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T-DM1 Tops Capecitabine-Lapatinib in Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Median progression-free survival was longer with T-DM1 than with capecitabine plus lapatinib (9.6 vs.
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Texas Has More Doctors Since Tort Reform
Major Finding: Since medical tort reform became effective in Texas on Sept.
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Drug for Heavy Menses More Effective With Increasing Age
Major Finding: Taking up to 3.9 g/day of Lysteda for up to 5 days during menstrual periods reduced blood loss from heavy menstrual bleeding by a...
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Immediate Postpartum IUD Placement Prone to Expulsion
Major Finding: In all, 54% of 22 women receiving levonorgestrel-containing IUDs immediately after delivery had expelled the device, compared with...
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Increasing Birth Weight Impacts Normal Labor Curve
Major Finding: In nulliparas, traverse times increased as birth weight increased, for both vaginal and cesarean deliveries (P less than .001). In...
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Pregnancy, Contraception Data Highlighted in Epilepsy Registry
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Single Counseling Session May Help Vulvodynia
Major Finding: Women with newly diagnosed vulvodynia who received a single counseling session with a social worker to discuss their condition had...
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HPV Vaccination Rate Improved by Chart Reminder
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Weight a Factor in Risky Sexual Behaviors of Adolescent Females
Major Finding: Compared with their normal weight peers, overweight and obese adolescent females were more likely to have sexual intercourse before...
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Docs Need Primer on Long-Term Effects of Chemotherapy
Major Finding: Only 6% of primary care physicians were able to identify the main long-term effects of doxorubicin, paclitaxel, oxaliplatin and...
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Phone Follow-Up to Medical Abortion Called "Feasible"
Major Finding: In all, 44% of 51 women who chose phone follow-up after a medical abortion did not need in-person office follow-up visits. Data...