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Practical clinical info for gynecologists, obstetricians & nurse practictioners - pregnancy, perimenopause, endometriosis, infertility, malpractice advice, practice managment and more… 2009-01-07T00:24:08Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Subpecialty-not-MD-gender-influences-hysterectomy-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571700?ref=25 Physician gender is not linked to hysterectomy rates, but subspecialty physicians employ laparoscopic hysterectomies more frequently than general obstetricians and gynecologists, according to a report in the October issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-12-15T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571700null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Physicians-successfully-incorporate-BRCA12-testing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568981?ref=25 Most physicians are incorporating BRCA1/2 genetic testing into their clinical practices in a manner that is consistent with established guidelines, according to the results of a national survey published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-12-02T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/492008/568981null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Caffeine-in-pregnancy-can-reduce-birthweight/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568985?ref=25 Consumption of caffeine, whether from tea, coffee, chocolate or caffeinated drinks, increases the risk of giving birth to a low birth weight baby, according to the results of a study published Nov. 3 in BMJ Online First. 2008-12-02T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/492008/568985null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Breast-cancer-survival-improves-with-psychological/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568977?ref=25 Breast cancer patients have a better chance of survival if they are given psychological support in the form of group sessions with a psychologist, according to a report published online Nov. 17 in Cancer. 2008-12-02T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/492008/568977null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sign-out-inadequacies-during-transfers-really-do-e/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571520?ref=25 Poor communication among house staff during transfer of patient responsibility is clearly connected to adverse consequences several hours later. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571520null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/3D-Doppler-ultrasound-accurately-identifies-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568867?ref=25 Three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasound helps differentiate malignant and benign breast lesions, according to a report in the November issue of Radiology. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/492008/568867null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Yoga-is-better-than-other-forms-of-exercise--/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571519?ref=25 Yoga is better exercise when it comes to treating symptoms associated with the climacteric. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571519null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vitamin-supplements-may-increase-risk-of-PROM/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571825?ref=25 Risk of PROM and preterm PROM increased with vitamin C and E supplements. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571825null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Predicting-which-women-are-at-highest-risk-for-pre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571830?ref=25 The Bishop score performs better than a cervical score in the mid-trimester as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571830null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breastfeeding-may-improve-offsprings-mental-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571826?ref=25 Breastfed children are less likely to experience behavioral or mental health issues. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571826null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Non-oral-postmenopausal-HT-is-less-hazardous-to-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571518?ref=25 Compared with oral formulations, transdermal and intranasal forms of postmenopausal HT produce smaller changes in levels of the cardiovascular risk markers. . . 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571518null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Anti-abortion-law-is-challenged-in-Oklahoma/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571832?ref=25 An advocacy group filed a suit in Oklahoma County District Court over a state law prohibiting a woman from having an abortion unless she first had an U/S. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571832null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Epidural-fever-in-pregnancy-Should-we-be-concerned/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571523?ref=25 Epidural anesthesia can elevate a woman's temperature, but what effect does it have on maternal health or pregnancy outcomes? 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571523/120108OBGYN_Epidura_fever_flash.jpg XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-during-pregnancy-affects-newborn-behavior/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571827?ref=25 Babies who are exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy are more likely to have poor self-regulation and require greater external intervention. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571827null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legally-Speaking-Was-this-myomectomy-botched/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571522?ref=25 After the patient's third myomectomy, she sued, claiming the third surgery should have been an hysterectomy, but the physican successfully defended his actions in court. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571522null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Joint-Commission-to-develop-cultural-awareness-sta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571833?ref=25 The Joint Commission announced that it will revise and develop accreditation standards for culturally competent patient care in hospitals. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571833null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-data-suggest-testosterone-improves-postmenopau/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571514?ref=25 A testosterone patch can provide a modest but meaningful improvement in postmenopausal libido for women not taking estrogen. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571514null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opinion-New-FHR-monitoring-standards-Something-old/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571513?ref=25 The NIH/NICHD has released new guidelines on electronic fetal heart rate assessment. Two experts summarize the new standards and explain their value. