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Migraine linked to depression, stress in sub-Saharan Africans

Migraine is significantly associated with stress and unipolar psychiatric symptoms in sub-Saharan African adults, researchers say.

24 Oct 2012

Eyes deceive neuromuscular monitoring efforts

Measuring train-of-four ratios at the eye muscles risks leaving patients with residual paralysis after reversal of neuromuscular blockade, a study in Anesthesiology shows.

24 Oct 2012

Parkinson's reduces anticipatory eye responses, implicit timing unaffected

The occurrence of anticipatory responses is decreased in the eyes of individuals with Parkinson's disease, indicate study results published in Neuropsychologia.

24 Oct 2012

Medication at end of life indicates care quality

Medication given to patients at the end of life varies according to whether they are being cared for in a hospice or hospital, and has the potential to indicate the quality of their care, suggest researchers.

24 Oct 2012

Anxiety linked to symptom severity in bipolar disorder

Anxiety is common in bipolar disorder patients experiencing an episode of acute mania and is associated with increased mood symptom severity, research shows.

23 Oct 2012

Leg press power best indicator of function after knee arthroplasty

Leg press power is a better indicator of performance-based and self-reported functionality after total knee arthroplasty than knee extension strength, show study findings.

23 Oct 2012

Tonsillectomy does not lead to unhealthy weight in children

Tonsillectomy leads to weight gain in children, but does not increase the likelihood of overweight or obesity, report researchers.

23 Oct 2012

Donor gene clue to kidney transplant rejection

Genetic study results show that long-term kidney transplant rejection risk may be increased if the organ donor has a variant form of the multidrug resistance 1 gene.

23 Oct 2012

Antipsychotic drug quandary for Alzheimer’s patients

Stopping treatment with risperidone to limit side effects risks the return of psychosis or agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease who have been taking the drug to suppress such symptoms, research shows.

23 Oct 2012

Methylation provides clues to gastric cancer subtypes

Research published in Science Translational Medicine shows that many gastric cancers are associated with significant epigenetic alterations along the DNA triggered by methylation.

22 Oct 2012

Immediate postoperative radiation improves prostate cancer progression survival

Radiation immediately after prostate cancer surgery substantially improves biochemical progression-free survival and local control over 10 years compared with a wait-and-see policy, European study findings indicate.

22 Oct 2012

Primary care physicians miss hepatitis vaccine targets

Primary care physicians are failing to meet guidelines for hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus vaccination in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, according to US research.

22 Oct 2012

Computed tomography aids scleroderma lung disease prognosis

High-resolution computed tomography is useful for the prognosis of patients with systemic scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease, research shows.

22 Oct 2012

Multivitamin use may protect men from cancer

Men who take a daily multivitamin supplement have a modest reduction in their risk for developing cancer, suggest results from the Physicians’ Health Study II.

22 Oct 2012

Elderly female cancer survivors reap benefits of following prevention advice

Elderly female cancer survivors who adhere stringently to national and international recommendations for cancer prevention have a reduced risk for all-cause mortality compared with their peers who are less adherent, show US study results.

22 Oct 2012