Articles: disease.
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Although women live longer than men, new evidence indicates women bear a disproportionately heavy burden of disease. The effect of disease on economic productivity of women in developing countries has been largely ignored. ⋯ Although men and women usually experience similar rates of many diseases, rates of exposure and treatment vary between men and women. If untreated, factors adversely affecting women's health in one stage compound women's ill health in succeeding stages.
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Comparative Study
Care of critically ill newborns in India. Legal and ethical issues.
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J. Natl. Cancer Inst. · May 1995
Vasectomy and prostate cancer: results from a multiethnic case-control study.
Vasectomy, a widely used form of contraception, has been associated in some studies with increased prostate cancer risk. ⋯ The findings of this study do not support previous reports of increased prostate cancer risk associated with vasectomy. However, the altered endocrine profiles of vasectomized control subjects seen in this cross-sectional comparison warrant further evaluation in longitudinal studies.
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · May 1995
Routine voluntary antenatal anti-HIV screening in Bangkok, Thailand.
The following recommendations are made as a result of this study. 1. Routine voluntary screening for HIV infection in all pregnant women is feasible and worthwhile. 2. Every seropositive result should be repeated for confirmation before coming to a definitive conclusion to avoid a misdiagnosis. 3. ⋯ Special or anonymous clinics may create an atmosphere of uneasy feelings among the women who could be made to feel alienated and discriminated against. (iv) P--Provision of care. Comprehensive services must be available. These include an experienced counselling team, adequate laboratory services, services for safe first and second trimester therapeutic abortions, appropriate facility in the delivery suite (including Caesarean section) for infected cases, and dedicated paediatricians.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Neutralizing pH of lidocaine reduces pain during Norplant system insertion procedure.
The acidity of lidocaine used as a local anesthetic during the insertion of Norplant System capsules can cause patient discomfort. Buffering lidocaine with sodium bicarbonate significantly reduced pain scores reported by 46 women who participated in this randomized, double-blind study. Derived from a pain scale of 1 to 10, the mean difference in reported pain scores with and without buffering was 1.17 (P = 0.0098) with women using themselves as controls, for an average reduction in pain of 29%. Because this added step minimized patient discomfort, it might make the Norplant System a more attractive option for women apprehensive about insertion pain.