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Articles in June 1, 2005 issue of OB/GYN News

• Grafts offer no added protection against recurrence in pelvic prolapse
  by Sherry Boschert
• Live births by race
• 'Do no harm'
  by Charles E. Miller
• Monthly oral ibandronate therapy boosts BMD as well as daily dose
  by Heidi Splete
• Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• History suggests postmenopausal fracture risks
  by Heidi Splete
• Incontinence twice as likely with vaginal birth
  by Sherry Boschert
• Gum disease again tied to pregnancy outcomes: women with periodontal disease had higher rates of low-birth-weight babies, preterm births in a small study
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• MRSA necrotizing pneumonia cases 'not subtle'
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Lobbying for breast-feeding
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Soft, inflatable speculum
• Hand gels not enough to block C. difficile
  by Betsy Bates
• Texas tort reform gets mixed reviews
  by Joyce Frieden
• Retainer practices: many doctors work less but earn more
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Early [beta]-HCG levels predict IVF pregnancy viability
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Be wary of fetal monitors in nonobstetric setting
  by Doug Brunk
• Dark-skinned patients still at risk for skin ca
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• CMS eyeing Part D performance measures
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Good results, satisfaction after partial colpocleisis
  by Sherry Boschert
• Improving the WIC program
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Schiavo case shows need for clarity
  by David Dahl
• Concerns raised about rhinosinusitis management
  by Kate Johnson
• FDA clears once-monthly osteoporosis therapy
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Two options, same relief in mild endometriosis
  by Kate Johnson
• More cystotomies seen when sling is combined with reconstructive surgery
  by Sherry Boschert
• Teen's abortion allowed
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Pigmentation treatment
• Routine episiotomy offers women no benefits or relief: review notes longer recovery, some harm
  by Patrice Wendling
• HHS pushes to enforce 'Born-Alive' law
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Will health savings accounts leave people vulnerable to bankruptcy?
  by Steffie Woolhandler
• Posterior colporrhaphy plus dermal graft eases bowel dysfunction
  by Sherry Boschert
• Vaginal, cesarean deliveries result in same trauma rate, but nature of events varies
  by Kate Johnson
• Obtaining emergency contraception
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Rapid fecal occult blood test
• Obesity and overweight tied to dementia
  by Kevin Foley
• Smoking, estrogen bad combination for Alzheimer's
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Investigational test screens for abnormalities in early pregnancy
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Some major food-borne illnesses declined in 2004
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Consensus reached on ambulatory care measures
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Radical, fertility-sparing surgery improves pain: early results are called 'encouraging' in the first study reporting treatment outcomes in adolescents
  by Kate Johnson
• Ensuring safe laparoscopic access
  by Steven F. Palter
• Infertility work-up should include examination with TVL, expert says
  by Kate Johnson
• Enlarged waist, high triglycerides tied to CV risk
  by Kevin Foley
• Top 10 drugs mentioned by ob.gyns. in 2004
• Tips for managing variable decelerations: focus not only on intensity and duration, but on how factors affect baseline in second stage of labor
  by Doug Brunk
• Reaching the underserved through the media
  by Gina Shaw
• Calcium gives 5 years of colon polyp protection
  by Robert Finn
• High BMI, fewer nurses predict dystocia injury
  by Robert Finn
• Consider risk factors in osteoporosis therapy: increased fracture risk seen in those with T scores below -1.8, previous fracture, and fair or poor health
  by Nancy Walsh
• 'Super obese' parturients may account for higher C-section rates
  by Betsy Bates
• Could a lidocaine patch plug the COX-2 gap?
  by Colin Nelson
• Success of electronic records lies in planning
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Pregnancy outcomes good after bariatric surgery
  by Betsy Bates
• Infertility studies support anastrozole, letrozole
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Genetic psychiatric disorders cited in children with FAE
  by Linda Little
• Regular cereal consumption may help maintain a healthy BMI
  by Doug Brunk
• Doctors face conflicting standards of EHRs
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Valacyclovir in pregnancy limits herpes recurrence
  by Kate Johnson
• Virulent C. difficile outbreaks worry experts
  by Betsy Bates
• Anterior rectal resection for endometriosis: in 76% of rectovaginal cases, pain was either eliminated or got much better, according to a study of 37 women
  by Kate Johnson
• Risk factors found in most obstetric patients who require transfusions
  by Betsy Bates
• Stem cell ethics
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Generic allegra-D approved
• Gaps found in parturient resuscitation knowledge
  by Betsy Bates
• Dictionary of Drug Names
• Alendronate/vitamin D in one tablet
• DNA microarray suggests two forms of endometriosis
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Vitamin D levels low in many women on osteoporosis Tx
  by Heidi Splete
• Anterior genital trauma, incontinence link studied
  by Sherry Boschert
• Steps to take for incomplete antidepressant response
  by Robert Finn
• How to make a paperless office work for you
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Know your Pitocin policy, lawyer advises
  by Doug Brunk
• Fertility treatment launched
• Depression found common in adolescent mothers in first year after giving birth
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Aggressive tx for ovarian ca in elderly doesn't raise morbidity
  by Sherry Boschert
• Gene variant may be key to fentanyl response: patients with the genetic variant didn't require as much fentanyl as did the patients without the variant
  by Betsy Bates
• Exercise, diet best offset metabolic syndrome risks
  by Sharon Worcester
• Morbid obesity carries a large economic health care burden
  by Kathleen Louden