<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>SchizophreniaConnection.com - Latest Schizophrenia News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/</link><description>Latest Schizophrenia News from SchizophreniaConnection.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>SchizophreniaConnection.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/</link></image><item><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-251229-31.html</link><description>Parents with schizophrenia twice as likely to have children with
the developmental disorder, study finds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-251229-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:26:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Antipsychotic drugs up pneumonia risk in elderly</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-250486-66.html</link><description>Older patients given antipsychotic drugs are at increased risk of
pneumonia, particularly during the first week after starting
treatment, Dutch researchers report. Thirty days after treatment
begins, however, the risk is no longer apparent.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-250486-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Restrictive Prescription Drug Policies Hurt Schizophrenics</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-210681-31.html</link><description>Harvard study found program made patients 29% more likely to stop,
disrupt their meds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-210681-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-210485-31.html</link><description>However, patients stay on the new medications longer, study finds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-210485-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Schizophrenia Tied to Multiple Genetic Errors</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-210413-31.html</link><description>Finding could lead to specific treatments for individual patients,
study says</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-210413-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:27:01 EST</pubDate><title>Childhood CNS infections tied to later psychoses</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-202689-66.html</link><description>During childhood, a serious viral infection that attacks the
central nervous system (CNS) appears to increase the risk of
schizophrenia and certain psychoses later in life, research
suggests.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-202689-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:27:03 EST</pubDate><title>Stress in pregnancy tied to schizophrenia in kids</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201930-66.html</link><description>Children born to mothers who experience severe stress in the first
trimester of pregnancy are at increased risk for developing
schizophrenia later in life, new research shows.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201930-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:27:03 EST</pubDate><title>US FDA staff cites sedation concern with Lilly
drug</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201916-66.html</link><description>Excessive sedation is a serious concern following injections of a
long-acting form of Eli Lilly and Co's Zyprexa schizophrenia
medicine, U.S. drug reviewers said in an analysis released on
Monday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201916-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:27:01 EST</pubDate><title>Toxoplasmosis may raise schizophrenia risk</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201828-66.html</link><description>In a study of U.S. military personnel, researchers noted a
significant positive association between infection with Toxoplasma
gondii and the risk of schizophrenia.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201828-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:27:01 EST</pubDate><title>Newer psychosis drug cuts risk of movement problem</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201735-66.html</link><description>Schizophrenic patients treated with aripiprazole (Abilify) have a
lower risk of developing tardive dyskinesia, an unpleasant
neurological drug side effect, than those given the older
anti-psychotic drug haloperidol, according to a report in the
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201735-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:27:00 EST</pubDate><title>Exercise reverses weight gain from antipsychotics</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201478-66.html</link><description>In patients who take antipsychotic medication, a supervised
exercise program significantly reduces weight and improves
cholesterol levels, a Canadian research team has found.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201478-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><title>Infection With Common Parasite Raises Schizophrenia Risk</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201023-31.html</link><description>Findings show toxoplasma, carried by cats and farm animals,
precedes mental illness</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-201023-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:27:02 EST</pubDate><title>Metformin helps with antipsychotic weight loss</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-199575-66.html</link><description>Treatment with metformin or lifestyle changes promoting exercise
and a healthy diet are both effective in reversing the weight gain
associated with antipsychotic medications, according to a clinical
trial conducted in China. However, a combination of the two
approaches is even better.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-199575-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><title>5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-199436-31.html</link><description>Family history of schizophrenia, social withdrawal among symptoms,
study finds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-199436-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><title>Diabetes Drug May Cut Med-Related Weight Gain</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-199154-31.html</link><description>Metformin plus lifestyle intervention counteracts pounds added by
antipsychotics</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/news-199154-31.html</guid></item></channel></rss>