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Healthy Relatives of Patients With Depression Face Risk

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: March 21, 2012

Major Finding: Individuals with a first-degree relative who has major depressive disorder are more than three times as likely to develop MDD as ar...

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Chronic Pain Patients More Prone to Depression, Anxiety

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: March 21, 2012

Major Finding: A higher number of pain locations, joint pain, 90 days or more of pain, daily use of pain medication, and a higher CPG score were a...

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Identify Depressive Symptoms Early in Breast Cancer Patients

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: March 16, 2012

Major Finding: Almost one in four women had a combined state anxiety and depressive symptoms before their diagnosis of breast cancer, and a higher...

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Depression Linked to Later Drug, Cigarette Use in Teens

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: March 15, 2012

Major Finding: The path from depressive symptoms to risky behaviors proved significant for cigarette smoking (p less than .001), marijuana (p less...

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Suicide Risk Higher Among Older Schizophrenia Patients

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: February 10, 2012

Major Finding: An elevated mortality risk of suicide exists among older adults diagnosed with schizophrenia, particularly in older women with the ...

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Insight Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Schizophrenia

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: February 7, 2012

Major Finding: Understanding QoL determinants in schizophrenia is important for developing interventions that can improve patients’ function...

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Urgent Intervention After TIA Reduced Risk

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: January 24, 2012

Major Finding: Urgent intervention after TIA resulted in a significantly lower cumulative stroke risk than what was predicted with ABCD2 criteria ...

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Anaphylaxis After Vaccines Proves Extremely Rare

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: January 23, 2012

Major Finding: Irish and British physicians reported 15 cases of suspected anaphylaxis following vaccination, 7 of which were confirmed. These inc...

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Coexisting Conditions May Explain Change in Autism Diagnosis

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: January 23, 2012

Major Finding: Children currently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder are more likely to have coexisting psychiatric and neurodevelopmental...

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Questionnaire May Help Tweak RA Treatment Based on Flare

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: December 19, 2011

Major Finding: A newly developed self-administered questionnaire combines both patient and physician perspectives and data on long-term and short-...

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Severe Sepsis Increases Risks for Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: November 18, 2011

Major Finding: Among patients with severe sepsis, those with new-onset AF are at increased risk of in-hospital stroke and mortality.Data Source: R...

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Exposure to Specific Solvents May Increase Risk for Parkinson's

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: November 14, 2011

Major Finding: Exposure to trichloroethylene at any time while at work increased the odds of developing Parkinson’s disease sixfold, althoug...

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Iron-Fortified Formula Associated With Poorer Developmental Outcomes

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: November 7, 2011

Major Finding: Children who received iron-fortified formula scored 1.4-4.6 points lower on every outcome measured, compared with children who rece...

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Nearly Half Have No Seizures at 10 Years Postop

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: November 1, 2011

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Small-Airway Loss in COPD Accounts for Increased Resistance

Author:: Jeffrey S. Eisenberg

Publish date: October 26, 2011

Major Finding: Narrowing and disappearance of small conducting airways before the onset of emphysematous destruction may explain the increased per...