OB GYN News articles from October 2002

OB GYN News archives from October 2002

Providing care to disabled women. (Mammogram Adequacy an Issue).
October 1, 2002... Women with physical disabilities face two major obstacles in breast cancer screening: getting to the mammography clinic and, especially for women in wheelchairs or with spasticity, obtaining an adequate mammogram. "Even patients who do go...

HRT packaging to carry new safety recommendation: consider alternatives before prescribing these agents solely for osteoporosis prevention. (Prempro, Premphase, Premarin).
October 1, 2002... Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has updated the package inserts for its postmenopausal hormone drugs Prempro, Premphase, and Premarin to urge physicians who prescribe those drugs solely for the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis to carefully...

Feds urge doctors to file for HIPAA extension: to get it, submit a model compliance plan. (Oct. 15 Deadline).
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is concerned that physicians aren't ready to comply with a mid-October deadline for the electronic transactions portion of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act....

Study shows mammography not tied to ca mortality decrease. (At Odds with Federal Recommendation).
October 1, 2002... Intensive breast cancer screening, including mammography and instructions on self-examination, did not reduce breast cancer-related mortality in women aged 40-49 in up to 16 years of follow-up, the most recent results of the Canadian National...

Two new studies suggest that HRT's risks may outweigh its benefits. (More Support for WHI Results).
October 1, 2002... Health officials preparing for an upcoming public meeting on the "state of the science" of replacement therapy now have more to go on. Two new studies support recent findings that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not prevent...

Depo-Provera tied to increased heart disease risk in small study. (Maker Points to 'Well-Proven' Safety Profile).
October 1, 2002... Chronic use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate may have an adverse effect on cardiovascular health, a small, nonrandomized study suggests. The widely used, long-acting contraceptive sold as Depo-Provera and given as a 150-mg injection...

Study confirms need for adrenal-antibody test in women with premature ovarian failure. (3%-4% Incidence of Adrenal Insufficiency).
October 1, 2002... An adrenal-antibody test is the best way to screen for adrenal insufficiency in women with premature ovarian failure. About 3%-4% of women with premature ovarian failure (POF) have adrenal insufficiency and need adrenal-hormone replacement...

Don't rush to paperless office. (Guest Editorial).
October 1, 2002... With the advent of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the push toward electronic medical records, it seems clear that the great majority of U.S. physician practices eventually will transition to a completely paperless...

Letters.
October 1, 2002... Osteoporosis Symptoms Although osteoporosis is a common, disabling, and preventable disease, it is underdiagnosed. Most cases are diagnosed late, when the bone is scanned as part of the investigation of a traumatic fracture. More...

Correction.
October 1, 2002... The doses quoted in "ECs May Be Effective When Administered Vaginally," OB. GYN. NEWS, Sept. 1, 2002, should have been 500 micrograms levonorgestrel plus 100 micrograms ethinyl estradiol for the Yuzpe regimen and 750 micrograms for the Plan B...

Hyperhomocystinemia poses pregnancy challenge. (Normalized by Folate Administration).
October 1, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- Elevated plasma homocysteine is associated with serious complications in pregnancy, Dr. Jodi Schucker said at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the Geisinger Health System. Hyperhomocystinemia is an expression of a common...

Prematurity-developmental delay link explored. (Two Studies of Low-Birth-Weight Children).
October 1, 2002... Infants born 2-4 weeks early and weighing less than 2,500 g may face an increased risk of developmental delays, Dr. Mary L. Hediger of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Md., and her associates reported. ...

Do-it-yourself Bendectin advocated for Nausea. (Expert Opinion).
October 1, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- Do-it-yourself Bendectin is an excellent first-line pharmacotherapy for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy Dr. Jodi Schucker said at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the Geisinger Health System. Approved by the Food and Drug...

Anticoagulants. (Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation).
October 1, 2002... Many of the agents below have been recently approved, and for most there are no human pregnancy exposure data. But since they are often used in life-threatening situations, the maternal benefits usually far outweigh any potential fetal harm....

