Family Practice News articles from April 2005

Family Practice News archives from April 2005

IMGs flocking to family medicine.(News)
April 1, 2005... Peter Nalin, M.D., wasn't particularly surprised by this year's Match Day results: Of the five seniors who filled slots in his residency program, only one came from a U.S. medical school. "We currently have outstanding family practice...

Aspirin prophylaxis cuts strokes in healthy women: benefits clearest in those 65 and older.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Aspirin's role in preventing initial cardiovascular events in women was dramatically focused by the results of the first study to test aspirin prophylaxis in a large number of apparently healthy women, the Women's Health Study....

Sleep deprivation linked to glucose tolerance.(News)
April 1, 2005... RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. -- Healthy young adults who are chronic "short sleepers"--getting an average of about 5 hours of sleep a night--must secrete 30% more insulin than other adults to achieve a normal glucose curve. The finding, which...

What patients want from online physician communication.(Vital Signs)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... What Patients Want From Online Physician Communication Ask question; no visit needed 80% Make appointments 69% Get test results 69% Refill prescriptions 67% None of the above/ don't know 8% ...

Rheumatoid arthritis increases heart risks.(News)
April 1, 2005... Well before rheumatoid arthritis patients receive their diagnosis, they are three to six times more likely than are those without the disease to suffer acute myocardial infarctions, a large retrospective study has found. The results lend...

Med school debt: changes needed.(News)(medical)
April 1, 2005... U.S. medical schools need to improve their tuition- and fee-setting processes to help students pay off their debts, the Association of American Medical Colleges concluded in a new study. The future affordability of a U.S. medical education...

Post-MI depression most common in younger women.(News)(myocardial infarction)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... NEW ORLEANS -- Younger women with acute M1 are a particularly high-priority target population in terms of screening for and treatment of postinfarct depression, Susmita Mallik, M.D., said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart...

Study links smoking, pancreatic cancer.(News)
April 1, 2005... HOLLYWOOD, FLA. -- Cigarette smoking plays a role in both the initiation and progression of pancreatic cancer, based on an analysis of more than 18,000 patients with the disease. "To our knowledge, this is the first compelling evidence for...

FDA warns about imported test kits.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about possible false results from several unapproved home-use diagnostic test kits marketed in the United States via the Internet by Globus Media of Montreal. The test kits are not...

Primary care falls short for depressed seniors.(News)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Results from two studies presented during poster sessions at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry paint a bleak picture of how primary care physicians are treating late-life depression. Even...

Depressed patients are less adherent to heart medications.(News)
April 1, 2005... VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Depressed patients with coronary artery disease are less likely to take prescribed medications than are those who are not depressed, Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D., and Mary Whooley, M.D., reported separately at the annual meeting...

Oral pig worm therapy curbs Crohn's disease: whipworm therapy results in brief, self-limited colonization without causing disease.(News)
April 1, 2005... COLORADO SPRINGS -- The "absolutely astounding" recent success in treating Crohn's disease by feeding patients live ova of the pig whipworm opens the door to an exciting new approach to treating autoimmune diseases, J. John Cohen, M.D.,...

Simple sucrose leak test could indicate Barrett's esophagus.(News)
April 1, 2005... HOLLYWOOD, FLA. -- A simple screening test drinking a glass of sugar water-may identify patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease who probably have Barrett's esophagus and need further work-up by endoscopy. The idea is that in patients...

Preventing recurrent ulcer bleeding.(News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Rather than clopidogrel, aspirin plus a proton-pump inhibitor should be prescribed to prevent recurrent bleeding from ulcers in high-risk patients, according to results of a double-blind, randomized trial. Francis K.L. Chan, M.D., of the...

A hospitalist's view.(Letters)(quality of care )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... I respectfully disagree with some of Dr. Michael Norins' comments regarding quality of care ("The Value of Hospitalists," Letters, Jan. 15, 2005, p. 15). Dr. Norins argued that a hospitalist's "lack of knowledge of the patient" can affect...

Looming health policy issues.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... Regarding your report on current health policy issues, two very important problems looming in the not-so-distant future ("Liability, Malpractice Top 2005 Health Agenda," Jan. 1, 2005, p. 5). They are: * The lack of primary care family...

