Family Practice News articles from May 2004, page 2

Family Practice News archives from May 2004

Board rankings in 2003.(Policy & Practice)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... State medical boards don't appear to be stepping up their disciplinary actions against physicians, although some continue to rank in the worst-performing category, Public Citizen concluded in its 2003 ranking of the boards. In calculating...

Quashing concierge care?(Policy & Practice)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... Medicare has warned its participating physicians that they could be expelled from the program for charging beneficiaries for covered services. "We are hearing reports about physicians asking patients to pay additional fees, and we believe...

Medicare dollars and health care quality .(Policy & Practice)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... More Medicare spending may not lead to higher-quality care for beneficiaries, according to Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra, researchers at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H. They looked at Medicare claims data from the Dartmouth...

A case for e-prescriptions.(Policy & Practice)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... Physicians should throw out their prescription pads and get online to save money and improve patient care, eHealth Initiative, a Washington nonprofit that advocates technology in health care, recommended in a report. A shift to e-mail...

Few takers on tax credits.(Policy & Practice)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... Few have signed up for a program created by a 2002 trade law that offers certain unemployed workers tax credits to help them buy insurance, a report from the Commonwealth Fund/Nathan Cummings Foundation said. Only 3.6% of 235,000 potentially...

No coverage for the elderly.(Policy & Practice)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... A surprising number of elderly patients have no health insurance coverage, not even Medicare, a policy study from the Robert Graham Center in Washington concluded (J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. 52[4]:601-06, 2004). About 354,000 uninsured people aged...

Proven tactics for better care overlooked: child development.(Practice Trends)
May 15, 2004... CHARLESTON, S.C. -- There are proven methods for providing better developmental services for young patients, Dr Peter Margolis said at a meeting of Community Access to Child Health. The key is changing the system of care, said Dr....

Physicians fight against 'frivolous' lawsuits: will it hurt doctor-patient relationship?(Practice Trends)
May 15, 2004... Physicians across the country are taking a new aggressive stance to protect themselves against malpractice lawsuits: They're asking their patients to sign on the dotted line, specifying that they won't sue for any "frivolous" reason. If...

Academic medical centers still government-held: teaching hospitals move to privatization.(Practice Trends)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... SARASOTA, FLA. -- Most academic medical centers in the United States are still government owned, though a number of teaching hospitals have converted to private ownership, Dr. John A. Kastor said at a meeting sponsored by the Association of...

Marketplace staying power.(Indications)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... After the Wall Street Journal reported that Viagra is instituting a buy-6-get-1-free prescription promotion for loyal users, we here in the Indications cubicle wondered two things. First, do guys really need another reason to take this drug?...

But I'm training to be a surgeon.(Indications)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... If your kids try that excuse to keep playing video games, you have our permission to tell them forget it--though their whining appears to have some basis in fact. Dr. James "Butch" Rosser, a laparoscopic surgeon at Beth Israel Medical Center,...

I've only got eyes for Jewels.(Indications)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... In this week from the "ewwww" department: JewelEye. It may sound like the latest James Bond flick, but even 007 might not go for a gal with tiny pieces of jewelry implanted in her eyeball. Don't believe us? Check out www.niioc.nl/...

Hold the olives.(Indications)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... Antialcohol activists in Australia are not pleased with a Sydney company that is marketing vodka-cranberry-flavored ice cream. One protester complained to the Australian Associated Press that the latest in quasi-alcoholic frozen desserts...

W.W.H.D? (H is for Hippocrates).(Indications)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2004... Boozed up ice cream is not our only tidbit making its way from Down Under. An Australian physician is advocating that smokers be sent to the back of the queue for elective surgery on the premise that they're too much of a drain on the system...

Holistic approach for sick children: unique alternative.
May 1, 2004... A Connecticut family doctor has found a holistic alternative for helping children who face a life-threatening illness. To address the specific medical and emotional needs of these children, Dr. Roy Zagieboylo, along with the Connecticut...

Adding ezetimibe to statin yields 23% drop in LDL: compared to statin therapy alone: real-world study in the practices of 299 primary care doctors and cardiologists.(low density lipoprotein)
May 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- A 10-mg, daily dose of ezetimibe on top of stable statin therapy cut the serum level of low density lipoprotein cholesterol by 23% in a controlled study with more than 3,000 patients. The efficacy of ezetimibe (Zetia) was...