FDA reviews continue on new fetal monitor. (Designed to Help Detect Fetal Hypoxia).
October 1, 2002... SEA ISLAND, GA. -- A "very promising" new system for electronic fetal monitoring could provide significant help to clinicians struggling to care for high-risk pregnancies, Dr. Lawrence Devoe said at an ob.gyn. meeting sponsored by the Medical...

Nitroglycerin experiences 'rebirth' as an effective tocolytic agent. (Rapid Uterine Relaxation).
October 1, 2002... Nitroglycerin has been rediscovered as a tocolytic and as a means of rapid uterine relaxation in childbirth, Dr. Mark Rosen said at a meeting on antepartum and intrapartum management sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco. ...

Postpartum stress higher in more affluent mothers. (Less Family, Cultural Support).
October 1, 2002... LOS ANGELES -- Stress associated with pregnancy eases after the birth more for poorer urban women than for their affluent counterparts, Dr. Iffath A. Hoskins reported in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Gynecologic...

Fundal height measures for IUGR often unreliable. (Sensitivity of 70%).
October 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- The most routine screening method for intrauterine growth restriction is also the least reliable, Dr. Robin Field said at a meeting on antepartum and intrapartum management sponsored by the University of California, San...

Ultrasound advances detect anomalies sooner. (Embryonic Imaging).
October 1, 2002... OSLO -- Recent and upcoming enhancements to ultrasound technology are driving intense interest in embryonic imaging and allowing researchers and clinicians to see more earlier, Dr. Sturla H. Eik-Nes said at the 18th European Congress of...

Ultrasound comparable to educated guess in predicting birth weight. (Head-to-Head Comparison).
October 1, 2002... LOS ANGELES -- A guess is nearly as good in predicting birth weight at term as estimates based on ultrasound measurements or maternal characteristics, Dr. Gerard G. Nahum said at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and...

Routine ultrasound can aid in heart defect identification. (Four-Chamber View Possible at 18 Weeks).
October 1, 2002... SARASOTA, FLA. -- Improving the prenatal detection rate of congenital heart disease is now the most compelling reason for routine ultrasound screening in pregnancy, Dr. Mary E. D'Alton said at a symposium on high-risk pregnancy sponsored by...

Abdominal pain linked to obesity. (Also Tied to Bloating).
October 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Obesity is associated with increased rates of abdominal pain, vomiting, bloating, and diarrhea, Dr. G. Richard Locke III said at the annual Digestive Disease Week. The accelerating national epidemic of obesity means...

Vulvar vestibulitis risk may be higher in OC users. (Preliminary Data).
October 1, 2002... Vulvar vestibulitis may be a significant side effect of some oral contraceptives, reported Dr. Celine Bouchard and her associates at the Hopital du Saint-Sacrement du Centre in Quebec City, Que. Preliminary evidence from a study of 138...

Reversion rate not improved with gel in study. (Minimal Abnormalities).
October 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Empiric use of 0.75% metronidazole vaginal gel does not increase the reversion rate of minimally abnormal Pap smears, said Dr. Jeanne Ferrante at the annual spring conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. ...

6-Week testosterone replacement trial advocated. (Sexual Dysfunction).
October 1, 2002... WINNIPEG, MAN. -- Women with sexual dysfunction whose free testosterone levels are in the bottom third of the normal range or below normal should be considered for a trial of androgen replacement therapy, Dr. John Lamont advised. "We make...

Research on capsule for recolonizing lactobacillus after BV hits snag. (Used with Single dose of Metronidazole).
October 1, 2002... BANFF, ALTA. -- Plans to offer women with bacterial vaginosis an intravaginal capsule for recolonizing lactobacillus are on hold despite its 88% success rate in those who use it with metronidazole, Sharon Hillier, Ph.D., reported at the annual...

Brief postlumpectomy irradiation seems effective. (Prospective Study).
October 1, 2002... A shorter course of irradiation after breast cancer lumpectomy is as effective as a longer course, reported Dr. Timothy Whelan of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and his colleagues. Their study prospectively compared irradiation on a...

