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Faculty, residents, and students at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine participated in a web-based survey regarding the attitudes toward and prescribing of controlled substances.
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There was a relatively recent article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that I passed over the first time, but have decided to cover now since it was highlighted in the British Medical Journal.
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The positive relationship between the amount of surgical residual following primary extirpation of advanced ovarian cancer and survival thereafter has been one frequently cited to justify aggressive surgical evaluation.
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Which Antipsychotics Are More Dangerous?; Should CPOE Undergo Evaluation?; New Treatment for Tennis Elbow; FDA Actions
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It has become increasingly documented that removal of the ovaries in high-risk women can not only reduce the risk of gynecologic malignancy but also improve the outcome of women with breast cancer.
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Rebbeck and colleagues identified a cohort of 462 women with BRCA1/2 mutations from 13 medical centers in North America and Europe.
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There continues to be controversy regarding the merits and risks of one- or two-layer closure of the uterus during cesarean section. Also, although opinions abound concerning whether or not to close the peritoneum during a cesarean section, until now there has been sparse evidence in the literature to back either side.
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Hormone therapy is highly effective for relieving symptoms associated with menopause and for preventing postmenopausal osteoporosis. Some women, however, respond unsatisfactorily to standard doses of hormone therapy.
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While stress has well documented effects on immune, neurochemical and endocrinological function, its role in cancer progression is less well understood. It is appreciated, in preclinical studies, that stress can affect the growth of some tumors through modulation of the immune response to tumor cells.