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Articles in May 15, 2004 issue of OB/GYN News

• Dirty Dozen: twelve supplements to avoid
• Systemic inflammation: subclinical UTI may trigger acute coronary syndrome, study suggests
  by Bruce Jancin
• Like pharmaceuticals: supplement regulation pushed by advocates
  by Steve Perlstein
• Community-based ongoing study: small fibroids linked to early pregnancy loss; Interim results suggest fibroids < 3 cm in diameter may raise miscarriage risk fourfold
  by Betsy Bates
• Nonstress test 'not good enough anymore': Doppler US key to evaluation of IUGR fetus
  by Bruce Jancin
• Employee background checks: steps to protect your practice from identity theft
  by Damian McNamara
• Top five causes for infant mortality
• Malpractice crisis here, too
  by Carrie C. Klett
• Small study: sex practices of young lesbians risk spread of BV
  by Nicholas Mulcahy
• Study found 2% rate: second sulfonamide reaction less common
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Case-control study: OC use before age 20 years tied to early breast cancer
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Loratadine and hypospadias
  by Gideon Koren
• Health care fraud complaints
• All bleeding resolved by 4 weeks: hematomas tied to instrument delivery
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Ongoing sonographer training: regular quality checks needed for first-trimester NT screenings
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Prospective study: no rise in fetal anomalies with azithromycin use; May be good first-line choice in pregnancy
  by Diana Mahoney
• Two studies: depression may impact infant's cortisol levels
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Prosecutors will be on lookout: Medicare Rx law opens new doors for health care fraud
  by Joyce Frieden
• Medical errors book off base
  by Reinhold H. Hinz
• CDC urges caution: azithromycin and syphilis Tx failures
  by Sharon Worcester
• Long-held dogmas are 'wishful thinking'; Heart disease in women: new humility urged
  by Bruce Jancin
• Multicenter phase II study: investigational drug treats fibroid-related bleeding
  by Betsy Bates
• How women weigh screening options; Trisomy 21 screening: 'no one size fits all'
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Policy & practice
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Preeclampsia, C-sections, dystocia: soaring obesity = more complications
  by Betsy Bates
• Pain relievers
• Retrospective study of 10,000 cases; Ovary or breast: site of first ca impacts prognosis
  by Kate Johnson
• MedRules, PDA Backup cards
  by Thomas G. McLeod
• Plaintiff recovery rate in medical malpractice lawsuits
• Right response to complications
  by Robert L. Vogelzang
• Results similar to uninfected patients: HIV no impediment to good surgical outcomes
  by Sherry Boschert
• Gynecology clinic
  by Bruce L. Flamm