Pain relievers.(Opinion)
April 1, 2005... "I hear we're being replaced by a chef who makes really good chicken soup." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Vascular protection after the PEACE trial.(Guest Editorial)(Prevention of Events With Angiotensin Converting Enzyme)
April 1, 2005... Has PEACE ever before caused such havoc? The Prevention of Events With Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition trial has been widely misinterpreted, to the detriment of patient care. PEACE involved the double-blind randomization of...

Is spinal fusion surgery overused in the United States?(Pro & Con)
April 1, 2005... YES Spinal fusion surgery is undoubtedly effective for some conditions, such as fractures, spinal tumors, and spondylolisthesis. But its efficacy for the most common indications, such as degenerative disk disease, remains unclear. There...

TNT trial shows lower is better in treating high cholesterol.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(treating to new targets )
April 1, 2005... ORLANDO, FLA. -- "Lower IS better" was the mantra at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology following the presentation of the Treating to New Targets trial of intensive lipid lowering in patients with stable coronary heart...

Study tracks endothelial function in Kawasaki.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Systemic arterial endothelial dysfunction was significantly related to higher levels of triglycerides and fasting blood glucose, but not to other cardiovascular risk factors in a long-term follow-up study of patients with Kawasaki...

Cardiac abnormalities may appear late in KD patients.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Kawasaki disease)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Cardiac abnormalities in patients with Kawasaki disease may appear well after their short-term treatment phase, even in those with no previous evidence of cardiac involvement, results from a follow-up study show. The results...

Long-term study of Kawasaki targets risk of atherosclerosis.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Long-term survivors of Kawasaki disease with or without a history of coronary aneurysms had no evidence of accelerated carotid atherosclerosis, results from a controlled, multicenter study have shown. "Discussion of these...

Study assesses interaction between warfarin, antibiotics in children.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Children on warfarin should get an international normalized ratio measurement within 2-3 days of starting antibiotic therapy, since they may experience significant changes in INR value, Kathy Hinoki, R.N., reported in a poster...

Incidence of Kawasaki disease holding steady.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Preliminary results from an ongoing surveillance of Kawasaki disease in the United States suggest that no unusual increases in cases occurred between 1998 and 2003, Ryan Maddox reported in a poster session at an international...

Kawasaki disease doesn't reduce quality of life.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with Kawasaki disease is excellent regardless of coronary sequelae, according to results from a large cross-sectional study of Japanese patients presented at an...

Drug-eluting stent uses rapidly proliferating.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... Despite their higher cost, and despite recent concerns about late thrombosis, drug-eluting stents now own coronary stenting. In the last quarter of last year, drug-eluting stents were estimated to have been used for 87% of all...

Lower heart risk after breast ca radiation.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
April 1, 2005... SAN ANTONIO -- The sizable excess in cardiovascular mortality caused by older radiotherapy regimens for breast cancer appears to be greatly diminished with more modern ones, Sarah C. Darby, Ph.D., reported at a breast cancer symposium sponsored...

High-risk patients should receive coronary calcium screening.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... NEW YORK -- Coronary calcium scanning followed by myocardial perfusion imaging looks like it may be an effective approach to screening for coronary disease, John J. Mahmarian, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nuclear...

Tamoxifen for breast cancer decreases heart disease risk.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Women who took tamoxifen for breast cancer had a 60% decreased risk of developing ischemic heart disease during 5 years of treatment, compared with women who had other cancers not treated with tamoxifen, Brian D. Bradbury, D.Sc., and his...

Diabetic ketoacidosis care presents real challenges: in addition to diagnosis and management, look for potential triggers of this acute metabolic disorder.(Metabolic Disorders)
April 1, 2005... STOWE, VT. -- Uncertain triggers, therapeutic controversies, and potentially fatal complications can compromise emergency management of diabetic ketoacidosis, according to Steven M. Hulsey, M.D. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a major, acute...

PCOS, pregnancy-induced HT may signal metabolic syndrome.(Metabolic Disorders)
April 1, 2005... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Pregnancy-induced hypertension and polycystic ovarian syndrome may be risk markers for later development of metabolic syndrome, Stephen Franks, M.D., said at an international conference on women, heart disease, and stroke. ...

Exercises for type 2 diabetes patients.(Exercise Rx)
April 1, 2005... Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common in the United States across all ages and ethnicities. This kind of diabetes, which is not dependent on insulin, can be controlled in many people by better attention to exercise and weight...

Keep a close eye on dieting diabetes patients.(Metabolic Disorders)
April 1, 2005... LAS VEGAS -- Physicians need to monitor diabetic patients in weight loss program more closely than nondiabetic ones, Holly R. Wyatt, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. These...

