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Retail Health Clinics' Care Passes Limited TestEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Retail clinics appear to offer cost-effective, high-quality care, at least for three common conditions: urinary tract infections, otitis media, and pharyngitis, according to a recent study. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: ALICIA AULT Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Board Certification Exams Lack Genetics ContentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BETHESDA, MD. — Few board certification examinations require physicians to understand concepts related to genetic testing and counseling or how to take or interpret family history, according to an analysis of the content outlines of such exams for 43 medical specialties. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: JEFF EVANS Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

One-Fifth of Meeting Presenters Are Mum on DisclosuresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite explicit requirements, a number of speakers at medical meetings do not disclose financial conflicts of interest, a study has found. “Currently, disclosures by physicians are largely self-reported, but there is reason to suspect that this may change in the near future,” Dr. Kanu Okike of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues wrote. “Legislation requiring all drug and device manufacturers to publicly disclose payments to physicians is currently pending in the U.S. Congress and has been met with widespread support.” (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: JOYCE FRIEDEN Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Doctors to Test Single Portal For Insurance InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In November, physicians in Ohio and New Jersey will begin to test a single, online portal through which they can access health insurance eligibility and benefits information for most of their privately insured patients. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Rules Issued for Use of Genetic Information by InsurersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The federal government has issued new rules spelling out how it intends to police the use of genetic information by health plans. The regulations bar health insurers from increasing premiums or denying enrollment based on genetic information. The regulations implement certain provisions in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which was signed into law by President Bush in May 2008. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

FDA Chief Announces Six Steps to Speed EnforcementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Food and Drug Administration is vowing to get tougher and act faster when it comes to protecting public health. Over the past several years, the FDA's enforcement activities have declined significantly, and those enforcement actions taken have been hamstrung by delays, mostly due to internal red tape, said Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, the agency's new commissioner. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Radiation From Imaging a Growing ConcernEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical imaging exposes a significant portion of patients to various doses of ionizing radiation, and in some cases, to substantial doses, potentially increasing the associated risk of cancer, according to findings of a retrospective cohort study. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: KERRI WACHTER Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

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Women's issues made their way to the forefront of the health reform debate in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asserted last month that women have the most to gain under health reform. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mary Ellen Schneider Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Obstetric Residencies Ranked by Grads' SkillsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obstetric residency programs can be ranked according to the complication rates among patients delivered by the programs' graduates, according to a report in JAMA. Moreover, the difference in maternal complication rates between graduates of the highest-ranked residency programs and graduates of the lowest-ranked programs was deemed relatively large. “A woman choosing an obstetrician who trained at a program in the top tier would face a 10.3% risk of a major complication, compared with 13.6% if she chose an obstetrician trained at a program from the bottom tier,” said Dr. David A. Asch of the Leonard Davis Institute of ...
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ANN MOON Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Sleepy Attending Docs = More OR ComplicationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Complication rates for elective surgical procedures were significantly higher when the attending physicians got less than 6 hours of sleep because of working during the previous night, according to a report in JAMA. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ANN MOON Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

ProductsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The recombinant bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of cervical cancer and certain precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV types 16 and 18 in girls and women aged 10–25 years. The vaccine is administered in a three-dose schedule at 0, 1, and 6 month intervals. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

Treatment for SRI-Linked Sex Problems StudiedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Skip the yohimbe. Don't switch your patients to bupropion, and don't tell them to stop taking their antidepressants before the weekend. Men and women who develop sexual dysfunction while on serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) should be treated with phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors, Dr. H. George Nurnberg told attendees at an annual psychiatric symposium sponsored by the University of Arizona. He dismissed as “clinical folklore” virtually all the commonly used remedies for sexual dysfunction associated with SRIs. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: JANE SALODOF MacNEIL Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

Pulmonary Embolism Risk Rises With BMIEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BOSTON — The more women weigh, the greater their risk for incident pulmonary embolism, according to an analysis of prospective data from more than 85,000 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: NEIL OSTERWEIL Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

