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

• Outcomes of assisted reproductive technology cycles
• MRI adds value after transvaginal ultrasound diagnosis of adenomyosis: suspicious screen
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• Delay Tx until second trimester in drug-naive women with HIV: transmission risk low in first trimester
  by Robert Finn
• Court upholds limits on using 'board certified' in physician advertisements: American Academy of pain managament
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Fewer adults free of risks for heart disease: health care burden
  by Doug Brunk
• Adult health pocket guide
• Early SLE flares tied to poor pregnancy outcomes: fewer live births and term deliveries seen: first and second trimesters
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Should emergency contraception pills be available over the counter?
• Awake patient can facilitate laser treatment: superficial endometriosis
  by Sherry Boschert
• Data standards called crucial to patient safety: IOM calls for federal initiative
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Fertility rules
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Senior health web site
• Pregnancy outcomes in SLE patients by disease activity
• Metronidazole gel bests placebo for recurrent BV: ongoing study
  by Damian McNamara
• Delivery record key after shoulder dystocia: consider dictating notes
  by Sherry Boschert
• Easy access to medicare providers cited in report: reimbursement still an issue
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Stillbirth studies
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Honoring women physicians
• Singletons from assisted conception shown to have worse perinatal outcomes, compared with twins: review of 25 studies
  by Heidi Splete
• Ultrasound, Doppler can flag leiomyosarcomas: vascularity, morphology provide clues
  by Sherry Boschert
• Rate of obstetric procedures per 1,000 live births, 2002
• Panel Recommends 2.5% Medicare pay increase in 2005: report to congress
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Switch to ICD-10 could be costly, troublesome for doctors: proposed rule expected in 2005
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Web site on government recalls
• New ovarian Ca screening test to debut next month: targets high-risk women: critics concerned that OvaCheck's accuracy rates remain unpublished
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Avoid new practice pitfalls
  by Michael Fleischman
• NAMS outlines alternative Tx for hot flashes: lifestyle changes
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• MRI useful if fetal brain abnormality suspected: diagnostic accuracy up 48%
  by Robert Finn
• N.J. stem cell law
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Breast cancer guidelines
• Shoulder dystocia
  by Bruce L. Flamm
• After benign biopsy, yearly imaging OK: no interim follow-up
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• MRI explored for urinary incontinence evaluation: can help in surgical planning
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• Optimize patients' psychosocial situation to improve health behaviors in women infected with HIV: preventing vertical transmission
  by Robert Finn
• Panel eases recommendations on ART monitoring: President's council on bioethics
  by Joyce Frieden
• Transient ischemia ups stroke, MI risk: population study
  by Robert Finn
• Health Web site in Spanish
• No increase in Ca risk after ablation: low-risk women studied
  by Sherry Boschert
• Tocolysis timing
  by Russ Jelsema
• MRI staging likely to play an increasing role in breast cancer care: definitive trials underway
  by Bruce Jancin
• Risk factors for glyburide failure identified: small open-label trial
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Teen contraceptive use
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Female smokers more likely to develop lung cancer than their male counterparts: annual CT detects early cancers
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• About diabetes management
• Home pregnancy kit and cervical washings may detect PPROM: small pilot study
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• HPV types, Ca link studied in young women: HPV 16, 18 implicated
  by Damian McNamara
• Tips offered on avoiding 'the second stage from hell': labor induction
  by Sherry Boschert
• Health care spending, 2002
• Hospital bar code rules expected soon: drugs, blood products
  by Joyce Frieden
• Hispanic Americans and aging
• Workout for 30-somethings
  by Ann Ewalt Hamilton
• Vaccine aims to prevent breast cancer recurrence: preliminary results
  by Betsy Bates
• U. of Michigan boosts screening for CF carriers: observational study
  by Damian McNamara
• Some insurers checking provider, member lists for terrorists: treasury department guidance cited
  by Joyce Frieden
• ABCLabData, PDA styli
  by Thomas G. McLeod
• Dietary bibliography
• Protecting the CME process
  by Jack E. Angel
• Family history is critical in breast, ovarian cancer: along with BRCA mutation testing
  by Kate Johnson
• Clindamycin benefits pregnant women with BV: early treatment optimal
  by Damian McNamara
• GOP opposes OTC status
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Green tea extract may offer weight loss support: increased thermogenesis
  by Nancy Walsh
• Biphosphonates and Ca guide