Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Headlines

Higher DNA Methylation in Cesarean-Delivered Newborns May Be Linked to Later Disease Development

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:43:57 EDT

Increased disease risk in cesarean-delivered individuals may reflect epigenetic influences on the immune system related to perinatal stress.
Medscape Medical News

Ferumoxytol Approved to Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:03:54 EDT

Ferumoxytol injection may be more effective than oral iron for anemic patients in all stages of chronic kidney disease.
Medscape Medical News

ASCO 2009: Oncology Insights

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:33:49 EDT

In this fascinating exclusive video interview, Dr. Maurie Markman talks with Dr. David Alberts about some of the greatest challenges facing oncologists in the current environment.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology

Bone Mineral Density Monitoring May Not Be Needed Up to 3 Years After Starting Bisphosphonates

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:30:04 EDT

A study suggests that monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in the first 3 years after starting treatment with a potent bisphosphonate is unnecessary and may be misleading.
Medscape Medical News

HPV Vaccination Is Not Cost-Effective in the Netherlands

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:59:14 EDT

Even under the most favorable assumptions, the HPV vaccine was not found to be cost effective, Dutch researchers report.
Medscape Medical News

Ultrasound Adds No Value to Cervical Cerclage Decision-Making

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:12:00 EDT

Cervical ultrasound to determine the need for cervical cerclage does not improve outcomes over those obtained with history-indicated placement, according to a report in the June American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Reuters Health Information

Wet Ear Wax, Osmidrosis May Be Linked With Breast Cancer Risk

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:12:00 EDT

A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the breast cancer gene ABCC11 is closely associated with wet-type earwax and axillary osmidrosis, Japanese scientists report in the June issue of The FASEB Journal, a publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
Reuters Health Information

WHO Says Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 "an Isolated Case"

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:12:00 EDT

The first H1N1 infection found to be resistant to the antiviral Tamiflu represents an "isolated case" with "no public health implication" at this time, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information

We All Need a Little More D. A New Report on The Sunshine Vitamin

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:24:58 EDT

Sandra Fryhofer, MD, reviews the new report on vitamin D from the AMA Council on Science and Public Health and warns us that 30% of the American public may be deficient.
Medscape Internal Medicine

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines Updated

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:12:41 EDT

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has refined its definitions, classifications, and interpretations of fetal heart rate monitoring.
Medscape Medical News

Insulin Glargine Potentially Associated With Increased Cancer Risk

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:52:02 EDT

The increased risk has been seen in 3 of 4 observational studies, but these findings warrant further follow-up studies to confirm an association, according to the FDA.
Medscape Medical News

Chantix and Zyban to Receive Boxed Warnings for Serious Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:08:47 EDT

Varenicline and bupropion are receiving boxed warnings regarding the risks for changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts and behavior, and attempted suicide.
Medscape Medical News

Oncology Practice By “Paparazzi”?

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:51:10 EDT

Commenting on the frenzy created by short news cycles and anxious patients, Dr. John Marshall cautions oncologists to use critical thinking when evaluating newly reported data.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology

ASMBS 2009: Socioeconomic Factors Figure Prominently in Access to Bariatric Surgery

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:18:01 EDT

Focused public health efforts are needed to reduce significant race-, income-, education-, and insurance-related disparities and to equalize and expand access to bariatric surgery.
Medscape Medical News

Phthalate Exposure Linked to Low Birth Weight

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:58:24 EDT

Findings from a study of Chinese newborns suggest that maternal-fetal exposure to phthalates -- plasticizer chemicals used in many consumer products -- increases the risk of low birth weight (LBW).
Reuters Health Information

Effectiveness of Cultivando La Salud: A Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Promotion Program for Low-Income Hispanic Women

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:14 EDT

How effectively could a lay health worker-delivered educational intervention increase breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income Hispanic women who did not adhere to recommended guidelines?
American Journal of Public Health

Studies Suggest Physicians Should Be Vigilant for Serious H1N1 Infection in Young

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:26:48 EDT

The pattern of the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) seen in March and April of this year suggests that people exposed to H1N1 strains during childhood before the 1957 flu pandemic will be relatively protected from severe illness, according to a study in the June 29 Online First issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Reuters Health Information

Jehovah's Witnesses Have Increased Maternal Mortality, Morbidity

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:10:32 EDT

The risk of maternal mortality and serious maternal morbidity is markedly increased in Jehovah's Witnesses, who often refuse transfusion of blood or one of its components based on biblical texts, according to findings published in the July issue of BJOG.
Reuters Health Information

Can Fish Oil Improve Psychological Distress In Middle-Aged Women? A Best Evidence Review

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:43:21 EDT

EPA-DHA supplements appear to have many benefits. Is improving depression one of them?
Medscape Family Medicine

Exercise, Weight Gain, and Menopause

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:42:41 EDT

Does exercise attenuate or prevent the weight gain that occurs during peri- and postmenopause?
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)