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

• Broad state-based initiatives: AMA looks beyond tax credits to solve insurance crisis
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Aortic dissection: turner's patients at risk for cardiac complications
  by Betsy Bates
• Forearm densitometry: peripheral bone density testing deemed practical in primary care
  by Damian McNamara
• Michigan passes abortion law
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Sumatriptan relieves attacks: that tension headache may actually be a migraine
  by Bruce Jancin
• Large 3-year trial: GDM ups type 2 risk long after index pregnancy; History of GDM conveys higher risk than impaired glucose tolerance without GDM
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Data vary widely: disability rates pegged for very premature babies
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Proportion of women scoring 13 or higher on Edinburgh postnatal depression scale
• Two crossover studies: antibiotics don't affect NuvaRing
  by Diana Mahoney
• Pharmacy benefit management companies: federal regulation of PBMs is unlikely, expert predicts
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Emotion without knowledge
  by Julio C. Novoa
• Cytogenetic profiles: genetics can triage management of recurrent miscarriage
  by Betsy Bates
• Cases rose between 1997 and 2000: tampon-related toxic shock syndrome is rising
  by Betsy Bates
• Growing support for stem cell research
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• The rest of your life: getting home on time
  by Doug Brunk
• Future screening tool? Maternal IL-6 may predict intrapartum fever
  by Sharon Worcester
• Review of 35 pregnancies: IFN-[alpha] data indicate no increased fetal malformation risk
  by Nicholas Mulcahy
• Assessing recurrence risk: tests predict tamoxifen's effect on breast cancer
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• $250 million will go fast: funds to treat undocumented aliens called inadequate
  by Joyce Frieden
• National health expenditures outstrip inflation
• Plans to breast-feed don't always mesh with reality
• Patients need 'the safest care'
  by Robert Frischer
• Mothers rate doulas' supportive care during labor best
• Selena trial: hormone therapy linked to mild/moderate exacerbations of SLE
  by Kate Johnson
• Breast-feeding campaign
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• New standard falls short: subclinical hyperthyroidism guideline
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Cites fatal cardiac events: FDA issues warning against domperidone; Drug is used off label as lactation enhancer
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Low rate of complications: patch may ease postdural puncture headache
  by Sharon Worcester
• Consider underlying pathology; Fetal surveillance: match the test to the risk
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Assessing risk of fetal defects: infertility and ART variables confound research
  by Debra Wood
• Critics question lack of informed consent: journal pulls study on prayer, IVF from Web site
  by Joyce Frieden
• Correction
• Drugs, pregnancy, and lactation: oral antidiabetic agents
  by Gerald G. Briggs
• Pilot study: initial transvaginal ultrasound steers Tx course
  by Kate Johnson
• Debate over mifepristone petition
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Teaching hospitals move to privatization: government still owns most academic medical centers
  by Jennifer Silverman
• 'We have to make a stand': AMA supports patients' medical record privacy
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Mothers rated epidurals most effective for labor pain relief
• Beyond osteoporosis: look hard for secondary causes of low BMD
  by Damian McNamara
• Financial loss cited: decline in mammography screening facilities reported
  by Heidi Splete
• Generalized anxiety disorder: study shows Lexapro better tolerated than Paxil
  by Damian McNamara
• AMA house of delegates: line drawn in war with trial lawyers
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Pain relievers
• Delayed prenatal care: meth use in pregnancy may flag more drug abuse
  by Doug Brunk
• 'Step above conventional laparoscopy': expert advocates wider use of robots in reproductive surgery
  by Kate Johnson
• Liability reform is OK
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Contest winners
  by Bruce L. Flamm
• Too much technology?
  by Basil Zitelli
• Emotional support is often limited: anxiety over miscarriage carries over to next pregnancy
  by Heidi Splete
• Increased formation, resorption: hormonal contraception may affect teen's bones
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Presidential campaign issue; Drug reimportation: affordability vs. quality?
  by Mary Ellen Schneider