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<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Targeted Agent Slows Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

CHICAGO -- Women with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer had a 50% improvement in progression-free survival when bevacizumab (Avastin) was added to chemotherapy, results of a multicenter randomized trial showed.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Flaxseed No Help for Hot Flashes

CHICAGO -- Flaxseed will not ease hot flashes for women with menopausal symptoms or breast cancer survivors taking anti-estrogen drugs, according to clinical trial results.

<乌鸦传媒>15 Eggs Magic Number for Best Results in IVF

The odds of achieving a live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) increased steadily with the number of eggs retrieved after ovarian stimulation, topping out at about 15, data from a large IVF registry showed.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Birth Control Pills Pose Gallstone Risk

Some of the newest and most popular oral contraceptives -- including the drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol combo marketed as Yaz -- have been linked to a small, but significant risk of gallbladder disease, according to a large retrospective cohort study.

<乌鸦传媒>Poor IUD Positioning Linked to Pregnancies

Missing or improperly positioned intrauterine devices might have contributed to half of unintended pregnancies in a group of women who were using the devices, data from a small retrospective study suggests.

<乌鸦传媒>Early Sexual Abuse Linked to Later Psychosis

Children who are sexually abused, particularly if the abuse involves penetration, are at risk for later developing a psychotic disorder, an Australian case-control study found.

<乌鸦传媒>Stop Pushing Mammograms Now

One by one, the big-time screening tests for dread diseases, begun with good intentions, the best science known at the time, and a mass public health campaign, bite the dust, says Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>ACG: GI Docs Should Ask About Abuse

SAN ANTONIO -- Gastroenterologists may want to be attuned to signs of possible abuse or trauma among their patients, a researcher suggested here.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO Breast: Gamma Imaging Tops Breast Ultrasound

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) outperformed breast ultrasound for evaluating patients with indeterminate mammograms in a retrospective comparison of the two imaging techniques, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Folate-Fortified Birth Control Pill Approved

The FDA has approved an oral contraceptive containing folate to help prevent birth defects after women go off the pill.

<乌鸦传媒>Forceps Delivery Linked to Later Pelvic Organ Prolapse

The use of forceps during delivery is associated with muscle damage that can lead to later pelvic organ prolapse, Australian researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Give Antibiotics Before C-Section, Group Urges

Women scheduled for cesarean section should be started on antibiotics an hour before delivery, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Survival No Better After Axillary Node Surgery

CHICAGO -- Routine removal of axillary nodes in breast cancer patients with lymph node involvement does not improve survival or lessen the risk of relapse, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Value of RT After Lumpectomy Questioned

CHICAGO -- Postlumpectomy radiation therapy had minimal impact on outcomes in older patients with early-stage breast cancer, data from a larger intergroup trial showed.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Cancer Survivors Get Benefit from Yoga

CHICAGO -- Gentle stretching, breathing, and other exercises in a regular yoga program may ease sleep and fatigue problems common among cancer survivors, a randomized trial found.

<乌鸦传媒>In Pregnancy, DVT Mostly Occurs in Left Leg

Pregnant women are more likely to have deep vein thrombosis in their left leg, researchers have found.

<乌鸦传媒>SGO: Low Cancer Risk with Septated Ovarian Tumors

SAN FRANCISCO -- Septated ovarian tumors have a low risk of malignancy and can be followed safely with ultrasound, data from a large prospective cohort study showed.

<乌鸦传媒>SSRIs Affect Breast Milk Production

Women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants may experience delays in postpartum milk production, researchers said.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel 'Morning-After' Pill Works for Five Days

A novel emergency contraceptive is effective and well tolerated up to 120 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse, researchers said.

<乌鸦传媒>The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.

<乌鸦传媒>Pfizer Ordered to Pay $34.3 Million in HRT Lawsuit

WASHINGTON -- A Philadelphia jury ordered Pfizer to pay $28 million in punitive damages, and $6.3 million in compensatory damages to a breast cancer survivor who used a trio of the company's hormone replacement drugs.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO Breast: Even 'Tweens Fear Breast Cancer

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fear about breast cancer starts early, as girls see it affect those close to them and hear reports in the media, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Religious Beliefs No Barrier to Teen Pregnancy

Teen birth rate is highly correlated with religiosity at the state level, with more religious states having a higher rate of teen birth, an analysis showed.

