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Women with bipolar disorder who experience premenstrual exacerbation of their symptoms are more likely to have a worse course of illness, a shorter time to relapse, and more severe symptoms, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently surveyed physicians about federal rules and regulations that increase their administrative costs and paperwork burden or that interfere with patient care without significantly benefiting patients or the government.

When a physician has a "difficult" encounter with a patient, he or she is apt to attribute the problem to particular characteristics of the patient. However, a new study demonstrates that not only patient characteristics are associated with "difficult" encounters; certain physician factors also predict a difficult interaction.

Postmenopausal women who have taken an oral bisphosphonate longer than 1 year have a 59% reduced risk for colorectal cancer, according to new data.

Magnesium sulfate administered to mothers delivering prematurely can protect offspring against cerebral palsy.

ICP is of particular importance to obstetricians because it has been connected to an increased risk of fetal complications.

Elective induction in nulliparas is associated with increased rates of cesarean delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, neonatal resuscitation, and longer hospital stays without any benefit to the neonate.

When the US Food and Drug Administration approved Makena, a branded formulation of the synthetic progesterone 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate on Feb. 4, obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists celebrated a perceived victory in the fight to reduce premature births.

This article reviews the indications for clomiphene citrate, typical ovulation and conception rates, complications, side effects, alternative pharmacologic options.

The higher a woman's prepregnancy body mass index, the more likely she is to deliver surgically, but not if she is given a higher dose of oxytocin, according to new data.

Across the country, the author has been hearing ob/gyns discuss selling their practices to, or merging them with, a hospital or academic medical center and/or joining an accountable care organization.

Decades before genetic testing entered practice, clinicians recognized that certain families had an undue burden of breast and ovarian cancer, often featuring early-onset cases and male breast cancer.

Obesity is a worldwide public health concern that affects many pregnant women. According to new research published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, pregnancy is an ideal time to initiate healthy weight and lifestyle discussions with patients.

Answering the Institute of Medicine’s call to improve patient safety, the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center undertook a step-wise, comprehensive, and ongoing safety program. The program was conceived in 2002 and began with a review by independent consultants.

Prophylactic treatment with 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17Pc) in twin pregnancy does not reduce neonatal morbidity or prolong gestation, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Patient mortality appears to be higher when nurse staffing falls eight or more hours below target level and during nursing shifts when patient turnover is high, according to research published in the March 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Immunological CD8 and FOXP3 cell infiltrate after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be a predictive factor of survival for patients with breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in The Journal of Pathology.

Tamoxifen chemoprophylaxis is a cost-effective therapy that successfully reduces breast cancer incidence among women younger than 55 years, even after the drug is discontinued, according to a study published online March 14 in Cancer.

Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and markers of disease than their English counterparts at all ages, according to a study published online March 9 in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Women who consume one or more cups of coffee daily have a lower risk of stroke than those who consume less than one cup of coffee a day, according to a study published online March 10 in Stroke.

The number of cancer survivors in the United States had increased to nearly 12 million by 2007, according to a report in the March 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Free text contains extra information relating to the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and in some cases indicates a time lag between the diagnosis and coding in the medical record, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in BMJ Open.

Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio all have a similar strength of association with cardiovascular disease, but do not significantly improve risk prediction when information on blood pressure, diabetes, and lipid levels is available, according to a study published online March 11 in The Lancet.

Black and Hispanic women newly diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely than white women to experience treatment delays of over a month, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

A geographically congruent "diabetes belt" with high prevalence of diabetes exists in the United States, according to a study published online March 8 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The incidence and severity of cerebral palsy (CP) among preterm survivors decreased significantly from 1990 to 1993 onward, possibly because of a reduction in severe cystic periventricular leukomalacia (c-PVL), according to a study published online March 3 in The Journal of Pediatrics.

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal describes some of the ways health care professionals are collaborating to improve obstetrics care, thanks in part to grants from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Patients with advanced malignancies appear to be quite willing to undergo pharmacodynamic (PD) and pharmacokinetic (PK) tests in order to be enrolled in clinical trials, according to research published online Jan. 18 in Cancer.