OB/GYN Clinical Alert – June 1, 2007
June 1, 2007
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Coffee Consumption and Cancer: Another Shot across the Bow
Worldwide, coffee is a popular beverage used daily with increasing frequency. Caffeine, a dominant ingredient, has been implicated in many conditions including hormonally active cancer (due to its impact on sex hormone binding globulin [SHBG] homeostasis). -
Natural History of Cervical Funneling in Women at High Risk for Spontaneous Preterm Birth
There is no doubt now that the cervical length (CL) measurement, obtained with transvaginal ultrasound between 20 and 24 weeks, can give the clinician a very reasonable idea about which patients have the greatest and smallest chances of delivering preterm. -
Special Feature: Highlights from The 38th Annual Meeting of The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
The Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) represents the one completely focused platform to exchange preclinical and clinical information in the subspeciality of gynecologic oncology. This year more that 1300 health care providers, researchers and industry representatives participated in a conference offering much more than distribution of the latest scientific and clinical advances. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Risk With Preventative Antibiotics Outweighs Benefit for Most
Gonococcal Infections, CDC's Updated Treatment; Head Lice Malathion First-Line Treatment; Statins, May Cut the Risk of Cataracts; FDA Actions