American Board of Family Medicine Obstetrics Formed
The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the nation's third largest nationally recognized physician multi-specialty certifying organization , has formed the American Board of Family Medicine Obstetrics® (ABFMO®). Tampa, FA (Vocus) June 26, 2009 -- Th...Ohio Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice Selects Intergy EHR by Sage Electronic Health Record System
Practice Seeks Efficiencies, Cost Reduction TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Software today announced that Navarre Avenue OB/GYN, based in Oregon, Ohio, has selected Intergy EHR by Sage for the practice's Electronic Health Records needs. The practice began its Electroni...LMS integrated obstetrics solution achieves general availability
MONTREAL, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - LMS Medical Systems (AMEX: LMZ ; TSX:LMZ), a healthcare technology company and developer of the CALM(R) clinical information system and risk management software for obstetrics, today announced that Horizon Perinatal Care(TM), the first obstetrics (OB...Malpractice Worry Discouraging Medical Students From Taking Up Obstetrics And Gynecology
A survey by the University of South Florida College of Medicine says that the rising number of malpractice claims in Florida is discouraging medical students// from opting for obstetrics and gynecology as their specialization. The situation means that many people do not have proper access to obstet...Negligence Cases in the Obstetrics Department Increases Fatality Rates
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) it is found that Obstetrics department generates the biggest number of negligence claims//. A new report shows that one in five cases of negligence from this department. Data was collected from 2002 when the medical field was g...Half a Million Dollars Offered for GPs With Expertise in Anesthetics and Obstetrics
Are you a doctor, with expertise in anesthetics and obstetrics? You wont mind chipping in as a general practitioner too? You can then make a beeline for Temora, a country town in New South Wales in Australia. Its mayor Peter Speirs is offering you half a million dollars. He fears ...Chindex International, Inc. Launches World-Class Cancer Treatment Center
...patients have to travel abroad for this patient-centered approach to cancer care. When we first opened Beijing United Family Hospital, our approach to obstetrics and patient-centered primary care quickly became a model for emulation, attracting much attention and many patients. I fully expect that our comprehen...Taking Folic Acid for a Year Before Pregnancy May Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth
... to a 50 percent reduction in early preterm deliveries of 28 to 32 weeks," said Radek Bukowski, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, in the Department of obstetrics and Gynecology, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the lead study author. "We already know that folic acid supplementation...Oakwood Surgeons Perform World's First 3D Surgery Without Special Glasses
...eir natural vision." After several minutes of operating with the unique advantage of 3D visualization, Kurt Martinuzzi, MD, Associate Director of obstetrics and Gynecology, said of the prototype, "I expect that this exciting new system could be easily incorporated into our operating rooms." Until the ...Orthopaedic Injury: High Risk to Pregnant Women
...dy is that all trauma-related orthopaedic injuries pose a risk to pregnancy." Dr. Cannada and her team, with Dr. Brian Casey in the Department of obstetrics and Gynecology, conducted a retrospective study of 1,067 pregnant women who were treated at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas between 1995 and 2007...Mission Pharmacal Launches CitraNatal(R) Assure Prescription Prenatal Vitamin
...upplementation During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy. American College of obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003;101(3):469-479. (3) Innis S.M., Friesen R.W. Esse...miting of Pregnancy: A Randomized, Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. obstetrics & Gynecology, 1991; 78(1): 33-36. (7) Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet...Gaining Too Much Weight During Pregnancy Nearly Doubles Risk of Having a Heavy Baby
...hat women who gained more than 40 pounds during their pregnancies were nearly twice as likely to have a heavy baby. Published in the November issue of obstetrics & Gynecology, the study found that more than one in five women gains excessive weight during pregnancy, doubling her chances of having a baby that wei...March of Dimes Honors Dr. Susan Carlson for Outstanding Work In Maternal-Fetal Nutrition
... Nutrition in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and Clinical Professor of obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, was presented with the $3,000 award this evening at the annual meeting of the American Publi...Swedish in Seattle to Study Connections Between Preeclampsia and Migraine
... and intervene when necessary." Starting this fall, Swedish will enroll approximately 2,000 women who are in their first trimester of pregnancy from obstetrics clinics affiliated with the medical center. As part of the study protocol, women who screen positive for migraine or indicate they have experienced it...EncounterPRO Electronic Health Record
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Description:...tis CA & Ashwood ER: Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry, 2nd ed. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1994, p.1863. Cassidenti DL, et al. Am. J. obstetrics and Gynecology. 163:1953. 1990....UTMB study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control
