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

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 women. In

04/11/2002 By Harvey McConnell Women who take antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy have triple the risk of congenital malformation or developmental delay in their offspring. As

Special to DG News SAN FRANCISCO, CA — April 9, 2002 — Weight-gain of 38 pounds or more during pregnancy is associated with a 40

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 09 – In patients with large or locally advanced breast tumors who are initially resistant to anthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, administration

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 09 – In two new reports released today, omega-3 fatty acid intake is shown to be associated with reduced risk

PEAPACK, NJ — April 10, 2002 — The newest COX-2 specific inhibitor, Bextra® (valdecoxib tablets), is now available nationwide for the treatment of the signs

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 04/08/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Transvaginal ultrasonography detects the presence of uterine myomas as efficiently as does magnetic resonance imaging

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 01 – Despite being a general acute-phase reactant, C-reactive protein (CRP) does appear to be a specific marker for cardiovascular

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD Online) 04/04/2002 By Anne MacLennan Prior pregnancies have a significant impact on the course and cause of death in

04/04/2002 By Anne MacLennan Postoperative radiotherapy has a substantial positive impact on women with uterine sarcoma in terms of locoregional and disease-free progression intervals as

Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) 04/05/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Women who take some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could face an increase

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 29 – The results of a population-based, cross-sectional study show that the risk of urinary incontinence, but not that of

Testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin could do much to reduce atherosclerotic risk in postmenopausal women not on hormone replacement therapy. This reduction could be the

Hypospadias could be more common among boys born to mothers who were prenatally exposed to the synthetic hormone diethylstilbestrol. The drug was withdrawn from the

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 28 – Infection with Coxiella burnetii during pregnancy causes abortion, French investigators report in the March 25th issue of the

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 27 – Women who are HIV-positive have significantly higher complication rates after undergoing obstetric and gynecological surgery compared with HIV-negative

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 28 — The popular herbal supplement kava may cause potentially severe liver damage, according to a new US Food and Drug

Pre-pregnancy anthrax vaccination does not affect pregnancy, lead to adverse birth outcomes or affect birth rates, United States Army researchers say. A cohort of 4,092

ATLANTA (Reuters Health) Mar 26 – Two commonly used drugs–proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and aspirin–are apparently safe to use during pregnancy. Canadian researchers presented the