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

• Cardiac prevention should target midlife women
  by Sharon Worcester
• Reproductive medicine software
• Review: LMWH safe, effective in pregnancy
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Five pregnancies reported in Essure's first year
  by Robert Finn
• Newer transobturator sling technique said to be safer
• Racial disparities in HIV
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Snoring
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Privacy clipboard storage
• Deter frivolous lawsuits
  by John C. Chisolm
• Number of uninsured Americans rising
• Electronic alerts cut VTE in high-risk patients
  by Bruce Jancin
• Treat endometriosis pain as a chronic condition
  by Jane Salodof MacNeil
• Family history of coronary disease boosts coronary risk
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Migraine prophylaxis
• Pain relievers
• Ultrasound systems
• HHS imports more flu vaccine for patients in high-risk groups
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Usual timing of antibiotics in cesarean delivery is adequate
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Encourage healthy BMI in patients before IVF: study of 5,800 IVF cycles shows a trend toward decreasing success rates with increasing BMIs
  by Kate Johnson
• Steep rise seen in 'no indicated risk' primary C-sections
  by Christine Kilgore
• Metronizadole for BV-associated organisms in PID
  by Sharon Worcester
• Anticholinergic approved for treatment of OAB
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Site-specific colpocleisis called superior approach
  by Kate Johnson
• Abstinence education evaluated
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Prospective study questions size of gender gap in sudden cardiac death
  by Sharon Worcester
• Examination light series
• Billing and reimbursement software
• Bicillin C-R and Bicillin L-A labels changed to avoid confusion
  by Kerri Wachter
• Primary cesareans up, VBACs down
• Alendronate, risedronate compared in BMD trial: the 1-year study did not provide data on fractures; clinical relevance of BMD findings questioned
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Preventing infections associated with pelvic sling placement
• AMA delegates lend hand to drug importation: wholesalers, pharmacies may import FDA-approved drugs, delegates say
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Rimonabant improves cardiovascular risk profile
  by Bruce Jancin
• Scheduling and contact software
• Chlamydia cases rising in women
• MDs urged to avoid valproate in fertile women: risk of major fetal malformations cited
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• No lasting effects from repeated ultrasounds
  by Robert Finn
• Covering the uninsured
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• ASA-LMWH aids those who've had preeclampsia
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Raloxifene and PTH may have synergistic effect on BMD
• Single-dose letrozole equal to multiple-dose regimen in IUI
• Most Americans do not trust online prescription drug market
• New Zealand offers no-fault compensation model
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Needle-free reconstitution
• FDA panel votes no on testosterone patch
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Bearing the costs
  by Susan Hawn
• Investigational SERM increased lumbar spine BMD by 2%
• Acupuncture in IVF linked to lower miscarriage and ectopic rates
• Experts advocate tort reforms that go beyond damage caps
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• To freeze or not to freeze?
  by Charles E. Miller
• Abortion refusal clause
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Strength and flexibility for older patients, part 3: knees
  by Willibald Nagler
• How the glycemic index measures up
  by John Whyte
• Raised serum bile acid level linked to IHP
  by Bruce Jancin
• No global cloning ban
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Top 10 causes of death, 2002
• Posttamoxifen tx approved
• Clinical trial registration
  by Harry Kiesel
• Cultural competence training in vogue
• A question of values
• Knowledge gaps in postpartum BP management
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Ask about bladder, bowel pain with vulvar disease
  by Mary Ann Moon
• States extend Medicaid family planning services
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Patient selection key to laparoscopic management of the adnexal mass
  by William H. Parker
• Studies offer support for low-carbohydrate diets
  by Damian McNamara