Sen. Frist continues to push liability legislation: incremental approaches: will bring up a bill every other month.
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) has vowed to bring some version of medical liability reform legislation up for a vote every other month--until he gets it passed. "What I'm giving [physicians] is a platform every...

Ten highest selling prescription drugs in 2003.(Vital Signs)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 1, 2004... Ten Highest Selling Prescription Drugs in 2003 2003 Sales % Growth ($Billions) From 2002 Lipitor (atorvastatin) 6.8 11 Zocor (simvastatin) 4.4 ...

States with the lowest ratio of civilians per one nonfederal physician, 2002.(Data Watch)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 1, 2004... States With the Lowest Ratio of Civilians per One Nonfederal Physician, 2002 Mass. 218 N.Y. 240 Md. 242 Conn. 252 Vt. 252 R.I. 271 N.J. 302 Pa. 309 Source: American Medical Association ...

Stroke risk negates estrogen in disease prevention: more WHI data.(News)(Women's Health Initiative)
May 1, 2004... Recently released data from the estrogen-only arm of the Women's Health Initiative, which was halted prematurely in February, confirm that estrogen therapy is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke and venous thromboembolic...

Medical therapy often not satisfactory for menorrhagia: hysterectomy frequent outcome.(News)
May 1, 2004... Women with an unsatisfactory response to first-line medical therapy for excessive uterine bleeding who undergo further conservative therapy stand about a 50% chance of ultimately needing a hysterectomy, results of two randomized trials...

FDA warns against Green Hornet, an herbal ecstasy: considered unapproved Rx.(News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration is investigating Green Hornet, an herbal version of the street drug Ecstasy, in response to reports of adverse events experienced by four teenagers after consuming the product. The teenagers involved were...

Guidelines compared for identifying, treating group A strep pharyngitis: reducing antibiotic use.(News)
May 1, 2004... Guidelines that call for selective use of throat cultures--and that base antibiotic treatment for pharyngitis only on positive rapid test or throat culture results--are the most likely to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics, according...

Don't rely on clinical criteria for adult strep throat diagnosis: avoid overtreatment.(News)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Clinical criteria alone are inadequate for the diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis in adults, Dr. Alan L. Bisno said at a meeting on infectious disease sponsored by the Center for Bio-Medical Communication. The...

Diuretics linked to worse heart failure outcomes: acute, decompensated heart failure.(News)
May 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Chronic diuretic therapy in combination with suboptimal therapy with a [beta]-blocker of an ACE inhibitor was associated with poor outcomes in patients with acute, decompensated heart failure. The finding was observed in a...

Few anaphylaxis patients in ER receive standard of care: need referral to allergist.(News)(emergency room)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Less than one-quarter of patients with anaphylaxis at a tertiary care hospital received the standard of care, Dr. Yuhung J. Tsai said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. Over...

Pertussis possible as next neonatal vaccination: expert predictions.(News)
May 1, 2004... MCLEAN, VA. -- New neonatal immunization recommendations are being considered with pertussis as the front-runner, participants predicted at a neonatal vaccination workshop sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

Small Fibroids, early pregnancy loss associated: community study.(News)
May 1, 2004... HOUSTON -- Fibroids so small they are ignored by the widely used Muram ultrasound criteria appear to have a profound association with spontaneous abortion, perhaps explaining many early pregnancy losses, especially among African American...

Corrections.(Letters)(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2004... The Vital Signs "Limits on Noneconomic Damages for Medical Malpractice, September 2003" (April 1, 2004, p. 1) should have indicated that Oregon has no cap on noneconomic damages or total damages. In the article "Cover Four Bases When...

Antidepressants and suicidality.(Guest editorial)
May 1, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration's March 22, 2004, public health advisory regarding 10 commonly prescribed antidepressants could have disturbing ramifications. Patients who need those antidepressants might be reluctant to take them...

Should all patients with a low ejection fraction get an implantable defibrillator?(Pro & Con)
May 1, 2004... [YES] Virtually all patients with coronary artery disease and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% or less are candidates for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Results from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator...

Bariatric surgeons tweak patient eligibility criteria: controversial preop requirement.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... DENVER -- Requiring all morbidly obese candidates for gastric bypass surgery to lose more than 5% of their excess body weight preoperatively screens out insufficiently motivated patients, with resultant better outcomes, Dr Todd E. Drasin said...

