OB GYN News articles from July 2004

OB GYN News archives from July 2004

Neonatal toxicity and withdrawal: FDA considers SSRI label change.(News)
July 1, 2004... ROCKVILLE, MD. -- A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel supported the addition of information to the professional label and patient package insert of serotonin reuptake inhibitors concerning neonatal withdrawal syndrome and toxicity...

Office visits by specialty, 2001.(Vital Signs)
July 1, 2004... Office Visits by Specialty, 2001 General and Family Practice 23.9% Internal Medicine 15.3% Pediatrics 12.6% Ob.Gyn. 7.9% Ophthalmology 6.1% Orthopedic Surgery ...

Close monitoring advised; Study: breast ca tied to malignant melanoma risk; Most women studied received breast cancer diagnosis first, melanoma dx within 1 year.(News)
July 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer appear to have an increased risk of malignant melanoma, particularly during the first year following diagnosis of the breast tumor, reported Dr. Rony Weitzen at the annual meeting of the...

Nulliparous women: high prepregnancy BMI linked to failed induction; Excessive pregnancy weight gain also a risk.(News)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Nulliparous women with a prepregnancy body mass index in the overweight, obese, and morbidly obese categories are at an increased risk for failed labor induction and subsequent cesarean delivery, Dr. Thomas Myles said at the...

Up to 4 years after surgery: depression linked to late chronic mastectomy pain.(News)
July 1, 2004... VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Persistent, disabling pain following a mastectomy is not related to the type of procedure a woman has, but it may be related to depression, Ian Kudel. Ph.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American...

Possible immunosuppression: sunlight associated with higher risk of HPV.(News)
July 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- A high level of sun exposure was associated with an increased rate of cervical infection with human papillomavirus, Dr. William J.M. Hrushesky reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. ...

Review of 67 cases: half of pediatric ovarian tumors are benign.(News)
July 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Ovarian tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of young girls who present with abdominal pain, an abdominal mass, or endocrine symptoms, Dr. Kris Ann Schultz said in a poster session at the annual meeting of...

In utero exposure to antidepressants not tied to eye malformations.(News)
July 1, 2004... ROCKVILLE, MD. -- To date, the Food and Drug Administration has not identified a recognizable pattern of congenital eye malformations in babies exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy, in a review of adverse events reported to the agency....

World citizens.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Kudos to Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs. His guest editorial "Third World Disease" (May 1, 2004, p. 6) should be reprinted every so often. We who thrive in the industrial world, especially here in the United States, must be constantly reminded of...

Wound care.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... Dr. Bruce Flamm's recent clinical pearl on the use of the Waterpik dental device for wound irrigation is without luster ("Gynecology Clinic," Clinical Pearls, May 15, 2004, p. 27). First, it would seem difficult, after repeated use, to...

How to survive a medicare audit.(Guest Editorial)
July 1, 2004... Mention of a government audit usually raises the specter of the Internal Revenue Service. But physicians who treat Medicare beneficiaries need to know about a far more likely audit source: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its...

Serum fibrinogen improves, too: triglycerides don't alter raloxifene's lipid effects.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Raloxifene is equally effective at improving serum lipids and fibrinogen in postmenopausal osteoporotic women regardless of whether they are hypertriglyceridemic or not, Dr. Thomas Dayspring said at the annual meeting of the...

Patient perception: link between menopause and mental illness?(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- More than half of 74 women with serious mental illness perceived that menopause made their conditions worse, Dr. Martha Sajatovic reported in a poster presentation at a meeting sponsored by the International Association for...

Sexually active teens: medical, social histories don't predict HPV.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... ST. LOUIS -- Medical and social histories don't reliably predict which adolescent girls are at risk for infection with human papillomavirus, so clinicians may want to consider universal testing for all sexually active girls, Dr. Oscar Taube...

Multivariate analysis: persistence of high-risk HPV linked to STD coinfection.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Infection with more than one type of human papillomavirus and Chlamydia trachomatis coinfection are both associated with persistence of high-risk human papillomavirus types. Erika Samoff, Ph.D., reported. In a study of 282...

Adolescent population: self-collected vaginal swabs good option for HPV testing.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... ST. LOUIS -- Vaginal swabs self-collected by adolescents appear to be a reasonable alternative to clinician-collected cervicovaginal swabs when testing for human papillomavirus, Dr. Jessica Kahn reported at the annual meeting of the Society for...

