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Left RightSome benefit seen with anastrozole after tamoxifen for early-stage breast cancer
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1:38 | Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Oncology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Women’s HealthNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer fare somewhat better with 2 years of tamoxifen followed by 3 years of anastrozole than with 5 years of tamoxifen, an Austrian group reports in the...
Famed Sex Expert, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, publishes a new book titled “Sexually Speaking: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Sexual Health.” In it, she covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from the best way to ensure you get proper...GnRH agonist fails to preserve ovarian function in young breast cancer patients
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1:28 | Posted on Jan 13, 2012 in Ob/Gyn, Oncology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Women’s HealthNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a study suggest that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy does not help preserve ovarian function in young women undergoing modern chemotherapy for early breast cancer. GnRH agonist therapy...
In an article published in July 9, 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Daniel Clarke-Pearson, chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, reviews the...
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Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: all cases need treatment
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1:45 | Posted on Nov 3, 2011 in
Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Ob/Gyn, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Women’s Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – All women found to have vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) require some form of treatment and follow-up surveillance, according to recommendations from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Gynecologic Practice.
“Three modes of therapy...
‘Timed Up and Go’ test a strong predictor of fracture risk
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1:41 | Posted on Oct 21, 2011 in
Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Osteoporosis, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Women’s Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly women who take more than 10 seconds to rise from a chair, walk 3 meters and return to sit down have a increased risk of fracture, independent of other factors such as bone mineral density (BMD), new research indicates.
The so-called ‘timed up and go’ (TUG)...
Prophylactic progesterone treatment does not prolong multiple pregnancies
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1:43 | Posted on Sep 13, 2011 in
Neonatology, Ob/Gyn, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Women’s Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Administering 17-alpha-hyroxyprogesterone caproate to women with multiple pregnancy does not reduce the preterm birth rate or consequent neonatal morbidity, a Dutch study has shown.
“In fact, there were slightly more preterm births in the 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate...
Jury still out on value of mesh in vaginal prolapse repair
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Sep 9, 2011
Exercise treadmill test good ischemia check in low-risk women
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Sep 1, 2011
New ACOG guidelines for clot prevention during pregnancy
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Sep 1, 2011
Cervical preparation before outpatient hysteroscopy does not reduce pain
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Aug 25, 2011
Ovarian cysts not a cancer risk factor
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Aug 23, 2011
Evacuation cheaper than induction for mid-term abortion
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Aug 16, 2011
Expectant management an option in select women with severe preeclampsia before 34 weeks gestation
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Jul 29, 2011
Patients’ risk of bone fractures following myocardial infarction is increasing
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Jul 26, 2011
High-dose oxytocin shortens labor without increasing adverse effects
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Jul 25, 2011
GnRH agonist protects against chemo-induced premature ovarian failure
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Jul 22, 2011
Sequential anthracycline-taxane regimen improves cure rate in early breast cancer
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Jul 21, 2011
Release of tongue-tie in neonates immediately improves breastfeeding
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Jul 20, 2011
High-dose chemo with stem-cell transplant for breast cancer not worthwhile
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Jul 20, 2011
Levonorgestrel IUs effective in menopausal women on estrogen
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Jul 15, 2011
Atrial switch repair tied to problems in pregnancy
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Jul 13, 2011
General anesthesia linked to hemorrhage risk after cesarean delivery
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Jul 11, 2011
Sensitivity of hysterosalpingography low in infertility work-up
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Jul 11, 2011
Different comorbidities worsen breast cancer prognosis to differing degrees
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Jul 6, 2011
Women’s Health CME – Volume 2
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Jun 29, 2011
Single-balloon catheter edges out double-balloon for labor induction
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Jun 29, 2011
Patient-controlled epidural linked to lower anesthetic dose
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Jun 29, 2011
Supplemental oxygen does not reduce infectious complications of c-section
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Jun 28, 2011
Titanium clip not recommended for postpartum use
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Jun 27, 2011
Endometrial ablation has advantages over hysterectomy for heavy menstruation
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