Laparoscopic gastric bypass preserves lean body mass better: fewer pulmonary embolisms.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... DENVER -- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery results in weight loss that's virtually identical to that achieved with the open version of the procedure--but with significantly greater preservation of lean body mass and more fat...

Vitamins E, [B.sub.12] affect bladder, prostate ca rates: two epidemiologic studies.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- High vitamin intake can be a double-edged sword for cancer incidence, based on results from two epidemiologic studies reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. A high level of...

Ambivalence level may flag prostate ca risk: attachment style.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Attachment style may be linked to prostate cancer risk, Dr. Michael A. Burke said at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. Attachment style and the risk of a positive prostate biopsy were compared in...

Treatment varies for severe Loxosceles spider bite: clinical features of bites discussed.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- A bite from the Loxosceles group of spiders is probably the only important cause of necrotic arachnidism in this country, Dr. David Swanson said at a meeting sponsored by the Skin Disease Education Foundation. Most...

Clinical management of syphilis full of lapses: report from California.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Patients with syphilis often are not diagnosed and treated promptly, according to a review of the soaring number of cases in California's STD surveillance database. "The presumptive treatment of syphilis appears to be...

Rapid HIV test helps in three clinical settings: useful in ER.(Clinical Rounds)(emergency room)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- The more immediate results that rapid HIV tests offer are particularly advantageous in three clinical scenarios, Lyn Stevens said at a conference sponsored by the American Foundation for AIDS Research. She cited these three...

New oral rapid HIV test expected by summer: safer screening for health workers.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- A new rapid test that detects HIV antibodies in oral fluid will for the first time eliminate the need for a blood sample for HIV screening. The OraQuick rapid HIV-1 antibody test for use with oral fluid is expected to be...

Overcoming obstacles to rapid HIV testing in private practice: document referrals.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- Rapid testing for HIV infection in private practice has some clear advantages, but it also poses some challenges in terms of staff training, office logistics, privacy requirements, and potential increased liability. That's what...

Once-daily regimens are no match for HIV: mutations provide escape routes.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Some experimental once-daily antiretroviral regimens lacked the potency to suppress HIV and gave the virus a mutational escape route in several recent studies. The results suggest that simple, convenient, and relatively...

Hotline steers HIV-exposed clinicians to proper prophylaxis: regimens often changed.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- If you get exposed to HIV at work, calling a free 24-hour hotline for expert advice can help you choose the right medications with the least toxicity, even if you've already started prophylaxis, according to a recent study....

Cancer type, incidence shift with use of HIV treatments: non-aids-defining variations.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Even as the incidences of some cancers associated with AIDS decreased in the era of better anti-HIV medications, other cancers became more common in people with HIV, Dr. Pragna Patel reported at the 11th Conference on...

Minor revisions made to HIV guidelines: antiretroviral options.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- Updated HIV treatment guidelines released by the Department of Health and Human Services contain minor changes to recommended antiretroviral treatment, Dr. Donna E. Sweet said at a conference sponsored by the American Foundation for...

Primary care is good venue for alcohol screening: U.S. preventive services task force.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... Primary care physicians should screen all adults and pregnant women for alcohol misuse, and refer them for counseling if necessary, according to an updated recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force found...

Processing of IVIg can affect its safety, efficacy: unwanted side effects.(Clinical Rounds)(intravenous immunoglobulin)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The inherent variability in the quality of current intravenous immunoglobulin products can lead to unwanted side effects, especially in patients who are vulnerable to the treatments" adverse events, several speakers reported at...

IVIg gains second-line utility for skin diseases: inflammatory, autoimmune diseases.(Clinical Rounds)(intravenous immunoglobulin therapy)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Physicians have begun using intravenous immunoglobulin therapy as second-line therapy, and in some cases first-line therapy, in the treatment of a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases. But intravenous...

Derm diagnosis.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... A 70-year-old kidney transplant patient was admitted with cellulitis of the left arm; a large, necrotic purpuric lesion on the left hand; and pitting edema on all extremities. He responded well to IV ampicillin and sulbactam, but developed...

New stages are proposed for self-inflicted skin disorders: severity, time course.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- A proposed classification system for self-inflicted psychodermatoses that groups diagnoses by severity and course of the behavior may be more useful to primary care physicians than existing approaches in the dermatology...