Suspect eating disorder in teens with amenorrhea. (Check Vital Signs).
October 1, 2002... SEA ISLAND, GA. -- Eating disorders should top the diagnostic list whenever a teenage girl presents with amenorrhea. Alterations in diet can have "unbelievable" impact on the adolescent menstrual cycle, Dr. Ann J. Davis said at an ob.gyn....

GnRH agonists tied to BMD loss regardless of age. (Premenopausal Women).
October 1, 2002... Premenopausal women treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist for 6 months had a uniform loss of bone mineral density regardless of their age in a retrospective review of a large study population, reported Dr. Sanjay K. Agarwal of...

Newer tests aid chlamydia screening in teens. (Nucleic acid Amplification).
October 1, 2002... Rampant chlamydial infection in U.S. adolescents and new, highly sensitive tests have convinced some physicians to request a urine sample every time a teenager walks through the door. Urine tests that use nucleic acid amplification...

Gonorrhea test kits recalled; may yield false-negative results. (Retesting May be Necessary).
October 1, 2002... Those patients who have been tested for gonorrhea since Jan. 11 of this year may need to be retested. At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration announced that 32 lots of gonorrhea laboratory test kits distributed by Abbott...

Be prepared for the inevitable surgical injuries, emergencies. (Know Limitations, when to call for Help).
October 1, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- A double standard exists in obstetrics and gynecology regarding preparedness for emergencies, Dr. Eric J. Bieber said at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the Geisinger Health System. From early in residency, faculty...

Uterine perforation risk in hysteroscopy is 1.6%. (Operative Hysterectomy).
October 1, 2002... Women undergoing an operative hysteroscopy faced a 1.6% risk of uterine perforation in a series of 2,116 surgeries done at a single hospital in France during 1990-2000. This finding was consistent with results of other large, prospective...

Adverse gynecologic events halt research on promising SERM. (Cautionary Tale).
October 1, 2002... BERLIN -- A selective estrogen-receptor modulator that looked very promising in phase II studies was shelved just 3 months into a phase III international trial when it became clear that subjects were suffering serious gynecologic consequences,...

Expert advocates nonbladed obturator trocars. (Laparoscopic Surgery).
October 1, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- Nonbladed obturator trocars are definitely the way to go in laparoscopic surgery, Dr. Eric J. Bieber said at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the Geisinger Health System. "I often now use nonbladed obturator trocars. If you...

Primary care doctors fall short on HIV testing. (Survey of 371 Physicians).
October 1, 2002... BARCELONA, SPAIN -- Primary care physicians are ducking the issue of HIV in their patients. In a recent mail survey of 371 general internists, family practice physicians, and ob.gyns., 29% said they routinely ask their patients specific...

CDC tracking may mask increased HIV infections in several areas. (Data Reported by only 25 States).
October 1, 2002... BARCELONA, SPAIN -- Newly diagnosed cases of HIV infection held fairly steady during the late 1990s in the states that track these cases, at about 16,600 per year in 1998 through 2000. But this plateau is deceptive because it misses major...

Guidelines issued on insulin resistance syndrome. (Early Detection, Lifestyle Changes Urged).
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Detection and treatment of insulin resistance syndrome need to become a routine part of preventive medical care, experts said at a meeting of a task force on the syndrome. The first set of clinical practice guidelines on the...

Premenopausal anemia may flag GI condition. (Bleeding Ulcers).
October 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Automatically presuming that a premenopausal woman with anemia just needs iron supplements might be a mistake. Perhaps 20% of premenopausal women with anemia may have a bleeding ulcer, erosive esophagitis, or another...

Simpler coding descriptors for E/M codes sought. (Proposal would Reduce Hassle Factor).
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Coding descriptors for evaluation and management services could soon be simplified. In August, a workgroup assembled by the American Medical Association's CPT Editorial Panel proposed revisions that would eliminate the need...

Training programs target domestic violence awareness. (First-Person Contact with Victims).
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- There's no better way to improve recognition of the clinical signs of domestic violence than first-person contact with victims. That's the premise of two programs in the Washington, D.C., area that teach young physicians how...

