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Access to emergency contraception (EC) has been expanded. Shipments of the new dual-label version of Plan B, the levonorgestrel-only EC drug, are now hitting pharmacy market shelves.
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Consider the many treatment options when presented with the following cases: the perimenopausal woman with prolonged menstrual bleeding due to uterine leiomyomas; the young woman with significant pain from spreading endometriosis; and the mother with menorrhagia. Which options will you choose?
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Growing stronger: Strength training for older adults. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(Suppl 12):S1-S4.
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Physical activity at work or during leisure time is linked to a 50% lower risk of getting colon cancer. Both vigorous and moderate levels of physical activity appear to reduce this risk.
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Greenfield RH. Gut reaction: Curcumin and colorectal cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):140-142. Greenfield RH. Popeye was right! Olive oil (Oyl?) and the heart. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):142-143. Greenfield RH. D better it is: D2 or D3? Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):143-144. Greenfield RH. Pomegranates Mess? A brief report. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):144.
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O'Mathuna DP. Exercise during and after cancer treatment. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):137-140.
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Kiefer D. Black cohosh and menopause: Is it still hot? Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):133-137.
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In the vast majority of hospitals magnesium sulfate has been the drug of choice to stop labor in patients presenting with preterm contractions.
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This study was made possible by the mayo Clinic Cohort Study of Oophorectomy and Aging, the main aim of which is to detect new cases of age-related diseases, especially Parkinson's disease and dementia. This report focused on the mortality outcomes.
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The therapeutic role of lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrial cancer is controversial and challenging to study given the relative infrequency of metastatic disease and the generally good prognosis of newly diagnosed patients. Nevertheless, prior work in limited sized cohorts has suggested that the number of nodes resected may be prognostic and informative in planning subsequent adjuvant treatment.