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Mood instability shapes psychotic experiences

Mood instability is a prominent feature of psychosis, say researchers who found it was associated with and predicted the presence of psychotic experiences such as paranoid ideation and auditory hallucinations.

30 Oct 2013

Parental bipolar history common in US bipolar patients

Research findings suggest that patients with bipolar disorder who reside in the United States have a higher parental incidence of bipolar disorder and depression than those who live in Europe.

30 Oct 2013

Active management boosts patient satisfaction with COPD care

A disease management program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on the Chronic Care Model leads to greater patient satisfaction with care than standard disease management, a randomized trial suggests.

30 Oct 2013

Brain aging extends beyond schizophrenia

Accelerated brain aging may be a common feature of psychiatric disorders, say researchers.

30 Oct 2013

Extra input pays bipolar treatment dividends

Customizing an implementation program to individual practices and providing proactive support improves the adherence of patients with bipolar disorder to Life Goals Collaborative Care, shows a randomized trial.

30 Oct 2013

EZH2 protein may aid prognostication in resected NSCLC

A protein called “enhancer of zeste homolog-2” is frequently expressed in non-small-cell lung cancer and may have prognostic value following surgical resection, US researchers believe.

30 Oct 2013

BHG honored with Hire Power Award

Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) was recently honored with the Inc. Hire Power Award recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs over the last 18 months.

30 Oct 2013

New voting joystick could enable people with dexterity impairments to cast ballots independently

A voting joystick created at Michigan State University could eventually enable people with dexterity impairments, senior citizens and others to exercise their right to cast ballots independently.

30 Oct 2013

Mediterranean diet exerts greater cardioprotective effect than low-fat diet, shows study

The Nutrition and Obesity Research Group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is studying the effects of diet composition on people's body weight and health. Its participation in the PREDIMED project features among the many pieces of research it has conducted.

30 Oct 2013

Inaugural "Leadership" award presented to co-founder of Anytime Fitness

Chuck Runyon, CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness, the world's fastest-growing gym, has been presented with an inaugural "Leadership" award by Chief Executive magazine.

30 Oct 2013

Changing the lighting patterns in hospital rooms can improve patient care

A new study suggests that changing the lighting patterns in hospital rooms so that they're more aligned with normal sleep-wake cycles could help patients feel better with less fatigue and pain.

30 Oct 2013

Courts in Texas, Okla. wrestle with state abortion laws

Oklahoma's high court on Tuesday set the stage for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether states can restrict doctors from prescribing two drugs used to induce abortion in the early stages of prnegancy.

30 Oct 2013

Multidisciplinary team tests innovative heart failure therapy in global clinical trials

A multidisciplinary team of experts in heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, and neurosurgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital are now testing nerve stimulation in the neck as a novel therapy for heart failure patients to potentially help relieve their debilitating symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart arrhythmias, while reducing their hospitalizations.

30 Oct 2013

Study shows that divorced people are more likely to die from preventable accidents than married counterparts

Divorced people are more likely to die from preventable accidents than married counterparts, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania.

30 Oct 2013

Special issue highlights rapid advances in myopia research

New research on myopia-how it develops, risk and protective factors, and potentially effective measures for prevention and treatment are reported across twenty articles in the November issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

30 Oct 2013

IRS will face difficulties in collecting health law penalties

When Congress passed the health law in 2010, it also banned the Internal Revenue Service from using its regular enforcement techniques.

30 Oct 2013

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor may inhibit glucose intolerance after cerebral ischemia

Interestingly, a recent study found that ischemic stress causes hyperglycemia and may worsen ischemic neuronal damage. In addition, decreased insulin sensitivity after ischemic stress seems to be involved in the development of post-ischemic glucose intolerance.

30 Oct 2013

AHIMA convention shares ideas and best practices related to patient matching in HIE

Patient matching, cited as a frequent and serious patient safety and privacy issue, was the focus of discussion today at a town hall meeting that was part of the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) 85th Annual Convention and Exhibit in Atlanta.

30 Oct 2013

EU research project seeks to improve care for patients with adrenal and gonadal hormonal imbalances

The Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is now commencing a new EU research project, dsd-LIFE, to improve clinical care in individuals suffering from hormonal disorders of the gonads and adrenals.

30 Oct 2013

HDL-like particles could someday be used to combat atherosclerosis

A new type of "good cholesterol," made in the lab, could one day deliver drugs to where they are needed in the body to treat disease or be used in medical imaging, according to scientists.

30 Oct 2013