Desloratadine improves quality of life in chronic idiopathic urticaria patients: improved sleep, daily activity.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Once-daily desloratadine (5 mg) improved quality of life and decreased sleep disturbance and daily activity disturbance scores for patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria, Dr. J.J. Grob reported in a poster presentation at...

Melanoma: biopsy all suspicious lesions first: worry about prognosis later.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- When in doubt, get a biopsy of a lesion if you have any suspicion that it might be melanoma, Dr. David J. Barnette Jr. said at a melanoma update sponsored by the Scripps Clinic. Never let a patient with a worrisome lesion...

Follow-up is hardest part of melanoma care: prepare for emotional issues.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Ensuring that melanoma patients receive appropriate follow-up care is more challenging than removing the lesion itself, Dr. Duane C. Whitaker said. Not all physicians are comfortable evaluating patients in follow-up visits,...

Shine on allergic rhinitis with rhinophototherapy: mixed UV/visible light.(Clinical Rounds)(ultraviolet)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- A novel form of phototherapy decreased the symptoms of allergic rhinitis in a preliminary study of patients who did not respond adequately to traditional drug treatment, Dr. Alana Ildiko Koreck reported at the annual meeting...

Experts lament asthma management, citing mortality: undertreated condition.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite progress in the past decade, asthma often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated, resulting in preventable hospital visits and deaths, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. In 2000,...

Respiratory aggravation common in recreational runners: symptoms of allergy, asthma.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Recreational runners, who inhale large quantities of air loaded with particulate matter when they exercise near roadways, often develop symptoms of asthma and allergy, Dr. Christopher Randolph said at the annual meeting of...

Pet peeves: domestic animal allergens found in most American homes: nationwide survey.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Virtually all U.S. homes contain detectable levels of dog and cat allergen, a survey representative of the nation's 96 million permanently occupied, noninstitutional housing units has revealed. Dog and cat allergen are...

Frequent ejaculations associated with lower prostate cancer risk: prospective study.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... Frequent ejaculation is not associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, Dr. Michael F. Leitzmann and his colleagues reported. In a prospective study of more than 29,000 middle-aged men, each increment of three ejaculations per...

MedRules, PDA backup cards.(Digital Assistance)(personal digital assistants)
May 1, 2004... Featured App: MedRules (ver. 3.3) Clinical Prediction Rules Clinical prediction aids and decision support tools have been a part of medicine for many years. Application of guidelines and algorithms in daily practice has facilitated our...

Indomethacin lassos pain in headache roundup: often specific triggers.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... CANCUN, MEXICO -- Indomethacin is the treatment of choice in a number of different types of short-lasting headache, Dr. Richard B. Lipton said at a symposium sponsored by the American Headache Society. Dr. Lipton of Albert Einstein...

Myopericarditis rate stalls smallpox vaccine efforts: 'remarkably high incidence'.(Clinical Rounds)
May 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- The biggest surprise of the smallpox vaccination program has been myopericarditis, which has occurred with a "remarkably high incidence," Dr. Renata Engler said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy,...

Sunlight: a potent painkiller.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Sunshine on your patients' shoulders may help take away their pain, Dr. Jeffrey M. Walch reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. In a randomized prospective study of 89 postoperative...

Use BNP to track pulmonary HT.(Clinical Capsules)(b-type natriuretic peptide)(hypertension)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Assessing plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels appears to be the simple, noninvasive means of monitoring clinical function and disease progression that physicians have been searching for in primary pulmonary hypertension, according...

Rx for resistant pneumonia.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Linezolid is significantly more effective than vancomycin in treating drug-resistant pneumonia, reported Dr. Marin Kollef and colleagues at Washington University, St. Louis. In a combined analysis of two randomized, double-blind studies...

Smoking cessation motivation.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... A street-based smoking cessation intervention might be a good way to help otherwise unmotivated smokers quit, Sonia A. Duffy, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society...

ID subclinical hypothyroidism before conception: American thyroid association statement.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- A new statement published by the American Thyroid Association urges physicians to be aggressive in identifying and treating women with overt or subclinical thyroid dysfunction before they conceive. The statement...

Early blood levels predict preeclampsia: treatment implications.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Increased blood levels of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 during pregnancy and low levels of placental growth factor early in pregnancy each appear to predict development of preeclampsia, Dr. Richard Levine reported at the...

