Fibroid embolization is safe, effective long-term
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NEW YORK  - In women with symptomatic fibroids -- benign tumors inside the uterus that can lead to pain, abnormal bleeding and other symptoms -- a treatment called uterine artery embolization provides long-lasting improvements in symptoms and quality of life, according to a three-year follow-up study.
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WASHINGTON - A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.    One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if injecting certain drugs directly into diseased arteries works better than commonly used stents in keeping arteries clear...
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NEW YORK  - Continuous treatment with an oral contraceptive combination of levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol (LNG/EE) can safely eliminate menstruation in most women, according to study results appearing in the medical journal Contraception.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson's neck stent is as effective as surgery in clearing blocked blood vessels to the brain that can cause strokes and death, according to a company-funded study in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine.
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THE same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction - birth control pills - is safe.
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NEW YORK  - In patients who are in their eighties, procedures such as angioplasty and stenting to unblock clogged coronary arteries -- known collectively as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) -- have an "acceptable outcome."
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Oct. 24 - Israeli company InSightec has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded pre-market approval to the company&#39;s ExAblate 2000 system for non-invasive surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids.
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NEW YORK  - Oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices (IUD) appear to provide long-term protection against endometrial cancer, researchers report in the International Journal of Cancer.
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An American nationwide study has told women that the birth control pill is safe. In fact, women on the pill have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
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NEW YORK  - A large study of African-American women indicates that those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to suffer from fibroids.
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The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction &#151; the birth control pill &#151; is safe.
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U.S. regulatory reviewers on  Wednesday said it was unclear if Procter & Gamble Co.'s PG.N  testosterone patch for boosting sexual desire in women produces  meaningful benefit, or is safe over the long term.
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THURSDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Young patients who receive replacement heart valves made from animal tissue live just as long as those who get mechanical valves, new research shows.
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Heart patients aren&#39;t more likely to live long term after getting the artery-opening tubes called stents, according to a study released yesterday by researchers at Duke University.
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A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.    One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if injecting certain drugs directly into diseased arteries works better than commonly used stents in keeping arteries clear...
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Drug-eluting stents are safe and   effective for use in patients who had severe heart attacks, but   the potential risk of blood clots needed more study before the   devices could be recommended for all heart attack patients,   according to an editorial in a major medical journal.
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A less-invasive way to repair a dangerous bulge in the body's main artery may be the best choice for many people, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.