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

• CF screening costs
• Stress urinary incontinence: improved periurethral bulking options on horizon
  by Betsy Bates
• Cervical length: CF antibodies don't predict preterm labor
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Immunomodulators
  by Gerald G. Briggs
• Headaches, body pain: history of depression predicts physical problems in midlife
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• FDA, EPA issue advisory: pregnant women warned about fish consumption; Eat no more than 12 ounces of fish per week. Special limits placed on albacore
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Endometrial cancer: high-potency OCPs in heavier women protective
  by Kate Johnson
• Inexpensive, well tolerated: consider calcium supplements for PMS treatment
  by Bruce Jancin
• First study of its kind: mothers' drinking can damage fetal nerve conduction
  by Sherry Boschert
• Somatic cell nuclear transfer not used: researchers offer access to 17 new stem cell lines
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• Are tax credits the best way to cover the uninsured? Yes
  by John C. Nelson
• Analysis of whi data: wider bowel screening needed in HT users
  by Jeff Evans
• Poor outcomes at 5-minute mark: avoid postmortem C-sections after 4 minutes
  by Bruce Jancin
• 'Technical correction' being considered: republicans, democrats say Medicare bill needs fixing
  by Joyce Frieden
• Aged 55 and older: women face higher lifetime risk of stroke
  by Doug Brunk
• Cites suicidality, worsening depression: FDA wants to strengthen warnings on 10 antidepressants
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Gyn. oncologists relying more on PCPs: changing physician roles in cervical cancer surveillance
  by Bruce Jancin
• First day of cycle riskiest: menstruation linked to near-fatal asthma
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• Cost-utility analysis: prenatal testing cost-effective regardless of age
  by Heidi Splete
• Policy & practice
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Warning information
• Clarification
• Used with colposcopy: investigational device improves CIN 2, 3 detection
  by Kate Johnson
• Results of faster trial: ART fetuses not at higher risk for anomalies
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Expert medical witnesses: medical community targets false testimony
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Annals.org Reader, Presenter-to-Go
  by Thomas G. McLeod
• CDC surveillance project: gonococcal resistance to quinolones on the rise; National rate increases from 2.2% to 4%
  by Nicholas Mulcahy
• Postmenopausal women with breast CA: exemestane after tamoxifen increases survival
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Contradicts long-held belief: mouse study: oocyte and follicle renewal ongoing
  by Patrice G.W. Norton
• Grimaces, grins, yawns, cries: 3D/4D ultrasound captures fetal behaviors
  by Betsy Bates
• Said to streamline workflow: online patient communication may ease workload
  by Joyce Frieden
• Are tax credits the best way to cover the uninsured? No
  by Don McCanne
• British and U.S. guidelines: agreement on steroid-induced osteoporosis tx
  by Bruce Jancin
• Large retrospective analysis: prenatal assaults linked to high risks of maternal, fetal morbidity
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Consolidation, lawsuits: mail-order Rx numbers may be on the rise
  by Joyce Frieden
• Expanded indication: Lexapro now approved to treat generalized anxiety disorder
  by Deeanna Franklin
• Ages 70-79: late-life mammography screening is cost effective
  by Robert Finn
• Births between 23 and 34 weeks: risk factors for neonatal white matter injury
  by Sharon Worcester
• Prescribe sleep post partum: monitor bipolar patients during, after pregnancy
  by Nancy A. Melville
• Anabolic steroid: FDA cracks down on andro manufacturers
  by Nancy Walsh
• Said to have 100% specificity, sensitivity: investigational ovarian Ca test proves accurate
  by Betsy Bates
• Almost one-fourth had fractures: bone health poor in young adult survivors of pediatric solid tumors
  by Betsy Bates
• Expert opinion: lower the threshold for TSH normal limits
  by Betsy Bates
• Two groups merge: health insurance lobby states priorities
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Drug update: erectile dysfunction
  by Mitchel L. Zoler
• Morphologically normal: transplanted ovary yields embryo
  by Kate Johnson
• Preliminary results: individualize CA 125 levels for ovarian cancer risk assessment
  by Kate Johnson
• Postmenopausal women: osteoporosis linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease
  by Robert Finn
• Brief intervention: maternal alcohol counseling May improve development in older siblings
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Payments affected: technical problems cause Medicare enrollment delays
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Vaginal hysterectomy
  by Bruce L. Flamm