Vasopressin: If Some Is Good, Is More Better? Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Feb;113(2, Part 2):476-477 Authors: Frishman G PMID: 19155925 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Authors: Gherman R PMID: 19155926 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: Short-term fetoscopic tracheal balloon occlusion may result in rapid normalization of fetal lung volume and blood flow in fetuses with life-threatening pulmonary hypoplasia from preterm premature rupture of membranes before 22 weeks of gestation. PMID: 19155927 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: Local intramyometrial infiltration of low-dose vasopressin may cause lethal cardiopulmonary complications. PMID: 19155928 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: Posterior axilla sling traction may overcome intractable shoulder dystocia and avoid more traumatic procedures in fetal death. PMID: 19155929 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: A palpable, pulsatile pelvic mass in a patient with a history of hysterectomy should prompt referral for radiographic evaluation of a possible pelvic arteriovenous fistula. Selective arterial embolization may be considered an option for treatment of this entity. PMID: 19155930 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: Stercoral perforation of the colon is rare in pregnancy. Prompt surgical treatment is necessary. Surgical exploration may be warranted in the pregnant patient with unexplained abdominal pain. PMID: 19155931 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: The case presented involves a patient with spontaneous severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in two successive pregnancies. The patient was managed aggressively with paracentesis and albumin replacement resulting in two successful pregnancies. PMID: 19155932 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

CONCLUSION:: Multiparous postmenopausal women appear to be at highest risk for complete bladder eversion. External transurethral reduction is sometimes successful, but most cases require laparotomy. PMID: 19155933 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Title: Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Category: Health News
Created: 1/23/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/23/2009

Title: Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
Category: Health News
Created: 1/23/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/23/2009

Healthy infant feeding can help stem the staggering rise in childhood obesity, according to a Michigan State University nursing professor who will use a $1.5 million federal grant to start a new three-year infant feeding program. Mildred Horodynski of MSU's College of Nursing will work with mothers of infants from birth to 4 months old to promote appropriate and responsible feeding style and practices, known as infant-centered feeding.

Finding cures for hearing loss, breast cancer and childhood cancer and a way to identify people at risk for tuberculosis are goals of the first recipients of grants from the Virginia and L.E. Simmons Family Foundation Collaborative Research Fund. The fund, a $3 million initiative to discover new ways to diagnose and treat diseases, supports collaboration among researchers at Rice University, Texas Children's Hospital and The Methodist Hospital Research Institute.

When it is head versus heart, the heart comes first. The heart is the first organ to develop and is critical in supplying blood to the rest of the body. Yet, little is known about the complex processes that regulate the heartbeat. By studying chickens' hearts, a University of Missouri researcher has identified certain proteins within the heart muscle that play an important regulatory role in embryonic heartbeat control.

While the treatment of heart failure has improved over the past two decades, a new study reported in the European Journal of Heart Failure finds that "the use of evidence-based treatments appears to be imbalanced according to the gender of the patient".

A researcher from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has determined that a 9-month old infant who was admitted to a local Boston hospital with seizures and a bulging soft spot was actually suffering from rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency. This case study describing the findings appear in the January 22nd issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

A new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has revealed the consequences of heavy and binge drinking on pregnancy even after these drinking patterns have stopped. The study, to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, investigated the relationship between prenatal exposure to alcohol and the effects on fetal growth and preterm birth.

£15M Assembly Government-funded scheme to speed up diagnosis and treatment A plan to modernise the equipment used to screen women for breast cancer has been approved by Health Minister Edwina Hart today. The majority of tests are delivered through 10 mobile screening units and at the four breast assessment centres in Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham and Llandudno. Where signs of an abnormality are found, women are referred to the centres for further assessment.

President Obama during his first weeks in office could rescind the "global gag" rule, which currently prohibits federal funding for international family planning organizations that with their own funds provide abortions or counsel women about the procedure, the New York Times reports.

Some women held at federal immigration centers in Arizona failed to receive timely or adequate health care, according to a new study, the New York Times reports. Researchers from the University of Arizona's