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

• Focus on the bureaucracy
  by Patrick B. Mullen
• Two cervical injections: vasopressin curbs blood loss in vaginal hysterectomy
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• 6 months post partum: psych treatment spurs readmissions
  by Jeff Evans
• Offer grants to doctors? Information technology not accessible enough
  by Joyce Frieden
• More common in pregnancy: don't overlook restless legs syndrome diagnosis
  by Mary Ann Moon
• New rule effective July 1: CMS targets claims that aren't HIPAA compliant; Penalty is longer waits for payment
  by Joyce Frieden
• Monozygotic twin study: moderate alcohol use may help women's bones
  by Nancy Walsh
• More rapid triage possible: six-hour, 12-hour urine collections shown to diagnose proteinuria
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• EC controversy
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Missed diagnosis: minority patients use different depression terminology
  by Joyce Frieden
• Beyond crisis management
  by L. Hueston Hobbs
• Zelnorm: new warnings for IBS drug
  by Kerri Wachter
• Congenital syphilis rates for infants <1 year of age, 2001
• Enrollment, switching plans: physician education is key to medicare drug plan outreach
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Laparoscopy
  by Bruce L. Flamm
• Randomized controlled study: low-dose OC relieves pain, dysmenorrhea in adolescents
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Effect independent of steroid use: disease activity may deplete BMD in lupus
  by Jeff Evans
• Smoking, inadequate weight gain: modifiable risk factors identified for growth-restricted twin pregnancies
  by Kate Johnson
• HIV/AIDS financing
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Direct-to-consumer marketing: excessive public enthusiasm for ca screening
  by Jeff Evans
• Prevent frivolous lawsuits
  by Robert R. Weiss
• Study of more than 5,000 women: endometriosis linked to rise in ovarian ca risk
  by Kerri Wachter
• Occult disruption: don't overlook anal sphincter lacerations
  by Kate Johnson
• Medicare-approved cards: are discount drug cards a good deal?
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• AntiVirus for handhelds, PDA cameras
  by Thomas G. McLeod
• Median compensatory Jury awards level off in medical malpractice cases
• 19 postmenopausal women studied: cortisol may mediate effect of depression on osteoporosis
  by Kerri Wachter
• More support of nursing mothers urged: breast-feeding boosts postneonatal survival
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Rising costs of education
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Women underestimate their risk: recommend colorectal ca screening
  by Nicholas Mulcahy
• Correction
• First-trimester vaccination ok: obstetricians urged to recommend flu shot
  by Kate Johnson
• Fluoxetine report lacks context
  by Lee Cohen
• Seniors not very knowledgeable about new medicare frug benefits
• National study: obstetric ultrasound more common than previously reported
  by Nicholas Mulcahy
• Three reports: local heat, drugs may aid urinary incontinence
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Tobacco prevention spending: most states get a failing grade
• Ouality of life and practice: ACOG task force determined to revive specialty
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Framingham study data: ca diagnosis linked to rise in CV risk
  by Robert Finn
• Focused ultrasound: FDA panel gives nod to fibroid Tx
  by Nicholas Mulcahy
• Pro & Con: should PGD be used to produce children who are suitable donors for stem cell transplants?
  by Michael A. Grodin
• Genotype and environmental trigger: genetic susceptibility plus BV infection may spur preterm labor
  by Kate Johnson
• Stem cell policy examined
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Prescription drug benefit; Card implementation: federal responsibility?
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Premiums doubled since last year: nurse-midwives feel sting of rising premiums, lawsuits; Professional collaboration increases ob.gyns.' litigation exposure, vulnerability
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Don't delay infertility referrals
  by G. David Adamson
• Off-label use: misoprostol edges D & C for cost efficacy in cases of missed abortion
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Misinformed parents
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Racial/gender differences contended: studies highlight pain Tx disparities
  by Timothy F. Kirn