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For patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma in whom primary cytoreductive surgery was considered to be maximal, the addition of secondary cytoreductive surgery to postoperative chemotherapy with paclitaxel plus cisplatin does not improve progression-free survival or overall survival.
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, FDA Actions.
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Sepilian and Nagamani from the University of Texas in Galveston reported the results of rosiglitazone treatment in 12 obese women with polycystic ovaries and insulin resistance. These women were very heavy, with an average BMI of 40.4. The fasting insulin levels (an average of 46.0 µU) were clearly in the range of hyperinsulinemia due to an increase in insulin resistance.
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The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that high fruit and vegetable consumption reduces the risk of breast cancer. A multinational team of investigators conducted a prospective, observational study of the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and invasive breast cancer as part of the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study.
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Fecal occult blood tests (FOBTS) were performed on samples from digital rectal examinations in 2665 average-risk asymptomatic adults. In addition, each patient had 6-sample at-home FOBTs done. Colonoscopy was also completed in each subject.
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Treatment of Recent-Onset AF with the Pill-in-the-Pocket; Antibody Responses after Intradermal Flu Vaccination; Isosorbide Dinitrate and Hydralazine in HF; Acetyl-L-Carnitine Improves Pain, Nerve Regeneration, and Vibratory Perception; Levodopa and the Progression of Parkinsons Disease; Lifestyle, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 years after Bariatric Surgery.
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An outbreak of a type of Chlamydia trachomatis, lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has occurred in the Netherlands and other European countries, which has led infectious disease officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ask U.S. clinicians to look out for LGV cases.
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Make plans now to attend the annual meeting of the Washington, DC-based American College of Nurse-Midwives. Scheduled for June 10-16 in Washington, DC, the event, With Women Through Time, will commemorate the organizations 50th anniversary.
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What are some of your questions when it comes to hormonal contraceptive use? Two readers questions are tackled below by Leon Speroff, MD, associate director of the Womens Health Research Unit at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and David Archer, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Clinical Research Center at the Eastern Virginia Medical Center in Norfolk.