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ACOG Issues Guidelines For Research Involving Women

allen — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reiterated its position on the critical importance of including women in research trials.

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Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Using Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the Emer

graymatter — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Using Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department: A Two-Year Experience.

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Comparison of obstetric outcomes between on-call and patients' own obstetricians -- Abenhaim et al.

allen — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

The type of attending obstetrician (regular care v. on call) had a minor effect on obstetric outcomes.

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Calcium supplements ward of pregnancy complication

nkharrufa — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

Pregnant women who take calcium supplements reduce their risk of developing preeclampsia, sometimes called toxemia of pregnancy.

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Birth rate drops when obstetricians leave town -- Dobson 335 (7610): 66 -- BMJ

maverick99 — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

New research shows that when obstetricians and gynaecologists are away at national conferences the number of births drops (Social Science and Medicine 2007 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.034). Researchers found that the number of births dropped by up to 4% during five day key annual conferences in the United States and Australia, with nearly 1000 births affected. "Since it is unlikely that parents take these conferences into account when conceiving their child, this suggests that medi

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Maternal consumption of a docosahexaenoic acid-con...[Am J Clin Nutr. 2007] - PubMed Result

graymatter — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

These data point to a benefit for problem solving but not for recognition memory at age 9 mo in infants of mothers who consumed a DHA-containing functional food during pregnancy.

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BBC NEWS | Health | HRT 'no benefit' to older hearts

allen — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

More evidence that hormone replacement therapy could be harming, not protecting the hearts of older women has been published. Research into 5,000 women from the UK, Australia and New Zealand suggests women over 60 are more at risk of heart and blood problems. The British Medical Journal study backs major US research which revealed risks for millions of women worldwide. Experts say shorter-term HRT use in younger women is safe and effective.

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Folic acid cut birth defect rate in Canada: study | Health | Reuters

preity — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

he Canadian government's order to add folic acid to most cereal products has cut the number of neural tube birth defects in half, according to a study published on Wednesday. The research team led by Philippe De Wals of Laval University in Quebec found that the rate of these major defects in newborns fell from 0.158 percent before folic acid fortification became mandatory in 1998 to 0.086 percent afterward.

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Commentary: Liquid automation refreshes Dr Papanicolaou -- Watts 335 (7609): 35 -- BMJ

graymatter — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

That the Papanicolaou test has been modified so little during the greater part of its existence is surely a tribute to the insight and inventiveness of the physician scientist from whom it takes its name. When change began to be mooted in the 1980s it was because new levels of computing power were making it realistic to think of automating the microscopic examination of cells from the cervix. But to do so reliably depended on first improving the quality of the smears. This prompted the developme

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Endometriosis 'ups cancer risk'

murali — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:47:54 GMT

Women with the painful disease endometriosis are prone to certain cancers, mounting evidence suggests.

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