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571513/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571513null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/High-caffeine-linked-to-breast-cancer-risk-in-some/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571515?ref=25 High caffeine consumption may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women with benign breast disease. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571515null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Instant-communicationmdashno-handset-or-phone-numb/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571521?ref=25 A small, wireless badge-like device worn on a lanyard or clipped to a shirt is now available for instant two-way communication with others throughout a building or campus. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571521null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/LNG-IUS-may-relieve-heavy-menses-in-women-with-hem/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571829?ref=25 LNG-IUS provides effective treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding and improves quality of life in women with von Willebrand's disease. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571829null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Why-are-so-many-cases-of-shoulder-dystocia-mismana/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571516?ref=25 Clinicians are still making common mistakes when trying to resolve a shoulder dystocia. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571516null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/NSAIDs-may-reduce-breast-cancer-risk-but/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571824?ref=25 Although NSAIDs are associated with risk reduction in breast cancer, the relationship is not a gradient-dose response. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571824null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Contemporary+Ob%2FGYN+CME/Keeping-a-pregnant-patients-asthma-under-control-C/CME/Article/detail/573214?ref=25 Asthma during pregnancy can be life-threatening. So counsel patients not to stop taking asthma drugs; most are not harmful to a fetus. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/cme/obgyn/012008/573214null REMOTE http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Bisphosphonates-linked-to-atrial-fibrillation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568874?ref=25 Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis may increase the risk of serious atrial fibrillation, which can result in hospitalization or death, according to research presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, in Philadelphia. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/492008/568874null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Test-to-detect-ovarian-Ca-should-not-be-on-the-mar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571517?ref=25 The OvaSure test has been withdrawn at the request of the FDA because it may prompt some women to have their ovaries removed unnecessarily. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571517null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Do-more-side-effects-signal-better-breast-cancer-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571828?ref=25 The occurrence of medication side effects in women who received endocrine treatment for breast cancer may indicate a decreased risk of cancer recurrence and act as a marker for treatment success. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571828null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Tort-reform-in-Illinois-spurs-availability-of-obgy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571831?ref=25 A survery in Illinois before and after medical liability reform was enacted in 2005 shows that since the reforms have been in place, ob/gyns have been less likely to reduce services. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571831null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-imaging-technique-identifies-cervical-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571823?ref=25 Diffusion-weighted MRI in combination with T2-weighted MRI may improve detection of early-stage, invasive cervical cancer. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571823null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/July-2008-BPA-Statement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566747?ref=25 {!-- --} 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/472008/566747null PDF http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/2009-Media-Kit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566171?ref=25 {!-- --} 2008-11-14T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/566171null PDF http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/2009-Rate-Card/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566170?ref=25 {!-- --} 2008-11-14T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/566170null PDF http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-ARB-ineffective-in-HF-with-preserved-ejection-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565469?ref=25 New Orleans—The use of irbesartan for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) failed to improve outcomes compared to placebo, says Barry Massie, MD, investigator for the Irbesartan in Heart Failure with Preserved EF (I-PRESERVE) trial. These results are consistent with two previous trials (CHARM PRESERVED, PEP-CHF) that failed to show a positive effect with an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) for these patients, explains Dr. Massie, University of California, San Francisco. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565469null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Exercise-may-be-the-prescription-for-heart-fai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565468?ref=25 New Orleans—An aerobic exercise program modestly reduces death and hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure, according to results from a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565468null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-New-stent-entices-progenitor-cells-has-low-rat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565472?ref=25 New Orleans—A new type of stent coated with an antibody that binds circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is associated with a low rate of stent thrombosis and requires only 1 month of dual antiplatelet therapy. Drug-eluting stents require at least 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565472null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Microalbuminuria-associated-with-development-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565473?ref=25 New Orleans—Subjects without symptoms of heart disease who have microalbuminuria are more likely to have coronary artery calcium and are more likely to have progression of coronary artery calcium over time than those without microalbuminuria, says Andrew P. DeFilippis, MD. