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Special Feature: Deciphering the Clues that Make Cancer...'Cancer'
The Cancer Genome Atlas research network (TCGA) is an open-sourced multi-institutional collaborative charged by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute effort to explore the molecular aberrations of cancer to better understand the disease and identify new treatment approaches. -
Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation Works for Overactive Bladder
In a retrospective chart review at a single university urogynecology practice between 2000 and 2009, the authors identified 197 patients who underwent posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) after failing medical therapy for overactive bladder (OAB) with anticholinergic medication. -
Is There an Increased Risk of HIV Transmission with Use of Hormonal Contraception?
Heffron et al conducted a secondary analysis of two longitudinal studies (2004-2010) performed in Africa. -
Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
How often are we asked whether a patient who has had severe nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy has a greater chance of adverse outcome in her pregnancy? -
Do Combined Oral Contraceptives Worsen Breastfeeding Outcomes?
The authors performed a randomized, double-blind study to compare the effects of progestin-only and combined hormonal contraceptive pills on rates of breastfeeding continuation in postpartum women. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: New, Shorter Treatment Regimen for Tuberculosis
In this issue: New treatment for TB; safety of dabigatran; quality of antidepressants; systolic hypertension treatment; and FDA actions. -
Do We Have a New Standard of Care for Advanced Ovarian Cancer?
Vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) is a key factor in the normal and tumor microenvironment regulating angiogenesis. -
Findings in Female Offspring of Women Exposed In Utero to Diethylstilbestrol
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement