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Find information about treatment, diagnosis and decision support through tools and resources for medical and healthcare practitioners. 2009-11-21T21:59:03Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Deformational-Plagiocephaly-Risk-Factors-Evaluated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643377?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Children's sleep position appears correlated with the location of deformational plagiocephaly, which typically presents as a flat spot on the back of the skull, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643377/infant_SS36038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643377null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Screening-Guidelines-Updated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643209?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women should not start getting routine cervical cancer tests until age 21, and then they should repeat them every two years instead of annually though age 30, according to new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/US-Preterm-Birth-Rate-Still-Only-Merits-a-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642366?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In terms of premature births, the United States earned a D for the second consecutive year, according to a report issued Nov. 17 by the March of Dimes. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642366/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642366null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Arthritis-Drugs-Unlikely-to-Increase-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640420?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Rheumatoid arthritis patients who start taking anti-tumor necrosis factor α drugs are not likely to have a higher risk of developing cancer than other groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a Swedish study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cooling-Reduces-Brain-Injury-for-Oxygen-Starved-Ba/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640324?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Babies who are starved of oxygen at birth have less brain injury if they are therapeutically cooled than if they are not, and the likelihood of death or disability in these infants can be accurately predicted using MRI, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in The Lancet Neurology. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640324/46090small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640324null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Primary-Care-Physician-Use-of-Pap-Testing-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638900?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Primary care physicians' recommendations for Papanicolaou testing are less likely to be in line with cervical cancer screening guidelines, according to a cross-sectional survey published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Maternal-Ethnicity-and-Weight-Can-Affect-Pain-and-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638027?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Asian women and heavier women have slower labor and report less pain, but ethnicity and weight do not explain the substantial differences observed between women, according to a study in the November issue of Anesthesiology. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638027/40279.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638027null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Liquid-Based-Cytology-Found-No-Better-Than-Pap-Sme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637059?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Liquid-based cytology has no better sensitivity or specificity than conventional cytology for detection of cervical cancer precursors, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637059/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637059null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaginal-Hysterectomy-Found-to-Be-Ideal-for-Benign-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636705?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Hysterectomies for benign disease should be performed via the vaginal route when possible, according to an opinion statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636705/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636705null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Effect-of-Male-Fetus-on-Twin-Pregnancy-Outcomes-St/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636332?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Among twin pregnancies, the presence of a male fetus is associated with worse pregnancy outcomes such as prematurity and low birth weight, according to a study in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636332/twins2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636332null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Neonatal-Outcomes-Examined-in-Cancer-Pregnancies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636218?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Pregnancies in women with cancer tend to have good outcomes overall, but have been associated with high rates of induced labor and newborn admission to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218/hospital_room.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Benefit-of-iBRCAi-Testing-in-Ovarian-Cancer-Examin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635977?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Testing women with ovarian cancer for the BRCA mutation if they have a personal history of breast cancer, a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, or are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, is a cost-effective strategy that may prevent cancers in first degree relatives, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635977/genetics_MIC028ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635977null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Article-Reviews-Techniques-for-Idiopathic-Clubfoot/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636106?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The techniques for performing the Ponseti and French functional methods of treating idiopathic clubfeet were the focus of an article in a supplement to the October Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636106/babyfeet_SS36034.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636106null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cost-Efficacy-of-HPV-Vaccine-in-Older-Women-Explor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635629?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Giving human papillomavirus vaccinations to older women may provide little absolute risk reduction at a high cost, according to a study in the Oct. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635629/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635629null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Factors-Contributing-to-Autism-in-Preterm-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635631?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The higher risk of autistic disorders related to premature birth may be largely due to higher rates of prenatal and neonatal complications, according to research completed in Sweden and published online Oct. 19 in Pediatrics. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635631/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635631null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Approves-Vaccines-for-HPV-Related-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635021?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 On Oct. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines to prevent diseases related to human papillomavirus in males and females. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635021/45040small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635021null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Standards-of-Care-Evolving-for-Uncommon-Uterine-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633905?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Uterine papillary serous carcinoma, the less common form of endometrial cancer, causes a disproportionate number of deaths, and more clinical trials are needed to develop evidence-based management strategies, according to a literature review in the October issue of Gynecologic Oncology. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633905/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633905null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Study-Evaluates-Hospital-Quality-and-Mortality-Rat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633747?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Hospital mortality rates in the United States have improved, although major differences in quality still exist between the best and worst hospitals, according to a report published Oct. 13 by HealthGrades. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633747/hospitalsign_18169.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633747null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-HPV-Types-Identified-in-Indian-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633383?