October 28, 2011
Do you have the right information about cervical cancer vaccine?,
Cervical cancer and HPV have been in the news a lot lately, but how do you know if you have all the correct information? Bobbie Gostout, M.D., an HPV infection expert and gynecologic surgeon at Mayo Clinic explains just who can get the vaccine — including boys, and how many doses are necessary. BringMeTheNews, 10/28/11
October 13, 2011
Mayo Clinic finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes
Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published in the journal Menopause…”We were very surprised because these results were unexpected,” says study author Walter Rocca, M.D., an epidemiologist […]
October 7, 2011
‘DES daughters’ prone to cancer, fertility woes
Women whose mothers took a synthetic estrogen called DES before it was discontinued in 1971 have been found to suffer from a variety of fertility problems and cancers, according to a major new study. The study appearing in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine examines the daughters of females exposed in the womb to diethylstilbestrol […]
October 5, 2011
Risks rise with age, but older moms can maximize their chances of having a healthy baby
One in five women in the United States has her first child after the age of 35, according to the March of Dimes , referring to a 2009 study from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Myra Wick, a geneticist and obstetrician-gynecologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reassures older women in The […]
September 27, 2011
Getting malignant cells to glow so surgeons can spot them. Dr. Sean Dowdy, Gynecologic Surgeon, was interviewed. ABC World News, 9/27/11
September 21, 2011
Florida woman gives birth to a set of twins — from two different uteruses
A Florida woman became the proud mom of two healthy babies – each born from a different one of her two uteruses. Andreea Barbosa has a condition called didelphys, hospital officials said in a press release. According to the Mayo Clinic, it’s a rare condition that’s sometimes not even diagnosed and is only treated if […]
September 16, 2011
Local Doctors Respond to HPV Controversy
The controversy over vaccinations has come front and center for Minnesota presidential candidate Michele Bachmann. During an interview yesterday, Bachmann labeled the HPV vaccine, which help prevents cervical cancer, as dangerous. But local medical experts beg to differ… Mayo Clinic purposefully stayed away from the politics behind the statement, but current doctors say there’s absolutely […]
September 14, 2011
Navigating the tricky business of outlawed edibles. That wedge of artisanal brie from the cheese counter beckons you and your baby-growing body once again. But your conscience stops you short. Isn’t this bad for baby? Should I really eat this? So goes the conflicting internal dialogue of the hungry mama-to-be…Myra Wick, MD, OB/GYN and medical […]
September 9, 2011
Vaginal Mesh Kits Under Safety Review
Dr. Emanuel Trabuco discusses complications with vaginal mesh kits. ABC News, 9/9/11
April 19, 2010
You’ve heard that saying: As General Motors goes, so goes America. Thank goodness that is no longer true. I mean, I wish the new G.M. well, but our economic future is no longer tied to its fate. No, my new motto is: As EndoStim goes, so goes America. EndoStim is a little start-up I […]
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