The prevalence of genital chlamydia for blacks is three times higher than is the national average for people aged 14-39 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
The national...
LAS VEGAS – Removing the fallopian tubes at the time of pelvic surgeries as a potential means of reducing ovarian cancer risk appears to be a movement that’s picking up steam in clinical practice....
Pregnant women who used an interactive computer program to help them decide whether to undergo prenatal testing were 55% less likely to choose invasive testing than women who received standard...
SAN FRANCISCO – Only a fraction of patients with breast cancer who are eligible for neoadjuvant therapy are getting it, partly because of confusion around the significance of achieving a pathologic...
SAN FRANCISCO – Physicians have multiple good reasons to suggest lifestyle changes to many patients with breast cancer, but affecting the cancer itself may not be one of them, Dr. Pamela J. Goodwin...
Intensive behavioral counseling reduces risky sexual behaviors and the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections, and is recommended for all sexually active adolescents and adults who are at...
WASHINGTON – Options and opportunity are the keys to navigating the 2014-2015 flu season, according to a panel of experts at a press conference sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious...
VIENNA – Urinary tract infections are relatively common and can be quite expensive among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes.
In a large patient database, the infection rate was about 128/1,000...
Evidence continues to accumulate that a breast cancer patient’s immune system plays a role in the outcome from aggressive disease. According to recently published studies, the presence of...
WASHINGTON – Immunizing expectant mothers with the Tdap vaccine booster shot resulted in higher cord serum levels of pertussis toxin antibodies, according to a study from Argentina.
"The...