Vaginal, abdominal hysterectomy: expert shares tips for surgical contingencies.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- Drawing from a half century of surgical experience, Dr. Marvin H. Terry Grody shared his surgical pearls at a conference on gynecologic surgery sponsored by the Cooper University Hospital. "We should use our...

'Key' precipitating event: first vaginal delivery may set stage for future incontinence.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- The origin of stress incontinence can often be traced to injuries sustained during a woman's first vaginal delivery. Dr. Jacek Mostwin said at a urogynecology meeting sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. "There's no end to...

Percentage of women who had selected labor-related interventions.(Data Watch)
July 1, 2004... Percentage of Women Who Had Selected Labor-Related Interventions One or more vaginal exams 87% Intravenous fluids 86% Broken membranes 55% Pitocin after labor began 53%...

Fistulas, bladder and ureteral damage: postoperative incontinence? Check for injuries.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Have a high index of suspicion when it comes to injuries during pelvic surgery, Dr. Jerry Blaivas said at a urogynecology meeting sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Bladder injuries, fistulas, and ureteral injuries are...

Protect the anal sphincter: rectal-flap procedure called best for rectovaginal fistula.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- The Noble-Mengert-Fish rectal-flap procedure should be considered first-line treatment for a chronic perineal laceration or a rectovaginal fistula in the lower half of the vagina, Dr. W. Glenn Hurt said at a conference...

Alleviates gas pain: gum chewing speeds bowel activity after gyn. surgery.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Gum chewing hastens gynecologic patients' postoperative bowel activity, Dr. Ding Kelly Lee reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Three sticks a...

Significance of findings unclear: high-risk HPV common in STD clinic study.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Antibodies to human papillomavirus 16, one of the cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus, were found in 30% of women and 19% of men in a study of 1,595 heterosexual patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics...

New guidelines may alter practice: many gyns. fail to offer Chlamydia screening.(Gynecology)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Gynecologists may start offering more Chlamydia screening to their patients now that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has endorsed screening for all sexually active adolescents and women younger than 26...

Oily fish best: fish consumption in pregnancy may foretell child's asthma risk.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- The type of fish a woman consumes during pregnancy may affect the risk of her child developing asthma, Dr. Frank D. Gilliland said at the 100th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. "We found maternal...

Low birth weight: female fetuses tied to worsening of maternal asthma symptoms.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Fetal gender may affect maternal asthma symptoms during pregnancy, according to results of a prospective study of 153 pregnant women. "We found if you had a female baby, things were happening, and the asthma tended to be...

Chart review of six patients; Small study: glucocorticoids can treat painful fibroids in pregnancy.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- A short course of a glucocorticoid provides rapid and sustained pain relief for painful uterine leiomyomas in pregnancy, according to a chart review of six patients presented in poster form at the annual meeting of the American...

Umbilical cord blood gases: routine measurement may exonerate ob.gyns.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- The routine measurement of umbilical cord blood gases after every delivery could help answer questions about the possibility of birth asphyxia a few years after the fact, often exonerating obstetricians, Dr. Gary D.V. Hankins...

Combination helps nulliparous women: PG[E.sub.2] plus foley catheter speeds cervical ripening.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Adding prostaglandin [E.sub.2] gel to a Foley balloon catheter significantly cut the time needed for cervical ripening in nulliparous women, compared with using a Foley catheter and no prostaglandin in a controlled study of 125...

Retrospective study: clavicular fracture is not evidence of botched delivery.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- Clavicular fractures occur in roughly 1% of newborns and should not be seen as evidence that excessive force was used in the delivery, according to a retrospective study of 1,336 births. "We've shown they're of little...

Mothers rate Doulas' supportive care during labor best.(Data Watch)
July 1, 2004... Mothers Rate Doulas' Supportive Care During Labor Best Doula or Midwife Family Partner/ Doctor Nursing Trained (n=163) Member Hushand (n=826) Staff Labor or Friend...

Expert opinion: data back two indications for amnioinfusion.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Relief of repetitive variable decelerations and improvement of diagnosis of congenital anomalies in midterm fetuses with oligohydramnios are the two best-supported therapeutic indications for amnioinfusion, Dr. Catherine Y. Spong...

Identifies candidates for treatment: CSF analysis yields clues to severe preeclampsia.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... FT. MYERS, FLA. -- Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid is useful for identifying biomarkers of severe preeclampsia, a study suggests. The technology could help identify candidates for treatment, Dr. Errol R. Norwitz of Yale-New Haven...

