October 1, 2008
Taking proton pump inhibitors to treat ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease for long periods of time increases the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, particularly hip fractures, according to a report in the Aug.
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October 1, 2008
Reproductive and hormonal factors may pose more risk for some types of breast cancer than others, according to research published online Aug. 25 in Cancer.
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October 1, 2008
Codeine can present a threat to breastfed infants, according to research published online Aug. 20 in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
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October 1, 2008
Look no further than Contemporary OB/GYN. One article in every monthly issue is accredited. Read the article and complete the post-test and evaluation to get your free credit.
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October 1, 2008
Low-dose hormone therapy doesn?t offer statistically significant benefits to postmenopausal women with mild-to-moderate skin aging changes, researchers report in the September issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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October 1, 2008
A possible adverse effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) contraceptive injections??bone mineral density (BMD) loss??should not prevent clinicians from either prescribing DMPA to appropriate patients or limiting its use to 2 consecutive years, according to an American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee Opinion published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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October 1, 2008
Because noncoital sex, including mutual masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex can increase the high risk of sexually transmitted diseases, it is important that clinicians ask direct questions about their patients' noncoital sexual activity and provide risk reduction counseling, according to an American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee Opinion published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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October 1, 2008
Low-birthweight children and those born small for their gestational age (SGA) are likely to be salt sensitive, according to study findings published online Aug. 11 in Hypertension.
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September 15, 2008
More than 80% of breech infants in the United States are born by cesarean section, although rates vary widely by state, researchers report in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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