Chorangiomatosis: Evaluation of a placental vascular lesion and related clinical effects.

Background: Chorangiomatosis is a unique placental vascular abnormality that can cause growth retardation and even fetal demise in severe cases. In this study we aim to better understand this lesion and the possible clinical implications.

Methods And Materials: In this study 170 placentas were evaluated, both grossly and microscopically.

Race/ethnicity, sleep duration, and diabetes mellitus: analysis of the National Health Interview Survey.

Background: The effect of race/ethnicity on the risk of diabetes associated with sleep duration has not been systematically investigated. This study assessed whether blacks reporting short (<6 hours) or long (>8 hours) sleep durations were at greater risk for diabetes than their white counterparts. In addition, this study also examined whether the influence of race/ethnicity on associations between abnormal sleep durations and the presence of diabetes were independent of individuals' sociodemographic and medical characteristics.

Characterization of overactive bladder in women in a primary care setting.

Background: Overactive bladder (OAB) represents a disorder with overall increasing prevalence in the American population. However, gender-specific characteristics of OAB and how it relates to the general practitioner are not well described. We sought to determine the distribution and characteristics of OAB in women in a primary care setting.

Prevalence, evaluation and management of overactive bladder in primary care.

Background: Patients with overactive bladder (OAB) are under-diagnosed in the primary care setting. Primary care physicians (PCP) approach to the patient and appropriate patient disclosure may contribute to under-diagnosis.

Methods: An outpatient primary care setting was used to determine the prevalence and characteristics of OAB.

Evaluating nipple discharge.

Nipple discharge is the third most common breast complaint after breast pain and breast mass. It is most often a benign process. Up to 50% women in their reproductive years can express one or more drops of fluid from the breast.

Pharyngitis.

Sore throat is one of the most common reasons for visits to family physicians. While most patients with sore throat have an infectious cause (pharyngitis), fewer than 20 percent have a clear indication for antibiotic therapy (i.e.