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While a birthing pool during the early stages of labor may offer some advantages

ACOG: Water Immersion Not Recommended for Delivery

Immersion may help during early labor, but poses risks during delivery, ob-gyns advise
Women across the globe are now nearly as likely as men to drink and to engage in excessive

Women Catching Up With Men in Alcohol Consumption, Misuse

Females also closing the gender gap on health problems from alcohol consumption
Nearly one-third of cancer deaths among Americans aged 35 or older are caused by smoking

Smoking Still Responsible for Many U.S. Cancer Deaths

Linked to close to one-third of fatal cancers in patients 35 and older
Fear of cancer recurrence seems to be a primary reason why breast cancer patients choose to have their cancer-free breast removed at the same time as their affected breast

ACS: Contralateral Mastectomy Rates Up in Breast CA Patients

Reasons include thinking it is the best treatment for breast cancer and fear of recurrence
Clinicians are cautiously supportive of an electronic portal to enhance communication in the intensive care unit

ICU Clinicians Cautiously Support Electronic Portals

Focus groups assess perspectives of ICU clinicians on current state of communication
Resveratrol supplementation does not improve hepatic or peripheral insulin sensitivity among patients with type 2 diabetes

Resveratrol Doesn’t Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Does not affect hepatic or peripheral insulin sensitivity in patients with well-controlled diabetes
In patients with stable chronic ischemic heart disease and histories of nonsevere hypersensitivity reactions to acetylsalicylic acid/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Guidance for Coronary Patients With ASA/NSAID Sensitivity

Challenge, desensitization recommended in stable patients with reaction history
Once-daily testosterone solution 2 percent is safe and improves sex drive and energy in men with androgen deficiency

Continued 2 Percent Daily Testosterone Safe, Effective

Also found to improve sex drive and energy in men with androgen deficiency
Low-volume hyaluronic acid filler is effective for correction of age-related midface volume loss

Patient Satisfaction High With Filler for Midface Volumization

Findings for low volumes of hyaluronic acid filler more commonly used in daily clinical practice
Patient and case characteristics differ for non-operating room anesthesia and operating room anesthesia

ASA: Study Describes Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Care

NORA cases less likely in small community hospitals, more common outside normal working hours