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Toddlers' Autistic Behaviors Linked to Preteen Psychosis
Major Finding: Characteristics of autism at ages 3 and 7 are associated with up to a 300% increase in the risk of having a psychotic episode by...
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Adjunctive Lithium Reduces Use of Newer Antipsychotics in Bipolar
Major Finding: Patients with bipolar who received adjunctive lithium did not have better outcomes at 6 months, compared with those who did not in...
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Early Childhood Linked With Behavioral Outcomes
Major Finding: After adjustment for 15 possible confounders, sleep-disordered breathing symptom clusters predicted approximately 20%-60% increased...
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Counseling is a must with this smoking cessation aid
For many smokers, the benefits of quitting will outweigh the risks associated with varenicline.
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Scan That Predicts Alzheimer's Creates Moral Dilemma
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Hypnotics Linked With Increased Mortality, Cancer
Major Finding: The hazard ratios for death in 10,529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions for poor sleep, compared with 23,676 matched...
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Haloperidol Doubles Risk of Death in Institutionalized Elderly
Major Finding: Compared with risperidone, haloperidol increased the risk of death by 200% among a large cohort of elderly nursing home residents...
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Rise in Use of Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana Concerns Officials
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Video Games: What You'd Really Rather Not Know
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Hypnosis Is a Safe Treatment for Children
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Suicide Risk Higher Among Older Schizophrenia Patients
Major Finding: An elevated mortality risk of suicide exists among older adults diagnosed with schizophrenia, particularly in older women with the...