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In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.
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Several studies have implicated endometriosis as a risk factor for the subsequent development of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer.
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Results of primary studies on and meta-analyses of the effects of vitamin D therapy on fracture risk have failed to conclusively demonstrate benefit.
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Through the contraceptive choice project, the authors performed a prospective cohort study in which 9256 women living in the region surrounding St. Louis, Missouri, received a reversible contraceptive method of their choice for up to 3 years at no cost.
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Every so often, one runs across a paper that is somewhat offbeat, but could have some beneficial clinical implications. One such article appeared recently in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that dealt with a way to possibly counter the fetal effects of maternal hyperthermia and even protect the brains of fetuses/infants against potential hypoxic insult during labor.
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Managing chronic pain is a challenge for patients and clinicians alike, with 52% of chronic pain patients being treated solely by their primary care physician.1 Chronic myofascial pain affects 116 million American adults, which is more than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined.2
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Medically self-sabotaging behavior encompasses a number of diverse phenomena that include factitious disorder, making medical situations worse on purpose, and preventing wounds from healing.
