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Antibiotic-resistant infections are not new to the health care setting, but headlines throughout the country have increased public awareness of the potential risk of infection.
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Hospice professionals need to be aware that end-of-life patients sometimes are dealing with post-traumatic stress from previous traumas, whether they served in a war or were abused as children.
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Past traumatic experiences can result in current physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms among hospice patients.
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Progress toward an effective HIV vaccine has encountered a major roadblock with the cessation of a HIV vaccine clinical trial sponsored by Merck & Co. Meanwhile, the need for an effective vaccine continues to grow: The number of new infections in 2006 rose to 4.3 million around the globe, 400,000 more than in 2004.
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Your patients may be asking you about research news that indicates that use of oral contraceptives (OCs) increase cancer risk for women who use the method for more than eight years.
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Officials at the District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) are retooling the city's condom distribution program after meeting public resistance to its customized condoms.
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Intrauterine contraception is safe and effective, but many clinicians continue to exclude it from their list of contraceptive options.
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When payday rolls around in your office, are envelopes met with grins or grimaces? For providers in family planning, 2007 proved to bring fewer smiles on the salary scene.
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