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Without any increased risk of cancer, deep vein thrombosis or stroke HRT therapy has been subject to much discussion due to both positive effects (reduced risk of cardiovascular disease) and negative effects (increased risk of breast cancer). A paper published in the BMJ Group's Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare back in January cast doubt on the "unreliable" Million Women Study which associated HRT with an increased risk of breast cancer. Conflicting results have...

Wright & McGurk is warning consumers of a recent FDA advisory panel recommendation to reclassify transvaginal mesh as a high risk device. (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 Wright & McGurk is warning consumers that transvaginal mesh continues to face scrutiny. Based upon the high number of complaints and alleged life altering consequences, an advisory panel to the FDA has looked deeper into the transvaginal mesh device. This advisory panel has recently recommended that transvaginal mesh be...

HONG KONG, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong Health Insurance (HKHI) has revealed a trend amongst Hong Kong doctors over-prescribing expensive and unnecessary surgeries in the private health sector in Hong Kong. After discussion with Hong Kong healthcare professionals, it can be confirmed that procedures including Caesarean births, meniscal tear surgeries, arthroscopies, spinal surgeries and hysterectomies are carried out without solid medical justification....

Women with uterine fibroids larger than 10 cm have a new nonsurgical treatment choice –hormone acting drugs followed by uterine artery embolization, a new study shows. The new treatment option can replace hysterectomy, which leaves women infertile. The study, conducted at the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul South Korea, included 40 women with 10 cm or larger uterine fibroids. Twelve of the women received gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists to shrink their...

Administrators, staff and physicians at St. Joseph Health Center introduced Warren Mayor Doug Franklin to the da Vinci surgical system during a recent reception announcing the health center’s new robotic surgical services program. Warren, OH (PRWEB) August 04, 2012 Administrators, staff and physicians at St. Joseph Health Center introduced Warren Mayor Doug Franklin to the da Vinci surgical system during a recent staff reception announcing the health center’s new robotic surgical...

Campaign launched to help find answers for single mother Danita Tate and keep her from battling alone. Desert Hot Springs, CA (PRWEB) August 03, 2012 Despite being told by her health care provider that nothing more can be done for her, Danita Tate of Desert Hot Springs is not content to lie on her couch waiting to die. Tate’s family recently shared her story through television station KESQ. Motivated by that story, Media Demographics is now launching a media and social networking...

Results Announced at Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) 9th Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A correlation between brain aneurysms, bulges or balloons in vessel walls, and early onset menopause has been identified, according to recent study results presented at the SNIS 9(th) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, thereby suggesting that the premature loss of estrogen could be a risk factor for aneurysm formation and development. As it is...

NEW YORK, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A hysterectomy, the removal of a women's uterus, is the second most common surgery for women in the United States. Hysterectomies are performed for various reasons including cancer, fibroids, endometriosis, prolapse of the uterus, chronic pelvic pain or abnormal vaginal bleeding. Although incredibly common, hysterectomies are typically only performed when no alternative option remains. (Photo:...

"Sandwiched" Sequencing of Chemotherapy and Radiation Resulted in More Than 80% Survival Rates in Early Stage Patients NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Sandwich" therapy that uses chemotherapy and radiation treatment in sequence has been found to be extremely effective in treating aggressive forms of uterine cancer, according to two concurrent Montefiore Medical Center studies. These studies support that the combination therapy delivered in a "sandwich" fashion is...

Could increase risk of cardiovascular disease Estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had a hysterectomy, according to new research from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The finding may help explain the greater risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in women, reported in previous research. "The message here is that having a hysterectomy may lead...