ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) – Two different groups evaluated the effects of pelvic floor reconstruction on the outcomes of slings. While the UCLA group showed no evidence of any effect of posterior repair on slings outcomes (Abstract #1300), work from Virginia Mason in Seattle suggested a possible protective effect of anterior repair on sling results (Abstract #1299).
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Pelvic Prolapse – Evaluating The Effects Of Pelvic Floor Reconstruction On The Outcomes Of Slings
May 18th, 2009 
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Kennedy’s Options for Treating Brain Cancer
May 17th, 2009 Von Experts describe the treatment options for brain cancer patients like Sen. Edward Kennedy; novel treatments from vaccines to new drugs are extending the lives of some patients.
New York Times Magazine Examines Europe’s ‘Lowest-Low Fertility’ Phenomenon
May 16th, 2009 Von The New York Times Magazine on Sunday examined reasons for low fertility rates in Europe, including the “lowest-low fertility” phenomenon in Southern and Eastern European countries. The lowest-low term was coined in a 2002 report that found fertility rates in Southern and Eastern Europe had dropped below 1.
Intra Uterine Growth Retardation Induced Sub-Fertility Is Corrected By Placental Gene Therapy With Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1
May 14th, 2009 Von ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) – The recognized association between the intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and male sub-fertility and other chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and the fact that Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has a major influence on fetal and postnatal growth, led the authors to hypothesize that IUGR induced sub-fertility could be corrected if IUGR could be corrected by placental gene therapy.
Women’s Heart Health: Fact Sheet
May 12th, 2009 Von Heart disease is the nation’s number one killer for women. But, the well-known heart attack symptoms acute pain, tightness, burning and a dull ache in the chest describe what men typically experience during an attack. For many women the signs of a heart attack are completely different and can go unrecognized. Women tend to ignore signs of heart attack, thus increasing the likelihood of tragic consequences.
