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A generic form of paroxetine (PaxilGlaxoSmithKline) will soon be on the market. The drug marks the second SSRI antidepressant to go generic after fluoxetine (Prozac) last year.
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An electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealer reduces the operating time and blood loss in a series of vaginal hysterectomies.
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People are either equol producers or nonequol producers, and the clinical benefits of soy isoflavones may be limited to equol producers.
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Despite guidelines presented by several organizations, significant numbers of women with ovarian cancer are not being provided with appropriate care.
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The FDA has approved Pfizer's eplerenone (Inspra) for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction.
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Menstrual irregularities are arguably the mainstay of gynecologic office practice. The differential diagnosis for this common presentation is quite extensive, but a common cause is reduced central hypothalamic GnRH drive due to lifestyle issues.
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Early experience with fetal MMC repair suggests a decreased need for ventriculoperitoneal shunting, arrest, or slowing of progressive ventriculomegaly, and consistent resolution of hindbrain herniation.
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The vasomotor flush is viewed as the hallmark of the female climacteric, experienced to some degree by most postmenopausal women. In the Massachusetts Womens Health Study, the incidence of hot flushes increased from 10% during the premenopausal period to about 50% just after cessation of menses.
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Following radiation therapy, adjuvant extrafascial hysterectomy decreased the risk of relapse for patients with bulky stage IB cervical cancer without improving survival.