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Base VBAC Decision on Evidence, NIH Panel Urges
BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- A National Institutes of Health consensus panel has recommended that pregnant women and their care providers use evidence-based decision-making to determine whether a trial of labor and possible vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) would be appropriate.
Therapy to Reduce Smoke Exposure Improves Birth Outcomes (CME/CE)
Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce tobacco smoke exposure among pregnant African-American women and subsequently improve birth outcomes, researchers have found.
Brachytherapy Called New Standard for Endometrial CA (CME/CE)
Endometrial cancer patients with intermediate recurrence risk may be better off with adjuvant internal radiotherapy than with external beam radiation, Dutch researchers said.
AAAAI: Fetal Tobacco Exposure Promotes Asthma (CME/CE)
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Maternal smoking in pregnancy may be a more powerful influence on asthma development in children than when infants inhale secondhand smoke or are breastfed by smoking moms, researchers said here.
Panel Calls for Lower Gestational Diabetes Cutoffs (CME/CE, with audio)
Lower glucose thresholds for gestational diabetes called for by an international consensus panel may double the number of women diagnosed.
Extent of Lymph Node Resection Key to Endometrial CA Survival (CME/CE)
More extensive lymph node excision may boost survival for endometrial cancer patients with at least an intermediate risk of recurrence, Japanese researchers found.
HPV Testing Less Stressful than Repeat Pap Smear (CME/CE)
Immediate HPV testing after a borderline Pap smear causes women less distress than coming back for a second Pap smear six months later, data from a randomized study showed.
Child Conceived Naturally After Ovarian Tissue Transplant (CME/CE)
For the first time, a woman has given birth to two healthy children as a result of one transplantation of ovarian tissue: once by artificial means and once naturally, Danish researchers say.
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