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565473null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-lsquoVascular-agersquo-of-obese-children-simil/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565467?ref=25 New Orleans—Obese children, particularly those with elevated triglycerides, have a “vascular age” similar to those of 45-year-old white men, says Geetha Raghuveer, MD, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. “I think this is a wake up call,” she says. “These children may need intensive management including pharmacological management of risk factors. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565467null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Studies-assess-decisions-to-seek-care-among-pa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565471?ref=25 New Orleans—Early reperfusion is crucial to maintaining cardiac myocytes in patients suffering a heart attack yet many patients refuse to seek medical care until hours after symptom onset, if at all. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565471null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-MR-proADM-strong-short-term-prognosticator-of-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565470?ref=25 New Orleans—Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) is a better biomarker for predicting short-term mortality in patients presenting with shortness of breath who are diagnosed with heart failure, according to results of the Biomarkers in the Assessment of Congestive Heart Failure (BACH) trial. Use of this marker was significantly more accurate than brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal prohormone BNP (NT-proBNP) in detecting which heart failure patients were likely to die. 2008-11-12T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565470null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Lack-of-sleep-associated-with-increased-heart-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565127?ref=25 Getting less than 7.5 hours of sleep daily is a predictor of incident cardiovascular disease in elderly patients with hypertension, reports Kazuo Eguchi, MD, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan. “Reflecting changing lifestyles, people are sleeping less in modern societies,” he says. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565127null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Electronic-health-records-alone-donrsquot-impr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565131?ref=25 By itself, use of electronic health records (EHRs) does not improve the quality of care for heart failure, says Mary Norine Walsh, MD. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565131null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-New-anticoagulant-is-promising-in-treatment-of/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565132?ref=25 An investigational oral anticoagulant—the factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban—performed well enough in a Phase II study in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) to support a pivotal Phase III trial in patients with ACS, reports C. Michael Gibson, MD. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565132null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Human-heart-valve-grown-from-stem-cells-offers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565124?ref=25 Researchers have successfully used umbilical cord stem cells to build a functional heart valve that may someday be perfected so that infants born with valve abnormalities could receive a new valve derived from their own stem cells, reports Philipp Schaefermeier, MD, University Hospital of Munich, Germany. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565124null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Transition-from-pediatric-to-adult-cardiac-car/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565125?ref=25 The process of transitioning pediatric cardiology patients into adult cardiac care should begin in late childhood or early adolescence, says Arwa Saidi, MD (pictured) department of internal medicine and pediatric cardiology, University of Florida. The 2008 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines recommend preparing young people for the transition beginning at age 12. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565125null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Anticoagulation-can-be-maintained-during-invas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565129?ref=25 A patient on chronic warfarin is scheduled for a pacemaker implantation, so naturally you discontinue the warfarin several days prior to the procedure to reduce the chance of bleeding. That may not be necessary, says Peter H. Belott, MD, who contends that “we can keep the patient [at a] therapeutic INR [international normalized ratio] and will not incur any deleterious effects.” 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565129null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Race-affects-hospitalization-rates-for-AF-in-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565126?ref=25 African Americans are half as likely to be hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (AF) as whites, according to Paul Tabereaux, MD, MPH, and colleagues. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565126null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Stratification-beyond-Framingham-criteria-is-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565130?ref=25 Precisely defining intermediate cardiovascular-event risk using the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is a challenge for clinicians. This is magnified when one considers that the number of patients who fall under the intermediate risk category outnumbers those considered low or high risk. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565130null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Drug-eluting-stents-show-increased-safety-in-d/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565128?ref=25 Drug-eluting stents (DES) were associated with decreased rates of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and revascularization at 3 years of follow up in diabetic patients compared to bare-metal stents (BMS), according to results of a large observational study. “Our primary concern was to look at safety,” says Laura Mauri, MD (pictured) Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. “Considering the safety concerns surrounding DES recently, it was to our surprise that we found a significant difference in the opposite direction. 2008-11-11T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/565128null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Ischemia-specific-serum-biomarkers-identified-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564760?ref=25 Johns Hopkins researchers have identified five proteins that may serve as an early warning of impending myocardial infarction (MI) in patients presenting to emergency rooms with ischemia symptoms. A blood test to detect all, or a subset of these proteins, could be used by physicians and paramedics in the 12- to 24-hour window before ischemia causes tissue damage or death. