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This year will see development of new evidence-based documents for the family planning resource library: the U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the newly-updated Title X Program Guidelines, issued by the Office of Family Planning within the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Population Affairs.
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The objective of this study was to estimate the use of vte prophylaxis in women undergoing major gynecologic surgery and to estimate the patient, physician, and hospital characteristics associated with their use.
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In this issue: New recommendations for HPV vaccine; guidelines for treatment of essential tremor; updates on smoking cessation drugs; and FDA actions.
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As U.S. waistlines continue to grow, so does the concern regarding obesity's effects on health and health care.
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In an otherwise normal preterm pregnancy, is oligohydramnios a reason to deliver? This question has popped up repeatedly, and an article in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology addressed this conundrum.
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The author informs us that the winner of the 2010 Tour de France was Alberto Contador, riding a Specialized SL3 racing bike. The U.S. rider Chris Horner finished 12 minutes behind riding a Trek, Madone. The best rookie finisher, Daniel Loyd, rode a Cervelo S3, and finished more than 4 hours behind the leaders.
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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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The contraceptive options for women who cannot use hormonal methods might soon expand if regulatory approval is given to a new single-size diaphragm. Results of a two-year multi-site study of 450 U.S. couples indicate the effectiveness rates of the SILCS single size, contoured diaphragm, now in development, are similar to traditional diaphragms.
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The safer sex message is reaching adolescents. Results of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows the percentage of teen males ages 15-19 in the United States who used a condom the first time they had sex increased between 2002 and 2006-2010.
