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Your next patient says she is interested in using Lybrel, the new continuous-use oral contraceptive (OC). What should you tell her about this form of birth control?
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Researchers have launched a clinical safety trial of VivaGel (SPL7013), a topical vaginal microbicide, for potential use in preventing the sexual transmission of HIV.
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If your practice includes older women, what is your approach in discussing risks for HIV? It's time to address such issues. Results of a new study indicate that older women may not be interested in being tested for HIV, despite having significant risk factors for lifetime exposure.
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New research released on Lybrel, the first dedicated continuous use oral contraceptive (OC) (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals; Collegeville, PA), underscores the safety of the new drug.
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How many women in your family planning facility may be missing a needed Pap smear? Check your numbers: One-fourth of uninsured U.S. women between the ages of 18-64 report not having had a Pap smear within the last three years of a government-issued survey.
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With findings suggesting that male circumcision reduces risk of HIV acquisition for men, researchers now are turning attention on circumcision's impact on acquisition of sexually transmitted disease (STD) for women.
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A pilot study at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a rural 353-bed tertiary care academic center in New Hampshire, found that a pharmacy internal occurrence reporting system increased staff reporting and identified areas for improvement within the medication distribution process that may not have been recorded by a hospital-based reporting system.
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Requiring patients to help pay for their statin medications has a negative impact on adherence to the therapy, according to a study published in the April 10, 2007, issue of Circulation. Researchers found that addition of a fixed $20 co-payment or 25% coinsurance reduces adherence to statin therapy by 5%, with larger reductions in adherence observed in low-income patients.
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A study reported in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety says abbreviations used in health care are having an adverse effect on patient safety.
