The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating pattern has been shown to lower blood pressure, and this dietary pattern may translate into reductions in coronary heart disease and stroke events. Medscape Medical News
Heart disease and stroke account for about 65% of deaths in persons with diabetes. What are the trends in prevalence of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes? Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Elevated blood lead levels still below the current American federal standard were linked with reduced IQ scores at age 6 years, in a prospective study. Medscape Medical News
Ketamine is not just a "club drug," and more frequent use is linked with communication and abdominal problems, according a survey of users in Toronto. Medscape Medical News
How can you help patients with first-episode psychosis avoid relapse? Can depot antipsychotic medications play a role? Learn about new research presented at ACNP 2007.