned after they failed to identify any parameter that is universally useful for this purpose.

Study traces natural history of first-episode psychosis

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Around one in five adults who experience a first psychotic episode will subsequently be diagnosed with schizophrenia, and one in 20 will be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a 5-year follow-up study has found.

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