For the first time, women have a birth control option they only need to think about once-a-week RARITAN, NJ — April 30, 2002 — The
04/30/2002 By Anne MacLennan Objective assessment of blood flow impedance in endometrial polyps and the size of the polyps cannot replace surgical removal and pathologic
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 01 In an effort to ensure the safety of pregnant and possibly pregnant patients examined in the emergency room, researchers
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 01 Consensus guidelines for management of abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smears, developed at a conference sponsored by the
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 25 Because antidepressant use during pregnancy is controversial, there have been few treatment options for the 5% of pregnant women
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 04/26/2002 By David Loshak Oestrogen-androgen replacement therapy can improve body composition, lower-body muscle strength, quality of life and sexual
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 26 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends voluntarily screening all inpatients for HIV, according
ROME (Reuters) Apr 24 – An Italian fertility specialist who has said he intends to create the world's first human clone told a television show
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – Women who take vitamin D supplements have a 31% lower risk of death from heart disease compared with
Human Reproduction 04/15/2002 By David Loshak There is a strong link between an extremely poor response to ovarian hyperstimulation and early ovarian failure among infertile
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – A daily walk plus hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can restore the elasticity of older women's arteries to premenopausal
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 04/24/2002 By Anne MacLennan Obesity of the upper body is linked with menstrual disorders, say Japanese researchers. Eight-three obese women,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Parental smoking around the time of conception may increase the likelihood that the resulting child will be female,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Alendronate therapy provides a significantly greater increase in bone mineral density (BMD) than does raloxifene, but adding raloxifene
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 17 – Women who work during pregnancy have a significantly higher risk for hypertension and preeclampsia than nonworking mothers, Irish
CORONA, CA — April 9, 2002 — Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Watson's New Drug
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 17 – Having women take vitamin A supplements does not alter the amount of HIV RNA present in vaginal secretions,
LONDON (Reuters Health) Apr 15 – Colorectal cancer is associated with an increased risk for developing primary cancers at other sites, particularly in the small
LONDON (Reuters) Apr 15 – Shares in Germany's Schering AG slipped 1.3% on Monday after Dutch concerns about its new oral contraceptive were raised in
04/12/2002 By Robert Short Lidocaine instilled onto the Fallopian tubes of awake women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization with Filshie clips reduces pain scores. This was the