Health
US birth rate continues decline, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—The U.S. birth rate remained at an all-time low in 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Jan 15, 2015
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News tagged with gynecology
Oncology & Cancer
Screening HPV infection alone more accurate than Pap test in detection of cervical cancer
Screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection alone gives more accurate results than Pap (smear) testing for cervical cancer, say the authors of two papers to published today in the journal Gynecologic Oncology. HPV ...
Jan 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Bone loss drugs may help prevent endometrial cancer
A new analysis suggests that women who use bisphosphonates—medications commonly used to treat osteoporosis and other bone conditions—have about half the risk of developing endometrial cancer as women who do not use the ...
Dec 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA strengthens warning on device linked to cancer (Update)
U.S. regulators on Monday strengthened their warning against use of a once-popular device for gynecologic surgery that can spread unsuspected cancer, saying its risk is only justified in a fraction of patients.
Nov 24, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Vitamin D may not prevent return of vaginosis after all
(HealthDay)—A new study suggests that high doses of vitamin D may not help prevent the return of bacterial vaginosis (BV). The research was published in the November issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Oct 29, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
First womb-transplant baby won't be alone for long
The world's first baby born from a transplanted womb is soon to have company.
Oct 7, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding chemotherapy to radiation treatment not effective in treating vulvar cancer
(Medical Xpress)—The addition of chemotherapy to post-surgical radiation treatment is not effective in treating vulvar cancer, according to Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC research presented this week in San Francisco at ...
Sep 19, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-fighting cocktail demonstrates promising results as treatment for advanced cervical cancer
Combining a standard chemotherapy drug with a second drug that stops cells from dividing improves both the survival and response rates for those with advanced cervical cancer, a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Sep 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Expertise, preventive care important to stop ovarian cancer
You've heard the saying, "If it isn't broke, don't fix it."
Sep 10, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
No link between fertility drugs and breast, ovarian and uterine cancers
There is "little evidence" that the use of conventional fertility hormones used for ovarian stimulation in the treatment of infertility increases the long-term risk of breast and gynecological cancers, according to the results ...
Jun 30, 2014
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