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Access to Gardasil (Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ) continues to expand as the shot has been added to the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) program for young women ages 9 to 18. The program is administered at the national level by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through its National Immunization Program.
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You have just written a prescription for an adolescent female to treat a chlamydial infection. When you close her file, what are the chances it will reappear in your inbox in the next month or two?
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Your patient is a 29-year-old mother of three active young children. She has had limited success with using birth control pills and says that the daily dosing schedule is a challenge. She shakes her head "no" to the contraceptive patch and vaginal ring, and she doesn't want to limit her options with the choice of tubal sterilization.
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Kiefer D. Black cohosh and menopause: Is it still hot? Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):133-137.
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O'Mathuna DP. Exercise during and after cancer treatment. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):137-140.
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Greenfield RH. Gut reaction: Curcumin and colorectal cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):140-142. Greenfield RH. Popeye was right! Olive oil (Oyl?) and the heart. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):142-143. Greenfield RH. D better it is: D2 or D3? Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):143-144. Greenfield RH. Pomegranates Mess? A brief report. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(12):144.
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Physical activity at work or during leisure time is linked to a 50% lower risk of getting colon cancer. Both vigorous and moderate levels of physical activity appear to reduce this risk.
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Growing stronger: Strength training for older adults. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(Suppl 12):S1-S4.
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The purported advantages of the tension-free vaginal tape obturator (TVT-O) procedure include avoidance of bowel damage, reduction in risk of bladder and major vessel damage, and elimination of the need for routine cystoscopic evaluation during insertion.
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The therapeutic role of lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrial cancer is controversial and challenging to study given the relative infrequency of metastatic disease and the generally good prognosis of newly diagnosed patients. Nevertheless, prior work in limited sized cohorts has suggested that the number of nodes resected may be prognostic and informative in planning subsequent adjuvant treatment.
