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It's easy to overlook the second-greatest cause of workplace injury because the incidents seem ordinary and isolated.
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Employee health professionals are asking for a greater voice -- and more attention -- from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
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A staph infection develops among several patients in a unit, and the investigation begins. Lab tests show the cases are linked. Could an employee be the carrier?
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The emergence of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has raised concerns about how to prevent hospital-based outbreaks.
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In taking a sexual history from your next patient, a 15-year-old female tells you she is in a monogamous relationship with her boyfriend. She discloses that he often uses marijuana, and sometimes they have sex without a condom. When you ask further about the relationship, she tells you that sometimes she has unwanted sex with the boyfriend rather than risk an argument.
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Revamp your oral contraceptive (OC) counseling: Results of a new study indicate that Pill use is not associated with an increase or a decrease in fracture risk.
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The next patient in your exam room is a 25-year-old single woman who has come in for her quarterly contraceptive injection. At her last visit, she tested positive for chlamydia. She was given a prescription to treat the infection and counseled to have her partner come in for treatment as well. When her lab results are returned prior to your present exam, results are positive for chlamydia.
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One of the final barriers to availability of emergency contraception (EC) has been toppled with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of nonprescription sales of the EC drug, Plan B. The drug is manufactured by Barr Pharmaceuticals of Pomona, NY, and marketed by its Duramed subsidiary.
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Your next patient is a 17-year-old female who is seeking contraception for pregnancy prevention. She is not sure if she wants to take the Pill, and says she's leery of wearing a contraceptive patch. What options can you offer her?
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How much do you know about natural methods of family planning? While such options may be exactly what some women are seeking, many providers don't learn about them during their medical training.
