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Cesarean section scar appearance predicts intra-abdominal adhesions Jan 5, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A depressed scar after cesarean section is associated with more severe intra-abdominal adhesions, according to a report in the December issue of Fertility and Sterility.

Nearly half of grade 2 cervical intraepithelial neoplasias will regress Jan 5, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Approximately 40% of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) will regress within 2 years, according to a study published in the January issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Skin cancer doesn't lower prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer risk Jan 5, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer does not decrease following a diagnosis of skin cancer, according to findings published in the December 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.

Low-carb, ketogenic diet improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes Jan 5, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet improves glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetics, which allows some patients to reduce or eliminate their medication, according to results of a study published in the December issue of Nutrition and Metabolism.

Few patients seek help before coronary events Jan 5, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the months before an acute coronary event, only a small percentage of people seek medical attention for prodromal symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath, Canadian researchers report.

Antiestrogens can enhance cellular invasion by certain breast cancer cells Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antiestrogens like tamoxifen can promote an invasive phenotype in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer cells with deficient intercellular adhesion, according to a report in the December 4th issue of Breast Cancer Research.

Gemcitabine/carboplatin has relatively good efficacy and tolerability in SCLC Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and carboplatin has equal efficacy to the gold standard of cisplatin plus etoposide for the treatment of patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and a poor prognosis.

Blunt needles do not reduce risk of glove perforation during obstetric repair Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of blunt versus sharp needles makes obstetrical laceration repair more difficult and does not reduce glove perforations, according to study findings published in the December issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Large breast cancers persist despite mammography screening Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In Australia, women still present with large breast cancers despite the introduction of mammographic screening there in 1991, according to a report in the December 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.

Turner syndrome tied to increased mortality Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Turner syndrome, the most commonly diagnosed sex chromosome abnormality in women, not only leads to substantial morbidity but is also associated with increased mortality, according to UK researchers.

Favorable stroke trends seen among diabetic and non-diabetic subjects Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study published in the December issue of Stroke document improvements in the incidence of stroke and in stroke fatality among non-diabetic and diabetic subjects, to varying degrees.

Preterm birth confers risk of psychiatric morbidity later on Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a Swedish national cohort study provide evidence that preterm birth is associated with some risk for psychiatric disorders in adolescence and young adulthood.

Routine cystoscopy after hysterectomy identifies "silent" urinary tract injuries Jan 2, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Universal intraoperative cystoscopy following hysterectomy allows immediate repair of injuries to the ureter and bladder that would otherwise go undetected, physicians in New Orleans report in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Bisphosphonates linked to esophageal cancer Jan 1, 2009
BOSTON (Reuters) - Merck's Fosamax and other bisphosphonates may carry a risk for esophageal cancer, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said on Wednesday.

HPV-16 oncoprotein vaccine protects against head and neck cancer in mice Jan 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Immunization with a vaccine that targets the E6 and E7 oncoproteins of human papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16) prevents mice with HPV-16-positive head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCCs) from expressing these two oncoproteins by mounting a potent immune response.

Linear herpes ulcers: the "knife-cut sign" Jan 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In immunocompromised patients, herpes simplex virus (HSV) may present as linear intertriginous fissures similar to the "knife-cut" ulcers associated with metastatic Crohn's disease, clinicians from New York have observed.

Open ductus arteriosus raises risk of death in very preterm infants Jan 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very preterm infants with a persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are at significantly increased risk of dying, compared with very preterm infants with a closed ductus, results of a single-center, retrospective study suggest.

Risedronate doesn't prevent bone loss during chemotherapy Jan 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although risedronate prevents bone loss in postmenopausal women, the agent does not appear to benefit premenopausal women being treated with chemotherapy for primary breast cancer, researchers report in an advance on-line issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Late-onset group B strep prevention "warrants renewed attention" Jan 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The burden of late-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) disease "remains substantial" in the United States, research shows. Preventing late-onset GBS disease "will likely require a multipronged strategy, including vaccination," the research team concludes in the December issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Gestational diabetes risk tied to ethnicity, socioeconomics Jan 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gestational diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity and socioeconomic status appear to considerably influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, Australian researchers report in the December issue of Diabetes Care.

Bisphosphonates increase rather than decrease number of osteoclasts Dec 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study of bone biopsies from women who took alendronate to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis indicate that long-term treatment with the bisphosphonate actually increases rather than decreases the number of osteoclasts, as had been theorized.

Maintenance fluconazole effective for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis Dec 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Individualized decreasing-dose prophylactic fluconazole therapy prevents relapses in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, Belgian investigators report in the December issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dietary phosphate increases lung cancer risk in murine model Dec 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet high in phosphates may speed the growth of lung cancer tumors, according to results of animal experiments reported in the January issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. High dietary phosphate may even contribute to the development of lung cancer tumors in predisposed subjects, the authors suggest.

Cryopreserved semen from cancer patients often effective Dec 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients who have had semen samples cryopreserved because of the possible adverse effects of the malignancy or of its treatment on their subsequent fertility, appear to have about a 50% chance of achieving parenthood, Dutch researchers report in the December issue of Fertility and Sterility.

Weight-bearing exercise during adolescence benefits bones decades later Dec 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who participated in weight-bearing sports during their teens, the formative years for bone growth, have stronger bones after menopause than women who participated in lighter activities during their youth.