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Study examines link between early-onset mental disorders and adult household income

Study examines link between early-onset mental disorders and adult household income

Mental disorders that emerge in childhood and adolescence, including attention-deficit disorder, depression, anxiety and substance abuse, constitute significant challenges to cognitive, emotional, and social development.

31 Jul 2012

Obesity and heart disease risk in children: an interview with Joana Kist-van Holthe

Obesity and heart disease risk in children: an interview with Joana Kist-van Holthe

'What defines obesity in children' is a very important question, primarily because we need to use one definition in order to be able to compare the prevalence of obesity in different countries. It is also important to have a single definition in order to evaluate whether interventions are successful or not.

31 Jul 2012

Fifth link to complete chain for cardiac arrest care?

Fifth link to complete chain for cardiac arrest care?

Adding a fifth link to the “Chain of Survival” concept for management of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest significantly improves their survival and positive neurologic outcome chances, a study suggests.

31 Jul 2012

Smoking poses less risk for dyslipidemia in very elderly

Smoking poses less risk for dyslipidemia in very elderly

Smoking does not have a detrimental effect on lipid profiles in individuals aged 90 years or more, report Chinese researchers.

31 Jul 2012

Brain injury patterns predict outcomes in oxygen-starved infants

Brain injury patterns predict outcomes in oxygen-starved infants

Patterns of brain injury in babies with neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy predict survival and disability in late infancy, show study findings.

31 Jul 2012

Rituximab aids remission in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Rituximab aids remission in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Rituximab achieves good rates of remission in patients with persistent idiopathic membranous nephropathy, with few serious adverse events, study results show.

31 Jul 2012

FDA partial ban of bisphenol A raises questions

FDA partial ban of bisphenol A raises questions

The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of polycarbonate resins, including bisphenol A, in the manufacture of infant feeding bottles and spill-proof or “sippy” cups.

31 Jul 2012

Working outside 9-5 shifts vascular risk

Working outside 9-5 shifts vascular risk

People who undertake shift work may be at a higher risk for vascular events than those who do not, researchers say in the BMJ.

31 Jul 2012

Allergy and asthma linked to the air pupils breathe

Allergy and asthma linked to the air pupils breathe

Poor air quality inside classrooms could play a role in the development of asthma and allergies in children, the results of a French study show.

31 Jul 2012

Sleep problems linked to binge eating in women

Sleep problems linked to binge eating in women

Sleep problems are significantly associated with binge eating in women, study results show.

31 Jul 2012

Exercise hope for drug-resistant hypertension

Exercise hope for drug-resistant hypertension

Even patients who have hypertension despite taking multiple antihypertensive drugs can achieve blood pressure reductions with a program of aerobic exercise, research shows.

31 Jul 2012

Insurance type does not affect cesarean rate

Insurance type does not affect cesarean rate

There is no significant disparity in the odds for US women undergoing cesarean section delivery rather than vaginal delivery according to whether they are privately or publicly Medicaid-insured patients, show study results from Michigan, USA.

31 Jul 2012

Tracheotomy opens up concerns over thyroid hormones

Tracheotomy opens up concerns over thyroid hormones

Patients who undergo tracheotomy should be carefully monitored for a while after surgery, say Turkish researchers.

31 Jul 2012

Flap design affects recovery from wisdom tooth surgery

Flap design affects recovery from wisdom tooth surgery

The design of the mucoperiosteal flap created during surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars can affect patient recovery, show study findings.

31 Jul 2012

Increased cortical thinning in schizophrenia patients

Increased cortical thinning in schizophrenia patients

Patients with schizophrenia show greater cortical thinning in selected subregions of both the frontal and temporal lobes over a 2-year period than mentally healthy individuals, study results show.

31 Jul 2012

Elation and irritability increase BD risk

Elation and irritability increase BD risk

Symptoms of elation and irritability are significantly associated with an increased likelihood for developing bipolar disorder, researchers report.

31 Jul 2012

Intensive multidisciplinary approach effective for chronic back pain

Intensive multidisciplinary approach effective for chronic back pain

An intensive interdisciplinary outpatient program for managing chronic back pain has shown clinically significant results in a pilot study.

31 Jul 2012

CT angiography use ‘unwarranted’ in chest pain patients

CT angiography use ‘unwarranted’ in chest pain patients

Using coronary computed tomography angiography to triage patients with chest pain reduces time to discharge from the emergency department by nearly a third, researchers report in The New England Journal of Medicine.

31 Jul 2012

GP cancer referrals ‘vary widely’

GP cancer referrals ‘vary widely’

Cancer referral rates vary markedly across England, reveal data published today by the National Cancer Intelligence Network.

31 Jul 2012

Treatments for peripheral neuropathic pain compared

Treatments for peripheral neuropathic pain compared

The first study to compare the 8% capsaicin patch with pregabalin as a treatment for peripheral neuropathic pain begins, with enrolment of the first patient.

31 Jul 2012

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