<乌鸦传媒>Evidence Backs 37 Weeks' Induction for Mild Preeclampsia

Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may have fewer associated complications if obstetricians routinely induce labor once the pregnancy has exceeded 37 weeks gestation, according to Dutch researchers.

<乌鸦传媒>ACOG Issues New Guidelines for Induction of Labor

CLEVELAND -- Misoprostol should not be used for inducing labor in women with a history of uterine surgery or a prior cesarean delivery, according to new guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

<乌鸦传媒>AUA: Sex and Alcohol May be Recipe for a UTI

CHICAGO -- Sex and alcohol often figure prominently in a young woman's first urinary tract infection, according to a study of college coeds.

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamins With Kelp Not an Adequate Source of Iodine for Pregnant Women

BOSTON -- Prenatal multivitamins that use potassium iodide as the iodine source give a more consistent dose of the element than those that use kelp, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>Spouse Abuse Increases Risk of Miscarriage

TAMPA -- Women victimized by spousal abuse are at a substantially increased risk of losing at least one pregnancy, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Domestic Violence Signaled by Types of Facial Injuries

PHILADELPHIA -- The pattern of facial trauma may help identify women abused by a spouse or significant other, researchers said.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Okays Estrogen Cream for Dyspareunia

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- The FDA has approved conjugated estrogen cream (Premarin) to treat dyspareunia under a less-frequent dosing regimen, drug maker Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced.

<乌鸦传媒>Pregnancy Risks Differ for Interracial Couples

STANFORD, Calif. -- The risk for some pregnancy complications may be greater when one partner is white and the other Asian, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Bevacizumab (Avastin) May Reduce Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer

CHICAGO -- In recurrent or metastatic breast cancer, bevacizumab (Avastin) significantly improved progression-free survival when added to docetaxel (Taxotere), a multicenter European study showed.

<乌鸦传媒>SABCS: Testosterone Relieves Atrophic Vaginitis in Breast Cancer Patients

SAN ANTONIO -- Intravaginal testosterone may offer relief from atrophic vaginitis without the risks of estrogen to breast cancer patients taking aromatase inhibitors, according to a pilot study.

<乌鸦传媒>Magnesium Sulfate Stops Preterm Labor, With a Maternal Penalty

STANFORD, Calif. -- Compared with nifedipine (Procardia), magnesium sulfate was significantly more likely to cause serious maternal site effects when used to prevent preterm labor.

<乌鸦传媒>Trichomoniasis Increases HIV Risk

SEATTLE -- For women, infection with a common sexually transmitted disease sharply increases the risk of contracting HIV, according to researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Abortion Compound Shrinks Fibroids

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Low doses of Mifeprex (mifepristone) -- the compound at the heart of the abortion pill -- shrink uterine fibroids and improve quality of life for women with the condition, according to researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>ASPS: Obese Women Have More Breast Reconstruction Complications

SAN FRANCISCO -- Breast reconstruction surgery in extremely obese women is associated with a high rate of complications, reported researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Children Inherit Higher IQ from Mom's Brains, Not Her Milk

GLASGOW, Scotland -- If smarter women are more likely to breast feed their babies, it only stands to reason that their children would inherit higher IQs, reported researchers here. It's nature, not nurture.

<乌鸦传媒>ASCO: Five Years of Arimidex Causes Bone Loss

ATLANTA 芒鈧€� Five years of breast cancer adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor, can lead to a 6% to 7% loss of bone mineral density, a trigger for osteoporosis for women who are borderline osteopenic when they begin treatment, investigators reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Estrogen Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer

STANFORD, Calif. - Post-menopausal women who took estrogen alone for more than seven years did not have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 10,000 women ages 50 to 79. The data were dramatically different from a sister study stopped in 2002 of estrogen plus progestin.

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