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Apathy Persists After First Psychotic Episode
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Ten years following their first psychotic episode, nearly one-third of patients experience enduring apathy, regardless of baseline...
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Ten Biomarkers May Aid Lung Cancer Detection
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: A panel of 10 serum biomarkers for lung cancer had a 73.3% sensitivity and 93.3% specificity in a blinded verification set, with...
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Arthritis Plus Hypothyroidism Ups Women's CVD Risk
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Women who have both inflammatory arthritis plus hypothyroidism have 3.72-fold greater odds of developing cardiovascular disease,...
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Second Round of Fecal Testing Reveals Fewer Cancers
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: The positive predictive value for colorectal cancer was halved, from 8% in a first round of fecal testing to 4% in the second round...
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High Vitamin D Linked to 50% Lower Crohn's Risk in Women
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Women in the highest quartile of predicted plasma 25(OH)D levels had a hazard ratio of 0.50 for developing Crohn’s disease,...
Aesthetic Dermatology
Ablative Lasers Effective, but Painful for Treating Acne Scars
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Most ablative studies reported a percentage of improvement within the range of 26% to 75%, compared with a reported range of...
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Accelerated Decrease in HBsAg Seen Before HBV Clearance
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: In the 3 years before hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance, the estimated annual decline of the surface antigen was 0.53 log10...
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Demand for Screening Colonoscopy Down During Recession
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: During the recent recession (December 2007 to June 2009), screening colonoscopy use declined at a rate of 68.9 fewer colonoscopies...
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Long-Term Mortality No Higher for Living Liver Donors
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: At 11 years, the respective mortality rates were 1.2% for liver donors, 1.2% for kidney donors, and 1.4% for controls.Data Source:...
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Fatigue in Cirrhosis Linked to Psychosocial Factors
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Depression and anxiety were both highly correlated (P less than .001) with fatigue in cirrhosis patients, even 1 year post...
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Smoking Doubles Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: After adjustment for demographics, presence of low-grade dysplasia, reflux symptoms, and Barrett’s segment length at diagnosis,...
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First-Line Endoscopic Therapy Effective for Severe Diverticular Bleeding
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Primary hemostasis was achieved in 75% of patients by using a protocol stipulating first-line diagnostic colonoscopy with...
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Worldwide Incidence of IBD May Be Rising
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Despite wide variations in incidence and prevalence, most studies show increasing rates of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative...
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Kids of Prenatal Smokers Have Vascular Damage
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: At age 5 years, children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy had a carotid intima-media thickness that was 18.8 mcm thicker than...
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome Plus Miscarriage Ups Clot Risk
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion plus antiphospholipid syndrome were 15 times more likely to have additional thrombotic...