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HT may lower colorectal cancer risk

September 15, 2009

Postmenopausal women receiving hormone therapy reduce their risk of developing colorectal cancer by more than half, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

FRAX: Using the new fracture risk assessment tool

July 1, 2009
By:Bruce Ettinger, MD, Katharine M. Ettinger, JD

FRAX, a more precise way to estimate the probability of an osteoporotic fracture, offers patients easy-to-understand percentages that can help them decide the best course of action.

Promotional items and treatment preferences: Are they related?

July 1, 2009
By:Contemporary OB/GYN Staff

Subtle exposure to small pharmaceutical promotional items influences medical students' unconscious attitudes toward marketed products.

Obstetrics safety plan significantly reduces adverse events

July 1, 2009
By:Contemporary OB/GYN Staff

After a patient safety program was implemented at Yale, adverse obstetric outcomes fell by about 40% in a 2-year period.

Future of health care: capitation or specialized teams?

July 1, 2009
By:Charles J. Lockwood, MD

Will capitation make a comeback via large, integrated health-care delivery systems, asks Dr. Charles Lockwood? Or will specialized medical teams win out in the coming sea change? This expert gives the pros and cons of each key contender for fixing our broken health-care system—and suggests how ob/gyns can prepare their practices.

News: ACOG urges ob/gyns to help increase rural women's health-care access

May 1, 2009
By:Contemporary OB/GYN Staff

ACOG is urging ob/gyns to increase access to women's health services in nonurban areas.

News: ACOG endorses equitable treatment for lesbian couples

May 1, 2009
By:Contemporary OB/GYN Staff

ACOG fully supports same federal and state legal protection for lesbian couples as for heterosexual couples.

Diabetes may increase risk for perinatal depression

March 15, 2009

Women who develop diabetes before or during pregnancy are likelier to experience perinatal depresssion.

Predictors of contralateral breast cancer identified

February 15, 2009

In unilateral breast cancer patients, evaluating 5-year Gail risk and histologic findings in the ipsilateral breast may predict the risk of developing cancer in the other breast and help clinicians decide whether to perform a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

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