Results of small study: metformin betters pregnancy outcomes in PCOS.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... MONTREAL -- Despite ongoing debate about the safety of metformin use during pregnancy, patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome do better with the therapy than without it, Dr. Sonia Malik said at the 18th World Congress on Fertility and...

Different rates of unscheduled C-sections: outcomes of first pregnancies similar in younger, older blacks.(Obstetrics)
July 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- The prognosis for a successful pregnancy among first-time black mothers aged 35 years and older is similar to that of their younger counterparts aged 25-29, according to a study of 216 women. Pregnancy outcomes were...

Average proportion of time during labor devoted to supportive care.(Data Watch)
July 1, 2004... Average Proportion of Time During Labor Devoted to Supportive Care Partner/Husband (n=1,469) 88% Family/Friend (n=733) 77% Doula/Trained Labor Assistant (n=81) 73% Nursing Staff (n=1,337) 59%...

Hospitalized patients: simple algorithms best for glucose control.(Clinical Rounds)
July 1, 2004... BOSTON -- Hospitals should stop using "sliding scale" insulin orders and replace them with simple algorithms for determining dosages of intravenous insulin, Dr. Irl B. Hirsch told physicians at the annual meeting of the American Association of...

Insomnia.(Women's Health Adviser)
July 1, 2004... Sleep problems are common: Up to 30% of patients in primary care report occasional insomnia, and chronic insomnia is present in about 10%. The prevalence of insomnia increases with age. Since insomnia is a reliable predictor of ill...

Results at 1 year: low-carb, low-fat diets show similar weight loss.(Clinical Rounds)
July 1, 2004... New data show that after 1 year, low-carbohydrate dieters don't maintain the greater weight losses that they have at 6 months, compared with conventional low-fat, low-calorie dieters. Results from a 1-year follow-up study by Dr. Linda Stern...

'Surprising' data: saturated fat may slow atherosclerotic progression in postmenopausal women.(Clinical Rounds)
July 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Postmenopausal women who consumed the greatest amount of saturated fatty acids showed less progression of atherosclerosis over a 3-year period, according to a poster presented by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian at a conference on...

High triglycerides also a risk factor: migraine with aura history boosts stroke risk.(Clinical Rounds)
July 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Women with a history of migraine with aura are at subsequent increased risk of stroke, according to new data from the landmark prospective Women's Health Study. Migraine without aura, however, didn't confer increased stroke...

Early lyme disease.(Drug Update)
July 1, 2004... Management of Lyme disease focuses on treatment rather than prevention. A vaccine for Lyme disease, which was seemingly safe and effective but also carried a high price tag, was pulled from the market in February 2002 because of low sales and...

'No fault' early offers system: seeking alternatives to traditional tort reform.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- A 25% reduction in malpractice premiums would do little to curb the medical liability crisis, Dr. Robert Berenson, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, Washington, said at the annual meeting of the American College of...

Pay for performance: Medicare law offers physicians incentives to use e-prescriptions.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2004... FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- The Medicare prescription drug law provides incentives to physicians to encourage the use of electronic prescribing. The new law calls on the federal government to conduct demonstration projects and offer direct...

Tax credit proposals: skeptics doubt reforms will shrink the ranks of uninsured.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2004... For the uninsured in America, the situation can be summed up as "same old/same old." It's the same old problem, and the same old solutions. The ranks of the uninsured continue to swell--the latest Census Bureau figures show that nearly 44...

Partial birth ban defeated in court.(Policy & Practice)
July 1, 2004... A federal judge in San Francisco last month struck down the "Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," ruling that the law is unconstitutional because it poses an undue burden on a woman's ability to choose a second trimester abortion, is vague,...

EC over the border.(Policy & Practice)
July 1, 2004... Easy access to emergency contraception could be just a drive away for some women, if the Canadian health agency moves forward with a proposal to make EC available without a prescription at Canadian pharmacies. Canadian Health Minister Pierre...

Sperm donations.(Policy & Practice)
July 1, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration is restricting anonymous sperm donation from men who have had sex with men in the last 5 years. In a final regulation and draft guidance, the FDA established donor eligibility criteria for donors of human cells,...

Fetal pain.(Policy & Practice)
July 1, 2004... A new bill in Congress would require physicians who perform abortions after 20 weeks to provide women with information about the ability of the fetus to experience pain and to offer pain reducing drugs for the fetus. The legislation, proposed...

Women's health offices.(Policy & Practice)
July 1, 2004... New federal legislation would create women's health offices in five federal agencies. The Women's Health Office Act (H.R. 4354) was introduced by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Deborah Price (R-Ohio). The bill would establish...

