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To perform the study, researchers designed a pooled analysis of individual data from two large studies by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an international collaboration on cancer research, and the Institut Català d'Oncologia, a Spanish-based oncology research program.
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In this issue: Apixaban could soon join the anticoagulation market; Chinese herbs for flu; chronic medication and discontinuation after hospitalization; and FDA actions.
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In this case-control study, a well-established data-base of patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) was used to identify women with nocturia.
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Over the last 30 years, recommendations regarding weight gain and exercise in pregnancy have been inconsistent. With obesity rates skyrocketing, it is important to encourage pregnant women to be active and to set expectations for pregnancy weight gain at the first prenatal visit.
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The objective of the nichd-funded endo study was to estimate the incidence of endometriosis. The investigators used a matched-exposure cohort design to delineate the burden of endometriosis among women scheduled for surgical care and in the general population from the catchment areas of several surgical centers in the Salt Lake City and San Francisco areas. All subjects in both groups were currently menstruating women aged 1844 years without a prior surgical diagnosis of endometriosis.
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The primary objective of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the malignant potential of ultrasound-detected ovarian inclusion cysts in the development of ovarian cancer in menopausal women participating in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) study.
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Are you implementing guidance from the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010, (US MEC) released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
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At the federal and state levels, cutting government spending has led the political agenda in 2011, and conservative policymakers have specifically targeted Medicaid.
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While vasectomy is a safe, simple, effective form of contraception, female sterilization is the preferred method of sterilization among couples in the United States. About 17% of women between ages 15-44 have had tubal sterilizations, while only 6% rely on male sterilization for birth control.