A "substantial amount of information" is provided by a second, craniocaudal view on screening mammography, researchers report in the July 23 online issue of Breast Cancer Research. Tissue density and breast cancer risk can be better assessed than with a single mediolateral oblique view. Reuters Health Information
Stimulants work but exacerbate nail biting and other nervous habits; any suggestions? What treatments are safe during pregnancy? Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Animal studies indicate that a genetic deficiency of an estradiol metabolite may underlie pre-eclampsia, and that the deficiency can be reversed. Reuters Health Information
Treatment with atorvastatin 80 mg/day significantly reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events compared with atorvastatin 10 mg/day in women as well as men with stable coronary heart disease, according to a report in the April issue of Heart. Reuters Health Information
Lactobacillus casei rhamnosus (LCR35) may be useful for women who have been recently treated for bacterial vaginosis, Austrian researchers report in the October issue of BJOG. Reuters Health Information
The higher death risk for African American women with metastatic breast cancer persists in clinical trials where overall responses to therapy are similar, according to a report in the June 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
