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7 Out Of 10 Women Too Embarrassed To Discuss Vaginal Dryness And Pain With Their Physician
The majority of post-menopausal women are uncomfortable talking about vaginal dryness and pain and are reluctant to seek medical help, according to results from a new international survey presented today at the European Congress on Menopause in London. Results from the survey show that over a third (39 percent) of post-menopausal women experience these symptoms of vaginal atrophy and 40 percent of women who have recently experienced vaginal dryness and pain said it interferes with their sex life, yet seven out of ten would not discuss the problem with their physician (only 30 percent of women would consider talking to a gynaecologist, and only 29 percent would consider talking to a GP).
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European Society Of Cardiology Congress 2009: 29 August To 2 September, 2009
The latest news on procedures, drugs and equipment in the field of cardiology will be presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress which will take place in Barcelona, from 29 August to 2 September.
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Lawsuits Allege Some Medical Device Companies Gave Kickbacks To Surgeons

Whistleblowers allege in lawsuits unsealed Wednesday that some medical device companies gave kickbacks to heart surgeons to get the doctors to use their products to treat a heart condition, The Wall Street Journal reports. "The lawsuits, filed in federal district court in Houston, name at least four companies whose products are among those used in surgery to treat the heart condition (called atrial filrillation). They are AtriCure Inc., Medtronic Inc., St. Jude Medical Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp." "The suits, originally filed in 2007 but recently unsealed by a Texas federal judge, allege that a "fraudulent marketing and inducement campaign" involving kickbacks to doctors and hospitals resulted in excessive charges to the Medicare insurance program." "The case against Boston Scientific was filed by a former saleswoman who says she was fired after complaining about illegal practices at the company." One of the plaintiffs say the companies marketed the tools as surgical ablation equipment even though it wasn"t approved by the Food and Drug Administration (Burton and Armstrong, 7/16). "These off-label uses were more expensive than those sanctioned by the FDA, and resulted in the government"s Medicare program being overbilled, according to the documents," The Associated Press/Houston Chronicle reports: "The whistleblower also alleges that the companies "offered the surgeons kickbacks in the form of free advertising, press, and referral services to bring in more patients and business"" (Perrone, 7/15). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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