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More Hysterectomies Could Be Performed with Minimally Invasive Techniques

Despite its popularity in other types of surgery, minimally invasive surgical techniques have yet to gain traction in the field of gynecology.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Randallstown, MD

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Medical News Today

ACOG Issues New Guidelines On Fetal Monitoring To Resolve Inconsistencies In Interpretation

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 09 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recently published new guidelines on electronic fetal monitoring in an attempt to increase consistency in the way physicians interpret and act on the results, the New York Times ...

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Related Topix: Medicine

Health News Digest

Pregnancy Complications are a Stress Test for Future Maternal Health and Pregnancies

New Haven, Conn. - Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine.

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Related Topix: New Haven Metro, Medicine, World News, Denmark,

Wed Jul 08, 2009

WHTM

Poor, Disabled Face Possible Cuts

Pregnant women in need of an obstetrician and parents of mentally retarded children may be among those feeling the pinch of cutbacks in Pennsylvania state government's deficit-ridden budget.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Medical News Today

Experts Urge Increased Education About Diabetes During Pregnancy

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Diabetes Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 6:00 PDT The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Diabetes Association next month plan to launch a joint campaign designed to raise awareness about pregnancy-related risks from diabetes, USA Today reports.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, University of Pittsburgh, Nursing, Women's Health

RedOrbit

Larger Hospital Units Have Lower Miscarriage Rates After Invasive Pregnancy Tests

A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Tue Jul 07, 2009

RedOrbit

Are Breast Cancer Patients Being Kept In The Dark?

Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently published report.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Oncology

MediLexicon

Promoting Safer Childbirth - A Sri Lankan Success Story: Royal...

Promoting Safer Childbirth - A Sri Lankan Success Story: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 06 Jul 2009 Despite recent internal conflict, Sri Lanka has emerged as a success story in promoting safer childbirth.

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Related Topix: Sri Lanka, World News, Asia, Medicine, Women's Health, Health

EMaxHealth

New Moms Should Care Of Postpartum Health

First-time mom Brandi Phare thought she was all alone when she began suffering postpartum ailments.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Medical News Today

South Asia Day - Historic Meeting To Promote Millennium...

South Asia Day - Historic Meeting To Promote Millennium Development Goals 4 And 5: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Main Category: Women's Health / Gynecology Also Included In: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Article Date: 06 Jul 2009 - 2:00 PDT A group of international experts will meet at the Royal College of Obstetricians and ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Women's Health, Health

The Honolulu Advertiser

Moms anxious about diabetes

Before she became pregnant, Molly Duerr never understood why expectant moms would say they didn't care if it were a boy or a girl, only that the baby be healthy.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health

Sun Jul 05, 2009

USA Today

Expectant mothers with diabetes face risky challenge

Molly Duerr, with husband Bob and 8-month-old son Alex, says her pregnancy was challenging because of her type 1 diabetes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Life, Food, Nutrition

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

German-Hungarian physician Hungarian Ignc Flp Semmelweis born July 1, 1818, Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Budapest, Hung.] died August 13, 1865, Vienna, Austria Main German-Hungarian physician who discovered the cause of puerperal fever and introduced antisepsis into medical practice .

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Related Topix: World News, Austria, Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Medical News Today

More Women Seek Nonprescription Remedies For Menopause Symptoms

Main Category: Menopause Also Included In: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine ; Nutrition / Diet ; Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 - 5:00 PDT Over-the-counter remedies for menopause symptoms are growing in popularity among some women who fear potential risks from prescription hormone replacement therapy, the New ...

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Related Topix: Menopause, Medicine, Health, Women's Health, Life, Food, Nutrition

Newswise

Mom's Weight During Pregnancy Affects Her Daughter's Risk of Being Obese

A mother's weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter's risk of obesity decades later, according to a new study by Alison Stuebe, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC Chapel Hill's School of Medicine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Nursing

MediLexicon

During Pregnancy, Women With Endometriosis Need Special Care To Avoid Risk Of Premature Birth

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard.

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Related Topix: Endometriosis, Medicine, Women's Health, Sweden, World News

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Gazette

Grief over pregnant mother's death overwhelms family, friends

Ten days after his wife's death, Mike King sits on the front stoop of his home, hugging his arms around his knees.

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Related Topix: Medicine

MediLexicon

New Data: Efficacy And Responder Analyses Of Divigel(R) (estradiol...

New Data: Efficacy And Responder Analyses Of Divigel 0.1 Percent For The Treatment Of Menopause Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.

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Related Topix: Menopause, Medicine, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration

Wed Jul 01, 2009

KFBB

Miles City OB/GYN let go by Billings Clinic

A longtime Miles City OB/GYN, who was placed on leave two months ago, is no longer an employee of the Billings Clinic, Billings Clinic Foundation officials said.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Montana

MediLexicon

CDC, National Chlamydia Coalition Partner To Raise Awareness, Testing Rates

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 The National Chlamydia Coalition is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase public awareness and screening efforts for chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., the Wall Street ...

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Women's Health, Health, Human Sexuality

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