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Data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry have consistently demonstrated improved life expectancy for women with epithelial ovarian cancer every year since 1973.
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During the last two months an unusual number of papers were published which, while not having earth-shaking scientific value, should have some clinical impact.
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A review of any publication from 1960 to 2007 with the main outcome of time to fertility following oral contraceptive discontinuation was performed.
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Arzoxifene is being developed by Eli Lilly and Co. to prevent bone loss and treat osteoporosis.
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One of the most confusing areas in medicine, which spills over into obstetrics, is thrombophilia, and seemingly every year a new antibody affecting the clotting system emerges that causes worry. One of the worries involves a possible link with pre-eclampsia.
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Fortunately, at a time when there is an emphasis on evidence-based reasons for medical decisions, more reviews are appearing in the literature looking at various common interventions and the evidence available to support these practices.
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In this issue: Aspirin dose and cardioprotection; uncovering modafinil's abuse potential; proton-pump inhibitors and clopidogrel; FDA actions.
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The Women's Health Initiative reported the effects on overall mortality in their randomized trial of calcium and vitamin D supplementation.
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In a retrospective analysis of 3681 women who underwent endometrial ablation from 1999 to 2004, data analyzed in 2007 from Northern California Kaiser Permanente showed hysterectomy was performed in 21% (774 patients) while uterine-sparing surgery was performed in another 3.9% (n = 143).
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