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BALTIMORE – Anal sphincter laceration is significantly associated with anal incontinence 5-10 years after a woman’s first delivery and has significant impact on quality of life, compared with women who had a vaginal delivery without laceration and women who had cesarean section. The findings come... »
Did the IOM Get Vitamin D Targets Wrong?
NEW ORLEANS – When the Institute of Medicine released updated recommendations on calcium and vitamin D intake in late 2010, the report became the backbone for clinical guidance. But since then, they have been hotly debated among those who say that the recommendations were too weak, and others who... »
Drug for Heavy Menses More Effective With Increasing Age
SAN DIEGO – Oral tranexamic acid tablets at a dose of up to 3.9 g/day reduced blood loss by a mean of at least 60-65 mL per menstrual period in women aged 30 or older with heavy menstrual bleeding, a pooled analysis of two pivotal trials found. Dr. Jeffrey B. Baker and his associates analyzed data... »
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Pregnancy, Contraception Data Highlighted in Epilepsy Registry
NEW ORLEANS – Women with epilepsy appear to have a significantly greater number of unintended pregnancies than does the general population and cite a wide variety of reasons for discontinuing different contraceptive methods,... »
Prenatal Screen Predicts Maternal Risk of Traumatic Death
BOSTON – A screening tool designed to identify medical and psychosocial risk factors associated with poor pregnancy outcomes also seems to predict maternal traumatic pregnancy–associated death, according to Dr. Nancy S.... »
Coronary Dissection Drives MI Rates in Pregnancy
CHICAGO – Coronary dissection, a rare and sometimes fatal condition, surpassed atherosclerosis as the most common cause of pregnancy-associated acute myocardial infarction in a retrospective analysis of 150 women. Pregnant... »
NEW ORLEANS – Women with epilepsy appear to have a significantly greater number of unintended pregnancies than does the general population and cite a wide variety of reasons for discontinuing different contraceptive methods,... »
Prenatal Screen Predicts Maternal Risk of Traumatic Death
BOSTON – A screening tool designed to identify medical and psychosocial risk factors associated with poor pregnancy outcomes also seems to predict maternal traumatic pregnancy–associated death, according to Dr. Nancy S.... »
Coronary Dissection Drives MI Rates in Pregnancy
CHICAGO – Coronary dissection, a rare and sometimes fatal condition, surpassed atherosclerosis as the most common cause of pregnancy-associated acute myocardial infarction in a retrospective analysis of 150 women. Pregnant... »
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Anal Incontinence Linked to Vaginal Delivery With Laceration
BALTIMORE – Anal sphincter laceration is significantly associated with anal incontinence 5-10 years after a woman’s first delivery and has significant impact on quality of life, compared with women who had a vaginal delivery... »
Did the IOM Get Vitamin D Targets Wrong?
NEW ORLEANS – When the Institute of Medicine released updated recommendations on calcium and vitamin D intake in late 2010, the report became the backbone for clinical guidance. But since then, they have been hotly debated... »
Drug for Heavy Menses More Effective With Increasing Age
SAN DIEGO – Oral tranexamic acid tablets at a dose of up to 3.9 g/day reduced blood loss by a mean of at least 60-65 mL per menstrual period in women aged 30 or older with heavy menstrual bleeding, a pooled analysis of two... »
BALTIMORE – Anal sphincter laceration is significantly associated with anal incontinence 5-10 years after a woman’s first delivery and has significant impact on quality of life, compared with women who had a vaginal delivery... »
Did the IOM Get Vitamin D Targets Wrong?
NEW ORLEANS – When the Institute of Medicine released updated recommendations on calcium and vitamin D intake in late 2010, the report became the backbone for clinical guidance. But since then, they have been hotly debated... »
Drug for Heavy Menses More Effective With Increasing Age
SAN DIEGO – Oral tranexamic acid tablets at a dose of up to 3.9 g/day reduced blood loss by a mean of at least 60-65 mL per menstrual period in women aged 30 or older with heavy menstrual bleeding, a pooled analysis of two... »
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Evidence Suggests Pregnancies Can Survive Maternal Cancer Treatment
Emerging data on pregnancy and cancer can now help women and their doctors chart a safer course between effective treatment and protecting the developing fetus. Two registries – one in the United States and another in... »
Rheumatoid Arthritis Doubled Fracture Risk in Younger Women
CHICAGO – Rheumatoid arthritis more than doubles the risk of fracture in women younger than age 50, according to the results of a large population-based study. While it’s well known that the disease drives up fracture risk... »
Mild Lupus Means Healthy Pregnancies for Most Women
CHICAGO – Women with low-activity systemic lupus erythematosus can have healthy pregnancies with few complications, even those with a history of renal disease. "The good news was that the overall pregnancy adverse... »
Emerging data on pregnancy and cancer can now help women and their doctors chart a safer course between effective treatment and protecting the developing fetus. Two registries – one in the United States and another in... »
Rheumatoid Arthritis Doubled Fracture Risk in Younger Women
CHICAGO – Rheumatoid arthritis more than doubles the risk of fracture in women younger than age 50, according to the results of a large population-based study. While it’s well known that the disease drives up fracture risk... »
Mild Lupus Means Healthy Pregnancies for Most Women
CHICAGO – Women with low-activity systemic lupus erythematosus can have healthy pregnancies with few complications, even those with a history of renal disease. "The good news was that the overall pregnancy adverse... »
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Pregnancy and NSAIDs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are among the most commonly used medications in pregnancy, with 23% of women in the United States recalling the use of one of these products in her first trimester, according to the... »
The Unexpectedly Critically Ill Gravida
The process of labor and delivery is considered to be a joyous event in women’s lives, and most of the time it is. However, practitioners have to be aware of potential complications that can have dire adverse outcomes,... »
Opiates and Sedatives During Breastfeeding
The longstanding view that maternal use of sedatives and opioids were safe in breastfeeding changed dramatically after we published a case report of an 11-day-old healthy full-term baby who had died, without postmortem... »
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are among the most commonly used medications in pregnancy, with 23% of women in the United States recalling the use of one of these products in her first trimester, according to the... »
The Unexpectedly Critically Ill Gravida
The process of labor and delivery is considered to be a joyous event in women’s lives, and most of the time it is. However, practitioners have to be aware of potential complications that can have dire adverse outcomes,... »
Opiates and Sedatives During Breastfeeding
The longstanding view that maternal use of sedatives and opioids were safe in breastfeeding changed dramatically after we published a case report of an 11-day-old healthy full-term baby who had died, without postmortem... »
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| May 18 - 23 San Francisco, CA | American Thoracic Society (ATS): International Conference |
| May 19 - 24 Atlanta, GA | American Urological Association (AUA): Annual Meeting |
| May 19 - 23 Stockholm, | European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS): Annual Congress |
| May 20 - 23 Brisbane, | Australasian College of Dermatologists: Annual Scientific Meeting |
| May 20 - 23 San Antonio, TX | American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA): Annual Meeting |
| May 20 - 23 Washington, DC | American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): Leadership & Advocacy Conference |
| May 21 - 23 Nice, | 12th International Review of Bipolar Disorders (IRBD 12) |
| May 21 - 25 Sarasota, FL | American Medical Seminars: Cardiology Update in Primary Care |
| May 22 - 25 Lisbon, | 21st European Stroke Conference |
| May 23 - 27 Philadelphia, PA | American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE): Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress |