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Aspirin, Higher Doses No More Effective, Risky; Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment Benefits; FDA approvals
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The Million Women Study reported a small increase in the incidence of ovarian cancer and ovarian cancer mortality in current users of postmenopausal hormone therapy.
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is recognized worldwide as the principal culprit in the development of cervix cancer and its precursor dysplastic lesions. Also increasingly recognized is its role in other anogenital disease such as vulvar, vaginal and perianal warts, dysplasia and cancer.
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In the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, there was a report of a small randomized trial that might generate some cautious optimism regarding the treatment of PTL.
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The authors of this issue discuss three types of drug-resistant bacteria that can colonize or infect emergency department patients. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and, to a lesser extent, vancomycin-resistant enterococci are known to most emergency physicians.
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Patients are being put at risk because important health care information is communicated in medical jargon that exceeds their literary skills, according to a new white paper from The Joint Commission.
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A new program from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) called "Effective Communication in Hospitals" is designed to aid hospitals in meeting the communication needs of individuals who do not speak English as their primary language, or who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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