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OBGYN & Women's Health News

• Testosterone Patches Improve Low Sexual Desire Disorder
  Evidence suggests that transdermal testosterone patches may relieve symptoms of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women, according to a review published online Feb. 3 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
• About One-Third of U.S. Adults Receive Advice to Exercise
  U.S. adults were more likely to receive advice to exercise or participate in physical activity in 2010 than in 2000, but such advice is currently only received by approximately one-third of all adults, according to a February data brief issued by the National Center for Health Statistics.
• Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis in Nonsurgical Patients Issued
  New evidence-based clinical practice guidelines have been issued for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in nonsurgical patients; the guidelines have been published in a supplement to the February issue of CHEST.
• Soy Isoflavones Don't Reduce Breast Epithelial Proliferation
  Mixed soy isoflavone supplements given over a six-month period show no significant effect in reducing the proliferation of breast cancer epithelial cells in healthy women, according to a study published in the February issue of Cancer Prevention Research.
• Heart Failure Tied to Increased Osteoporotic Fracture Risk
  Adults with heart failure have an increased risk of major osteoporotic fractures, independent of traditional risk factors and bone mineral density, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
• Chlorhexidine to Umbilical Cord Stump Reduces Newborn Mortality
  Cleaning the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine after birth significantly reduces newborn mortality and infection in rural Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to two studies published online Feb. 8 in The Lancet.

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OBGYN & Women's Health Conference Highlights

• ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 2-4, 2012
• San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 6-10, 2011
• American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 5-9, 2011
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Oct. 15-19, 2011
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Sept. 16-20, 2011

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Monthly Briefings

• January 2012 Briefing - OBGYN & Women's Health

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