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Infants born to mothers who had gestational diabetes mellitus may be more likely to carry excess fat in early life

Gestational DM Tied to Greater Total Adipose Tissue in Infants

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Finding held even with good maternal glycemic control
Oophorectomy may lead to increased risk of developing colorectal cancer

Oophorectomy Tied to Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

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Findings among women who'd undergone oophorectomy for benign indications
Even an ounce of alcohol a day might affect diastolic function in patients with hypertension

ASH: LV Dysfunction Up With Moderate Alcohol Intake in HTN

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Study finds inverse relationship between left ventricular diastolic function and alcohol intake
Stronger warnings about the possible side effects of fluoroquinolones were issued Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Issues Stronger Warning on Side Effects of Fluoroquinolones

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Agency is recommending that health care providers not prescribe them for certain patients
The introduction of pop-up messages relating to a history of dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) in an order communication system can increase the rates of DXA prescription

Pop-Up Messages Up Physician Awareness of Osteoporosis

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Messages linked to increased rates of DXA prescription and osteoporosis medication
The prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis is less than 25 percent among women undergoing hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain

Endometriosis Prevalence <25 Percent in Chronic Pelvic Pain

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Prevalence ID'd for women undergoing abdominal, laparoscopic hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain
More than one in three women with metastatic breast cancer are extreme users of disease-monitoring tests

Use of Disease-Monitoring Tests Often Extreme in Breast Cancer

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More than one-third of women with metastatic breast cancer are extreme users
For premenopausal women with breast cancer

Two Years of Tamoxifen Offers Long-Term Survival Benefit

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Survival benefit for premenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive primary breast cancer
The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus varies across the seasons

Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Varies Across Seasons

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At one- and two-hour diagnostic levels, prevalence is lower in winter and higher in summer
A new study suggests that excessive amounts of folate and vitamin B12 in a mother's body might increase an infant's risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder. The study findings are scheduled for presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research

Too Much Folate in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Autism Risk

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Mothers with very high blood levels of folate at delivery twice as likely to have a child with autism