Fluvoxamine seems safe in pregnancy: preliminary data.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... MIAMI -- The use of fluvoxamine in pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of major fetal malformations, according to preliminary results of an ongoing observational study. Investigators compared the pregnancy outcomes of 46...

Image quality key in nuchal translucency dx: the good, the bad, and the fuzzy.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Ongoing sonographer training and quality control programs are essential for achieving accurate and consistent nuchal translucency measurements in the first trimester, Dr. Fergal D. Malone said at an obstetrics symposium sponsored...

Maternal obesity provides matrix for pregnancy complications: more peeeclampsia, c-sections.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... HOUSTON -- Excess maternal weight and obesity rose an "alarming" 41% between 1991 and 2001 in the first statewide population study of pregnancy and body mass index, with profound implications in terms of complications and cesarean section...

Military response to sexual abuse found lacking: congressional hearing.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- External rape counseling services could be used by the U.S. military to increase reporting of sexual assaults within its ranks, according to rape counseling advocate Scott Berkowitz. The use of external, civilian-run phone...

IOM calls for increased research on contraceptive methods: better choices needed.(Women's Health)(Institute of Medicine)
May 1, 2004... More research is needed to develop new contraceptive methods that also protect against sexually transmitted infections, the Institute of Medicine said in a report. The report, "New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research: A Blueprint for...

Mothers more likely to continue nursing with physicians' support: controversies persist.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Doctors who provide encouragement to breast-feeding mothers offer critical support and increase the likelihood moms will continue feeding their babies human milk, Dr. Joan Y. Meek said at a conference on care of the sick...

Depression during pregnancy complicated: sparse data.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Depression rates in women can be just as high in the third trimester of pregnancy as during the postpartum period. The challenges in treating cases in either phase of motherhood are complicated by concerns for the infant and...

Osteoporosis and CV disease.(Clinical Capsules)(cardiovascular disease)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and those with cardiovascular disease are at increased risk of osteoporosis, Dr. Cheryl A. Keech reported in a poster presentation at a conference on...

Thromboembolism and IBD.(Clinical Capsules)(inflammatory bowel disease )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Patients with inflammatory bowel disease appear to be at high risk for thromboembolism, according to a prospective study of 618 IBD patients and 707 control subjects. Overall, 38 IBD patients (6%) had a history of radiologically proven...

Panic disorder Rx.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Venlafaxine was associated with significantly higher life satisfaction ratings among patients with panic disorder, compared with placebo, Dr. Michael R. Liebowitz said in a poster presented at a meeting sponsored by the International...

Loratadine and pregnancy.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... A group of women who took loratadine early in pregnancy did not appear to be at increased risk for giving birth to sons with second- or third-degree hypospadias, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. The CDC...

Subantimicrobial doxycycline calms rosacea: results from large phase III study.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline effectively reduced the inflammatory lesions of rosacea and improved the global severity rating score of patients with the disease, Dr. Diane Thiboutot reported at a meeting sponsored...

Sunscreen use, 24/7, called critical for rosacea control: avoid vasodilators that enhance flushing.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Daily, year-round-use of sunscreen and avoidance of spicy or hot foods and alcohol are critical for controlling rosacea, Dr. Marianne N. O'Donoghue said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. "Sunburn...

Tests predict tamoxifen's effect on breast cancer: assessing risk of recurrence.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- A pair of molecular tests that measured the expression of three genes flagged women with stage I, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who had a recurrence of their disease despite treatment with tamoxifen. This was...

No association between breast cancer and abortion: largest study of its kind.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... Having a spontaneous or induced abortion does not increase a woman's subsequent risk of developing breast cancer, according to results from the most comprehensive analysis of its kind. The finding comes from the Collaborative Group on...

Breast cancer recurrence risk not raised by pregnancy: wait for 14 months.(Women's Health)
May 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Women who have been treated for breast cancer can later become pregnant without triggering a recurrence of the disease, based on follow-up data from 444 women with a history of breast cancer. Many physicians tell breast...

Focus on heart disease.
May 1, 2004... Breakthroughs in the management of heart disease are occurring at a pulse-quickening pace. Some have immediate clinical relevance to your practice. Clearly, heart disease in women evolves differently than it does in men and requires a...

Screen all women with treadmill test: revised guidelines urged.(Focus on Heart Disease)
May 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Exercise stress testing as a screening tool in asymptomatic women provides valuable prognostic information, according to a major new study. "We believe that our findings will impact the American College of Cardiology/...