Antioxidant enzyme variants linked to pancreatic cancer risk in diabetics.(Metabolic Disorders)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... LAS VEGAS -- Genetic variations in two major antioxidant enzymes may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in people with diabetes mellitus, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study...

Fasting plasma glucose misses children's diabetes, prediabetes.(Metabolic Disorders)
April 1, 2005... QUEBEC CITY -- The fasting plasma glucose test is inadequate, compared with the oral glucose tolerance test, in screening high-risk pediatric patients for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, according to results of a new study. "This is...

Women with diabetes miss out on mammography.(Metabolic Disorders)
April 1, 2005... QUEBEC CITY -- One-third of menopausal women with diabetes do not receive annual screening mammography, according to results of a large study. "Even though they had more frequent visits to physicians, compared with healthy women, women...

STI vaccines: efficacy is most important to parents: parents respond positively about vaccines, even those that target sexually transmitted infections.(Infectious Diseases)(sexually transmitted infections)
April 1, 2005... Parents of adolescents appear to accept the idea of vaccinating their teens against sexually transmitted infections, expressing the most concern about the efficacy of the vaccine and the severity of the infection it could prevent, rather than...

Patient-delivered treatment for partners reduces chlamydia and gonorrhea.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... The provision of chlamydia or gonorrhea treatment directly to patients" sexual partners, without requiring the partners to visit a physician, significantly improved infection control in patients, researchers at the University of Washington in...

Syphilis incidence soars among homosexual men.(Infectious Diseases)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The overall incidence of syphilis has been dropping in the United States since the mid 1990s, but a syphilis epidemic is raging among men who have sex with men. Several factors appear to be driving this syphilis epidemic, the...

Some genital warts need treatment, some don't.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... HOUSTON -- Whether to treat genital warts would seem like a no-brainer, but peter J. Lynch, M.D., has a list of reasons for not trying to eradicate some vulvar lesions. Many genital warts resolve spontaneously. The underlying cause, human...

Warts do not always carry tales of transgression.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... HOUSTON -- Diagnosis of human papillomavirus infection in a genital wart should not trigger a rush to judgment regarding recent sexual transgression or child abuse, Peter J. Lynch, M.D., said at a conference on vulvovaginal diseases. Only...

Follow cervical intraepithelial neoplasia closely in HIV+ women.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... SAN FRANCISCO -- Women who are HIV positive are at increased risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and must be followed closely, according to Meg Newman, M.D. Furthermore, treatment of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) or...

Group stress management helps reduce HIV viral load.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... MARCO ISLAND, FLA. -- Semistructured group therapy improves mood state in HIV-positive men, which improves cortisol levels and immune function and thereby reduces viral load, Karl Goodkin, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Academy of...

New HIV regimen beats standard combination therapy at 24 weeks.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- a new triple-therapy regimen for initial treatment of HIV-infected patients outperformed the conventional combination regimen in a preliminary 24-week analysis of a phase III trial with 509 patients. If the results hold up...

Decavac, Clolar IV Infusion.(New & Approved)
April 1, 2005... Decavac (tetanus and diphtheria toxoids preservative-free vaccine, Aventis Pasteur) Decavac, a reformulated preservative-free tetanus and diphtheria combination vaccine, was cleared for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration...

Inactivated flu vaccine safe, effective in pregnancy.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... RENO, NEV. -- The influenza vaccine is both safe and effective for women in the second half of pregnancy, results of a large prospective study suggest. When given at least 2 weeks before exposure, the vaccine reduced the rate of influenza...

Safety, not logistics, is parents' biggest flu shot concern.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... Knowledge and attitudes about the flu vaccine--especially about its safety and side effects--are the biggest influences in parents" decisions about whether to vaccinate, Sharon G. Humiston, M.D., and her colleagues reported. The finding...

Add neuromuscular conditions to influenza high-risk list.(Infectious Diseases)
April 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- Children and adults with neurologic and neuromuscular conditions that place them at increased risk for influenza complications will be added to the list of individuals who should be targeted to receive the vaccine, the Centers for...

Standardized form helps make referrals easier.(Skin Disorders)
April 1, 2005... NEW ORLEANS -- A simple form could help to ease communication between primary care physicians and the dermatologists to whom they refer patients, Wake Forest University researchers wrote in a poster presented at the annual meeting of the...