Less paperwork: medicare reform said to offer relief to doctors.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The 1.5% payment update isn't the only good news for physicians in the Medicare reform law, said Dr. Mark McClellan, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "The law includes provisions intended to...

Five initiatives: Medicare experiments with paying for quality.(Practice Trends)
July 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are so determined to encourage quality care that they're willing to pay for it. Medicare currently has five initiatives that offer some type of "pay for performance"...

Seniors not very knowledgeable about new medicare drug benefits.(Data Watch)
July 1, 2004... Seniors Not Very Knowledgeable About New Medicare Drug Benefits Is there a prescription drug discount card for seniors available this year? YES NO DON'T KNOW 38% 7% 54% Is there...

Weighing risks, benefits in primary elective cesarean issue.(The Master Class)
July 1, 2004... Ethics has been an integral part of the practice of medicine since before the time of Hippocrates. Today, medical ethics has taken on added significance, especially in obstetrics, because of technologic and medical advances, a litigious...

Let science and ethics guide primary elective c-section decisions.(The Master Class)
July 1, 2004... A healthy 21-year-old woman (gravida 1 para 0) presents to your office for prenatal care. She calmly explains during her first visit that she would like to have an elective cesarean delivery. Twenty years ago, the consensus was that no...

AMA house of delegates: line drawn in war with trial lawyers.(News)
July 15, 2004... CHICAGO -- Everyone deserves medical care--even trial lawyers. The American Medical Association's House of Delegates embraced this idea by swiftly rejecting a controversial resolution that sparked the ire of physicians and caused a public...

National health expenditures outstrip inflation.(Vital Signs)
July 15, 2004... National Health Expenditures Outstrip Inflation Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

Large 3-year trial: GDM ups type 2 risk long after index pregnancy; History of GDM conveys higher risk than impaired glucose tolerance without GDM.(News)
July 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Women with a history of gestational diabetes are far more likely to go on to develop type 2 diabetes than are women with equally impaired glucose tolerance who have never had gestational diabetes, Dr. Robert E. Ratner reported...

Cites fatal cardiac events: FDA issues warning against domperidone; Drug is used off label as lactation enhancer.(News)
July 15, 2004... Breast-feeding women should not take the dopamine antagonist domperidone to induce or increase lactation, because the drug may put them at risk of developing a fatal cardiac arrhythmia, the Food and Drug Administration has warned. ...

Plans to breast-feed don't always mesh with reality.(Data Watch)
July 15, 2004... Plans to Breast-Feed Don't Always Mesh With Reality Expectation Prior Feeding Method 1 Week to Birth After Birth Breast-Feeding Only 67% 59% Formula Only ...

'We have to make a stand': AMA supports patients' medical record privacy.(News)
July 15, 2004... CHICAGO -- Federal efforts to acquire private medical records of patients, including those who have had miscarriages or abortions, were opposed in a resolution approved by the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association at its 2004...

Broad state-based initiatives: AMA looks beyond tax credits to solve insurance crisis.(News)
July 15, 2004... CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association House of Delegates approved language at its 2004 annual meeting to urge congressional support for a variety of state-based initiatives aimed at providing health coverage to low-income patients. ...

Patients need 'the safest care'.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 15, 2004... Dr. Daniel J. Wechter may never have seen a woman die of a self-induced septic abortion, but I have ("Partial-Birth Abortion Ban," Letters, June 1, 2004, p. 9). Not every woman can deliver vaginally and not every woman can safely undergo a...

Emotion without knowledge.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 15, 2004... Dr. Daniel J. Wechter strongly agrees with "the ban on partial-birth abortions," apparently with very little knowledge of the subject he so adamantly supports (June 1, 2004, p. 9). Since the term Dr. Wechter used is not one accepted in any...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 15, 2004... The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in June ("FDA Panel Gives Nod to Fibroid Tx," June 15, 2004, p. 1).

Pain relievers.(Opinion)
July 15, 2004... "Do you treat patients too?"

Too much technology?(Guest Editorial)
July 15, 2004... We depend on technology, and our patients and their families expect the best care through the use of technology. If a physician chooses a more conservative route, he or she may convey an aura of obsolescence, inadequacy, or even inferiority....

Data vary widely: disability rates pegged for very premature babies.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- About one in four extremely premature infants who survive will have at least one major developmental disability. Dr. John M. Lorenz said at an obstetrics symposium sponsored by Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital....

