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Can Plavix Add to the Efficacy of Aspirin?; Prevention of Hypertension?; Estrogen Alternatives; FDA Actions
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Angiogenesis is a necessary and crucial aspect of physiologic homeostasis. Under normal circumstances the processes and factors regulating new blood vessel formation are tightly controlled.
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Tan et al randomized 264 women scheduled for induction to either have membrane swept (136) or to not have this done (128) prior to induction. If the cervix allowed the introduction of a finger, the membranes were swept once clockwise and once counter clockwise as high as possible.
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The aim of the present study was to determine if prolonged calorie restriction in humans would impact biomarkers of aging and oxidative stress.
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The Eli Lilly Company and the National Cancer Institute released preliminary results from two large clinical trials involving raloxifene. The Raloxifene Use for the Heart (RUTH) study included more than 10,000 women from 26 countries, either at high risk for myocardial infarction or with known coronary heart disease.
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Synopsis: Two years after vaginal surgery for prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, uterosacral ligament suspension and sacrospinous ligament fixation had similar outcomes. Perioperative pelvic floor muscle training did not improve urinary symptoms or prolapse symptoms.
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Ovarian cancer causes approximately 14,000 deaths in the United States each year, making it the most common cause of gynecologic cancer death and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women after lung, breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer.
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Synopsis: A study using data from the California State Prenatal Screening Program has indicated a strong relationship between abnormal first and second trimester analyte values, as well as maternal characteristics, with placental abruption. This has stimulated a discussion of the possible benefit of retaining this type of biochemistry screening for prediction of other pregnancy complications.
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Synopsis: After a province-wide educational campaign advocating salpingectomy at the time of benign gynecologic surgery for ovarian cancer risk reduction, the incidence of salpingectomy rose sharply in British Columbia. This was associated with a modest increase in operative time but no increase in overall surgical morbidity.