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564760null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Resistant-hypertension-is-multifactorial-in-et/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564765?ref=25 A coalescence of factors usually conspires to cause resistant hypertension, which is defined as the failure to reach goal blood pressure in patients adhering to full doses of an appropriate three-drug antihypertensive treatment regimen, says Domenic Sica, MD. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564765null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-JUPITER-Rosuvastatin-reduces-events-in-patient/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564761?ref=25 Rosuvastatin treatment of patients with better than average lipid profiles but with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) resulted in a 44% relative risk reduction in cardiovascular events and a 20% reduction in all-cause mortality, reports Paul Ridker, MD (pictured), lead investigator for the JUPITER Trial Study Group. JUPITER was an investigator-initiated trial sponsored by AstraZeneca. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564761null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Mixed-results-with-low-dose-aspirin-as-primary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564764?ref=25 Low-dose aspirin did not result in a significant reduction in first atherosclerotic events in patients with type 2 diabetes, reports Hisao Ogawa, MD, PhD (pictured), lead investigator of the Japanese Primary Prevention of Atherosclerosis with Aspirin for Diabetes (JPAD) trial. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564764null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-No-effect-of-B-vitamins-on-vascular-risk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564763?ref=25 The final nail has been driven into the homocysteine-lowering coffin as a means to prevent recurrent coronary events. The results from the homocysteine-lowering arm of the SEARCH (Study of the Effectiveness of Additional Reductions in Cholesterol and Homocysteine) trial found no benefit to folic acid combined with vitamin B12 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564763null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Look-at-recovery-following-an-acute-coronary-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564759?ref=25 Recovery following an acute coronary syndrome is a phase in a larger cardiovascular disease continuum, and prevention of downstream complications needs to begin immediately following the event, says Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564759null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/AHA-Vitamin-E-and-C-show-no-cardiovascular-benefit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564762?ref=25 Neither vitamin C nor vitamin E is effective for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in men, according to results of the Physician’s Health Study II, which evaluated the risk and benefits of both vitamins as well as a multivitamin in preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer. Results relating to cancer prevention will be presented November 17 at the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research conference. 2008-11-10T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/462008/564762null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/For-diabetic-women-continuous-glucose-monitoring-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564531?ref=25 Diabetic women whose blood sugar is continuously monitored during pregnancy are more likely to have better glycemic control in the third trimester, and their babies have a lower birth weight and reduced risk of macrosomia, according to research published Sept. 25 in BMJ Online First 2008-11-08T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564531null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Giving-antibiotics-before-CS-decrease-maternal-inf/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564447?ref=25 Preoperative antibiotics before cesarean delivery significantly reduce postpartum endometritis compared to antibiotics given at cord clamping, but do not affect neonatal outcomes, according to research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564447null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Cranberry-juice-may-prevent-urinary-symptoms-in-pr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564451?ref=25 Cranberry juice may protect against asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infections in pregnant women, although more research is needed to confirm the findings, according to a report in the October issue of the Journal of Urology. 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564451null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Would-your-electronic-medical-record-hold-up-in-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564441?ref=25 This question is being asked increasingly often as more physicians go electronic, according to American Medical News (10/13/08). Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, approved by the US Supreme Court in December 2006, not only make electronically stored data discoverable in a trial but render physicians vulnerable to several new liabilities inherent in the detail electronic data provide. 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564441null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Hypnosis-may-relieve-hot-flashes-in-breast-cancer-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564527?ref=25 Hypnosis may be beneficial in reducing hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, according to research published online Sept. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008-11-07T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564527null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drastic-changes-in-treatment-of-cervical-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564380?ref=25 The number of women with stage II to IVA cervical cancer treated in the US with chemotherapy more than doubled during the period 1997 to 2001. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564380null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-Experts-advice-on-bioidentical-hormones-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564371?ref=25 This analysis from the North American Menopause Society reviews OCs and a controversial form of estrogen/progesterone therapy. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564371null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pelvic-floor-disorders-affect-nearly-one-in-four-w/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564375?ref=25 Pelvic floor disorders such as urinary and fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse affect nearly 25% of US women. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564375null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Missouri-Supreme-Court-upholds-midwifery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564382?ref=25 The Missouri Supreme Court voted 5 to 2 to leave intact a state law allowing certified professional midwives to practice without physician or state oversight. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564382null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Is-MRI-causing-an-unwarranted-spike-in-mastectomie/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564378?ref=25 By 2006, more than 1 in 5 women with breast cancer being treated at the Mayo Clinic received preoperative MRI. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564378null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Court-upholds-noncompete-clause-in-physician-contr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564383?ref=25 A Kansas appeals court ruled that a noncompete clause in the contract of a doctor employed by a practice of 200 multispecialty physicians was enforceable. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Fetal-scalp-laceration-during-emergency-CS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564385?ref=25 A woman, 20 weeks' pregnant, presented to the hospital with uterine contractions. A fetal fibronectin test was positive and she was admitted and given steroids for fetal lung maturation. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564385null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Contemporary+Ob%2FGYN+CME/Pregnancy-in-obese-women-What-you-need-to-know-CME/CME/Article/detail/565585?ref=25 Educate obese patients about the significant maternal and fetal health risks of obesity, and advise them that losing weight before they become pregnant will not only prevent complications, but will also increase the odds of them getting pregnant. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/cme/obgyn/462008/565585null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Intracranial-bleed-after-delivery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564387?ref=25 An infant had a shoulder dystocia and was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564387null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opinion-Maternal-mortality-in-Third-World-countrie/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564372?ref=25 Worldwide, at least 500,000 women a year die of pregnancy-related complications, with developing countries bearing most of the burden. Dr Lockwood recommends that hospitals and medical schools in richer nations pair up with major hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa and other afflicted areas to address their specific training and financial needs. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564372/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564372null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Suicide-attempt-blamed-on-leuprolide-injecti/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564388?ref=25 A woman with a history of depression was treated with an injection of leuprolide, allegedly causing her to attempt suicide 11 day later. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564388null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-osteoporosis-guidelines-released/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564374?ref=25 Among all patients with osteoporosis, pharmacologic treatment should be offered to reduce fracture risk. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564374null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Medicare-stops-paying-hospitals-for-preventable-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564381?ref=25 Medicare stopped paying hospitals for the added cost of treating patients who are injured in their care. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564381null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Delay-in-delivery-of-second-twin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564389?ref=25 A woman sued those involved in delivering her twins claiming the obstetrician took too long delivering the second twin by C/S. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564389null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/MRSA-infection-in-obstetrics-and-gynecology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564390?ref=25 Preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas infection in ob/gyn patients requires vigilant handwashing, nasal swabs for select patients, and decolonizing ob patients. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564390/obgyn1108_MRSA_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Handheld-devices-Finding-the-best-programs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564391?ref=25 Here's expert advice to find the best medical software for your handheld computer. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564391null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Topical-gabapentin-effective-in-vulvodynia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564376?ref=25 In women with vulvodynia, topical gabapentin brings significant pain relief. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564376null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Absent-nasal-bone-better-than-nuchal-fold-for-Down/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564373?ref=25 While absent nasal bone and increased nuchal folds are both markers for Down syndrome, nasal bone hypoplasia is a more efficient test. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564373null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Maternal-vaccine-reduces-influenza-in-infants/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564377?ref=25 The influenza vaccine in pregnant women can decrease risk of influenza in their infants up to 6 months of age and offer protection against febrile respiratory illness in both mothers and infants. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564377null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-better-way-to-quantify-breast-Ca-risk-in-older-w/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564379?ref=25 BMD alone and in combination with the Gail score helps to quantify the risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564379null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Medicare-pay-for-performance-bonuses-disappoint/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564384?ref=25 Although pay-for-performance saves the agency money and improves quality of care, financial rewards for most participating physicians are small. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564384null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Rectal-laceration-during-laparoscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564386?ref=25 A woman underwent laparoscopic removal of a retained fibroid following a prior hysterctomy and removal of multiple fibroids. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564386null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Cryopreservation/An-OBs-Guide-to-Cord-Blood-Banking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557724?ref=25 Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a valuable source of stem cells that can be used to treat a variety of diseases including hematological malignancies. Although UCB stem cells were once viewed as an alternative source of stem cells for therapeutic transplant, this readily available source has gained acceptance among transplant physicians and is now often considered as a first-line treatment. UCB contains several classes of stem cells, including pluripotent forms, which offer promise in various emerging applications presently under preclinical and clinical investigation. Given both proven and nascent applications of UCB stem cells, expectant mothers should be educated about UCB options, including various banking options. There are essentially 3 options with regard to UCB—donating to a public bank, storing with a family bank, or discarding the UCB. Each option is associated with its own benefits and drawbacks. Obstetricians have the ability and opportunity to play an important role in this education. This article details the advances in UCB research and banking and provides useful information and tools for physicians to help educate expectant mothers and their families about UCB options. 2008-10-09T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557724null PDF http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/New-Products-Gentler-safer-alternative-to-chemical/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557663?ref=25 The FDA has approved a douching device that gently cleanses. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557663null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Contemporary+OB%2FGYN+Newsline/Need-CME-credits/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557143?ref=25 Look no further than Contemporary OB/GYN. One article in every monthly issue is accredited. Read the article and complete the post-test and evaluation to get your free credit. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557143null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Contemporary+OB%2FGYN+Newsline/ACOG-tells-clinicians-to-address-noncoital-sex-ris/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557063?ref=25 Because noncoital sex, including mutual masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex can increase the high risk of sexually transmitted diseases, it is important that clinicians ask direct questions about their patients' noncoital sexual activity and provide risk reduction counseling, according to an American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee Opinion published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557063null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/Opinion-Obama-vs-McCain-on-the-health-care-crisis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557641?ref=25 McCain's plan is market driven and would employ refundable tax credits while Obama would build on the current employer-based insurance model. Both plans are flawed. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557641/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557641null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-Brief-reliable-questionnaire-can-screen-for-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557646?ref=25 Postpartum depression can be reliably diagnosed using just 3 questions in a primary-care setting. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557646null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/News-Screening-may-lead-to-syphilis-overdiagnosis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557647?ref=25 Due to syphilis testing labs reversing the traditional order of screening, there may be overdiagnosis and overtreatment of syphilis. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557647null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Joint-Commission-targets-disruptive-physician/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557653?ref=25 The Joint Commission issued a standard requiring hospital administration to adopt codes that define behavior and develop procedures to discipline staff who behave badly. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557653null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/New-Products-Health-and-personal-care-products/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557664?ref=25 Health-care products available at ob/gyn offices. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557664null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Contemporary+Ob%2FGYN+CME/Recurrent-early-pregnancy-loss-Is-miscarriage-eval/CME/Article/detail/559458?ref=25 The growing number of women repeatedly having early miscarriages may seek your guidance on cytogenic analysis. An expert shares algorithms that suggest when evaluation might help these patients better understand their risks. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/cme/obgyn/422008/559458null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/New-Products-HPV-vaccine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557662?ref=25 The vaccine Gardasil, has been approved by the FDA. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557662null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Lack-of-tort-reform-does-not-drive-away-docto/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557657?ref=25 Lack of tort reform does not make doctors leave the state where they practice. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557657null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/New-Products-Bioabsorbable-staples/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557666?ref=25 Bioabsorbable staples for skin closure 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557666null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/Universal-health-care-How-can-anyone-be-against-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557667?ref=25 While universal coverage sounds like a great idea on the surface, those who champion the cause have yet to answer many complex social, economic, and ethical questions. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557667null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Delivery/News-MgSO4-may-reduce-threat-of-cerebral-palsy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557643?ref=25 Giving magnesium sulfate to mothers at high risk of early preterm delivery reduces the risk of cerebral palsy in surviving offspring. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557643null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-HPV-vaccines-cost-effectiveness-in-question/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557651?ref=25 Optimizing the cost effectiveness of HPV vaccine depends on several factors. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557651null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Court-ruling-may-make-it-easier-to-take-time-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557654?ref=25 Women who need time off from work for infertility treatment may invoke the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to protect them from legal action for their absenteeism. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557654null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Contemporary+OB%2FGYN+Newsline/HT-doesnt-improve-wrinkles/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557068?ref=25 Low-dose hormone therapy doesn?t offer statistically significant benefits to postmenopausal women with mild-to-moderate skin aging changes, researchers report in the September issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557068null HTML