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Human papillomavirus types -16 and -18 are common in north Indian women with cervical cancer or an unhealthy cervix, and a cervical cancer vaccine targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the region's cervical cancers, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting, held from Oct. 8 to 11 in Boston. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-of-Cancers-in-HIV-Infected-Patients-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633388?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Immunodeficiency greatly increases the risk of seven AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers in HIV-infected patients, and combination treatment that increases CD4 counts can reduce this risk, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633388/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633388null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cancer-Survivorship-Has-Little-Effect-on-Birth-Out/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633063?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Most infants born to female and male survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer are not at increased risk of overall complications, but may be at increased risk of preterm delivery or low birth weight, according to two studies published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633063/46131.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633063null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pelvic-organ-prolapse-Understanding-anatomy-does-m/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637969?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Vaginal wall prolapse repair requires an in-depth understanding of the three most common pathological mechanisms. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637969null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Live-Birth-Has-Little-Effect-on-Kidney-Transplant-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629311?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In women with a functioning kidney transplant, a live birth has no significant effect on either graft or patient survival, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629311/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629311null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-of-Postpartum-Bleeding-Higher-After-Cesarean/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629038?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The risk of severe postpartum hemorrhage increases after induction and pre-labor cesarean section, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629038/newborn_18217.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629038null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Tool-May-Accurately-Predict-Cervical-Cancer-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629037?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A new tool for assessing cervical cancer risk may offer clinicians a simpler method for making treatment decisions than commonly used management algorithms, according to an article published online Sept. 20 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629037/pda.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629037null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Load-in-Cervical-Tumors-Can-Affect-Relapse-Sur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628319?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Uterine cervical cancer patients with low human papillomavirus viral loads in their tumors have a higher risk of cancer relapse after treatment with radiotherapy and exhibit worse disease-free survival, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628319/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628319null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Frequent-Dosing-Can-Improve-Survival-in-Ovarian-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627988?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 More frequent dosing with paclitaxel combined with carboplatin improves survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer, according to a study published early online Sept. 20 in The Lancet to coincide with the European Cancer Organisation meeting in Berlin. 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/627988/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/627988null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/ACOG-says-clear-liquids-acceptable-during-uncompli/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625031?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women in normal labor can safely drink modest amounts of clear liquids, and those undergoing cesarean delivery can do so for up to 2 hours before they are given anesthesia, according to a new opinion released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists? Committee on Obstetric Practice and published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/625031null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/CS-more-likely-with-expectant-management-than-with/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625017?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women who undergo elective induction of labor at 41 weeks or more of gestation have a decreased risk for cesarean delivery and meconium-stained amniotic fluid compared to those who undergo expectant management of pregnancy, according to a study in the Aug. 18 Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/625017null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Clears-Test-to-Help-Detect-Ovarian-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626208?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 On Sept. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared OVA1, a test that helps detect ovarian cancer in women with pelvic masses requiring surgery. OVA1 was developed by Vermillion Inc., headquartered in Fremont, Calif., in conjunction with researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626208/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626208null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-Illness-for-Term-Babies-Exposed-to-Preeclamps/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625544?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Babies who are exposed to preeclampsia are at increased risk of hospitalization for a range of illnesses, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625544/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625544null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Nadroparin-May-Prevent-Blood-Clots-During-Chemothe/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623695?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In patients receiving chemotherapy for metastatic or locally advanced solid cancer, nadroparin may reduce the risk of thromboembolic events, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in The Lancet. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623695/blood_MIC026ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623695null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Failure-to-detect-dermoid-cyst-alleged/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624503?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Woman who has huge dermoid ovarian cyst removed sues doctor for failure to diagnose it sooner. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624503null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Robotic-revolution-in-gynecologic-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624517?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Robotic technology has already revolutionized laparoscopic urologic surgery. Will gynecologic surgery be next? 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624517/obgyn0909_Robotic-surgery_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Ureter-injury-during-ovary-removal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624498?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A 67-year-old woman who had surgery for ovary removal experiences ureter injury. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624498null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Bowel-injury-alleged-during-laparoscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624499?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A woman having laparoscopic surgery sustains bowel injury. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624499null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Ovarian-Cancer-Is-Not-Always-a-Silent-Killer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621685?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Despite the fact that ovarian cancer is dubbed the "silent killer," patients usually have symptoms that are noticeable, sometimes months before their diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in BMJ. 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621685/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621685null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Panel-Relaxes-Restrictions-on-Liquids-During-Labor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621157?