Women's Health
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Severe Incontinence More Likely to Respond to Transurethral Bulking Agent
Major Finding: The strongest variable associated with a positive treatment response was previous anterior colporrhaphy (OR, 2.8).
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Girls' Soccer Second to Football for High School Sports Concussion
Major Finding: Football had a concussion incidence of 0.6 cases per 1,000 athletic games or practices.
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Buprenorphine Offers Alternative to Methadone During Pregnancy
Major Finding: Neonates of opioid-dependent women treated with buprenorphine during pregnancy had less severe neonatal abstinence syndrome than...
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FDA Panel Supports Combination for Weight Loss
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Operative Time Plays a Big Role in Hysterectomy Cost
Major Finding: Operative time was strongly correlated with operative cost, with robotic hysterectomy being the most expensive at $46,065 and...
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More Seasonal Flu Strains Show Worrisome Dual Antiviral Resistance
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Screening Mammography Rates Are Below Guideline Recommendations
Major Finding: The screening mammography rate within a 2-year study window was 59% for women in their 50s and 49% for women aged 60 years or older...
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Robotic Hysterectomy Results Comparable to Other Approaches
Major Finding: Procedure duration was significantly increased with RH, by a median of 25 minutes longer than the other minimally invasive...
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Low-Dose Aspirin Cuts Cancer Death Rate by 30%-40%
Major Finding: A total of 674 cancer deaths occurred in 25,570 patients, with aspirin treatment significantly reducing the risk of death compared...
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FDA, Orexigen Discussing CV Risk Study for Weight-Loss Drug Contrave
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Scoring System Predicts Recurrent VTE Risk in Cancer Patients
Major Finding: Predictors for risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients are lung cancer, female gender, and a prior VTE....