Low rate of complications: patch may ease postdural puncture headache.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... FORT MYERS, FLA. -- Conflicting data regarding the efficacy of prophylactic epidural blood patches for the prevention of postdural puncture headaches in obstetric patients continue to emerge, but studies presented during the annual meeting of...

Future screening tool? Maternal IL-6 may predict intrapartum fever.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... FORT MYERS, FLA. -- Maternal serum interleukin-6 levels before labor and duration of epidural analgesia each were significantly associated with intrapartum fever in a recent study. The findings suggest that both underlying maternal...

Mothers rated epidurals most effective for labor pain relief.(Data Watch)
July 15, 2004... Mothers Rated Epidurals Most Effective for Labor Pain Relief Effectiveness of Specified Method % Using Very Somewhat Not Very Not Helpful Technique Helpful...

Aortic dissection: turner's patients at risk for cardiac complications.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... LA JOLLA, CALIF. -- Four pregnancy-related deaths due to aortic dissection and a fifth report describing a woman who survived a dissection 2 weeks after a cesarean section have raised questions about whether Turner's syndrome patients are good...

Mothers rate doulas' supportive care during labor best.(Data Watch)
July 15, 2004... Mothers Rate Doulas' Supportive Care During Labor Best Doula or Midwife Family Partner/ Doctor Nursing Trained (n=163) Member Husband (n=826) Staff Labor Or Friend...

Cytogenetic profiles: genetics can triage management of recurrent miscarriage.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. -- A series of studies has helped to shed light on when cytogenetic profiles and preimplantation genetic diagnosis should be ordered for women with recurrent miscarriages. Cytogenetic abnormalities account for...

Drugs, pregnancy, and lactation: oral antidiabetic agents.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... Insulin remains the preferred method for treatment of type 2 diabetes during pregnancy, providing the glycemic control required to prevent the severe birth defects, toxicity, pregnancy losses, and complications associated with poorly controlled...

Delayed prenatal care: meth use in pregnancy may flag more drug abuse.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Women who use methamphetamine during pregnancy face an increased risk of polydrug use, poverty, delayed prenatal care, and out of home placement of their newborns, compared with women who do not use the drug, Dr. Penny Grant...

Emotional support is often limited: anxiety over miscarriage carries over to next pregnancy.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Women with high levels of anxiety following a miscarriage are significantly more likely to have comorbid anxiety and depression than are those who were less anxious after miscarriage, Pamela Geller, Ph.D., and Dorothy Castille,...

Proportion of women scoring 13 or higher on Edinburgh postnatal depression scale.(Data Watch)
July 15, 2004... Proportion of Women Scoring 13 or Higher On Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Time Since Birth 6 months 23% 7-12 months 17% 13-18 months 17% 19-24 months 20% Note: Based on an online survey conducted May 15 to...

Consider underlying pathology; Fetal surveillance: match the test to the risk.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- Fetal surveillance in high-risk pregnancies should be based on the specific underlying pathophysiologic threat, Dr. Anthony M. Vintzileos said at an obstetrics symposium sponsored by Columbia University and New York Presbyterian...

Review of 35 pregnancies: IFN-[alpha] data indicate no increased fetal malformation risk.(Obstetrics)
July 15, 2004... PHILADELPHIA -- When used in pharmacologic doses, interferon-[alpha] is not associated with a higher incidence of fetal malformations or adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a review of 35 case reports presented at the annual meeting of the...

Beyond osteoporosis: look hard for secondary causes of low BMD.(Gynecology)
July 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Causes of low bone mineral density due to secondary osteoporosis may be more common than many physicians realize, and are generally underdetected in primary care and tertiary referral centers, according to Dr. Paul D. Miller. ...

Forearm densitometry: peripheral bone density testing deemed practical in primary care.(Gynecology)
July 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Screening for osteoporosis is practical in a primary care setting with the use of peripheral dual x-ray absorptiometry devices, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry....

Selena trial: hormone therapy linked to mild/moderate exacerbations of SLE.(Gynecology)
July 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- Hormone therapy in menopausal women is associated with mild exacerbations of systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity, but can be safely continued if the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, Dr. Jill Buyon said at a rheumatology...

Cases rose between 1997 and 2000: tampon-related toxic shock syndrome is rising.(Gynecology)
July 15, 2004... L.A JOLLA, CALIF. -- An apparent rise in the number of cases of tampon-related toxic shock syndrome, especially in adolescents, warrants extra vigilance by physicians, who should report cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...