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women in normal labor can safely drink modest amounts of clear liquids, and those undergoing cesarean delivery can do so for up to two hours before they are given anesthesia, according to a new opinion released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Obstetric Practice and published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-08-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621157/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621157null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Elective-Induction-of-Labor-Linked-to-Fewer-Compli/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619800?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women who undergo elective induction of labor at 41 weeks or more of gestation have a decreased risk for cesarean delivery and meconium-stained amniotic fluid compared to those who undergo expectant management of pregnancy, according to a study in the Aug. 18 Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619800/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Histology-Can-Reduce-Cancer-Risk-After-Abnormal-Pa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619592?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In women with an abnormal Pap smear, histological assessment of low-grade abnormalities reduces the risk of developing invasive cervical cancer, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619592/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619592null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Stillbirth-Neonatal-Deaths-Falling-in-Scotland/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618327?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The rates of death attributed to intrapartum anoxia in term infants fell in recent decades in Scotland, according to research published in the Aug. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-08-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618327/babyfeet_SS36034.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618327null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Fertility-Preservation-a-Viable-Option-for-Women-W/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617967?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In younger women with stage IA and IC epithelial ovarian cancer, ovarian-conserving and uterine-conserving surgery may be a safe and feasible strategy, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Cancer. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/617967/FAC061.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/617967null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Many-at-High-Risk-of-Breast-Cancer-Choose-Surgery/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617617?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Many women at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer opt to surgically remove these organs to decrease their risk, although this is dependent on age, time and risk, according to a study in the August Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617617/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617617null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Financial-Incentives-Boost-Access-to-Prenatal-Care/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615655?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Offering financial incentives to patients and their obstetricians or midwives encourages timely and comprehensive prenatal care, according to a study published online July 13 in Health Services Research. 2009-07-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615655/40279.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615655null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gene-Nanoparticles-May-Slow-Ovarian-Tumor-Growth/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615289?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Injection of nanoparticles encoding the gene for a diphtheria toxin suicide protein into mice with ovarian tumors reduced tumor burden, slowed the growth of the tumors and increased the lifespan of the mice, pointing to a potential therapy for advanced ovarian cancer, according to a study in the August 1 issue of Cancer Research. 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615289/Mic030ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615289null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Screening-Under-25s-May-Not-Cut-Cervical-Cancer-Ra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614915?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Screening women aged 20 to 24 for cervical cancer has little impact on rates of invasive cancer up to age 30, according to a study published online July 28 in BMJ, while another study concludes that women with persistent human papillomavirus infection are at increased risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614915/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614915null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Aggressive-Approach-to-Cervix-Abnormalities-Questi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614918?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The benefits of referring women for immediate colposcopy or aggressive treatment instead of cytological surveillance following detection of low-grade cervical abnormalities may not outweigh the risks of overtreatment, according to three related studies from the Trial Of Management of Borderline and Other Low-grade Abnormal smears (TOMBOLA) published online on July 28 in BMJ. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614918/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614918null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Revised-Labor-Induction-Guidelines-Published/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613460?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Revised guidelines have been published detailing how and under what circumstances to induce labor, according to a practice bulletin issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613460/whi055.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613460null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Blunt-Needles-May-Cause-Less-Surgical-Glove-Perfor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613239?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The use of blunt needles may be associated with fewer glove perforations during closure following Caesarean delivery, but with lower physician satisfaction with the needles, according to research published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613239/latexglove_40167.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613239null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Models-Help-Anticipate-Early-Delivery-in-Pregnant-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613065?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Two prediction models using analysis of amniotic or cervical fluids may help identify which pregnant women in preterm labor will deliver within seven days, according to research published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613065/pregnant_40277.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613065null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Caesarean-Deliveries-Difficult-to-Code-Into-Diagno/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613062?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The wide variation in coding practices for Caesarean delivery-related hospital admissions underscores difficulties in the coding and the personal judgments that coders need to make when assessing Caesareans, according to a study in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613062/pregnant_SS36033.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613062null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Forceps-Associated-Palsy-Usually-Mild-Temporary/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612441?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In neonates, facial nerve palsy caused by forceps use is usually mild and resolves without treatment, according to a study published in the July issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612441/SS36032.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612441null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Procedure-May-Double-Risk-of-Preterm-Birt/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611737?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women who undergo loop electrosurgical excision of the cervix, a procedure widely used for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, face a doubled risk of spontaneous singleton preterm delivery, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611737/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611737null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Ovarian-Cancer-Detection-Rate-by-Symptoms-Alon/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611877?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Using symptoms alone only identifies 20 percent of women with malignant tumors, but a negative result on the symptoms index combined with a negative ultrasound result is highly indicative of a benign mass, according to a study published online July 14 in Cancer. 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611877/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611877null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adhesion-Rate-for-Repeat-Cesareans-Analyzed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611194?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Adhesions affect almost a quarter of all second-time cesarean sections, and the rate of adhesions increases with subsequent cesareans, slowing down time to each successive delivery, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611194/pregnantwoman.