Physician magazine targets medical FunnyBone. (Helping Doctors Laugh at Themselves).
October 1, 2002... Dr. Douglas Farrago believes that a little humor might be just the cure for medicine's ills. Although most of his time is devoted to his family practice in Auburn, Maine, Dr. Farrago spends many of his weekends and days off producing a...

Malpractice bill. (Policy & Practice).
October 1, 2002... The House Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan bill that limits malpractice awards to injured patients. HR 4600, the HEALTH Act, caps noneconomic damages at $250,000, and limits punitive damages to twice the amount of economic damages...

Groups want Mifeprex banned. (Policy & Practice).
October 1, 2002... An antiabortion group of obstetricians and gynecologists along with two other organizations has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the abortifacient drug Mifeprex (mifepristone). Petitioners include the American Association...

Malls reject fertility ads. (Policy & Practice).
October 1, 2002... The American Society for Reproductive Medicine's public service campaign advertisements about infertility are too provocative for display, malls and movie theaters in some major U.S. cities say. Shopping malls in Houston, Boston, San Francisco,...

Norplant claims dismissed. (Policy & Practice).
October 1, 2002... Culminating the end of years of legal proceedings, a U.S. district court judge in Texas has dismissed all but 10 of nearly 3,000 claims by women against Wyeth Pharmaceutical's contraceptive implant, Norplant. Plaintiffs claimed that they were...

Docs charged with price fixing. (Policy & Practice).
October 1, 2002... Eight ob.gyn. practices in Denver and their consultant have settled price-fixing charges with the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC, R. Todd Welter, a nonphysician consultant, organized the previously competing physician practices,...

Fix to pay formula ranks second to drug benefit. (Bush Administration's Plans for Medicare).
October 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- On the Bush administration's priority list for health care, fixing the physician payment formula ranks below instituting a Medicare prescription drug benefit and helping the uninsured, a senior administration official said last...

Surgical Mask and Respirator. (Products).
October 1, 2002... The N95 Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask is a flat-fold/three-panel facepiece respirator with over 99% bacterial filtration efficiency. It offers a proper fit for most faces and head shapes, has a soft inner panel for increased comfort,...

Chemical encyclopedia. (Products).
October 1, 2002... The 13th edition of the Merck Index, a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals, is now available. This edition includes an expanded therapeutic category index and enhanced capsule statements describing classes of compounds....

Wireless Dictation. (Products).
October 1, 2002... HealthcareOne Mobile Dictation version 3.0 is a wireless Palm OS dictation capture device. The handheld device can record hours of dictation and then forward them to an online transcription processing system. It includes a status screen that...

Soy Supplement. (Products).
October 1, 2002... Soy Balance Menopause Soy Supplement is an all-natural supplement developed to relieve hot flashes and night sweats. Its active ingredient is 65 mg of soy isoflavones per tablet, and the recommended dosage is one tablet daily. For more...

Resident tracking software. (Products).
October 1, 2002... OnCall software now includes a work-hour reporting feature to help residency programs comply with impending work-hour limits. A 1-year license is $249 and includes the OnCall scheduling software, an account on the OnCall Web site for publishing...

Cool lighting. (Products).
October 1, 2002... The Sunnex Tri-Star lamp provides both bright and cool light that can be directed wherever needed. It can be used for examinations or minor surgery applications, and its caster base allows for easy transport. The lamp is available in mobile,...

Treatment for panic, bulimia. (Products).
October 1, 2002... Prozac (fluoxetine HC1) capsules are now indicated for the treatment of panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia. The capsules, tablets, and solution formulations of the antidepressant have also been approved for the longer-term treatment of...

Doctors are now 'better prepared'. (Confrontiong Bioterrorism Threat).
October 15, 2002... Could you distinguish smallpox from chickenpox? Anthrax from influenza? If you are like many of your colleagues, you may not have complete confidence in your ability to recognize something you have never seen. But, you know whom to...