Experts divided on biologics becoming generic.(Skin Disorders)
April 1, 2005... ARLINGTON, VA. -- With the annual price tag of biologic agents reaching well into the tens of thousands, pressure to find lower-cost alternatives caused scientists and drug companies to air their concerns at a workshop on biologics becoming...

Biologic agents for psoriasis.(Drug Update)
April 1, 2005... A National Psoriasis Foundation survey in 2001-2002 reported that half of all people with moderate to severe psoriasis were very dissatisfied with the care they had received. Seventy-eight percent of all responders said they did not use...

Derm Dx.(Skin Disorders)
April 1, 2005... A 71-year-old white man with a history of skin cancer and hyperlipidemia presented with papules on his right knee and left anterior thigh and a patch of erythema and scaling on his left calf. Some improvement followed 3 weeks of triamcinolone...

Extracutaneous melanoma: look carefully near eyes, vulva.(Skin Disorders)
April 1, 2005... SAN DIEGO -- Only 15% of melanomas are extracutaneous, but you can easily miss these lesions if you don't keep them in mind during routine skin exams, Terence O'Grady, M.D., said at a melanoma update sponsored by the Scripps Clinic. The...

Regressed malignant melanoma: tough Dx.(Skin Disorders)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... BOSTON -- Physicians who rely on the histopathologic features of regression could mistake dysplastic nevi for regressed malignant melanoma, Ashraf Hassanein, M.D., reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society...

Teen addiction to cybersex called pervasive.(Mental Health)
April 1, 2005... COLORADO SPRINGS -- Children--and middle school-aged boys in particular--are becoming addicted to sex on the Internet in numbers that would startle most clinicians and parents, Ann Freeman said at a symposium on addictive disorders sponsored by...

CDC targets social, emotional growth.(Mental Health)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 1, 2005... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a public awareness campaign to educate parents about the importance of measuring a child's social and emotional progress in early life. "Learn the Signs. Act Early" provides free...

Spiritualized therapy helps sex abuse survivors.(Mental Health)
April 1, 2005... A program that integrates cognitive therapy with spiritual awareness and healing has proved beneficial to female survivors of childhood sexual abuse, significantly decreasing symptom scores in all patients in a small pilot study. The...

Emotional abuse increases risk of mental illness, substance abuse.(Mental Health)
April 1, 2005... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -People who are emotionally and physically abused by their intimate partners develop more mental illness and substance abuse than those who are only physically abused, Susan Ditter, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the...

Patterns and location of bruises can suggest physical abuse.(Mental Health)
April 1, 2005... Bruises that occur in nonmobile infants, those over soft tissue areas, and those that carry the imprint of the implement used or multiple bruises of uniform shape could be signs of physical abuse. That is the key conclusion from the...

Tailor lung cancer screening advice for smokers.(Mental Health)
April 1, 2005... CHICAGO -- Physicians can now use data to help them personalize a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer, and advise smokers about whether to undergo annual low-dose CT screening for the disease. The International Early Lung Cancer Action...

More patients kick alcohol dependence when smoking cessation is delayed.(Mental Health)
April 1, 2005... SAN JUAN, P.R. -- People in intensive alcohol treatment programs are more abstinent if smoking cessation efforts are delayed by 6 months, according to a study. Smoking is common among people with alcohol dependence, with an estimated...

Perception of mental illness stigma varies with age, gender.(Mental Health)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... BALTIMORE -- When it comes to the perceived stigma associated with mental illness, age and gender differences exist, and this stigma continues to pose a significant barrier to care, reported Jo Anne Sirey, Ph.D., and Martha L. Bruce, Ph.D., of...

Vertebral fracture assessment: ounce of prevention.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with vertebral fractures have a four- to fivefold higher risk for subsequent fragility fractures and should be targeted for aggressive therapy, Michael McClung, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the International...

Kyphoplasty well tolerated in patients with vertebral compression fractures.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... CHICAGO -- Kyphoplasty appears associated with a low rate of complications in patients with osteoporotic or osteolytic vertebral compression fractures, according to the results of a prospective study presented at the annual meeting of the North...

Bone scans appropriate for some premenopausal women.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... HARROGATE, ENGLAND -- Targeted use of bone densitometry in premenopausal women can identify a significant number of patients who would benefit from bone protection, a study has shown. Of 301 premenopausal women referred to London's Queen...