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611194null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hormone-Replacement-Therapy-Linked-to-Ovarian-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611195?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women on hormone replacement therapy may have a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the July 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611195/seniorsmeds_40125.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611195null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Ovulatory-Cycles-Linked-to-Survival-in-Ovarian-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/610368?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A high number of lifetime ovulatory cycles may predict poorer survival among ovarian cancer patients, according to research published in the July issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610368/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610368null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sex-Specific-Cancer-Death-Risk-Higher-in-African-A/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/609711?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 African-American patients with sex-specific cancers had worse mortality than patients of other races despite similar therapies and follow-up, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609711/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609711null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/What-We-Know-Should-we-give-antibiotics-before-hys/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610909?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The risk of postoperative infection will be significantly reduced if you administer antibiotics before elective abdominal hysterectomy. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610909null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaginal-hysterectomy-no-longer-the-technique-of-ch/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610911?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy and total laparoscopic hysterectomy do not increase threat of complications when compared to vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610911null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Think-twice-before-removing-ovaries-during-hystere/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610912?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 While bilateral oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy decreases a woman's risk of breast and ovarian cancer, it may shorten her life. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610912null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/New-Protein-Panel-Proposed-for-Ovarian-Cancer-Seru/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/604889?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A panel of tests for multiple protein biomarkers of ovarian cancer, including CA-125, may be able to reliably detect the disease earlier than testing for CA-125 alone, according to a study reported in the June issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-06-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/604889/54081.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/604889null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Serious-Infections-in-the-Hospital-Setting/CME/Article/detail/638838?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The primary objectives of this DVD and monograph are to provide infectious disease specialists, surgeons, critical care specialists, pulmonologists, hospitalists, and hospital pharmacists with current and clinically relevant information about the diagnosis, classification, and optimal multidisciplinary management of complicated infectious diseases, and to help clinicians improve the quality of care they provide their patients. 2009-06-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/638838null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Simulator-trained-students-gain-experience-equival/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602122?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Danish gynecology students trained in laparoscopic surgery using a virtual simulator scored substantially higher on a proficiency scale than those receiving standard clinical training, according to research published online May 14 in BMJ. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602122null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/NHS-and-Midwife-Births-Have-Their-Share-of-Problem/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/603423?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The outcomes of births in Great Britain's National Health Service and those managed by an independent midwife point to a need for a review of both practices, according to a study published online June 11 in BMJ. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/603423/19026.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/603423null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Critical-Gene-Mutated-in-Ovarian-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602755?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A mutation in a gene known to be critical for the development of granulosa cells is found in nearly all adult-type granulosa-cell tumors, a type of ovarian cancer, but not related tumor types, according to a study published online June 10 in New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-06-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602755/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602755null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/With-Medical-Care-70-Percent-of-Preterm-Infants-Su/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601360?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Seventy percent of extremely preterm infants born in Sweden survive to their first birthdays, most of them with the help of medical intervention, according to a report in the June 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601360/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601360null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Surgical-Technique-for-Cervical-Cancer-Effecti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601075?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A new surgical technique that removes the Fallopian tubes, uterus, and parts of the vagina is effective in preventing recurrences in women with cervical cancer compared with radical hysterectomy, according to a study published online June 1 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601075/instruments_59184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601075null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASCO-Advances-Highlighted-in-Cancers-Affecting-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601068?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Significant progress is being made in the fight against breast, ovarian and cervical cancers, according to several studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from May 29 to June 2 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601068/33191.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601068null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Wisconsin-County-Closes-Black-White-Infant-Mortali/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601073?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Despite the fact that Wisconsin had the highest black infant mortality rate among 40 states between 2002 and 2004, at three times the same state rate for whites, Dane County in Wisconsin achieved parity in black-white infant mortality over the same period, according to a study published in the May 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601073/babyID_18215.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601073null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgical-correction-of-vaginal-vault-prolapse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602592?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Severe vaginal vault prolapse affects more than 3 million women in the United States, and 11% of women will require prolapse or incontinence surgeries in their lifetime. This article discusses the range of evolving surgical options for repairing rectocele, cystocele, and enterocele, with an emphasis on techniques using synthetic mesh. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/242009/602592null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Contemporary+Ob%2FGYN+CME/Tubal-sterilization-A-closer-look-at-risk-of-pregn/CME/Article/detail/598568?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 The latest on tubal sterilization failure rates can improve patient counseling on permanent contraception options. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/obgyn/212009/598568null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Failed-episiotomy-repair/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597495?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 After woman delivers and is discharged from hospital, she is found to have rectal-vaginal fistula. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597495null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Early-bilateral-oophorectomy-increases-cardio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597480?