Guest guest Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 A few stories this morning.....My view? One less gyn who does hysterectomy-only surgery is no great loss to medicine.... **************************** MALPRACTICE REFORM: Prescription for change or just bad medicine Doctors look to legislation to save their practices By FORREST BERKSHIRE Staff Writer It doesn't pay to be an OB/GYN. Not for Dew, anyway. All Dew ever wanted was to practice medicine close to home. So he settled in his native Vine Grove and established an OB/GYN practice in neighboring town. Dew's goal wasn't to become rich. He simply wanted to help those in his community. As an obstetrician, Dew is trained to nurture an expectant mother and guide her through delivery. As a gynecologist, he is a skilled surgeon who can detect and cut out life-threatening cancer or perform a hysterectomy. read the rest here: http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2004/01/26/news/news02.txt ************************************ Cancer fools women By NADIA MIRAUDO 25jan04 FOR Stefania on, a diagnosis of ovarian cancer a year ago came as a huge relief. The 53-year-old had been suffering symptoms of bloating, indigestion and tiredness for years. Within days of her diagnosis, the registered nurse underwent a full hysterectomy and bowel resection. read the rest here: http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,8482939%255E276= 1,00.html ****************************** This story is still making the rounds of TV News.... Hysterectomies Not Only Option For Women Study: Women Not Always Told About Options POSTED: 2:38 p.m. EST January 23, 2004 WRAL Raleigh-Durham When a cancerous tumor is found in the uterus, most women get a hysterectomy. What if the tumor is not cancerous? There are options, but few gynecologists tell their patients what those options are. read the rest here: http://www.wral.com/health/2789040/detail.html ****************************** New Options Used To Treat Fibroid Tumors POSTED: 3:41 PM EST January 23, 2004 News10, Providence, RI Non-cancerous growths, or uterine fibroid tumors, can cause problems for women such as heavy periods with pain. " For four days I would have constant pain and I was on medication every four hours, " says Patti Tribou. Four days of constant pain each month got to be too much for her when her OB/GYN doctor gave her some new options. " She said hysterectomy was an option and of course, I wasn't excited about that one, " said Tribou. read the rest here: http://www.turnto10.com/healthcheck10/2789256/detail.html ****************************** Periods study set to probe link with cancers FIONA MACGREGOR EDUCATION REPORTER Edinburgh Evening News A MAJOR study which could improve treatment for ovarian cancer and other gynaecological conditions is taking place in the Capital. Scientists at Edinburgh University are investigating the health impact of modern lifestyles which mean women today experience ten times more menstrual cycles than they did in the 1940s. The £1 million project will examine the normal processes of tissue breakdown and repair which takes place during menstruation and ovulation in a bid to understand problems such as painful and heavy periods, painful ovulation, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cancer, fibroids, endometriosis and infertility. read the rest here: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=97622004 ***************************** Illness leads woman to commit suicide By A Correspondent, Mumbai, January 23 Frustrated with complaints of severe pain in the abdomen, a 25 year old woman from the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar, committed suicide in her house by burning herself after pouring kerosene over her body. read the rest here: http://www.gunaah.com/drafts/article.php3?id=2871 & name=SCOOPS%20AND%20NEWS & = sid=14 ******************************** Seminar on Drug Advertisement held in Takoradi Ghana Takoradi, Jan. 20, GNA - Mr Ben Botwe, Deputy Chief Executive of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB), on Tuesday said drugs especially, herbal preparations currently being advertised on the media, had not been approved by the Board. Speaking at a one-day seminar on drug advertisement organised by the Board, he said the advertisement contravened the Food and Drug Law. Medical officers, media personnel, Pharmacists and herbalists attended the Seminar. He said the proliferation of such unauthorised advertisements gives cause for concern and has raised alarm in the health sector. He said concerns had been raised about claims of curative powers of herbal products for diseases such as male impotence, hypertension, diabetes, sexual weakness, fibroids and HIV/AIDS. read the rest here: http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=50178 ************************************ Another story on Dr. Redwine.... Bend doctor's research casts new light on disease The gynecologist is well-known for his endometriosis study. KELLY KEARSLEY The Associated Press January 25, 2004 BEND — Dr. Redwine's search for the truth about one of the most common gynecological diseases began more than 25 years ago when his now former wife was diagnosed with endometriosis. Nothing Redwine read about the disease jibed with what he was seeing in his wife. " It just didn't make sense, " he said. " I sensed that it had in large part to do with the fact that we didn't really know what it looked like. " His hunch launched him into more than two decades of studying endometriosis. The 55-year-old gynecologist, who came to Bend because he loved to ski, now is a renowned endometriosis specialist. Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other places in the body, Redwine said. read the rest here: http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=74315 ******************************* Power up your plate: 8 nutritious foods and how to eat more of them Story by Wayne Kalyn Recipes by Judy Lockhart, Tribune Media Services Published January 22, 2004 The foods we feature here are perennial nutrition standouts, yet the reasons to eat them might surprise you. Did you know walnuts are as rich in heart-friendly omega-3s as salmon, and that the lignans in berries may hedge against breast and endometrial cancers? We asked registered dietitians, medical doctors, and researchers for the latest on why you should include these power foods in your diet. Here's what they say. read the rest here: http://www.startribune.com/stories/438/4319193.html ***************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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