Botulinum Toxin Found to Reduce MigrainesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA — OnabotulinumtoxinA appears to be a safe, effective, and well-tolerated headache prophylactic for patients with chronic migraine. Two large randomized controlled trials showed that the toxin significantly reduced migraine frequency and improved headache-related disability over 24 weeks, Dr. David W. Dodick reported at the International Headache Congress. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MICHELE G. SULLIVAN Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

Phase III: Inhaled Migraine Drug Relieved PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA — An inhaled form of dihydroergotamine provided significant relief of migraine pain, with sustained pain reduction and few adverse events, according to a phase III placebo-controlled trial. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MICHELE G. SULLIVAN Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

Hot Flash Frequency May Match Circadian RhythmsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN DIEGO — Postmenopausal women with severe vasomotor symptoms show a circadian rhythm of hot flashes that peaks in the late afternoon and early evening hours, results from a small study showed. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: DOUG BRUNK Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Biomarkers Fail to Deliver in Ovarian Cancer DetectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HAMBURG, GERMANY — The combination of four new serum biomarkers did not improve differentiation of adnexal malignancies from benign disease in a study of 83 women, a finding that differs from those of previous studies. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: PATRICE WENDLING Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

No. of Small Antral Follicles Can Predict IVF PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HAMBURG, GERMANY — The presence of small antral follicles measuring 2.1–4.0 mm predicted pregnancy and ovarian response in a prospective cohort of 142 women who underwent in vitro fertilization. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: PATRICE WENDLING Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Uterosacral Nerve Ablation Failed to Help Chronic Pelvic PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Uterosacral nerve ablation via laparoscopy failed to improve chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and quality of life in a clinical trial four times larger than any previously published study of the issue, according to a report in JAMA. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ANN MOON Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Vaginoscopy in PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DR. CHOLKERI-SINGH is a consultant for Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. To respond to this column, e-mail her at obnews@elsevier.com. Gynecologic surgeons are getting good reimbursement rates for office hysteroscopy, and patients appreciate the convenience of having hysteroscopic evaluations done more quickly and comfortably in an office with which they are familiar. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: AARATHI CHOLKERI-SINGH, CHARLES E. MILLER Tags: Master Class Source Type: journals

Web-Based Tool Makes Patient STD Screening AccessibleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ESTES PARK, COLO — The STD Wizard is a patient-friendly Internet tool for determining individual STD screening needs that is a particularly good fit for busy primary care medical practices. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: BRUCE JANCIN Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Abdominal Ultrasound May Help in PCOS Dx in TeensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK — Ovarian volume assessed by transabdominal ultrasound correlated strongly with serum testosterone levels in a study of 39 adolescent girls undergoing evaluation for polycystic ovary syndrome. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MIRIAM E. TUCKER Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Overactive Bladder Treatment: Free Is GoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — In a military-based health care system with no out-of-pocket medication expenses, 35% of nearly 8,000 adults did not refill their prescription for an overactive bladder treatment, according to a retrospective, observational study. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: DAMIAN McNAMARA Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

OC/Metformin Combo Betters Lipids in PCOSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON — A combination of metformin and the oral contraceptive Ortho Tri-Cyclen improves lipid profiles more than does an oral contraceptive alone in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, according to preliminary data from a small pilot study presented at the annual meeting of the Androgen Excess and PCOS Society- (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Joyce Frieden Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Review: Minimally Invasive Slings vs. TraditionalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Minimally invasive synthetic suburethral sling operations appear to be as effective as traditional suburethral slings for stress urinary incontinence, while requiring shorter operating time and producing less postsurgical voiding dysfunction and fewer de novo urgency symptoms, according to a Cochrane review published online. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ANN MOON Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

