Obstetrician-Gynecologists in General Practice in New Mexico: A Comparison Between Rural and Metropolitan Counties.

About one-half of all U.S. counties lack obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyns) physicians especially in rural areas.

Cesarean wound closure in body mass index 40 or greater comparing suture to staples: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Cesarean delivery is the most common major surgical procedure performed in the United States. Women with class III obesity have an increased risk of cesarean delivery and have wound complication rates higher than healthy body mass index counterparts. Available evidence regarding optimal wound closure is lacking specific to the population of women with class III obesity despite a known increased rate of wound complications.

Combination effects of dietary soy and methylselenocysteine in a mouse model of prostate cancer.

Background: High dietary intake of soy or selenium (Se) is associated with decreased risk of prostate cancer. Soy constituents and various chemical forms of Se have each been shown to downregulate expression of the androgen receptor (AR) and AR-regulated genes in the prostate. We hypothesized that downregulation of AR and AR-regulated genes by the combination of these dietary components would inhibit tumorigenesis in the TRansgenic Adenocarcinoma of Mouse Prostate (TRAMP) mouse.

Soy content of basal diets determines the effects of supplemental selenium in male mice.

The effects of supplemental Se in rodent models may depend upon composition of the basal diet to which it is added. Wild-type male littermates of Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of Mouse Prostate mice were fed until 18 wk of age 1 of 2 Se-adequate stock diets high in soy (HS) or low in phytoestrogens (LP) or the same diets supplemented with 3.0 mg Se/kg diet as seleno-methylselenocysteine.