Results of a small placebo-controlled study suggest that a topical cream may serve as an alternative to surgery for some patients with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Approaches that selectively target biomechanical, vascular, and cellular pathways can improve outcomes for complex bone injuries. Could soft tissues restore biomechanical balance and promote healing? Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
These results are important to clinicians; they demonstrate that there may be no benefit from preoperative high-dose statins and that therapy can be interrupted in the immediate perioperative period. American Heart Journal
The correlation between adjacent segment degeneration and clinical outcomes after lumbar spinal fusion is unclear. How are they related? And what is the incidence of adjacent segment degeneration? Spine
Laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy is safe and effective treatment for menorrhagia, according to a report in the May issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Reuters Health Information
For women at high risk for breast cancer, adding ultrasound screening to mammography finds more cases of cancer, but increases the false-positive rate. Medscape Medical News
In patients surgically treated for ovarian endometrioma, use of suturing is associated with fewer postoperative adhesions than is bipolar coagulation, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information
In this VideoBlog, Dr. Maurie Markman notes that the findings of this study may be particularly useful in discussions with patients about the advisability of further treatment. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