Screen all women aged 65 and older for osteoporosis: task force also calls for routine screening starting at age 60 for 'high-risk' women. (USPSTF Guidelines).
October 15, 2002... All women aged 65 years and older should be routinely screened for osteoporosis, according to guidelines recently issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. In addition, routine screening beginning at age 60 is advised for...

More private physicians offering medical abortions: a total of 139 adverse events reported. (Mifeprex Sales up 33%).
October 15, 2002... DENVER -- At least 80,000 women underwent medical abortion during the 18 months following Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone in September 2000, resulting in termination of pregnancy in more than 95% of cases. That...

Bone loss related to Depo-Provera reverses after discontinuing therapy. (Prospective Cohort Study).
October 15, 2002... Bone loss associated with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate was reversible in a prospective population-based cohort study. In 183 nonpregnant, reproductive-age users of the injectable contraceptive, which is sold as Depo-Provera, bone...

Bulimia may not affect fertility. (10-15 Years of Follow-Up).
October 15, 2002... Bulimia nervosa may not affect a woman's ability to get pregnant, said Dr. Scott J. Crow and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. The researchers followed 173 bulimic women for 10-15 years and assessed them via the...

Bacteriophage-produced enzyme destroys anthraz bacteria. (Studies in Humans Needed).
October 15, 2002... Scientists at Rockefeller University in New York City have made the grade in the subject of defense against anthrax. An anthrax-specific bacteriophage produces a protein--a lysin--that kills anthrax bacteria by destroying their cell walls...

No strings attached? (Guest Editorial).
October 15, 2002... For far too long, family planning practice has been driven, like other fields of medicine, by guidelines generated by "Delphi" panels made up of so-called experts who would gather at a hotel for a weekend and put together a document that...

Discuss rupture risk with myomectomy patients. (Uterine Rupture in Pregnancy).
October 15, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- A documented conversation about the increased risk of uterine dehiscence is an essential part of preoperative counseling in all patients undergoing myomectomy, Dr. Joseph S. San-filippo said. "Please, please document in...

Endometriosis is easily missed in adolescents. (Typically Early-Stage Disease).
October 15, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- Endometriosis in adolescents has a very different appearance than in adults, Dr. Joseph S. Sanfilippo said at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the Geisinger Health System. "If you don't look carefully you'll miss...

Getting comfortable with pediatric, adolescent gynecology. (Expert Opinion).
October 15, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- With the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists gearing up for a major campaign to encourage members to incorporate pediatric and adolescent gynecology into their practices, here are some clinical tips regarding...

Insomnia rates are high during the perimenopause. (More than a in 10 Women Report Problems).
October 15, 2002... BERLIN -- Pervasive sleep problems afflict women in their 40s to mid-50s, with more than 4 in 10 reporting some type of difficulty related to insomnia, Finnish investigators reported at the 10th World Congress on the Menopause. More than...

Botox cut myofascial pain after radical mastectomy. (Cases Report).
October 15, 2002... SAN DIEGO -- Botulinum toxin, widely touted for its cosmetic benefits, relieved myofascial pain due to reconstructive surgery following radical mastectomy in a 50-year-old woman. The woman visited the Brighton PainCare clinic in Portland,...

Botox may help patients regain bladder control for 6 months. (Off-Label Use).
October 15, 2002... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Botulinum toxin A, when injected into the external sphincter or bladder walls, allows some chronically incontinent patients to regain bladder control for up to 6 months, Dr. Michael Chancellor reported at the annual meeting of...

Age at onset of stress urinary incontinence symptoms. (Data Watch).
October 15, 2002... DATA WATCH Age at Onset of Stress Urinary Incontinence Symptoms Age 39 and under 40% Age 40-49 23% Age 50 and over 34% Don't know 3% Note: Based on a HarrisInteractive telephone survey of 1,039 women...

Tamoxifen prevents breast cancers--at a price. (Study of More than 7,000 Women).
October 15, 2002... New study results confirm that treatment with tamoxifen is an effective but flawed way to prevent women from developing breast cancer. For the time being, experts recommend prescribing tamoxifen to a well-defined, relatively small fraction...