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Removing both ovaries before age 45 increases a woman's risk for death from cardiovascular disease by about 44%. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597480null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Permanent-incontinence-and-CP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597491?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 After forceps delivery and fourth-degree laceration, patient sues for ineffective repair, suffers from incontinence, and the child has CP. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597491null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Diagnostic-challenges-faced-by-women-with-end/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597489?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 About two thirds of women with surgically-diagnosed endometriosis were told that nothing was wrong with them. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597489null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Bladder-and-urethra-injured-during-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597801?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 A woman undergoes a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and inadvertently the bladder and urethra is injured. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597801null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormonal-Contraceptive-Link-to-HPV-Cervical-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595056?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women using hormonal contraception who tested positive for the human papillomavirus are not at increased risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. However, use of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is linked with higher risk of oncogenic HPV infection. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595056/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595056null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Risk-Persists-After-Age-50/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595058?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women over the age of 50 who have several consecutive negative smear test results are at similar risk of cervical cancer as their younger counterparts with the same test history, according to a study published online April 24 in BMJ. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595058/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595058null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Promising-Advances-Seen-in-Genetics-Research/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594724?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Genetics research is providing important new insights into cancer prevention and treatment, according to five studies presented at a press briefing this week at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research held from April 18 to 22 in Denver. 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594724/GENETICS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594724null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Omega-3-Fatty-Acids-Inhibit-Ovarian-Cancer-Growth/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594721?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and plant oils inhibit the growth of some ovarian cancer cells, where growth inhibition correlates with changes in the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) signaling pathway, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594721/20088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594721null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Resuscitation-at-Birth-Associated-With-Low-IQ-Scor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594718?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Infants who undergo resuscitation at birth are more likely to have a low IQ score later in childhood than those who do not, and resuscitated infants with asymptomatic encephalopathy account for a greater proportion of affected adults than those with encephalopathy, according to a study published online April 21 in The Lancet. 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594718/babyface_SS36024.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594718null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Genetic-Profiling-May-Optimize-Cancer-Treatme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594234?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Testing for genetic variations may allow clinicians to adjust cancer treatments that optimize progression-free survival, according to several studies presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research held from April 18 to 22 in Denver. 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594234/genetics_MIC027ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594234null XML 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http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/In-China-Sex-Differences-Reflected-at-Birth-and-De/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/593030?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 China's skewed sex ratios and its different male and female end-of-life experiences are examined in two population studies published online April 9 in BMJ. 2009-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/593030/sex_symbols.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/593030null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Age-Disease-Stage-May-Decide-Vaginal-Cancer-Outcom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/591924?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Women treated with laser vaporization for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia may be at greater risk of recurrence if they are aged 48 or younger or if they were diagnosed with stage III cancer, compared to their older counterparts and those 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risk of development disability compared with healthy full-term infants and should be monitored for early intervention if problems arise, according to a study in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics. 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/590555/infant_SS36038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/590555null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Staff-Education-Can-Help-Reduce-Elective-Labor-Ind/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/590552?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Staff education and more rigorous enforcement of guidelines for labor induction can reduce the number of unwarranted inductions and lower the cesarean birth rate for first-time births, researchers report in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z 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subsequent babies, according to a report published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-03-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589739/15317.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589739null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pregnancy-Feasible-After-Anterior-Spinal-Surgery/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589668?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In women of childbearing age, anterior spinal surgery may not affect fertility, although it may be associated with a higher rate of cesarean section deliveries, according to the results of a study published in the April issue of The Spine Journal. 2009-03-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589668/46131.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589668null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Light-Eating-During-Labor-Not-Linked-to-Adverse-Ef/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589342?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In selected patients, consumption of a light diet during labor has no effect on obstetric or neonatal outcomes and is not associated with an increased incidence of vomiting, according to research published online March 24 in BMJ. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589342/whi056.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589342null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Ovarian-Cancer-Screenings-Show-Low-Positivity-Rate/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589166?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 In older women, regular screening for ovarian cancer has a low positivity rate, suggesting that existing technology is not beneficial in the detection of early cancer, according to research published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589166/patient_18035.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589166null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Periodontal-Disease-Treatments-Lower-Birth-Risks/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/587556?contextCategoryId=40227&ref=25 Treating pregnant women for periodontal disease lowers their risk for a preterm birth or a low birth weight infant, according to a meta-analysis of previous studies published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-03-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587556/sen093.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587556null XML