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Latest (3) Full Text Articles (71)1 More than one-third of Texas women still receive unnecessary breast biopsy surgery Full Text EurekAlert!, May 20, 2013
2 Women's reproductive ability may be related to immune system status Full Text ScienceDaily, May 20, 2013
3 New IVF method uses time-lapse snapshots to boost live births NBC News, May 20, 2013
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4 In the Age of Apps, Can You Protect Your Privacy? U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 17, 2013
5 Women with chronic physical disabilities are no less likely to bear children Full Text EurekAlert!, May 17, 2013
6 Breakthrough for IVF? Full Text EurekAlert!, May 17, 2013
7 Slim women have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than obese women: study Full Text ScienceDaily, May 17, 2013
8 Diet Changes That Might Cut Breast Cancer Risk U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 16, 2013
9 Docs still lag with health IT adoption Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013
10 Post-discharge plans get mobile boost Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013
11 Scientists report first success in cloning human stem cells Full Text CNN Health, May 16, 2013
12 Treatment with two osteoporosis drugs better at increasing bone density than single-drug therapy Full Text ScienceDaily, May 16, 2013
13 Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped Full Text Reuters Health News, May 16, 2013
14 Public Funding Spurs Couples to Seek Fertility Treatment Full Text HealthDay, May 16, 2013
15 Younger Women With Endometrial Cancer At Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer Full Text Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, May 16, 2013
16 FDA Issues 510(k) Clearance for Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System From Olympus Full Text Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, May 16, 2013
17 Meta-Analysis Finds No Link Between Bisphosphonates and Esophageal Cancer Full Text Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, May 16, 2013
18 Administration announces $1 billion initiative to launch Health Care Innovation Awards to provide better health care and lower costs HHS News Releases, May 16, 2013
19 Mostashari urges healthcare change Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 15, 2013
20 Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study Full Text HealthDay, May 15, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Maternal pneumococcal vaccination while pregnant has not been shown to reduce pneumococcal colonization in infants
- Children delivered via Cesarean have a two-fold increased risk of developing childhood obesity compared to those delivered vaginally
- Early diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP) vaccination is associated with increased mortality for low birth weight infant girls, but not boys
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Antiseptics and antibiotics have similar efficacy in treatment of BV
Based on a review article published in BMC Infectious Diseases, it has been concluded that antiseptics have equal efficacy to antibiotics in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. The literature search covered the time period 1966-2010. Benzydamine, chlorhexidine, and polyhexamethylene niguanide were as effective as metronidazole and clindamycin in the short-term treatment of bacterial vaginosis.
Read the article summaryBRCA2 mutations improve OS in ovarian cancer patients
Based on an observational study orchestrated by researchers at the M D Anderson Cancer Center, BRCA2 mutations have been associated with improved survival in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. The 5-year OS in patients with BRCA2 mutations was 61% compared with 25% for patients with BRCA wild-type. The 3-year PFS in patients with BRCA2 mutations was 44% compared with 16% for patients with BRCA wild-type. Patients with BRCA2 mutations exhibited 100% chemosensitivity compared to 82% and 80% for patients with BRCA wild-type and BRCA1 mutations, respectively. Genomic analysis of the tumors from patients with BRCA2 mutations suggested a “mutator phenotype” compared to tumors from patients with BRCA1 mutations.
Read the article summaryTrans fat intake increases risk of ischemic stroke in postmenopausal women
In a study involving 87,025 postmenopausal women, those in the highest quintile of dietary trans fat had an increased risk of ischemic stroke (HR=1.39). In 663,041 person-years of follow-up, 1049 incident cases of ischemic stroke were reported. The effect was attenuated in aspirin users (HR=0.95) compared to non-users (HR=1.66).
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2 Houston HIE goes live Healthcare IT News, April 11, 2013 Free full text
3 Anti-Mullerian hormone and insulin resistance in classic phenotype lean PCOS Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, April 5, 2013
4 FDA issues heart warning for popular antibiotic USA Today, March 13, 2013 Free full text
5 Love may not be as elusive as some think, research says The Seattle Times, April 1, 2013 Free full text
6 APNewsBreak: Upper-income seniors' Medicare hike The Seattle Times, April 15, 2013 Free full text
7 Hospitals remain ill-prepared for ICD-10 Healthcare IT News, April 25, 2013 Free full text
8 Mayo Clinic, US and European researchers find heart disorder genetic variants in stillbirth cases EurekAlert!, April 10, 2013 Free full text
9 States Medicaid systems in modern mode Healthcare IT News, April 10, 2013 Free full text
10 FDA OKs first drug for morning sickness in more than 50 years Reuters Health News, April 10, 2013 Free full text
11 Pharmacists react to morning-after pill ruling NBC News, April 8, 2013
12 UCLA researchers find nanodiamonds could improve effectiveness of breast cancer treatment EurekAlert!, April 16, 2013 Free full text
13 EHRs fail tests, certifications revoked Healthcare IT News, April 26, 2013 Free full text
14 Prenatal Yoga: What You Should Know U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 8, 2013
15 Texas physician breaks ground in robotic cervical surgery EurekAlert!, April 2, 2013 Free full text
16 An important discovery in breast cancer by IRCM researchers EurekAlert!, April 16, 2013 Free full text
17 Final chapter to 60-year-old blood group mystery EurekAlert!, April 8, 2013 Free full text
18 Fruit, Mediterranean diet tied to fewer hot flashes Reuters Health News, April 25, 2013 Free full text
19 Premier steps up on population health Healthcare IT News, April 19, 2013 Free full text
20 Vitamin D may reduce risk of uterine fibroids ScienceDaily, April 16, 2013 Free full text
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