President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable. Reuters Health Information
In a population-based cohort study, maternal and paternal history of breech delivery at term was associated with increased risk for breech presentation in first-born offspring. Medscape Medical News
A review of 57 studies identified risk factors that could be ascertained during routine obstetric examination to predict depression during pregnancy. Medscape Medical News
One-year outcome data for this large multicenter prospective study show that surgery improved outcome even for those with mild or moderate disease. Medscape Medical News
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation should be considered for patients 50 years or older with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or secondary acute myeloid leukemia, according to a December 14th online publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
