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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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In this issue: Medication poisonings in children; rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin for atherosclerosis; saw palmetto for prostate symptoms; using atypical antipsychotics for off-label indications in adults; and FDA actions.
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Saddle pulmonary embolism (SPE) is defined as the presence of a thromboembolus located at the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery.
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This was a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial that took place between 2007 and 2010 at seven ICUs in Belgium. Inclusion criteria were evidence of nutritional impairment or significant risk for it (measured using a validated and standardized nutritional risk screen questionnaire) and age > 18 years.
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To determine the risk of potentially unintended discontinuation of common, evidence-based medications for chronic disease, Bell and colleagues examined administrative records for 12 years (19972009) for all hospitalized patients and all outpatient prescriptions in Ontario, Canada.
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