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The percentage of children who are overweight continues to increase, according to statistics tracked by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Each year around this time, children awake during the holidays excited to see what toys they will receive. However, once all the presents are unwrapped and play begins, children may end up at the emergency department rather than Grandmas house for dinner.
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If a large segment of your patient population is using the monthly contraceptive injection Lunelle, chances are that the last few weeks have been filled with contacting patients, answering questions, and counseling on backup contraception after the manufacturer issued a voluntary recall of prefilled syringes of the product.
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Add just-published research to your counseling on Depo-Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate or DMPA): Use of the injectable contraceptive is strongly associated with bone density loss; however bone loss appears to be largely reversible once the injections are stopped.1
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When reviewing birth control options with a teen-age female patient, she tells you that she doesnt want to use the Pill because it will make her gain weight. What do you tell her?
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In discussing condom use, your college-age male patient tells you that he uses protection on a regular basis. But is he using condoms correctly?
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As 2002 comes to a close, get ready to add a new lower-dose version of a popular oral contraceptive (OC) to your list of pills, and look to the upcoming 2003 introduction of a generic form of a long-time Pill favorite.
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This summer, the Bush administration officially announced it was cutting off all U.S. support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the largest multilateral population assistance agency in the world.
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Take a look at your paycheck; chances are if you are in the family planning field, it shows a slight increase from 2001.
