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Tick off the contraceptive options now available at your clinic. If you are a provider at a university health center, chances are your list may be shorter than it was in 2007.
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With results just published for a Phase I clinical trial and data for a Phase I/II trial in analysis, developers of what is being dubbed the Invisible Condom are looking toward initiation of a Phase III randomized controlled trial to test the safety and efficacy of the potential microbicide.
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Results from a new Guttmacher Institute analysis indicate that current state-mandated abortion counseling requirements often violate core principles of informed consent.
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What percentage of women choose sterilization as their contraceptive option in your practice? Chances are it is a significant proportion. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 17% of all women ages 15-44 rely on female sterilization for birth control.
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Testosterone in Older Men: Is Low Normal Too Low?; CT Pulmonary Angiography is at Least as Good as Ventilation-perfusion Scanning for Suspected Pulmonary Embolus; Vertebral Fracture Begets Vertebral Fracture; I've Heard of TIA, but what the heck is a TNA?; Advancing Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Previously Treated with Glargine Plus Oral Agents; A Relationship Between Linolenic Acid and Neuropathy in Diabetics
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The infectious diseases group at Walter Reed reported the clinical cases of 4 patients who acquired visceral leishmaniasis during deployments to either Afghanistan (two patients) or Iraq (two patients).
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Acute sinusitis is a common presenting complaint in primary care; most cases are treated with oral antibiotics despite controversy as to whether such treatment is effective.
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A nested PCR Method was used to identify and speciate cases of malaria in two regions of Malaysia. This study showed a significant proportion of patients to have been infected with P. knowlesi, a pathogen of Old World macaques and previously rarely recognized in humans.
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The UK Department of Health has instituted measures they believe will prevent hospital acquired infections.
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Castleman Disease, a rare lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, high sedimentation rates, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, is being seen with increasing frequency in HIV-positive persons.