... Abbey Berenson, professor in UTMB's department of obstetrics and gynecology. The researchers recommend that... The study, which appears in the August issue of obstetrics and Gynecology , followed 240 women ages 16-33 who...evelopment. Yen-Chi L. Le, of UTMB's department of obstetrics and gynecology, and Mahbubur Rahman, of UTMB's Cen...New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety
...volve thousands of women, and take many years," says study leader Betsy C. Herold, M.D., professor of pediatrics, of microbiology & immunology, and of obstetrics & gynecology and women's health at Einstein. In evaluating a microbicide's safety, researchers look primarily for signs that the chemical inflames...New, less invasive genetic test greatly improves pregnancy rates in older women with poor prognosis
...5th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday 29 June). Dr. Elpida Fragouli, from the Department of obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, UK, and Reprogenetics UK, said that her team's work had already enabled seven ongoing pregnancies in a group of...Study suggests obese women should not gain weight
..."Women who are obese when beginning a pregnancy are, by definition, unhealthy," says study leader Yvonne S. Thornton, MD, MPH, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology and board-certified specialist in maternal-fetal medicine at New York Medical College. "To say that they should gain even more weight i...Low levels of vitamin D linked to common vaginal infection in pregnant women
...d women, so there is great need to understand how it can be prevented," said Lisa M. Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., assistant professor of epidemiology, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Pittsburgh. "It is not only associated with a number of gynecologic conditions, but also may contribute to premature del...Treatment for extreme nausea, vomiting during pregnancy
...s and babies, are published in a recent edition of the European Journal of obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology . "In 2002, we had to quickly c...ess and predictors of rehospitalization," published in European Journal of obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology , was authored by Anais Lacasse, Em...AIUM Presents 2009 Joseph H. Holmes Pioneer Awards
...ludes studies in prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, and the biophysical assessment of ...001 and the International Society of Ultrasound in obstetrics and Gynecology from 2002 to 2004. He was chair of the Department of obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L...AIUM presents 2009 Memorial Hall of Fame awards
.... A devout researcher in medical ultrasound, Dr Thompson was a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, served as chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Denver General Hospital, and operated a private practice ...FDA Approves Label Change for Non-Invasive Fibroid Treatment
...ed on a growing body of evidence supporting the system's safety and efficacy, including the results of a study published in the August 2007 edition of obstetrics and Gynecology demonstrating that patients experience longer and improved symptom reduction as a greater volume of the fibroid is destroyed. "W...BioComp Pharma Launches First Generic Drug for Tindamax(R)
...ry 24, 2009. (5) J.E. Allsworth, J.F. Peipert. "Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis: 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data," obstetrics and Gynecology 2007; 109(1): 114-120. (6) Bacterial Vaginosis - CDC Fact Sheet. Centers for Disease Control. Accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/STD/BV...Artemis Health Licenses Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Analysis Technology from Stanford University
...en, independent of their prior risk," stated Dr. Bianchi, an Artemis clinical advisory board member and the Natalie V. Zucker professor of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine . The Artemis Advantage for Prenatal Testing Prenatal testing is an important tool fo...PEAK Surgical Introduces PlasmaBlade(TM) Product Line Extensions for Use in General Surgery
...urgery device depending on the surgical field and type of tissue we are cutting," said Dr. Jonathan S. Berek, professor and chair of the Department of obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine and co-director of the Women's Cancer Program at the Stanford Cancer Center. "Since our pract...Sequenom to Webcast Analyst and Investor Briefing Presentation on June 3
...g pregnancies for Down syndrome" Allan T. Bombard, MD, FACOG, FACS, FACMG, Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital; Adjunct Professor, obstetrics and Gynecology/SUNY Downstate Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine "Current clinical practice for Down syn...Bionovo Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
...ausal vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes). In both qualitative and quantitative studies, 124 board certified physicians in internal medicine or obstetrics and gynecology specializing in the treatment of menopause reported that MF101, if approved, would be their drug of choice for the treatment ...SurgiQuest Announces First Single Port Procedure for Ovary Removal Using AirSeal(TM) Access System
...er it was removed from the pelvic sidewall, we were able to place it in a sac and remove it without spillage." Dr. Discuillo, Assistant Professor of obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard School of Medicine added, "The successful completion of our case represents a paradigm shift in the way we will perform majo...