No Evidence of Mastectomy Overuse Found in Large SurveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than three-quarters of women newly diagnosed with intraductal or stage I or II breast cancer elected breast-conserving surgery as their initial surgical therapy, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 women. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: ROBERT FINN Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Polypharmacy Seems Common Among Breast Ca SurvivorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study shows that there is a need to evaluate medications women are taking prior to the start of cancer treatment to promote discussion and education about drug-drug interactions that can impact treatment,” Julie L. Otte, Ph.D., said in an interview after her poster presentation at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: DOUG BRUNK Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Technique May Reduce Biopsies in Early Breast CaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Adding ultrasound examination of axillary nodes and fine-needle aspiration of suspicious nodes prior to lumpectomy in women with early-stage breast cancer spared 17 (30%) of 57 women the need for sentinel node biopsy and a second surgery, a study of 274 patients found. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: Gynecology Source Type: journals

Perinatal Depression: APA and ACOG Weigh InEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DR. COHEN directs the perinatal psychiatry program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, which provides information about pregnancy and mental health at www.womensmentalhealth.org. He also is a consultant to manufacturers of SSRIs. To respond to this column, e-mail Dr. Cohen at obnews@elsevier.com. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: LEE COHEN Tags: Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation Source Type: journals

Migraine Drugs Not Tied to Birth DefectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA — Sumatriptan and naratriptan do not appear to significantly raise the risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses that are exposed to the drugs in utero, according to the latest analysis of an international pregnancy registry. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MICHELE G. SULLIVAN Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Administer Yellow Fever Vaccine With CautionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTA — The yellow fever vaccine is contraindicated for individuals receiving immunosuppressive therapies and for those with immunosuppressant conditions, but it can be used with caution in pregnant and breastfeeding women and in HIV-infected individuals with mild immunosuppression and no symptoms. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: HEIDI SPLETE Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Bariatric Surgery in Mother Yields Healthier OffspringEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GRAPEVINE, TEX. — Obese women who have bariatric surgery prior to pregnancy have less complicated gestations, and their children are markedly less obese than are siblings born prior to mom's surgery, according to a Canadian study. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: BRUCE JANCIN Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Endocrine Disruptors: A Top Research PriorityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON — The potential health threat of environmental exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol A has become a top concern of the Endocrine Society, which issued its first scientific statement on the substances this summer. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: JEFF EVANS Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

No Link Seen Between PCOS and Small Fetal SizeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON — Female infants born to women with polycystic ovary syndrome do not appear to have high levels of androgens or to be small for gestational age, based on the results of a prospective, case-control study. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: JEFF EVANS Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Psoriasis Tx Deemed ‘Challenging’ in PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BOSTON — Data suggesting that pregnant women with psoriasis have poorer outcomes than those without it highlight the need for more research to determine whether the outcome discrepancies are a function of the disease itself, comorbidities, or treatment side effects, according to Dr. Alexa Boer Kimball. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: DIANA MAHONEY Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Survival Hits 71% for Extremely Preterm InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO — Survival rates for extremely preterm infants held steady from 2000 to 2002, compared with the 1990s, and neurologic outcomes may have improved in some places, preliminary data suggest. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Some Fetal Ultrasound Findings May Not Require Follow-UpEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO — Putting reassuring wording in a pregnant patient's chart may alleviate worry for the mother after a fetal ultrasound shows an isolated choroid plexus cyst or isolated echogenic intracardiac focus, Dr. Mary E. Norton said. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Tx Lowers Some Mild Gestational Diabetes RisksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Treating mild gestational diabetes lowered the risks of fetal overgrowth, shoulder dystocia, cesarean delivery, and gestational hypertension, as well as decreasing maternal weight gain, based on a study of almost 1,000 women. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: MARY ANN MOON Tags: Obstetrics Source Type: journals

Residency Rank Tied to Patient OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. Reece, who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine, is vice president for medical affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, as well as the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and dean of its school of medicine. He is chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges National Colleges of Deans for 2008–2009. He is a member of the Ob.Gyn. News editorial advisory board. To respond to this column, e-mail him at obnews@elsevier.com. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: E. ALBERT REECE Tags: Adviser's Viewpoint Source Type: journals

