Publication: MedWire News

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports
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Sleep problems in childhood asthma ‘need greater attention’

medwireNews: Clinicians must do more to address sleep problems in children with asthma, say researchers who found that daytime sleepiness significantly mediates the relationship between poor asthma control and impaired asthma-specific health-related quality ... [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Tool teases out mood trait in schizophrenia

medwireNews: Researchers have developed an instrument to distinguish between state and trait depression in patients with schizophrenia."Trait depression may be an important and thus far largely neglected feature of schizophrenia," say lead researcher ... [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Bipolar internet screening shows ‘real world’ promise

medwireNews: The web-based Mood Swings Questionnaire (MSQ) has been confirmed as a clinically useful tool for patients to screen for bipolar disorder in a replication study.The simple screening strategy was able to accurately detect a bipolar condition ... [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Over 75s with RCC represent unique subpopulation

medwireNews: Older adults with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are less likely to receive treatment, and have a poorer outcome than their younger peers, research suggests."Our results implicate the possibility that older adults receive fewer lines ... [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Laparoscopy viable for local RCC relapse

medwireNews: Laparoscopic treatment of local relapse of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a viable alternative to open surgery in selected cases, study findings show."It allows faster recovery with less bleeding and fewer complications than open surgery when ... [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]
First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Peripheral airway disease present even in mild asthma

medwireNews: Researchers have found that the alveolar component of exhaled nitric oxide (CalvNO) is associated with lack of asthma control in patients with mild, untreated asthma.The findings suggest that peripheral airway involvement, which is associated ... [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Depressive symptoms ‘key to QoL in schizophrenia’

medwireNews: Elderly people with schizophrenia have a relatively high level of subjective quality-of-life (SQoL), as has been previously documented in younger patients, report Dutch researchers.They say their finding has major clinical relevance as depressive ... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Age at menarche linked to bipolar course

medwireNews: Age at menarche may be related to certain mood traits in women with bipolar disorder, a study shows.Although the age at menarche did not significantly differ between study participants with and without bipolar disorder, Sermin Kesebir (Erenköy ... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Inflammatory markers associated with COPD–depression link

medwireNews: Two studies reported this week show that levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with both pulmonary function and depressive symptoms.The findings suggest that systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Citrus consumption linked to childhood tooth wear

medwireNews: Parents should be warned about the impact of diet on teeth, say Australian researchers who found at least one in six children show signs of tooth wear.In a study of 350 children aged 6 to 12 years old, parents reported that 17% of children ... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

REHACOP arrests negative schizophrenia symptoms

medwireNews: A course of neuropsychologic rehabilitation - the REHACOP program - improves negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, which in turn relieves functional disability, shows a randomized, controlled trial.Negative symptoms have a large ... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

DSM-IV misses subtle forms of bipolar disorder

medwireNews: Many patients with a major depressive episode also have subthreshold hypomania or mania, say researchers who suggest that the DSM-IV classification may be too narrow to diagnose more subtle forms of bipolar disorder.The research team, led ... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]

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"Interventions based on physiologic, psychologic, and behavioral perspectives might be useful to address nighttime sleep difficulties and daytime sleepiness issues faced by children who frequently have poor asthma control status" they conclude
Sleep problems in childhood asthma ‘need greater attention’ [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
"However, in the schizophrenia sample, these factors were not correlated, suggesting that depression and negative symptoms are distinct clinical phenomena in individuals suffering from schizophrenia."
Tool teases out mood trait in schizophrenia [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
"The MSQ would appear to distinctly assist a percentage of individuals with a previously undiagnosed bipolar disorder to receive disorder-specific management" note Gordon Parker and Kathryn Fletcher, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
Bipolar internet screening shows ‘real world’ promise [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
"It allows faster recovery with less bleeding and fewer complications than open surgery when performed by experienced laparoscopists" say Albert El Hajj (Paris Saint Joseph Hospital Trust, France) and colleagues
Laparoscopy viable for local RCC relapse [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]

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Sleep problems in childhood asthma ‘need greate... [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
Tool teases out mood trait in schizophrenia [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
Bipolar internet screening shows ‘real world’ p... [Published MedWire News - May 24 2013]
Laparoscopy viable for local RCC relapse [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]
Over 75s with RCC represent unique subpopulation [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]
Peripheral airway disease present even in mild ... [Published MedWire News - May 23 2013]
Depressive symptoms ‘key to QoL in schizophrenia’ [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
Age at menarche linked to bipolar course [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
Inflammatory markers associated with COPD–depre... [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
Citrus consumption linked to childhood tooth wear [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
DSM-IV misses subtle forms of bipolar disorder [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
REHACOP arrests negative schizophrenia symptoms [Published MedWire News - May 22 2013]
Rheumatoid arthritis linked to VTE risk [Published MedWire News - May 21 2013]
COPD bronchodilator cardiovascular risks compar... [Published MedWire News - May 21 2013]
‘Mental time travel’ problems create apathy in ... [Published MedWire News - May 21 2013]
Relapsing a global issue in bipolar disorder [Published MedWire News - May 21 2013]
Insomnia and sleep duration interact to increas... [Published MedWire News - May 20 2013]
Molecular testing steps up to the plate in pneu... [Published MedWire News - May 20 2013]
Greater COPD guideline awareness needed in prim... [Published MedWire News - May 20 2013]
Sizing up hypertension in children [Published MedWire News - May 20 2013]
Post mortem MRI may reduce need for pediatric a... [Published MedWire News - May 17 2013]
Questionnaire improves allergic rhinitis detect... [Published MedWire News - May 17 2013]
Assessing schizophrenia QoL impact warranted [Published MedWire News - May 17 2013]
Suicide risk for sleepless bipolar patients [Published MedWire News - May 17 2013]
POP surgery benefits may be short-lived [Published MedWire News - May 16 2013]
Constipation builds up QoL, mortality risks [Published MedWire News - May 16 2013]
‘Obesity paradox’ holds true in COPD [Published MedWire News - May 16 2013]
Joint crisis plans fall short in reducing compu... [Published MedWire News - May 16 2013]
Sleep deprivation a possible endophenotype in b... [Published MedWire News - May 16 2013]
Community treatment orders fail to deliver [Published MedWire News - May 15 2013]
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