Digital colposcopy offers a quantitative diagnostic approach. (Image Analysis, Storage).
October 15, 2002... BIG SKY, MONT. -- Digital colposcopy offers several significant advantages over conventional colposcopic examination, Dr. John L. Marlow said at an ob.gyn. update sponsored by the Geisinger Health System. Conventional colposcopy is...

Overexpression of five genes implicated in ovarian cancer. (May Help Diagnosis).
October 15, 2002... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Overexpression of five genes on chromosome 19 is associated with tumor growth, aggressiveness, and metastasis of ovarian cancer and may prove useful for clinical diagnosis and management, preliminary research suggests. "We...

Breast ca study: no advantage with radical mastectomy. (25-Year Follow-Up).
October 15, 2002... Radical mastectomy did not improve overall survival, compared with less extensive surgery, among women with breast cancer who were followed for 25 years, reported Dr. Bernard Fisher of the University of Pittsburgh and his colleagues. For...

Resorption markers more predictive of fractures. (Compared with BMD Changes).
October 15, 2002... STOCKHOLM -- Measures of bone resorption are significantly better predictors of bone fracture risk than changes in bone mineral density and provide much earlier information about the effectiveness of therapy, Dr. Pierre Delmas said at the...

GBS serotype switch common in women. (A Concern for Vaccine Development).
October 15, 2002... BANFF, ALTA. -- Researchers who are seeking to develop a vaccine to prevent group B streptococcal infection among pregnant women need to consider a moving target: serotype switching. In a recent study of 1,248 young, sexually active...

Terrorist attacks had little effect on pregnancy. (Preliminary Results of a New York Study).
October 15, 2002... NEW York -- Factors associated with exposure to last year's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center--high levels of stress and toxic pollutants--might be expected to pose particular risks for pregnant women and their infants. But...

Randomized trials needed for fetal surgery. (Safety and Efficacy a Concern).
October 15, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- The effectiveness of fetal surgeries has yet to be proven--and needs to be tested in randomized, controlled trials, Dr. Per Sandberg said at a meeting on antepartum and intrapartum management sponsored by the University of...

Study targets twin-to-twin transfusion. (Refer Severe Cases to Participating Center).
October 15, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The largest-ever national study of the treatment of twin-totwin transfusion syndrome will compare amnioreduction with selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the $6.7 million...

Maternal age may have less effect on multiples. (Perinatal Outcomes).
October 15, 2002... As maternal age increases, twins and triplets don't experience the same decline in perinatal outcomes as do singletons, according to results of a cross-sectional study Assisted reproductive technology and other benefits of a higher...

Light therapy may ease postpartum depression. (Small Study).
October 15, 2002... YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- The first randomized trial of bright white light therapy for postpartum depression found that it helped, but was no better than red light placebo, Dr. Maria Corral said at the 12th World Congress of Psychiatry. ...

Many pregnant lesbians face challenges in health care systems. (Failure to Acknowledge Comother's Role).
October 15, 2002... An increasing number of lesbians are choosing to become parents, but they continue to be subject to discrimination in the health care system, Dr. Patricia A. Robertson said at a meeting on antepartum and intrapartum management sponsored by the...

Better screening of potential surrogate mothers advocated. (Psychological Evaluations).
October 15, 2002... RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. - A program to facilitate surrogate pregnancies rejected 2 of 20 women applying to be surrogates after psychological evaluations detected moderate-level personality difficulties, Gary S. Bruss, Ph.D., said at the annual...

Maternal HSV-2 linked to psychosis risk in child. ('Robust' Results).
October 15, 2002... YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- New data strengthen an association between maternal viral infections with herpes simplex type 2 and an increased risk that their offspring will develop psychosis later in life, Stephen L. Buka, Sc.D., reported at the 12th...

Preterm birth tied to later relationship problems. (Fewer Friends, More Anxious and Shy).
October 15, 2002... OSLO -- There are significant differences between babies born prematurely and those born at term in how they participate emotionally in relationships as adults, according to a study presented at the 18th European Conference of Perinatal...