Ca Screening Critique Causes Media FirestormEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Controversy over the benefits of screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer hit the headlines and the blogosphere when the New York Times reported on Oct. 21 that the American Cancer Society was planning to temper its proscreening message for breast and prostate cancers, and a prominent representative of the society denied it on his blog. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: News Source Type: journals

Mammography Screening: A Cause of Overdiagnosis?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO — Several physicians from some of the Scandinavian countries that started the worldwide adoption of mammography screening for breast cancer have published articles in recent years saying that the benefits of mammography screening are exagger-ated and its downsides are downplayed. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: News Source Type: journals

Vital Signs: Massachusetts Ranked First in E-Prescribing for 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: News Source Type: journals

Transvaginal US Detects Pelvic EndometriosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. discuss this article 1 CommentDiscuss or comment on this article.
HAMBURG, GERMANY — Transvaginal ultrasound is a useful method for detecting severe pelvic endometriosis and rectosigmoid involvement, based on a study of about 200 women. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) is thought to be reliable for the diagnosis of ovarian endometriosis, but laparoscopy is still the preferred method for diagnosing pelvic endometriosis. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: PATRICE WENDLING Tags: News Source Type: journals

Breast Ca Deaths Higher Without Routine Screening: Study confirms value of mammography.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO — Only 21% of Massachusetts women older than age 40 years were not in mammographic screening programs. Yet unscreened women accounted for 75% of breast cancer deaths in an analysis of data on 6,997 invasive breast cancers diagnosed in 1990–1999 and followed through 2007. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: News Source Type: journals

Embryo Transfer Guidelines TightenedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTA — The American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology have issued tighter guidelines on the number of embryos that should be transferred during in vitro fertilization. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - November 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: PATRICE WENDLING Tags: News Source Type: journals

Annual CAM Spending in U.S. Tops $33 BillionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Approximately 38% of American adults use some type of complementary and alternative medicine, and they spent nearly $34 billion on CAM products and practitioners over the past 12 months, based on data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: HEIDI SPLETE Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

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Judges in two Plains states have blocked abortion restrictions from taking effect in their jurisdictions. Oklahoma District Court Judge Vicki Robertson ruled that a state law requiring an ultrasound before an abortion could be performed was too broad. The state is expected to appeal the case to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. In South Dakota, a U.S. District Court struck down parts of a state law outlining informed consent requirements for abortion. The court ruled as unconstitutional provisions requiring physicians to tell women that suicide and suicide ideation are known medical risks associated with abortion. The court also...
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mary Ellen Schneider Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Addiction Medicine Specialty Gains GroundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The newly formed American Board of Addiction Medicine has certified more than 1,600 physicians as specialists in addiction medicine so far this year. Doctors from multiple disciplines who meet expertise criteria are taking advantage of the opportunity to be “grandfathered in” to the nascent specialty by taking a special 6-hour certifying examination. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: DAMIAN MCNAMARA Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

ProductsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PreNexa prenatal vitamins with plant-based DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)—a key omega-3 fatty acid—are available for vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy, the postnatal period, and childbearing years. They also work as a gentle stool softener. The softgel capsules should not be taken by those who are also taking mineral oil. Also, ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those with an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding. PreNexa vitamins additionally contain iron, and accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of poisoni...
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals

Study: Exenatide Aids Weight Loss in Nondiabetic PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON — Exenatide helps increase weight loss in obese nondiabetic patients who also are following a diet and exercise program, study results suggest. Dr. Michael Trautmann, a researcher at Eli Lilly & Co., and his colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 152 patients with a mean body mass index of 39.6 kg/m2. The patients' average age was 46 years, and 82% were women. The average hemoglobin A1c was 5.5%. One-quarter of the patients had impaired glucose tolerance, and average blood pressure was 120/76 mm Hg. (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: JOYCE FRIEDEN Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: journals