Vertebral fracture screen gets Medicare approval.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... Medicare has agreed to reimburse for vertebral fracture assessment by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry using the newly approved CPT code 76077, according to the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. "Vertebral fractures are a...

Antimalarials help heart health in lupus patients.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... SNOWMASS, COLO. -- Antimalarials may not only treat active lupus, but also benefit the heart, W. Joseph McCune, M.D., said at a symposium sponsored by the American College of Rheumatology. Lupus patients have an elevated risk of heart...

Lupus patients appear to have increased skin cancer risk.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have a 50% increased risk of also having skin cancer compared with people who don't have lupus, according to findings from a study involving nearly 500,000 people. This is the first...

Strontium on comeback for osteoporosis.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... SAN ANTONIO -- The older generation osteoporosis drug, strontium ranelate, is receiving renewed attention as a result of a metaanalysis showing that it reduces fracture rates in postmenopausal women as well as bisphosphonates do. Like...

Teriparatide speeds healing of fractures.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... COLORADO SPRINGS -- The anabolic bone-forming agent teriparatide (Forteo) is winning anecdotal raves for augmentation of fracture healing in both nonosteoporotic and osteoporotic patients. "This is a very exciting metabolic therapy. My...

Rheumatoid arthritis atlas opens door for MRI.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
April 1, 2005... The availability of a newly released set of standard magnetic resonance reference images may usher in even greater use of the technology in the evaluation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The European League Against...

Thorough skin exam often misses vulva.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... NEW ORLEANS -- A thorough skin exam should always include an examination of the vulva, because many skin conditions can affect the genitals and cause everything from transient discomfort to loss of anatomical structures, Lynette J. Margesson,...

Confidentiality is critical for gynecologic care of teenagers.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... BOSTON -- A few adjustments might be needed to make your practice approachable and comfortable for adolescent patients, but the long-term payoffs can be worth it. "Why is it some people aren't so comfortable taking care of adolescents?...

Most abnormal cervical cytology regresses in adolescents.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. -- Most abnormal cervical cytology in adolescent women will be low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, and will regress to normal by the follow-up exam, Andrea Wininger, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the...

Vulvodynia guideline offers many Tx options: topical and oral medications are included in the recommendations; early treatment is essential.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... HOUSTON -- A new guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of vulvodynia offers multiple treatment options, including experimental and complementary therapies, for the controversial disorder. "We have oceans of lotions, potions, and notions...

Percent of women who use folic acid daily.(Data watch)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Percent Of Women Who Use Folic Acid Daily 2000 34% 2001 29% 2002 33% 2003 32% 2004 40% Note: Based on a nationally representative annual survey of about 2,000 women, aged 18-45 years. Source: March of Dimes ...

Study supports subtypes of female sexual arousal disorder.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... SANTA FE, N.M. -- Although the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines only one type of female sexual arousal disorder, there is now physiologic evidence that there are at least two subtypes of...

Stopping hormonal contraceptives may reverse sexual dysfunction.(Women's Health)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- Discontinuation of hormonal contraceptives should be the first-line approach in addressing sexual dysfunction in women using these agents. Susan Sarajari, M.D., outlined her study of 20 women who experienced improved sexual...

Surgical menopause found to lessen desire for sex.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- Surgically menopausal women under the age of 50 deserve special attention with regard to sexual desire disorder, results of a new study suggest. "Physicians should routinely in quire about sexual function both pre- and...

Study suggests contraceptives don't cause weight gain.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Women's perceptions that they gain weight when taking hormonal contraceptives do not reflect reality. Data from a pair of posters presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals refuted...

Node biopsy: 'standard of care' in breast ca.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... SAN ANTONIO -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy is as accurate as the traditional surgical practice of dissecting the entire axillary lymph node chain in women with breast cancer but inflicts far less nerve damage and fewer other complications, Mark...

Ear acupuncture may ease tamoxifen hot flashes.(Women's Health)
April 1, 2005... EXETER, ENGLAND -- A standardized ear acupuncture protocol effectively reduced hot flashes in women receiving tamoxifen as adjuvant treatment for breast cancer, according to an interim analysis presented at a symposium on alternative and...

Baseline anxiety foretells women's adjustment to cancer.(Women's Health)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Women who feel chronic anxiety or who suppress anxiety in daily life are more likely to be traumatized by a diagnosis of breast cancer, compared with women who are generally less anxious, reported Yumi Iwamitsu, Ph.D., of Kitasato University,...