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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 13, 2012

 

 

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What Causes Hot Flashes, Anyway?

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Hot flashes and cardiac vagal control during women’s daily lives

Autonomic dysfunction: a common mechanism for heart failure and hot flashes?

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 15, 2012

 

 

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US health panel: Pap tests needed only every 3 years

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Screening for Cervical Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 22, 2012  

  Source: Endometriosis linked to 3 types of ovarian cancer   Reference: Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 10, 2012  

  Source: Fast-track testing helps to find ovarian cancer early     Reference: DOvE Project Lancet Oncology: Assessment of symptomatic women for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 6, 2012

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New treatment for uterine fibroids looks promising for short term use to date

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Ulipristal Acetate versus Placebo for Fibroid Treatment before Surgery

Ulipristal Acetate versus Leuprolide Acetate for Uterine Fibroids

Blood clot risk higher with some types of pill

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2011

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DIYtest is likelier than Pap smear to find cancer

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Lazcano-Ponce E, et al “Self-collection of vaginal specimens for human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer prevention (MARCH): A community-based randomised controlled trial” Lancet 2011; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61522-5.

Doctor decries IVF legacy of ‘sick babies’

Canada’s obese mothers mean far more C-sections, study finds

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2011

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New birth-control pills can triple the risk of blood clots

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Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database

 

 

 

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 1, 2011

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Can Mom’s Medicine Hurt the Baby?: Few Studies Detail Prescription Drugs’ Risk to Pregnant, Breast-Feeding Women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 10, 2011

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Problems In Pregnancy Signal Future Health Risks

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 25, 2011

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The Hot Flashes of Menopause May Protect Women’s Hearts

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Vasomotor symptoms and cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 21, 2011

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Common birth control pill not tied to heart attacks

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Progestogen-Only Contraceptives and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 22, 2010

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Most young women not protected against HPV

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 12 , 2010

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When Anxiety, Insomnia Aren’t Just in Your Head

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 12, 2010

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Birth-Control Pills Cut Cancer, Lengthen Women’s Lives in Study

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Mortality among contraceptive pill users: cohort evidence from Royal College of General Practitioners’ Oral Contraception Study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 19, 2009

 

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Birth defects caused by medications avoidable: study

 

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Prescriptions filled during pregnancy for drugs with the potential of fetal harm