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Michels and colleagues from the Nurses' Health Study searched for a link between the incidence of breast cancer and either induced or spontaneous abortions in their prospective cohort of 105,716 women.
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In this Danish study, 415 women who had undergone hysterectomy between 1998 and 2000 responded to the same questionnaire related to incontinence both in September 2001 and also in January 2005.
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Years ago investigators attempted to use a form of progesteronedelalutinto prevent PTL. However, since there was no real proof of its benefit, progesterone was relegated to the "been there, done that" bin for many years until the concept was resurrected in the seminal paper published in 2003 by Meis et al.
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In this issue: Rosiglitazone (Avandia) implicated in yet another study; Prilosec and Nexium not associated with cardiac events; Anastrozole (Arimidex) shown more effective than tamoxifen for treatment of early-stage breast cancer; antibiotics show no effect on sinusitis; FDA actions.
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Kost and colleagues provide updated contraceptive failure rates derived from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth.
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When you counsel on protection against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), where does the female condom fit into your message? While the female condom represents a woman-controlled form of protection against HIV and other STDs, its use has lagged in the United States since its introduction in 1993.
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When men leave your family planning clinic, they may leave with a supply of condoms in hand. But do they leave with good information on the importance of correct, consistent condom use?
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Good news for your older female patients: Calcium, or calcium in combination with vitamin D, may prevent osteoporosis in those age 50 and older, results from a new meta-analysis show.
