A new international consensus statement on bipolar depression summarizes the most recent knowledge about this condition in children and adults, from epidemiology to treatment challenges and research design. Medscape Medical News
In a longitudinal study, low-birth-weight children had modestly increased levels of psychiatric problems throughout childhood, but those living in a disadvantaged community had more attention problems. Medscape Medical News
An informal survey of individuals who read the journal Nature reveals that roughly one in five use prescription agents to improve their focus, concentration, or memory. Reuters Health Information
In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, there is an inverse relationship between osteoarthritis of the spine, defined as either the presence of disc space narrowing or osteophytes, and vertebral fractures, study findings suggest. Reuters Health Information
Thrombolytic therapy improves survival for some patients with massive acute pulmonary embolisms (PE), but may increase mortality for others, according to a report in the November 10th issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Reuters Health Information
