OB/GYN News

View more issues:

Articles in Sept 1, 2004 issue of OB/GYN News

• Large survey: forty percent of gyn. Ca patients have incontinence; May be caused by pelvic surgery and radiation treatment modalities
  by Doug Brunk
• Women want to avoid pelvic floor injury: expert outlines risks, benefits of elective cesarean
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Preterm births, low birth weights: affluence doesn't change racial differences in birth outcomes
  by Sherry Boschert
• Off-label use: aromatase inhibitors show promise in fertility Tx
  by Norra MacReady
• Seniors not very knowledgeable about new Medicare drug benefits
• Acknowledge anger, sadness: how to deal with difficult patient interactions
  by Diana Mahoney
• Oculorespiratory syndrome: adverse event from flu vaccine identified
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Pain relievers
• Effects in pregnancy: better data needed on newer anticonvulsants
  by Nancy A. Melville
• ob.gyn. departments: barriers to mental health referrals in HIV
  by Damian McNamara
• Detects calcification: CAD increases Ca discovery with mammography
  by Damian McNamara
• Contraception misperception
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Navy strategy: Situational Briefs bolster teamwork
  by Sherry Boschert
• Medicare training tool
• Manufacturer price changes for brand name drugs widely used by older Americans, 2000-2003
• Doesn't help detection: repeat ultrasound and fetal anomalies
  by Doug Brunk
• Large study of singleton pregnancies: conception delay doesn't raise perinatal risk
  by Heidi Splete
• Before intrauterine insemination: three-day abstinence improves semen quality
  by Sherry Boschert
• 'You're going to have it for awhile': former CMS chief defends the Medicare Modernization Act
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Automation of health care: first czar of health information technology takes the helm
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Obesity
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• High-risk HPV types: risk of SIL greater in lupus patients
  by Nancy Walsh
• Latin America, Great Britain: trends abroad suggest more elective C-sections in U.S
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Two studies: benefits seen with limiting OC hormone-free interval
  by Kate Johnson
• Breast Ca survivors: PET scan imaging depicts 'chemobrain'
  by Kerri Wachter
• House of Delegates meeting: DOs debate joint osteopathic/allopathic match
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Costs of inactivity have decreased: 'economics' of weight loss said to fuel obesity epidemic
  by Joyce Frieden
• Vinyl document protectors
• Distribution of national health expenditures
• Trisomy accounted for 41% of miscarriages: chromosomal abnormalities linked to age seen in most miscarriages
• Small, ongoing trial: Botox effective for motor urge incontinence in study; Described as innovative, 'exciting therapy.'
  by Doug Brunk
• Small, prospective study: MRI for abdominal, pelvic pain during pregnancy
  by Damian McNamara
• Five mutations to watch for: VTE risk and thrombogenic mutations in pregnancy
  by Doug Brunk
• Infertility patients: when to treat subserous or intramural fibroids
  by Kate Johnson
• Oct. 4 deadline: CMS seeks comments on Medicare drug benefit rules
  by Joyce Frieden
• Electronic health records: feds outline strategies for increasing use of EHRs
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Some doctors boost dose after 4 weeks: time to antidepressant response underestimated
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Skillful marketing brings in patients
  by Joseph S. Sanfilippo
• Modest difference: prenatal phenobarbital tied to lower cognitive ability
• Identifying potential problems: annual exam called great time to discuss breast-feeding
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• MRI also helpful: mammography helps distinguish surgical sequelae from breast cancer recurrence
  by Damian McNamara
• HIV-positive pregnancy
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Physical inactivity at issue: emphasize fitness over weight loss, expert says
  by Kate Johnson
• Pelvic organ prolapse mesh
• USPSTF: guideline on routine syphilis screening revised
  by Kate Johnson
• Underappreciated by providers: discuss anesthesia risks associated with obesity
  by Sharon Worcester
• Cohort study: childhood epilepsy strongly linked to eclampsia
  by Heidi Splete
• Expert opinion: metformin first-line therapy in some patients with PCOS
  by Norra MacReady
• Keepsake ultrasound
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Nurses' Health Study: moderate drinking may preserve cognitive function in elderly
  by Bruce Jancin
• Fetal surgery offers window to the womb
  by E. Albert Reece
• Rx for civil justice system
  by Paul B. Bartulica
• Total of 27% had emergency cesareans: high BMI associated with slower labor progression from 4 to 10 cm dilation
  by Heidi Splete
• Two studies; Menstrual migraines: more severe but treatable
  by Diana Mahoney
• Findings from 34-year review: prognosis poor for recurrent vulvar cancer
  by Doug Brunk
• Medical malpractice reform
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Mild asthma
• Fetal surgery comes of age
  by N. Scott Adzick
• Large survey: most Urogyn., MFM specialists give nod to elective C-section
  by Doug Brunk
• Motor vehicle accidents: clinical signs can flag some injuries that are missed by ultrasound
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Age at issue in aneuploidy screening: questions raised about IVF screening practice
  by Kate Johnson
• Cardiovascular, diabetes screening: Medicare to cover more preventive services
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Overcoming cost concerns: incentives urged to promote adoption of electronic prescribing
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Morning meals provide greatest satiety: eating breakfast may help decrease total daily food intake
  by Robert Finn
• Treat them, but don't elect one
  by Robert R. Weiss
• Prepregnancy weight: maternal overweight alone is not linked to CVM
  by Heidi Splete
• Careful selection required: options abound for treating patients who have fecal incontinence
  by Jeff Evans
• Study of 72 girls: reproductive organs larger in obese girls
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Donor egg origins
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Discontinue 2 weeks before surgery: consider bleeding risk associated with herb use
  by Carl Sherman
• Patch for osteoporosis